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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081229
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20081229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANCOCK JOHN PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000855886
		IRS NUMBER:				043097281
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05908
		FILM NUMBER:		081273034

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		601 CONGRESS STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		601 CONGRESS STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P align=center><B><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></B></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II,</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of the John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (the &#147;Fund&#148;) as of and for the period ended October 31, 2008, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Fund's internal control over financial reporting, including control activities for safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund&#146;s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A fund's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund&#146;s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Fund's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Our consideration of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting and their operation, including controls for safeguarding securities that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of October 31, 2008.</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=2><U>/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</U></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT><BR>
<FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Boston, Massachusetts</FONT><BR>
<FONT face=sans-serif size=2>December 22, 2008</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT face="serif">Shareholder meeting</FONT></B></P>
<P align="left">
<FONT face="serif">On March 31, 2008, the Annual Meeting of the Fund was held to elect three Trustees. Proxies covering 51,533,292 common shares were voted at the meeting.</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
<FONT face="serif">The common shareholders elected the following Trustees to serve until successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes were tabulated as follows:</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;	</TD>
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<FONT face="serif">WITHHELD</FONT>
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&nbsp;
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<FONT face="serif">James F. Carlin</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">49,555,430</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">49,500,625</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">Due to the insufficient number of preferred shareholder votes on the proposal to elect a Trustee, the meeting for the preferred shares was adjourned until April 29, 2008, at which time proxies covering 2,537 preferred shares voted
at the meeting.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">The preferred shareholders elected the following Trustee to serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">John A. Moore</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">2,380</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">157</FONT>
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<FONT face="serif">On September 3, 2008, a Special Meeting of the Fund was held to approve amendments to the investment and sub-investment management contracts. Proxies covering 32,522,740 shares of beneficial interest were voted at the
meeting.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">The proposal to approve amendments to the investment management contract to reflect the inclusion of bank debt and other traditional investment leverage in the calculation of the investment management fees, and to remove an
expense limitation previously required under state law was voted as follows: FOR 27,602,342, AGAINST 4,289,440 and ABSTAIN 630,958.</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">The proposal to approve an amendment to the sub-investment management contract to reflect the inclusion of bank debt and other traditional investment leverage in the calculation of the sub-investment management fees was voted as
follows: FOR 27,616,145, AGAINST 4,263,176 and ABSTAIN 643,419.</FONT></P>

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<P align=center><B><U><FONT face=serif>JOHN </FONT></U></B><B><FONT face=serif><U>HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II</U></FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT face=serif>AMENDMENT </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT</U></FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>It is hereby agreed that on May 6, 2008, the Board of Trustees of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (the &#147;Fund&#148;) voted to amend Section 5 of the Fund&#146;s Investment Advisory Contract dated May 6, 1992, effective September 3, 2008 as follows:</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"><FONT face=serif>5.</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><U><FONT face=serif>Compensation </FONT></U><FONT face=serif>of the Adviser. For all services to be rendered, facilities furnished and</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>expenses paid or assumed by you as herein provided, the Fund will pay you monthly, a</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>fee equal to .50 of 1% annually of the Fund&#146;s averaged weekly managed assets plus 5%</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>of the Fund&#146;s weekly grow income. The Adviser and the Fund acknowledge that the</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>Adviser is also furnishing to the Fund office space, facilities, equipment and personnel</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>under an Administrative Agreement of even date for which it receives separate</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>compensation.