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Form 3 JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL For: May 03 Filed by: Billick Angela

May 4, 2016 11:07 AM EDT
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Billick Angela

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O JOHN HANCOCK
601 CONGRESS STREET

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND [ BTO ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Vice President of the Adviser
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
Kinga Kapuscinski, by Power of Attorney 05/04/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                      FOR
                 JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS COMMON SHARES
                           SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

As an officer of John Hancock Advisers, LLC, the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints with full power of substitution each of Ariel Ayanna, Thomas Dee,
John J. Danello, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Suzanne Lambert,
Christopher Sechler, Betsy Anne Seel and Steven Sunnerberg, acting singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

          (1) Prepare and execute for the undersigned, Forms 3, 4, and 5 and
amendments thereto regarding Common Shares of the John Hancock Closed-End Funds
(the "Companies") listed in Appendix A in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

          (2) File any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendments thereto with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

          (3) Take any other action which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the
foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact nor
the Companies are assuming the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as may be
necessary or appropriate.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 26 day of April, 2016.


                                        /s/ Angela Billick
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Angela Billick




                                                                      APPENDIX A

        LIST OF JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Floating Rate High Income Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Strategic Diversified Income Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

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