UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. ______)
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. ______)
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Right to Vote ***
IMPORTANT NOTICE Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on January 20, 2012.
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on January 20, 2012.
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST
Meeting Information
Meeting
Type: Annual Meeting of Shareholders
For holders as of: November 1, 2011
Date: January 20, 2012 Time: 2:00 p.m., EST
For holders as of: November 1, 2011
Date: January 20, 2012 Time: 2:00 p.m., EST
| Location: |
601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 |
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these shares. This communication presents only an
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easily request a paper copy (see reverse side of this notice).
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proxy materials before voting.
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| Voting items | ||||||||||
The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote
FOR the following: |
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| 1. | To elect ten (10) Trustees to serve until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or such earlier date as required by the by-laws of the Fund. |
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| 01) James F. Carlin 02) William H. Cunningham 03) Deborah C. Jackson 04) Stanley Martin 05) Hugh McHaffie |
06) Patti McGill Peterson 07) John A. Moore 08) Steven R. Pruchansky 09) Gregory A. Russo 10) John G. Vrysen |
NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment of the meeting.
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Voting Instructions |