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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 INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04173
		FILM NUMBER:		081273019

	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
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<SEQUENCE>2
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<B><FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></B></P>
<P align="left">
<FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of John Hancock Investors Trust,</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
<FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of the John Hancock Investors Trust (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 size=2 face="sans-serif">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 size=2 face="sans-serif">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 size=2 face="sans-serif">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 size=2 face="sans-serif">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 Investors Trust 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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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>meeting.htm
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<P align=left><B><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Shareholder meeting (unaudited)</FONT></B></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>On March 31, 2008, the Annual Meeting of the Fund was held to elect seven Trustees. Proxies covering 7,383,818 common and preferred shares of beneficial interest were voted at the meeting. The common shareholders elected the following Trustees to serve until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes tabulated as follows:</FONT></P>
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     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Withheld Authority</FONT> </TD></TR>
<TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="33%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>James R. Boyle</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>7,208,171</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>172,746</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="33%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>James F. Carlin</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>7,221,293</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>159,624</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="33%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>William H. Cunningham</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>7,204,917</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>176,000</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="33%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Charles L. Ladner</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>7,223,348</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>157,569</FONT> </TD></TR>
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     <TD noWrap align=left width="33%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Steven R. Pruchansky</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>7,208,401</FONT> </TD>
     <TD width="2%">&nbsp; </TD>
     <TD noWrap align=left width="31%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>172,516</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The preferred shareholders elected Patti McGill Peterson and John A. Moore as Trustees of the Fund until their successors are duly elected and qualified, with the votes tabulated as follows: 2,850 FOR and 51 WITHHELD.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The proposal to amend the Declaration of Trust to permit the Fund&#146;s Board to delegate authority to declare dividends to a Dividend Committee was voted as follows: 4,155,359 FOR, 207,847 AGAINST and 152,288 ABSTAIN.</FONT></P>
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<DESCRIPTION>AMNDMNT TO AMNDED & RESTATED BY-LAWS - MARCH
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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 width="99%">&nbsp; </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 align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND II</FONT></B> </TD></TR>
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     <TD align=center width="99%"><B><FONT face=serif>JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III</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 TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND</FONT></B> </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
<P align=center><FONT face=serif>As Amended: March 11, 2008</FONT></P>
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     <TD noWrap><B><FONT face=serif>Article IV. </FONT></B><B><U><FONT face=serif>Trustees</FONT></U></B><FONT face=serif>. A new Section 4.3 is added as follows:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face=serif>Section 4.3. 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 VIII. 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 8.9 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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<DESCRIPTION>AMNDMNT TO AMNDED & RESTATED BY-LAWS - SEPT.
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<P align=center><FONT face=serif>As Amended effective: October 15, 2008 (Articles III, VIII and IX)</FONT></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I><FONT face=serif>Article III, Section 3.12, paragraphs (a) and (b) are hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows (with additions shown in bold text):</FONT></I></B></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>ARTICLE III SHAREHOLDERS</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>Section 3.12 </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 3.12(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 3.12(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 3.12(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 pr
oper 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><
FONT 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. 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</FONT></P>
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<FONT face="serif">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 the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this
Section 3.12 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 3.12(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 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>
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<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 3.12(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 3.12(b) . In the event the Trust calls a special meeting of Shareholders for
 the 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 3.12(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 t
o 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 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</FONT></B></P>
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<P align=left><B><FONT face=serif>&#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>
<P align=left><B><I><FONT face=serif>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article VIII is hereby deleted and is amended to read in its entirety as follows:</FONT></I></B><BR>
<FONT face=serif>&#147;ARTICLE VIII. RESERVED.&#148;</FONT></P>
<P align=left><B><I><FONT face=serif>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Article IX, Section 9.2, paragraph (a) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as</FONT></I></B><BR>
<B><I><FONT face=serif>follows (with additions shown in bold text and deletions shown in stricken text):</FONT></I></B></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>ARTICLE IX TERMS OF COMMON SHARES</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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     <TD noWrap><FONT face=serif>Section 9.2. </FONT><U><FONT face=serif>Common </FONT></U><FONT face=serif><U>Shares</U>.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=serif>(a) The Common Shares shall rank junior to </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>any issued </FONT></B><FONT face=serif>preferred shares </FONT><B><FONT face=serif>(&#147;Preferred Shares&#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 the Declaration.</FONT></P>
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