# JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND - Display name: JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-21T22:24:44.45721+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.318 | | Record Quality | 0.851 | | Directors | 12 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 12 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Andrew G. Arnott: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:5 - Christine L. Hurtsellers: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:6 - Dean C. Garfield: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:7 - Frances G. Rathke: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:8 - Grace K. Fey: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:9 - Hassell H. McClellan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:10 - James R. Boyle: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:11 - Kenneth J. Phelan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:12 - Kristie M. Feinberg: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:13 - Noni Ellison McKee: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:14 - Thomas R. Wright: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:15 - William K. Bacic: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:16 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Christine L. Hurtsellers seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:e206fbqxasub - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kenneth J. Phelan seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1tw063cn9ed2a - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kristie M. Feinberg seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:e78x9zooqn1z - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William K. Bacic seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:esu2b8s9glme - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Thomas R. Wright seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:15e37xg1d22bzc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dean C. Garfield seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:vqqim31tb7rux - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Noni Ellison McKee seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:w0d5xhls0wd7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Frances G. Rathke seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:sa8siw1urysjc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Andrew G. Arnott seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:8pli5n1afo73h - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: James R. Boyle seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:tjrhm01uq4r9u - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Grace K. Fey seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:w6grpi1vpjgbw - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hassell H. McClellan seat on JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:47:37.14204+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1y81c7211eyy0k ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Andrew G. Arnott: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Christine L. Hurtsellers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Dean C. Garfield: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Frances G. Rathke: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Grace K. Fey: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Hassell H. McClellan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - James R. Boyle: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Kenneth J. Phelan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Kristie M. Feinberg: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Noni Ellison McKee: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - Thomas R. Wright: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. - William K. Bacic: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3385b4cab55b35633aef595a774b8688df3dfd1d68403553e7592337ca1b3f41. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3385b4cab55b35633aef595a774b8688df3dfd1d68403553e7592337ca1b3f41. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3385b4cab55b35633aef595a774b8688df3dfd1d68403553e7592337ca1b3f41. ## Security Listing - PDT (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:d8824390-852a-49ed-b0bd-c300005a30db:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3385b4cab55b35633aef595a774b8688df3dfd1d68403553e7592337ca1b3f41. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:3385b4cab55b35633aef595a774b8688df3dfd1d68403553e7592337ca1b3f41: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:38ffa6fe0d36242d7758b6d75f7ef315bc5ca6b64dcd04bccb2b0a6c56edb8e2: [DEF 14A d28354ddef14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855886/000119312525315534/d28354ddef14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/john-hancock-premium-dividend-fund` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-21T22:24:44.222823+00:00; recorded 2026-10-21T22:24:44.222823+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.