John Hancock Advisers Releases Portfolio Information for Closed-End Funds

BOSTON, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Advisers, LLC announced today that portfolio information, such as performance, top-ten holdings and sector weightings, is available for its closed-end funds as of March 31, 2008. This information is available on John Hancock Funds' web site at http://www.jhfunds.com/. To order a hard copy of this information or additional closed-end fund literature, call John Hancock's automated closed- end funds information line (800) 843-0090.

John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (NYSE:PDT)
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 Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE:HTD)
Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield (NYSE:HTY)
John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI)
John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS)
John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE:BTO)

About Manulife Financial and John Hancock

John Hancock Funds, the mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial Services, offers a broad array of investment products, including open-end and closed-end funds, privately managed accounts, 529 plans and retirement accounts to retail and institutional investors. John Hancock Funds are distributed by John Hancock Funds, LLC, member FINRA. As of December 31, 2007, investors entrusted John Hancock Funds with approximately $56.8 billion in assets. Additional information about John Hancock Funds can be found on the website: http://www.jhfunds.com/.

John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$396 billion (US$401 billion) as of December 31, 2007. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.

The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance.

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Source: John Hancock Advisers, LLC

CONTACT: Kimberley Dietrich, +1-617-663-4217, or Investors,
+1-800-843-0090, both of John Hancock

Web site: http://www.jhfunds.com/
http://www.manulife.com/

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