0001950731-24-000026.txt : 20241106 0001950731-24-000026.hdr.sgml : 20241106 20241106102316 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001950731-24-000026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20241031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20241106 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20241106 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nataupsky Jeff CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0002041656 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04173 FILM NUMBER: 241429553 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCCOCK STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000759828 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 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 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2024-10-31 1 0000759828 JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST JHI 0002041656 Nataupsky Jeff C/O JOHN HANCOCK 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 0 1 0 0 CFO & Treasurer of the Adviser Thomas W. Dee, by Power of Attorney 2024-11-06 EX-24 2 nataupskypoatxt.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 investment adviser 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 11th day of October 2024. /s/ Jeff Nataupsky ------------------------------ Jeff Nataupsky 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 Asset Backed Securities Fund John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund 2 CONFIDENTIAL