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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001133228-15-006434
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151217
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20151217

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:	333-201041
		FILM NUMBER:		151293633

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>John Hancock Investors Trust (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Supplement dated December 17, 2015</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>To the current Prospectus Supplement
and Prospectus, as may be supplemented</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Effective December 2, 2015, the Fund has
entered into a new liquidity facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSB). The new liquidity facility agreement with
SSB includes a line of credit, and will utilize securities lending and reverse repurchase agreements. Pursuant to the agreement,
the Fund may obtain investment leverage by borrowing or otherwise accessing up to $86.9 million and, under normal circumstances,
interest charged is at the rate of one month LIBOR plus 0.60% and is payable monthly.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In order to facilitate obtaining investment
leverage through securities lending, the Fund is amending its investment policy regarding securities lending to clarify that cash
collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions may be invested in any investment that is consistent with
the Fund&rsquo;s investment objective, policies and limitations as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B><I>Securities Loans.</I></B><I>
</I>The Fund may seek to obtain additional income or portfolio leverage by making secured loans of its portfolio securities with
a value of up to 33 1/3% of its total assets. In such transactions, the borrower pays to the Fund an amount equal to any dividends
or interest received on loaned securities. The Fund retains all or a portion of the dividends, interest, capital gains, and/or
other distributions received on investment of cash collateral in short-term obligations of the U.S. government, cash equivalents
(including shares of a fund managed by the Fund&rsquo;s investment adviser or an affiliate thereof), or other investments consistent
with the Fund&rsquo;s investment objective, policies, and restrictions, or receives a fee from the borrower. As a result of investing
such cash collateral in such investments, the Fund will receive the benefit of any gains and bear any losses generated by such
investments. All securities loans will be made pursuant to agreements requiring that the loans be continuously secured by collateral
in cash or short-term debt obligations at least equal at all times to the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund may pay
reasonable finders&rsquo;, administrative and custodial fees in connection with loans of its portfolio securities. Although voting
rights or rights to consent accompanying loaned securities pass to the borrower, the Fund retains the right to call the loans at
any time on reasonable notice, and it will do so in order that the securities may be voted by the Fund with respect to matters
materially affecting the Fund&rsquo;s investment. The Fund may also call a loan in order to sell the securities involved. Lending
portfolio securities involves risks of delay in recovery of the loaned securities or, in some cases, loss of rights in the collateral
should the borrower commence an action relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. The use of securities lending collateral
to obtain leverage in the Fund&rsquo;s investment portfolio may subject the Fund to greater risk of loss than the use of traditional
securities lending to earn incremental income via investing collateral solely in short-term U.S. government securities or cash
equivalents.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>This Supplement amends the Fund&rsquo;s
registration statement in all relevant places. You should read this Supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and retain it
for your future reference.</I></P>

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