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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001561793-22-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221215
FILED AS OF DATE: 20221223
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20221223
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lo York
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001950719
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 3
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21287
FILM NUMBER: 221483409
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK
STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001215913
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA
FISCAL YEAR END: 0731
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
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PRIMARY DOCUMENT
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2022-12-15
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0001215913
JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III
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Lo York
C/O JOHN HANCOCK
200 BERKELEY STREET
BOSTON
MA
02116
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Vice President, Investments
Thomas Dee, Assistant Secretary (Power of Attorney)
2022-12-23
EX-24
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lopoa.txt
POWER OF ATTORNEY
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES
SECTION 16(a) FILINGS
As an officer of John Hancock Investment Management LLC, the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution each of Thomas Dee,
John J. Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Suzanne Lambert, Ed
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 John Hancock Closed-End Funds
(the "Companies") listed in Appendix A 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 15th day of December 2022.
/s/ York Lo
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York Lo
APPENDIX A
LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS
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
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