 At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust NYSE: JHS and John Hancock Investors Trust NYSE: JHI, each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following twelve Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, Charles L. Bardelis, James R. Boyle, Peter S. Burgess, William H. Cunningham, Grace K. Fey, Marianne Harrison, Deborah C. Jackson, Hassell H. McClellan, James M. Oates, Steven R. Pruchansky and Gregory A. Russo. 