0001228616-22-000019.txt : 20220204 0001228616-22-000019.hdr.sgml : 20220204 20220204142752 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001228616-22-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220204 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220204 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220204 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pigott Arthur CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001908719 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04186 FILM NUMBER: 22592586 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 INCOME SECURITIES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000759866 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 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 INCOME SECURITIES TRUST /MA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2022-02-04 1 0000759866 JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST JHS 0001908719 Pigott Arthur C/O JOHN HANCOCK 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 0 1 0 0 VP of the Adviser Ariel Ayanna, by Power of Attorney 2022-02-04 EX-24 2 pigottpoa2022conformed.txt POA 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 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 20th day of January 2022. /s/ Arthur Pigott ----------------------------- Arthur Pigott 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 - 2 -