0001950731-23-000035.txt : 20230905 0001950731-23-000035.hdr.sgml : 20230905 20230905093132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001950731-23-000035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230825 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230905 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230905 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM H DR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001189132 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23896 FILM NUMBER: 231234338 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, 21ST & GUADAL STREET 2: HARRY RANSOM CENTER, ROOM 3.358 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78712 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001988855 IRS NUMBER: 932429100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2023-08-25 1 0001988855 Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund N/A 0001189132 CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM H DR C/O JOHN HANCOCK 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 1 0 0 0 Betsy Anne Seel, by Power of Attorney 2023-09-05 EX-24 2 cunninghamcefpoa.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES SECTION 16(a) FILINGS As an officer, trustee and/or shareholder of John Hancock Closed-End Funds (the "Companies") listed in Appendix A, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution each of Sarah Coutu, Thomas Dee, Khimmara Greer, Kinga Kapuscinski, Suzanne Lambert, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Edward Macdonald, Mara Moldwin, Harsha Pulluru, Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel and Steven Sunnerberg, acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1) Prepare and execute for the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto regarding Common Shares of the Companies in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; (2) File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor the Companies are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be necessary or appropriate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 28/th/ day of August 2023. /s/ William H. Cunningham ------------------------------ William H. Cunningham Trustee 1 CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX A LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund John Hancock Income Securities Trust John Hancock Investors Trust John Hancock Preferred Income Fund John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund 2 CONFIDENTIAL