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<DESCRIPTION>FORM OF PROXY CARD OF THE REGISTRANT
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                  JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II

                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                                 April 23, 2007

     The  undersigned  holder of common  shares of  beneficial  interest of John
Hancock Patriot  Premium  Dividend Fund II (the "Fund") hereby appoints KEITH F.
HARTSTEIN,  GORDON M.  SHONE and  THOMAS M.  KINZLER,  and each of them  singly,
proxies and attorneys of the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  to
each, for and in the name of the  undersigned,  to vote and act upon all matters
at the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be held on April 23, 2007
at the offices of the Fund, 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts,  at 9:00
a.m., Eastern time, and at any and all adjournments  thereof,  in respect of all
common  shares of the Fund held by the  undersigned  or in  respect of which the
undersigned  would be entitled to vote or act,  with all powers the  undersigned
would  possess  if  personally  present.  All  proxies  previously  given by the
undersigned in respect of said meeting are hereby revoked.

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PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON REVERSE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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Please  complete,  sign, date and return this proxy in the enclosed  envelope as
soon as possible. Please sign exactly as your name or names appear in the box on
the  reverse.  When  signing as Attorney,  Executor,  Administrator,  Trustee or
Guardian, please give your full title as such. If a corporation,  please sign in
full corporate name by president or other authorized  officer. If a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

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    Address Change/Comments (Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)

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[  ] Please Mark Here for Address Change or Comments SEE REVERSE SIDE


    THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

1a. To approve the issuance of additional  Fund Common Shares in connection with
    each Reorganization.

    [ ] FOR      [ ] AGAINST      [ ] ABSTAIN

1b. Not applicable to holders of common shares.

2.  Not applicable to the Fund.

3: To elect the following nominees as Trustees of the Fund:

(01) James R. Boyle; and (02) Steven R. Pruchansky


                   FOR                      WITHHOLD
            [ ]    ALL                [ ]     ALL

            [ ] _______________________________________
                 For all nominees except as noted above


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                                  JOHN HANCOCK
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                        PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II


Specify your vote by marking the  appropriate  spaces.  If no  specification  is
made, this proxy will be voted for the nominees named in the proxy statement and
in  favor  of  proposals.  The  persons  named  as  proxies  have  discretionary
authority,  which they intend to exercise in favor of the proposals  referred to
and  according to their best judgment as to the other matters which may properly
come before the meeting.

Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy.


Signature: ___________ Date: ___________ Signature: ___________  Date: _________



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                                                Vote by Internet or Telephone or Mail
                                                    24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

                              Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time
                                            the business day prior to annual meeting day.


                 Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner
                                       as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.


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             Internet                                   Telephone                                     Mail
  http://www.proxyvoting.com/pdt                     1-866-540-5760
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Use the Internet to vote your proxy.          Use any touch-tone telephone to                  Mark, sign and date
Have your proxy card in hand when             vote your proxy. Have your proxy                  your proxy card
you access the web site.                OR    card in hand when you call.            OR               and
                                                                                                return it in the
                                                                                              enclosed postage-paid
                                                                                                    envelope.

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                                        If you vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone,
                                           you do NOT need to mail back your proxy card.
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                                                                       P R O X Y

                  JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II

     The  undersigned  holder of Dutch Auction Rate  Transferable  Securities of
beneficial  interest  ("Preferred  Shares")  of  John  Hancock  Patriot  Premium
Dividend  Fund  II  (the  "Fund")  hereby  constitutes  and  appoints  Keith  F.
Hartstein,  Gordon M.  Shone and  Thomas M.  Kinzler,  and each of them  singly,
proxies and attorneys of the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  to
each, for and in the name of the  undersigned,  to vote and act upon all matters
at the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be held on Monday,  April
23,  2007,  at  the  offices  of  the  Fund,   601  Congress   Street,   Boston,
Massachusetts,  at 9:00  a.m.,  Eastern  Time,  and at any and all  adjournments
thereof,  in respect to all Preferred Shares of the Fund held by the undersigned
or in respect of which the  undersigned  would be entitled to vote or act,  with
all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present.  All proxies
previously  given by the  undersigned  in  respect  of said  meeting  are hereby
revoked.

1a: Not applicable to holders of Preferred Shares.

1b: To  approve  the  issuance  of  additional  series  of  Preferred  Shares in
    connection with each Reorganization.

   [ ] FOR      [ ] AGAINST      [ ] ABSTAIN

2: Not applicable to the Fund.

