0001992593-24-000027.txt : 20240702 0001992593-24-000027.hdr.sgml : 20240702 20240702110731 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001992593-24-000027 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240702 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240702 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Silva Fernando A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0002028243 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21287 FILM NUMBER: 241093384 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 ORGANIZATION NAME: 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 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2024-07-01 1 0001215913 JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III HPS 0002028243 Silva Fernando A C/O JOHN HANCOCK 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Thomas W. Dee by Power of Attorney 2024-07-02 EX-24 2 silvapoa.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, 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 14/th/ day of June 2024. /s/ Fernando Silva Fernando Silva 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 Multi Asset Credit Fund 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