John Hancock Income Securities Trust

John Hancock Income Securities Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk. The company was founded on February 14, 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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BOSTON , March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: March 1, 2024 Ex Date: March 8, 2024 Record Date: March 11, 2024 Payment Date: March 28, 2024   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 02/29/2024 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income  $0.2500 - $10.22 9.78 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1095 -0.0182 $10.79 4.06 % JHI Investors Trust $0.2014 -0.0634 $13.14 6.13 % HTY Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund $0.1600 - $5.18 12.36 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $28.56 9.10 % John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Hedged Equity & Income Fund (the "Fund") declared its quarterly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "HEQ Plan"). Under the HEQ Plan, the Fund makes quarterly distributions in a fixed amount of $0.2500 per share, which will be paid quarterly until further notice.

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BOSTON , Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended January 31, 2024. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended January 31, 2023 is also available below.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

BOSTON , Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE: HTY) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans.  The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the net asset value per share ("NAV") of the Funds' common shares.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS

BOSTON , Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES

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ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following fourteen Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, James R.

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BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for 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 Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Divided Fund (NYSE: HTD), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSE Arca: JHMB), and John Hancock Preferred Income ETF (NYSE Arca: JHPI). Each Fund is advised by the Adviser and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (the "Subadviser").

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BOSTON , Feb. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following eleven Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, James R.

JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST AND JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

BOSTON, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: September 1, 2021 Ex Date: September 10, 2021 Record Date: September 13, 2021 Payment Date: September 30, 2021   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change From Previous Distribution Market Price as of 08/31/2021 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Hedged Equity & Income $0.2900 - $13.27 8.74% JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1914 -0.0031 $16.00 4.79% JHI Investors Trust $0.3674 -0.0190 $19.00 7.73% HTY Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund $0.1600 - $6.69 9.57% BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.5500 - $43.97 5.00% John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund Hedged Equity & Income Fund (the "Fund") declared its quarterly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "HEQ Plan").

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BOSTON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following thirteen...

John Hancock Income Securities Trust, John Hancock Investors Trust Announce Results of Annual Meetings of Shareholders

BOSTON, MA, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT),...

John Hancock Closed-end Funds Announce Renewal of Share Repurchase Plans

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