0001228616-23-000008.txt : 20231010 0001228616-23-000008.hdr.sgml : 20231010 20231010105327 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001228616-23-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231006 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231010 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231010 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: McFetridge Andy CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001995201 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08568 FILM NUMBER: 231316502 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000925683 IRS NUMBER: 043241844 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-663-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT STREET 2: 200 BERKELEY STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: JOHN HANCOCK BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110214 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN BANK & THRIFT OPPORTUNITY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940728 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HANCOCK JOHN REGIONAL BANK & THRIFT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940620 3 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2023-10-06 1 0000925683 JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND BTO 0001995201 McFetridge Andy 200 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 0 1 0 0 Director of the Adviser Betsy Anne Seel, by Power of Attorney 2023-10-10 EX-24 2 mcfetridgepoa.txt LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES SECTION 16(a) FILINGS As a director and / or officer of John Hancock Investment Management LLC, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints with full power of substitution each of Sarah Coutu, Thomas Dee, Khimmara Greer, Kinga Kapuscinski, Suzanne Lambert, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Edward Macdonald, Mara Moldwin, Harsha Pulluru, Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel and Steven Sunnerberg, acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1) Prepare and execute for the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto regarding Common Shares of the Companies noted in Appendix A in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; (2) File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3) Take any other action which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor the Companies are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be necessary or appropriate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20/th/ day of September 2023. /s/ Andy McFetridge ------------------------------ Andy McFetridge Director of the Adviser1 -------- /1/ Appointment effective on October 6, 2023. 1 CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX A LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund John Hancock Income Securities Trust John Hancock Investors Trust 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 Income Fund John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund 2 CONFIDENTIAL