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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-13-002076
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130515
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20130515

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:		13846070

	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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Trust (the &ldquo;fund&rdquo;)</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Supplement dated May
15, 2013</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>to Base Prospectus,
dated March 1, 2013, as may be supplemented, and</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps"><B>Statement of Additional
Information Dated March 1, 2013</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Barry H. Evans, CFA no longer serves as a portfolio manager
of the Fund. Accordingly, all references to Barry H. Evans, CFA as a portfolio manager on the investment management team of the
Fund are removed from the Base Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Fund.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The other portfolio managers of the Fund, Jeffrey N. Given,
CFA and John F. Iles, continue to manage the Fund.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Base
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as applicable, and retain it for future reference.</I></P>

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