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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
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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
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1
0
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VP, Treasury (of the Adviser)
Kinga Kapuscinski, by Power of Attorney
2015-11-24
EX-24
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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
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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
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