BTO - Earnings announcements

BOSTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted telephonically and there will be no physical location for the Meeting. To participate in the meeting, you must email shareholdermeetings@computershare.com no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 15, 2023, and provide your full name and address. You will then receive an email from Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC ("Computershare"), the funds' transfer agent, containing the conference call dial-in information an

BOSTON, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that, because of the public health concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") has been changed to a telephonic meeting format and will no longer allow for in-person participation: John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE:HEQ) John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE:HPI) John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE:HPF) John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE:HP