0001228616-20-000006.txt : 20200501 0001228616-20-000006.hdr.sgml : 20200501 20200501091014 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001228616-20-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200423 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200501 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MacPhee Brian CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001810970 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08568 FILM NUMBER: 20838613 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK STREET 2: 164 CORPORATE DRIVE CITY: PORTSMOUTH STATE: NH ZIP: 03801 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: 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: 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 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2020-04-23 1 0000925683 JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND BTO 0001810970 MacPhee Brian C/O JOHN HANCOCK 164 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801 0 1 0 0 Vice President of the Adviser Ariel Ayanna, by Power of Attorney 2020-05-01 EX-24 2 macphee2020conformedpoa.txt 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, 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 April 2020. /s/ Brian MacPhee ------------------------------- Brian MacPhee 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 -