An anonymous trustee reports

JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST AND JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) , each a closed-end fund managed by Manulife Financial Corp.'s John Hancock Advisers LLC, re-elected the following 12 trustees as members of the board of trustees of JHS and JHI: Charles L. Bardelis, Craig Bromley, Peter S. Burgess, William H. Cunningham, Grace K. Fey, Theron S. Hoffman, Deborah C. Jackson, Hassell H. McClellan, James M. Oates, Steven R. Pruchansky, Gregory A. Russo and Warren A. Thomson.