 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 that are set to expire on December 31, 2019. 