</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>&#147;Managed assets&#148; means the total assets of the Fund (including all assets attributable to</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"></TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>any form of investment leverage that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"></TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>liabilities (other than any liabilities relating to any form of investment leverage). For the</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>elimination of doubt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, liabilities with</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>respect to borrowings used for investment leverage, the principle amount of any debt</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"></TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>securities issued by the Fund, and/or the liquidation preference of any preferred shares</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"></TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>issued by the Fund shall not be deducted from total assets for purposes of determining</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="3%"></TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>managed assets. The parties hereto distinguish between &#147;traditional investment</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>leverage,&#148; such as bank debt and preferred share issuance, and &#147;notional leverage,&#148; such</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>as leverage that results from certain transactions, such as selling securities short or</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>engaging in reverse repurchase agreements. The parties hereto understand the term</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>&#147;investment leverage&#148; in the definition to refer to &#147;traditional investment leverage&#148; and</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face=serif>not to &#147;notional leverage.&#148;</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="8%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="88%" colSpan=3><U><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/Keith </FONT></U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>F. Hartstein</U></FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="17%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Name:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="69%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Keith F. Hartstein</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="17%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Title:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="69%"><FONT face=serif size=2>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, LLC</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="12%"><FONT face=serif size=2>By:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="85%" colSpan=3><U><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/Jeffrey </FONT></U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>H. Long</U></FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="59%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Jeffrey H. Long</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="59%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Chief Financial Officer</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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<P align=center><B><U><FONT face=serif>JOHN </FONT></U></B><B><FONT face=serif><U>HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II</U></FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT face=serif>AMENDMENT </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT</U></FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>Appendix A </FONT></B><FONT face=serif>referenced in Section 3 COMPENSATION OF SUB-ADVISER of the Fund&#146;s Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 31, 2005, is hereby amended, effective September 3, 2008, to reflect the following:</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="55%"><U><FONT face=serif size=2>Fund</FONT></U> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="42%"><U><FONT face=serif size=2>Percentage </FONT></U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>of Average Daily Assets</U></FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="55%"><FONT face=serif size=2>John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="42%"><FONT face=serif size=2>All Managed Assets</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="55%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Subadvisory</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="42%"><FONT face=serif size=2>0.200%</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
<P align=left><FONT face=serif>&#147;Managed assets&#148; means the total assets of the Fund (including all assets attributable to any form of investment leverage that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than any liabilities relating to any form of investment leverage). For the elimination of doubt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, liabilities with respect to borrowings used for investment leverage, the principle amount of any debt securities issued by the Fund, and/or the liquidation preference of any preferred shares issued by the Fund shall not be deducted from total assets for purposes of determining managed assets. The parties hereto distinguish between &#147;traditional investment leverage,&#148; such as bank debt and preferred share issuance, and &#147;notional leverage,&#148; such as leverage that results from certain transactions, such as selling securities short or engaging in reverse repurchase agreements. The parties hereto understand the term &#14
7;investment leverage&#148; in the definition to refer to &#147;traditional investment leverage&#148; and not to &#147;notional leverage.&#148;</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>Executed this 3</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif size=2>rd </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif size=2>of September 2008</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="88%" colSpan=3><U><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/Keith </FONT></U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>F. Hartstein</U></FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="18%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Name:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="68%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Keith F. Hartstein</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="18%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Title:</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="68%"><FONT face=serif size=2>President &amp; Chief Executive Officer</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif size=2>MFC GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (U.S.), LLC</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="82%" colSpan=3><U><FONT face=serif size=2>/s/Barry </FONT></U><FONT face=serif size=2><U>H. Evans</U></FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="30%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Name:</FONT> </TD>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="50%"><FONT face=serif size=2>Barry H. Evans</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>AMENDED AND RESTATED</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>BY-LAWS OF</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II</FONT></B> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
<P align=center><FONT face=serif>As Amended: March 11, 2008</FONT></P>
<P align=left><B><FONT face=serif>Article II. </FONT></B><B><U><FONT face=serif>Trustees</FONT></U></B><FONT face=serif>. A new Section 2.6 is added as follows:</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>Section 2.6. Retirement Age. </FONT></B><FONT face=serif>That the retirement age for Trustees shall be seventy two and that therefore each Trustee shall retire from service on December 31 of the year in which he or she reaches his or her seventy-second birthday.</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>Article VI. Preferred Shares. </FONT></B><FONT face=serif>That any and all provisions prohibiting or restricting the ability of affiliates of the Fund from submitting Bids or Orders or otherwise participating in Auctions for Preferred Shares, including without limitation such provisions contained in Section 6.9 relating to Auction Procedures, be and they hereby are eliminated and repealed. For the elimination of doubt, this provision eliminating all such restrictions shall govern in the event of any ambiguity or inconsistency regarding the ability of affiliates of the Fund to fully participate in auctions to the extent permitted by applicable law.</FONT></P>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>BY-LAWS OF</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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<P align=center><FONT face=serif>As Amended: September 9, 2008 (Articles I, VI and VII)</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap><B><I><FONT face=serif>Article I, Section 1.8, paragraphs (a) and (b) are hereby amended to read in their</FONT></I></B><BR>
<B><I><FONT face=serif>entirety as follows (with additions shown in bold text):</FONT></I></B></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>Section 1.8 </FONT><U><FONT face=serif>Nominations </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>and Proposals by Shareholders</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(a) </FONT><U><FONT face=serif>Annual </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>Meetings of Shareholders</U>. Nominations of persons for election as a Trustee and the proposal of business to be considered by the Shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of Shareholders (i) pursuant to the Trust's notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Trustees or (iii) by any Shareholder of the Trust who was a Shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 1.8(a) and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.8(a) . For nominations for election to the Trustees or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Shareholder pursuant to this Section 1.8(a), the Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Trust and such other business must otherwise be a prope
r matter for action by Shareholders. To be timely, a Shareholder's notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Trust by not later than the close of business on the 90</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day prior to the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year's annual meeting nor earlier than the close of business on the 120</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day prior to the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the mailing of the notice for the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than thirty (30) days from the anniversary date of the mailing of the notice for the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting, notice by the Shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FON
T face=serif>day prior to the date of mailing of the notice for such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day prior to the date of mailing of the notice for such annual meeting or the 10</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day following the day on which public announcement of the date of mailing of the notice for such meeting is first made by the Trust. Notwithstanding anything in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 1.8(a) to the contrary, a Shareholder&#146;s notice with respect to the annual meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2003 only shall be timely if it is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">office of the Trust by a date which is the later of either January 30, 2003 or the date which would otherwise be determined in accordance with the provisions of the preceding sentence of this Section 1.8(a) . In no event shall the
public announcement of a postponement of the mailing of the notice for such annual meeting or of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a Shareholder's notice as
described above.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face="serif">A Shareholder's notice to be proper must set forth (i) as to each person whom the Shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a trustee (A) the name, age, business address and
residence address of such person, (B) the class and number of shares of stock of the Trust that are beneficially owned or owned of record by such person, </FONT><B><FONT face="serif">(C) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent
of such acquisition, </FONT></B><FONT face="serif">and (D) all other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of trustees in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each
case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act (including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a trustee if elected); (ii) as to any other business
that the Shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Shareholder
(including any anticipated benefit to the Shareholder therefrom) and of each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (iii) as to the Shareholder giving the notice and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination or proposal is made, (1) the name and address of such Shareholder, as they appear on the Trust's stock ledger and current name and address, if different, and of such beneficial owner, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the
Trust which are owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder and such beneficial owner, </FONT><B><FONT face="serif">(3) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or
on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of share price changes for, or
to increase the voting power of, such shareholder or beneficial owner with respect to any share of the Trust (collectively &#147;Hedging Activities&#148;), and (4) the extent to which such shareholder or such beneficial owner, if any, has engaged in
Hedging Activities with respect to shares or other equity interests of any other trust or company; (iv) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any beneficial owner covered by clauses (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, the name and address of such
shareholder, as they appear on the Trust&#146;s stock ledger and current name and address, if different, of such beneficial owner; and (v) to the extent known by the shareholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other shareholder
supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a trustee or the proposal of other business on the date of such shareholder&#146;s notice. </FONT></B><FONT face="serif">Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1.8 to the contrary, in the event
that the number of trustees to be elected to the Board of Trustees is increased and there is no public announcement by the Trust of such action or specifying the size of the increased Trustees at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first
anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year's annual meeting, a Shareholder's notice required by this Section 1.8(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such
increase, if the notice is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than the close of business on</FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=serif>the 10</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day immediately following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Trust.</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(b) </FONT><U><FONT face=serif>Special </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>Meetings of Shareholders</U>. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of Shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Trust's notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Trustees may be made at a special meeting of Shareholders at which trustees are to be elected (i) pursuant to the Trust's notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Trustees or (iii) provided that the Trustees have determined that trustees shall be elected at such special meeting, by any Shareholder of the Trust who is a Shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 1.8(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.8(b) . In the event the Trust calls a special meeting of Shareholders for t
he purpose of electing one or more Trustees, any such Shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position as specified in the Trust's notice of meeting, if the Shareholder's notice containing the information required by this Section 1.8(b) shall have been delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not earlier than the close of business on the 120</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day prior to such special meeting or the 10</FONT><SUP><FONT face=serif>th </FONT></SUP><FONT face=serif>day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and the nominees proposed by the Trustees to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting to a
 later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a Shareholder's notice as described above.</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>A Shareholder's notice to be proper must set forth (i) as to each person whom the Shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a trustee (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B) the class and number of shares of stock of the Trust that are beneficially owned or owned of record by such person, (C) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and (D) all other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of trustees in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act (including such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a trustee if elected); (ii) as to any other business that the Shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of the
 business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Shareholder (including any anticipated benefit to the Shareholder therefrom) and of each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (iii) as to the Shareholder giving the notice and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (1) the name and address of such Shareholder, as they appear on the Trust's stock ledger and current name and address, if different, and of such beneficial owner, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the Trust which are owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder and such beneficial owner, (3) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing</FONT></B></P>
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<P align=left><B><FONT face=serif>or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of share price changes for, or to increase the voting power of, such shareholder or beneficial owner with respect to any share of the Trust (collectively &#147;Hedging Activities&#148;), and (4) the extent to which such shareholder or such beneficial owner, if any, has engaged in Hedging Activities with respect to shares or other equity interests of any other trust or company; (iv) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any beneficial owner covered by clauses (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Trust&#146;s stock ledger and current name and address, if different, of such beneficial owner; and (v) to the extent known by the shareholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other shareholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a trustee or the proposal of other business on the date of 
such shareholder&#146;s notice.</FONT></B></P>
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     <TD noWrap><B><I><FONT face=serif>Article VI is hereby deleted and is amended to read in its entirety as follows:</FONT></I></B><BR>
<FONT face=serif>&#147;ARTICLE VI. RESERVED.&#148;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><B><I><FONT face=serif>Article VII, Section 7.2, paragraphs (i) - (iii) are hereby amended to read in their</FONT></I></B><BR>
<B><I><FONT face=serif>entirety as follows (with additions shown in bold text and deletions shown in stricken text):</FONT></I></B></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>ARTICLE VII TERMS OF COMMON SHARES</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>Section 7.2. </FONT><U><FONT face=serif>Common </FONT></U><FONT face=serif>Shares.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(i) The Common Shares shall rank junior to </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>any issued auction rate or other preferred shares (&#147;DARTS&#148;) </FONT></B><FONT face=serif>with respect to payment of dividends and distributions on liquidation or dissolution and shall have such other qualifications, limitations or restrictions as provided in </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>the Declaration</FONT></B><FONT face=serif>.</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(ii) Except as otherwise provided by law and </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>the Declaration</FONT></B><FONT face=serif>, the holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to one vote for each share on each matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Trust. The holders of the Common Shares and the Holders of the DARTS shall vote together as a single class except as hereinafter provided or to the extent otherwise required by the 1940 Act or the Declaration.</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(iii) After all accumulated and unpaid dividends upon all outstanding DARTS for all previous dividend periods for each applicable series have been paid, and full dividends on all outstanding DARTS for the then-current dividend period have been paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart therefor, then and not otherwise, and subject to any other applicable provisions of </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>the Declaration</FONT></B><FONT face=serif>, dividends or other distributions may be declared upon and paid to the holders of the Common Shares, to the exclusion of the Holders of the DARTS.</FONT></P>
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