John Hancock Closed-End Funds Set Feb. 2027 Annual Meeting

Nine John Hancock closed-end funds have scheduled their Annual Meeting of Shareholders for February 16, 2027, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Boston-based investment manager announced Thursday. The meetings will convene at the funds' offices located at 200 Berkeley Street in Boston.

The announcement, released via PRNewswire, covers all nine funds simultaneously, a common practice among fund families that allows shareholders across multiple vehicles to participate in governance activities on a unified schedule. Closed-end funds, unlike open-end mutual funds, trade on exchanges and issue a fixed number of shares, making shareholder meetings a critical avenue for investor oversight.

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Record dates — which determine which shareholders are eligible to vote — were also disclosed as part of the announcement. Shareholders of record as of the designated record date for each respective fund will be entitled to cast votes on matters brought before the Annual Meeting.

The February meeting gives fund management and shareholders several months to prepare proxy materials and solicit votes, in line with standard Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure timelines for registered investment companies. Analysts note that annual meetings for closed-end funds frequently address board elections, auditor ratification, and occasionally structural proposals that can affect fund premiums or discounts to net asset value.

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