3: To elect the following nominee as a Trustee of the Fund:

   Patti McGill Peterson        For [ ]         Withhold [ ]


P2PXC  3/07
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     Specify your vote by check marks in the appropriate spaces. This proxy will
be voted as specified.  If no specification is made, the proxy will be voted for
the nominee  named in the Proxy  Statement  and in favor of the  proposals.  The
persons  named as proxies  have  discretionary  authority,  which they intend to
exercise  in favor of the  proposals  referred  to and  according  to their best
judgment as to the other matters which properly come before the meeting.

PLEASE  COMPLETE,  SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED  ENVELOPE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME OR NAMES APPEAR IN THE BOX ON
THE  LEFT.  WHEN  SIGNING  AS  ATTORNEY,  EXECUTOR,  ADMINISTRATOR,  TRUSTEE  OR
GUARDIAN, PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A CORPORATION,  PLEASE SIGN IN
FULL CORPORATE NAME BY PRESIDENT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED  OFFICER. IF A PARTNERSHIP,
PLEASE     SIGN     IN     PARTNERSHIP     NAME    BY     AUTHORIZED     PERSON.
Date_________________________________________________________________, 2007


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                         Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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John Hancock                                          Mellon
------------                                          Mellon Investor Services
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS                                    A Mellon Financial Company

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                                 Welcome to the
                  John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
                             2007 Proxy Voting Site

                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                                 April 23, 2007

     The  undersigned  holder of common  shares of  beneficial  interest of John
Hancock Patriot  Premium  Dividend Fund II (the "Fund") hereby appoints KEITH F.
HARTSTEIN,  GORDON M.  SHONE and  THOMAS M.  KINZLER,  and each of them  singly,
proxies and attorneys of the  undersigned,  with full power of  substitution  to
each, for and in the name of the  undersigned,  to vote and act upon all matters
at the Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  of the Fund to be held on April 23, 2007
at the offices of the Fund, 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts,  at 9:00
a.m., Eastern time, and at any and all adjournments  thereof,  in respect of all
common  shares of the Fund held by the  undersigned  or in  respect of which the
undersigned  would be entitled to vote or act,  with all powers the  undersigned
would  possess  if  personally  present.  All  proxies  previously  given by the
undersigned in respect of said meeting are hereby revoked.

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John Hancock                                          Mellon
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS                                    A Mellon Financial Company

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          Welcome to the John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
                             2007 Proxy Voting Site


    Your Internet vote authorizes the Proxies to vote your shares in the same
         manner as if you marked, signed, and returned your Proxy Card.

                     The Board of Trustees recommends a vote
                                FOR Proposal 1a.

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             Click Here To Vote As The Board Of Trustees Recommends
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                     The Board of Trustees recommends a vote
                                 FOR Proposal 3.

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             Click Here To Vote As The Board Of Trustees Recommends
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John Hancock                                          Mellon
------------                                          Mellon Investor Services
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS                                    A Mellon Financial Company
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               To Vote On These Proposals - Check The Boxes Below:
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                  The Board recommends a vote FOR Proposal 1a.
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  PROPOSAL 1a

  To approve the issuance of additional  Fund Common Shares in connection with
  each Reorganization.
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  FOR [ ]         AGAINST [ ]         ABSTAIN [ ]
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                  The Board recommends a vote FOR Proposal 3.
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  PROPOSAL 3

  To elect the following nominees as Trustees of the Fund
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  FOR ALL [ ]         WITHHOLD ALL [ ]   FOR ALL EXCEPT[ ]
                                          [ ]01 James R. Boyle
                                          [ ]02 Steven R. Pruchansky
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In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as  may  properly  come  before  the  meeting,  or at any  adjournment  thereof.
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                        Click Here To Register Your Vote
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John Hancock                                          Mellon
------------                                          Mellon Investor Services
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS                                    A Mellon Financial Company
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                       THANK YOU FOR VOTING ELECTRONICALLY

                                 Voting Summary

                        Your Control Number:

Trustees:
You Voted:
To change your address click here.

                              THANK YOU FOR VOTING

Your  vote has  been  successfully  recorded  and will be  tabulated  by  Mellon
Investor Services within 24 hours. It is not necessary for you to mail back your
voting card.

If any of the above information is incorrect, return to the proxy
ballot form by using the BACK feature of your browser program.

To vote another Proxy - CLICK HERE Please exit your browser program as you
normally do.
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