BOSTON, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Preferred Income Funds (NYSE: HPI, HPF, and HPS) (the "Funds"), closed-end funds managed by John Hancock Investment Management, LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, declared their monthly distributions. John Hancock is a division of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people achieve their dreams and aspirations by putting customers' needs first and providing the right advice and solutions.

The eight John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended April 30, 2020. The same data for the comparable three month period ended April 30, 2019 is also available below.

The five John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their monthly distributions today as follows: