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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
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<FILENAME>meeting.txt
<DESCRIPTION>SHAREHOLDER MEETING
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JH PATRIOT PREMIM DIVIDEND FUND II

SHAREHOLDER MEETING (unaudited)
On March 20, 2003, the Annual Meeting of the Fund was held to elect five
Trustees and to ratify the actions of the Trustees in selecting independent
auditors for the Fund. The common 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  Charles A. Ladner  14,122,075  220,977 Dr. John A. Moore
14,117,897 225,155 Maureen R. Ford 14,176,535 166,517

The preferred shareholders elected Ronald R. Dion to serve until his respective
successor is duly elected and qualified, with the votes tabulated as follows:
741 For and 0 Withheld Authority.

The shareholders also ratified the Trustees' selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP
as the Fund's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2003,
with the votes tabulated as follows: 14,175,132 FOR, 94,861 AGAINST and 73,800
ABSTAINING.

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