BOSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nine John Hancock closed-end funds declared their monthly dividends and capital gain distributions today as follows:
Declaration Date: December 1, 2006
Ex Date: December 7, 2006
Record Date: December 11, 2006
Payable Date: December 29, 2006
Change
Annualized from Short-Term Long-Term
Yield at Previous Capital Capital
Ticker Fund Name Dividend Market* Month Gain Gain
PDF Patriot $0.0390 5.20 % - - -
Premium
Dividend
Fund I
PDT Patriot $0.0480 5.07 % - - -
Premium
Dividend
Fund II
DIV Patriot $0.0560 5.01 % - - -
Select
Dividend
Trust
PGD Patriot $0.0590 5.45 % - - -
Global
Dividend
Fund
PPF Patriot $0.0720 6.38 % - - -
Preferred
Dividend
Fund
HPI Preferred $0.1550 7.34 % - $0.10281 $0.10878
Income
Fund
HPF Preferred $0.1550 7.32 % - $0.39096 $0.04294
Income
Fund II
HPS Preferred $0.1320 7.04 % - $0.00000 $0.07170
Income
Fund III
HTD Tax- $0.0967 5.82 % - $0.15753 $0.37456
Advantaged
Dividend
Income
Fund
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. As of September 30, 2006, investors entrusted John Hancock Funds with $50.7 billion in assets. Additional information about John Hancock Funds can be found on the website: http://www.jhfunds.com/.
About John Hancock and Manulife Financial
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (the Company), a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as 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$381 billion (US$341 billion) as at September 30, 2006. 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/.
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 universal life insurance, variable life, term life and whole life, as well as college savings products, fixed and variable annuities, long-term care insurance, mutual funds, 401(k) plans and various forms of business insurance.
*Based on November 30, 2006 closing market price
