0001228616-15-000041.txt : 20151124 0001228616-15-000041.hdr.sgml : 20151124 20151124125213 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001228616-15-000041 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151118 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151124 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000925683 IRS NUMBER: 043241844 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS STREET 2: 601 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110214 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940728 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN REGIONAL BANK & THRIFT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940620 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: D'Souza Melvyn CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001659187 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08568 FILM NUMBER: 151251842 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MANULIFE STREET 2: 200 BLOOR STREET EAST CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W 1E5 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2015-11-18 1 0000925683 JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND BTO 0001659187 D'Souza Melvyn C/O MANULIFE 200 BLOOR STREET EAST TORONTO A6 M4W 1E5 ONTARIO, CANADA 0 1 0 0 VP, Treasury (of the Adviser) Kinga Kapuscinski, by Power of Attorney 2015-11-24 EX-24 2 poadsouza2015.txt POA LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES SECTION 16(a) FILINGS As an officer of John Hancock Advisers, LLC, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution each of Ariel Ayanna, Thomas Dee, John J. Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel, Steven Sunnerberg and Andrew Wilkins, 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 19 day of November, 2015. /s/ Melvyn D'Souza -------------------------------------- Melvyn D'Souza APPENDIX A LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Floating Rate High Income 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 Strategic Diversified Income Fund John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund - 2 -