An anonymous director reports

JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND AND TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND DECLARE MONTHLY DISTRIBUTIONS

Manulife Financial Corp.'s John Hancock closed-end funds have declared their monthly distributions.

Declaration date:  Dec. 1, 2015

Ex date:  Dec. 9, 2015

Record date:  Dec. 11, 2015

Payment date:  Dec. 17, 2015

Ticker                Fund name  Distribution  Change from previous  Market price as of  Annualized current distribution
                                    per share          distribution       Nov. 30, 2015                   rate at market

PDT       Premium Dividend Fund       $0.0900                     -              $13.54                            7.98%
HTD     Tax-Advantaged Dividend       $0.1210                     -              $20.92                            6.94%
                    Income Fund

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

Premium Dividend Fund has declared its monthly distribution pursuant to the fund's managed distribution plan. Under the plan, the fund makes monthly distributions of an amount equal to nine cents per share. This amount will be paid monthly until further notice.

Distributions under the plan may consist of net investment income, net realized long-term capital gains, net realized short-term capital gains and, to the extent necessary, return of capital.

The fund may also make additional distributions for purposes of not incurring federal income tax on investment company taxable income and net capital gain of the fund, if any, not included in such regular distributions, and for purposes of not incurring federal excise tax on ordinary income and capital gain net income, if any, not included in such regular monthly distributions.

The board may amend the terms of the plan or terminate the plan at any time.

A portion of a fund's current distribution may include sources other than net investment income, including a return of capital. Investors should understand that a return of capital is not a distribution from income or gains of a fund. As required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, a notice with the estimated components of the distribution will be sent to shareholders at the time of payment if it does not consist solely of net investment income. Such notice will also be posted to the funds' website. The notice should not be used to prepare tax returns as the estimates indicated in the notice may differ from the ultimate federal income tax characterization of distributions. After the end of each calendar year, investors will be sent a Form 1099-DIV informing them how to report distributions received during that year for federal income tax purposes.

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