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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-13-001695
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130321
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20130321

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000759828
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-181550
		FILM NUMBER:		13706319

	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:	HANCOCK JOHN INVESTORS TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>John Hancock Investors Trust</B></FONT>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Supplement dated March&nbsp;21, 2013</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>to Prospectus Supplement and Base Prospectus Dated March&nbsp;1, 2013</B></FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Prospectus Supplement</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the &#147;Investment Strategy&#148; section on the Front Cover of the Prospectus Supplement, the
investment policy stating that &#147;The Fund may invest up to 70% of its total assets in debt
securities rated below investment grade, commonly called &#145;junk bonds.&#146;&#148; is replaced with the
following: &#147;The Fund may invest up to 70% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment
purposes) in debt securities rated below investment grade, commonly called &#145;junk bonds.&#146;&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Base Prospectus</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the &#147;Investment Strategy&#148; section on the Front Cover of the Base Prospectus, the investment
policy stating that &#147;The Fund may invest up to 70% of its total assets in debt securities rated
below investment grade, commonly known as &#145;junk bonds.&#146;&#148; is replaced with the following: &#147;The Fund
may invest up to 70% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities
rated below investment grade, commonly known as &#145;junk bonds.&#146;&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The second paragraph in the &#147;Investment Strategy&#148; section  of the Base
Prospectus under Prospectus Summary is amended and restated, as follows:
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    <TD>At least 30% of Fund&#146;s total assets will be represented by (a)&nbsp;securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and (b)&nbsp;cash or
cash equivalents. The Fund will invest at least 30% of its net assets (plus borrowings for
investment purposes) in debt securities that are rated, at the time of acquisition,
investment grade (i.e., at least &#147;Baa&#148; by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) or
&#147;BBB&#148; by Standard &#038; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services (&#147;S&#038;P&#148;)), or in unrated securities determined by
the Fund&#146;s  Adviser or Subadviser to be of comparable credit quality. The Fund
may invest up to 70% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are rated, at the time of acquisition, below investment grade (&#147;junk bonds&#148;)
(i.e., rated &#147;Ba&#148; or lower by Moody&#146;s or &#147;BB&#148; or lower by S&#038;P) or in unrated securities
determined by the Fund&#146;s  Adviser or Subadviser to be of comparable credit
quality. Debt securities of below investment grade quality are regarded as having
predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer&#146;s ability to pay
interest and repay principal and are commonly referred to as &#147;junk bonds&#148; or &#147;high yield
securities.&#148; While the Fund focuses on intermediate and longer-term debt securities, the
Fund may acquire securities of any maturity and is not subject to any limits as to the
average maturity of its overall portfolio.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The second
paragraph in the &#147;Investment Strategies&#148; section of the Base Prospectus is amended and restated,
as follows:
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    <TD>At least 30% of Fund&#146;s total assets will be represented by (a)&nbsp;securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities, and (b)&nbsp;cash or
cash equivalents. The Fund will invest at least 30% of its net assets (plus borrowings for
investment purposes) in debt securities that are rated, at the time of acquisition,
investment grade (i.e., at least &#147;Baa&#148; by Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) or
&#147;BBB&#148; by Standard &#038; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services (&#147;S&#038;P&#148;)), or in unrated securities determined by
the Fund&#146;s  Adviser or Subadviser to be of comparable credit quality. The Fund
may invest up to 70% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in debt
securities that are rated, at the time of acquisition, below investment grade (&#147;junk bonds&#148;)
(i.e., rated &#147;Ba&#148; or lower by Moody&#146;s or &#147;BB&#148; or lower by S&#038;P) or in unrated securities
determined by the Fund&#146;s  Adviser or Subadviser to be of</TD>
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    <TD>comparable credit quality. Debt securities of below investment grade quality are regarded
as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer&#146;s ability to
pay interest and repay principal and are commonly referred to as &#147;junk bonds&#148; or &#147;high yield
securities.&#148; While the Fund focuses on intermediate and longer-term debt securities, the
Fund may acquire securities of any maturity and is not subject to any limits as to the
average maturity of its overall portfolio.</TD>
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