John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions
February 01 2010 - 3:32PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Five John Hancock
closed-end funds declared their monthly distributions today as
follows: Declaration Date: February 1, 2010 Ex Date: February 9,
2010 Record Date: February 11, 2010 Payment Date: February 26, 2010
Change Market Annualized From Price Current Previous as of
Distribution Ticker Fund Name Amount Month Jan. 29, 2010 Rate at
Market ----- -------------- ------ ----- -------------
-------------- HPI Preferred Income Fund $0.1240 - $16.97 8.77% HPF
Preferred Income Fund II $0.1240 - $16.81 8.85% HPS Preferred
Income Fund III $0.1122 - $14.63 9.20% PDT Patriot Premium Dividend
Fund II $0.0705 - $9.96 8.49% HTD Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income
Fund $0.0910 - $12.79 8.54% A portion of a Fund's current
distribution may include sources other than net investment income,
including a return of capital. Investors should understand that a
return of capital is not a distribution from income or gains of a
Fund. As required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, a
notice with the estimated components of the distribution will be
mailed to shareholders at the time of payment if it does not
consist solely of net investment income. At this time, one or more
of the Funds anticipates that the notice accompanying the current
distribution will include an estimate of return of capital. Such
notice will also be posted to the Funds' website at
http://www.jhfunds.com/. The notice should not be used to prepare
tax returns as the estimates indicated in the notice may differ
from the ultimate federal income tax characterization of
distributions. After the end of each calendar year, investors will
be sent a Form 1099-DIV informing them how to report distributions
received during that year for federal income tax purposes. About
John Hancock Funds The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of
John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds, manages more than $50.5
billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts,
retirement plans and related party assets for individual and
institutional investors at September 30, 2009. About John Hancock
Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation John Hancock Financial
is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading
Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of
customers in 22 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as
Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as
John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial Corporation
offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and
wealth management services through its extensive network of
employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management
by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$437 billion
(US$407 billion) at September 30, 2009. Manulife Financial
Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under
'945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet
at http://www.manulife.com/. The John Hancock unit, through its
insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in
the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial
products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable
annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term
care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business
insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found
at http://www.johnhancock.com/. DATASOURCE: John Hancock Funds
CONTACT: Media, Jay Aronowitz of John Hancock Funds,
+1-617-663-2702, or Investor Contact for John Hancock Funds,
1-800-843-0090 Web Site: http://www.jhfunds.com/
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