John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III News

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: May 1, 2012 Ex Date: ...

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III Declares Increased Monthly Distribution

BOSTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS - News) (the "Fund") announced today an increase in its monthly distribution rate by 8.91% to $0.1222 per share, ...

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John Hancock Closed-end Funds Portfolio Information Now Available

BOSTON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings, as of February 29, ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: March 1, 2012 Ex Date: ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Release Earnings Data

BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ten John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced the earnings(1) for the three months ended January 31, 2012. The same data for the comparable ...

John Hancock Closed-end Funds Portfolio Information Now Available

BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings, as of January 31, 2012 ...

John Hancock Closed-end Funds Declare Monthly Distributions

BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: February 1, 2012 Ex Date: ...

John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund; John Hancock Preferred Income Fund; John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II; John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III; John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund; John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Incom

BOSTON, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The following seven John Hancock Closed-End Funds announced the results of their annual shareholder meeting: John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE: BTO - News), ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Portfolio Information Now Available

BOSTON , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector and industry weightings, as of December 31, ...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Announce Retirement of Board Trustee

BOSTON , Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Closed-End Funds announced that Charles L. Ladner , an independent Trustee of the Funds, retired from the Boards of Trustees of the Funds on December ...

Four John Hancock Closed-end Funds Declare Early Monthly Distributions

BOSTON , Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The four John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: December 20, 2011 Ex Date: ...