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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
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<DESCRIPTION>SHAREHOLDER MEETING
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John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund



SHAREHOLDER MEETING
On February 10, 2003, the Annual Meeting of the Fund was held to elect four
Trustees and to ratify the actions of the Trustees in selecting independent
auditors for the Fund.

The shareholders elected the following Trustees to serve until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes tabulated as follows:
WITHHELD FOR AUTHORITY  Ronald R. Dion 69,221,199  12,488,796  Charles L. Ladner
69,221,850  12,438,145  John A.  Moore  69,155,197  12,554,798  Maureen  R. Ford
68,870,675 12,839,320

The shareholders also ratified the Trustees' selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP
as the Fund's independent auditors for the fiscal period ending October 31,
2003, with the votes tabulated as follows: 71,978,944 FOR, 706,418 AGAINST and
9,024,632 ABSTAINING.

A shareholder proposal recommending that the Board consider merging the Fund
into the John Hancock Regional Bank Fund was rejected, with the votes tabulated
as follows: 18,516,875 FOR, 24,555,030 AGAINST and 1,703,101 ABSTAINING.







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