BOSTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John Hancock Investors Trust
(NYSE: JHI) declared its quarterly dividend today as follows:
Declaration Date: June 2, 2008
Ex Date: June 9, 2008
Record Date: June 11, 2008
Payment Date: June 30, 2008
Dividend Amount: $0.39550
This dividend equates to an annualized yield of 8.67 percent, based on the
fund's closing market price as of May 30, 2008.
John Hancock Investors Trust is a diversified, closed-end fund. The
Fund's primary investment objective is to generate income for distribution to
its shareholders, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The
preponderance of the Fund's assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of
debt securities issued by U.S. and foreign corporations and governments, some
of which may carry equity features.
About Manulife Financial and John Hancock
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial
Services, John Hancock Funds manages more than $54.1 billion in open-end
funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party
assets for individual and institutional investors at March 31, 2008. John
Hancock Funds are distributed by John Hancock Funds, LLC, member FINRA. For
more information, please visit www.jhfunds.com.
John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading
Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19
countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada
and 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$400 billion (US$389 billion) as of March 31, 2008.
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
www.manulife.com.
SOURCE John Hancock Investors Trust