0001561793-22-000004.txt : 20220718 0001561793-22-000004.hdr.sgml : 20220718 20220718151614 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001561793-22-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220711 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220718 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220718 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Deroian Steve CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001688617 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23748 FILM NUMBER: 221089087 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001885778 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-2261 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2022-07-11 1 0001885778 John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund N/A 0001688617 Deroian Steve C/O JOHN HANCOCK 601 CONGRESS STREET BOSTON MA 02210 0 1 0 0 Vice President, Adviser Ariel Ayanna, by Power of Attorney 2022-07-18 EX-24 2 deroianpoa.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 Ariel Ayanna, Sarah Coutu, 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 June 2022. /s/ Steve Deroian ----------------------------- Steve Deroian 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 - 2 -