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John Hancock Advisers Releases Portfolio Information for Closed-End Funds BOSTON, Dec. 8 /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 November 30, 2004. 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 (800) 892-9552. Investors may also call John Hancock's automated closed-end funds information line, (800) 843-0090. John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund I (NYSE:PDF) John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (NYSE:PDT) John Hancock Patriot Select Dividend Trust (NYSE:DIV) John Hancock Patriot Global Dividend Fund (NYSE:PGD) John Hancock Patriot Preferred Dividend Fund (NYSE:PPF) 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) John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE:JHI) John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE:JHS) John Hancock Financial Trends Fund (NASDAQ:JHFT) John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund (NYSE:BTO) John Hancock Funds, a premier investment management company, managed approximately $29 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets for individual and institutional investors as of September 30, 2004. Additional information about the company can be found on the website: http://www.jhfunds.com/. John Hancock Funds is a wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation. Founded in 1862, John Hancock Financial Services and its subsidiaries today offer a broad range of financial products and services, including whole, term, variable, and universal life insurance, as well as college savings products, mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities, long-term care insurance and various forms of business insurance. Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and most of 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$346 billion (US$274 billion) as of September 30, 2004. 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 http://www.manulife.com/. DATASOURCE: John Hancock Advisers, LLC CONTACT: Kimberley Dietrich, +1-617-375-0311, or Investors: +1-800-843-0090, both of John Hancock Web site: http://www.manulife.com/

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