EXHIBIT (2)(s)

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form N-2

(Form Type)

JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

Security Type

Security Class Title

Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule

Amount Registered

Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit

Maximum Aggregate Offering Price

Fee Rate

Amount of Registration Fee

Carry Forward Form Type

Carry Forward File Number

Carry Forward Initial Effective Date

Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward

Newly Registered Securities

Fees to Be Paid

Equity

Common Shares, no par value

Other(1)

2,000,000

$16.38

$32,760,000

0.0000927

$3,036.85

Fees Previously Paid

Carry Forward Securities

Carry Forward Securities

Total Offering Amounts

$32,760,000

$3,036.85

Total Fees Previously Paid

Total Fee Offsets

Net Fee Due

$3,036.85

(1) Securities are being registered on an automatic shelf registration statement and fees have been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the payment rate in effect on the date of payment. The proposed maximum offering price per unit has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Shares of beneficial interest on April 8, 2022 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.