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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759866
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
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		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
		STREET 2:		200 BERKELEY STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
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