BOSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC
announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten
holdings and sector weightings, is available for its closed-end funds as of
July 31, 2008. This information is available on John Hancock Funds' web site
at www.jhfunds.com. To order a hard copy of this information or additional
closed-end fund literature, call John Hancock's automated closed-end funds
information line (800) 843-0090.
John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (NYSE: PDT)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF)
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS)
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD)
Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE: HTY)
John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI)
John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS)
John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO)
About Manulife Financial and John Hancock
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial
Services, John Hancock Funds manages more than $54.1 billion in open-end
funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party
assets for individual and institutional investors at March 31, 2008. John
Hancock Funds are distributed by John Hancock Funds, LLC, member FINRA. For
more information, please visit www.jhfunds.com.
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading
Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19
countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada
and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth
management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and
distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its
subsidiaries were Cdn$400 billion (US$389 billion) as of March 31, 2008.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and
under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at
www.manulife.com.
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