John Hancock Preferred Income Fund filings document governance and shareholder-voting matters for a closed-end diversified management investment company. The fund's definitive proxy materials cover annual meeting procedures, trustee elections, voting mechanics, and the role of Trustees in overseeing fund performance and fees.
HPI's regulatory materials also frame the issuer as an income-oriented fund with investment objectives tied to current income, capital preservation, and portfolio management in preferred securities. The disclosure record is centered on fund governance and investment-company context rather than operating-company sales, production, or customer-contract reporting.
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund director Christine Hurtsellers reported buying a total of 738.441 Common Shares of Beneficial Interest in the fund. The purchases were made in four open-market transactions on May 6, 2026 at prices between $16.25 and $16.31 per share.
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund director Kenneth J. Phelan reported a small open-market share purchase. On January 26, 2026, he bought 613.558 common shares of beneficial interest in the fund at a reported price of $16.30 per share, increasing his directly held position to 613.558 shares. The filing notes this figure is approximate because the fund’s net asset value and exact price per share were not yet finalized when the report was submitted.
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund and related John Hancock closed-end funds are asking shareholders to elect six trustees at their 2026 annual meeting. The joint meeting is scheduled for February 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern at 200 Berkeley Street in Boston. Shareholders of record as of November 25, 2025 may vote.
The nominees are James R. Boyle, Kristie M. Feinberg, Grace K. Fey, Christine L. Hurtsellers, Hassell H. McClellan, and Kenneth J. Phelan, all of whom already serve on the boards of the funds. Five are independent of management. The board is staggered into three classes, so only part of the board stands for election in any year, with these terms running to the 2029 annual meeting.
Shareholders can vote online, by phone, by mail or in person. The boards highlight the trustees’ oversight of performance, fees, compliance, risk management and valuation, and unanimously recommend voting “FOR” each of the six nominees.
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) reported a new Form 3 insider filing for a director as of 11/12/2025. The reporting person is identified as a director of the fund and is filing individually, not as part of a group. In this initial ownership report, the filer states that no securities of HPI are beneficially owned, and both the non-derivative and derivative ownership tables contain no holdings. The form is signed on behalf of the reporting person by power of attorney.
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) reported an insider ownership update. A director of the fund filed a Form 3 beneficial ownership statement as of 11/12/2025. The filing states in the explanation section that no securities of the fund are beneficially owned by the reporting person. This is an administrative disclosure about insider holdings rather than a change in the fund’s operations or financial performance.