EX-99.77C VOTES 2 meetingpatprem2.htm SHAREHOLDER MEETING

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Special shareholder meeting (unaudited)

On April 28, 2009, an adjourned session of the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II 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		44,496,905		2,855,466
Charles L. Ladner		44,530,808		2,821,563
Stanley Martin		44,579,729		2,772,642
John A. Moore		44,527,296		2,825,075
Gregory A. Russo		44,587,241		2,865,130
John G. Vrysen		44,573,388		2,778,983

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

For		29,147,270
Against		2,394,770
Withheld		716,644
Broker Non-Vote		15,093,690