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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001228616-20-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200915
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200918
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200918

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RATHKE FRANCES G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001226477

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05908
		FILM NUMBER:		201184112

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
		STREET 2:		33 COFFEE LANE
		CITY:			WATERBURY
		STATE:			VT
		ZIP:			05676

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000855886
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				043097281
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANCOCK JOHN PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <signatureName>Ariel Ayanna, by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-09-18</signatureDate>
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<TEXT>
                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                      FOR
                  JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES
                             SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

As  an officer, trustee and/or shareholder of John Hancock Closed-End Funds (the
"Companies")  listed  in  Appendix  A,  the  undersigned  hereby constitutes and
appoints  with  full  power  of  substitution each of Ariel Ayanna, Sarah Coutu,
Thomas  Dee,  John  J.  Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Suzanne Lambert, Nicholas J.
Kolokithas, Edward Macdonald, Mara Moldwin, Harsha Pulluru, Christopher Sechler,
Betsy Anne Seel and Steven Sunnerberg, acting singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

      (1)  Prepare  and  execute  for  the  undersigned  Forms  3,  4, and 5 and
amendments  thereto  regarding Common Shares of the Companies in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

      (2)  File  any  such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United
States  Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

      (3)  Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

The  undersigned  acknowledges  that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor
the  Companies  are  assuming  the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

This  Power  of  Attorney  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  effect until the
undersigned  is  no  longer  required  to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked  by  the  undersigned  in  a  signed  writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.  This  Power  of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15th day of September 2020.


                                               /s/ Frances G. Rathke
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Frances G. Rathke

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                                                                      APPENDIX A

                     LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

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