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SUB-ITEM 77C
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
Preferred Income Fund II (HPF)
The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 9, 2012. The following proposal was considered by the shareholders:
Proposal: Election of thirteen (13) Trustees to serve until the expiration of their respective terms as shown below. Each nominee was elected by the Fund’s shareholders and the votes cast with respect to each Trustee are set forth below.
For a Term to Expire in 2016:
Independent Trustees | Total Votes for the Nominee | Total Votes Withheld from the Nominee |
Deborah C. Jackson | 19,264,028 | 480,468 |
James M. Oates | 19,290,794 | 453,702 |
Steven R. Pruchansky | 19,299,956 | 444,540 |
Non-Independent Trustee | ||
Craig Bromley | 19,284,573 | 459,923 |
For a Term to Expire in 2015:
Independent Trustees | Total Votes for the Nominee | Total Votes Withheld from the Nominee |
Charles L. Bardelis | 19,288,431 | 456,065 |
Peter S. Burgess | 19,267,548 | 476,948 |
Theron S. Hoffman | 19,289,487 | 455,009 |
Non_Independent Trustee | ||
Warren A. Thomson | 19,303,836 | 440,660 |
For a Term to Expire in 2014:
Independent Trustees | Total Votes for the Nominee | Total Votes Withheld from the Nominee |
William H. Cunningham | 19,258,376 | 486,120 |
Grace K. Fey | 19,283,452 | 461,044 |
Hassell H. McClellan | 19,273,209 | 471,287 |
Gregory A. Russo | 19,315,835 | 428,661 |
Non-Independent Trustee | ||
James R. Boyle | 19,291,666 | 452,830 |
ATTACHMENT FOR CURRENT FILING OF N-SAR
SUB-ITEM 77D
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
Effective December 12, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved a revision to the Fund’s investment policy regarding the amount of the Fund’s securities that is rated investment grade. The new investment policy provides that the Fund will invest at least 65% of its total assets in preferred securities and other fixed-income securities which are rated investment grade (i.e., at least “Baa” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or “BBB” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P)) or in unrated securities determined by the Advisor to be of comparable credit quality. Under the new investment policy, the Fund can invest up to 35% of its total assets in preferred securities and other fixed income securities that are rated below investment grade (“B” or higher) by either S&P or Moody’s at the time of acquisition or in unrated preferred securities or unrated fixed income securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.
Under the prior investment policy, the Fund was required to invest at least 80% of its total assets in preferred securities and other fixed-income securities rated investment grade or in unrated securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable credit quality. In addition, under the prior investment policy, the Fund had the ability to invest up to 20% of its total assets in preferred securities and other fixed income securities rated below investment grade.