John Hancock Advisers Releases Portfolio Information for Closed-End Funds

BOSTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector weightings, is available for its closed-end funds as of September 30, 2008. This information is available on John Hancock Funds' web site at www.jhfunds.com . To order a hard copy of this information or additional closed-end fund literature, call John Hancock's automated closed-end funds information line (800) 843-0090.

    John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (NYSE: PDT)
    John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI)
    John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF)
    John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS)
    John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD)
    Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE: HTY)
    John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI)
    John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS)
    John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO)

About John Hancock Funds

The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial Services, John Hancock Funds manages more than $54.8 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets for individual and institutional investors at June 30, 2008. John Hancock Funds are distributed by John Hancock Funds, LLC, member FINRA. For more information, please visit www.jhfunds.com .

John Hancock Financial Services is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$400 billion (US$393 billion) at June 30, 2008. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial may be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com .

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com .

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