 BOSTON, June 30, 2021 PRNewswire - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund NYSE: PDT the Fund, a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management US LLC, announced today sources of its monthly distribution of 0.0975 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of June 11, 2021, pursuant to the Funds managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 