EX-99.77C VOTES 2 meetingbto.htm SHAREHOLDER MEETING

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Shareholder meeting

On May 18, 2009, an adjourned session of the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund was held at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts, for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals listed below:

Shareholders of the fund approved Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 and the votes cast were as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect six Trustees to serve until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.

				WITHHELD
		FOR		AUTHORITY
Deborah C. Jackson		10,123,104		1,758,071
Charles L. Ladner		10,136,736		1,744,439
Stanley Martin		10,146,969		1,734,206
John A. Moore		10,144,867		1,736,308
Gregory A. Russo		10,158,399		1,722,776
John G. Vrysen		10,142,910		1,738,265

Proposal 2: To adopt a new form of investment advisory agreement.

For		7,968,475
Against		1,544,674
Withheld		269,223
Broker Non-Votes		2,098,803