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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-05908 
 
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
  
Preferred Securities 91.03% (61.17% of Total Investments)    $609,158,679 

(Cost $605,426,853)     
 
Consumer Staples 2.98%    19,965,269 

 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.98%     
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)(Z)  224,250  19,965,269 
 
Energy 5.49%    36,713,595 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.49%     
Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000% (Z)  136,500  7,839,195 
Nexen, Inc., 7.350%  1,135,000  28,874,400 
 
Financials 40.95%    274,026,539 

 
Capital Markets 2.50%     
Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.900% (Z)  175,000  4,595,500 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series D,     
5.670% (I)  162,700  2,115 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.250% (Z)  105,000  2,468,550 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  397,000  9,670,920 
 
Commercial Banks 10.44%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 3, 7.100%  192,500  4,516,050 
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125%  310,000  7,796,500 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500%     
(Z)  259,600  7,081,888 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z)  500,000  12,520,000 
US Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%)  324,500  8,274,750 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (L)(Z)  1,017,000  29,676,060 
 
Consumer Finance 6.48%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  65,600  1,535,040 
HSBC USA, Inc., 2.858% (L)(Z)  503,000  22,318,110 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  445,500  19,490,625 
 
Diversified Financial Services 14.90%     
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (L)(Z)  1,160,000  24,882,000 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  360,000  8,060,400 
Bank of America Corp., 8.200% (L)(Z)  35,000  865,900 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (L)(Z)  960,000  21,264,000 
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625% (Z)  102,000  2,564,280 
Citigroup Capital VII, 7.125%  35,000  885,500 
Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.950%  36,600  907,314 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 3-30-15, then 3 month LIBOR +     
5.870%) (Z)  291,500  7,511,955 
Citigroup Capital XIII (7.875% to 10-30-15, then 3 month LIBOR +     
6.370%)  26,000  700,440 
Citigroup, Inc., 8.125% (Z)  338,830  9,294,107 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  287,000  6,400,100 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (L)(Z)  662,000  16,384,500 
 
Insurance 5.34%     
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (L)(Z)  1,061,000  27,097,940 
Principal Financial Group, Inc., Series B (6.518% to 6-30-35, then     
higher of 10 year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT), or 30 year     
CMT or 3 month LIBOR + 2.100%) (Z)  160,000  4,132,800 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Prudential PLC, 6.750% (Z)  176,100  $4,520,487 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.24%     
Kimco Realty Company, Depositary Shares, Series F, 6.650%  200,582  5,034,608 
Public Storage, Inc., 6.125% (Z)  35,000  907,200 
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.250%  90,500  2,357,525 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.05%     
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Series Z (8.375% to 12-31-12,     
then higher of 3 month LIBOR + 4.160% or 7.875%) (I)  55,000  78,100 
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S (Higher of 3 month     
LIBOR + 4.230% or 7.750%) (I)  159,500  231,275 
 
Telecommunication Services 6.51%    43,555,780 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.03%     
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (L)(Z)  1,021,000  26,985,030 
Touch America Holdings, Inc., 6.875% (I)  161,778  0 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.48%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)  170,000  4,469,300 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)  285,000  7,193,400 
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950%  185,000  4,908,050 
 
Utilities 35.10%    234,897,496 

 
Electric Utilities 26.41%     
Alabama Power Company, 5.200% (L)(Z)  1,178,600  30,466,810 
Carolina Power & Light Company, 5.440% (Z)  11,382  1,154,918 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500%  519,900  25,670,063 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%  350,000  8,750,000 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%  667,000  16,716,688 
FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100% (Z)  240,000  6,153,600 
HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500% (Z)  181,000  4,606,450 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.780% (Z)  100,000  9,881,250 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.250%  13,347  1,207,904 
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Depositary Shares, 6.250% (Z)  1,150,000  29,095,000 
Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (Z)  195,000  19,481,729 
Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000% (Z)  150,877  14,894,396 
Westar Energy, Inc., 6.100% (Z)  333,700  8,682,874 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.32%     
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625% (L)(Z)  326,000  8,824,820 
 
Multi-Utilities 7.37%     
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1993, 6.700% (Z)  20,250  2,047,149 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1995, 6.990% (Z)  134,000  13,663,819 
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200%  616,000  15,689,520 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series A, 5.000%  25,180  2,588,756 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series C, 4.650%  18,590  1,869,225 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series D, 4.650%  5,000  501,563 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500%  126,000  3,398,069 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (Z)  132,800  3,864,480 
Union Electric Company, 3.700% (Z)  12,262  1,044,569 
Virginia Electric & Power Company, 6.980% (Z)  45,500  4,643,844 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
  
Common Stocks 57.71% (38.78% of Total Investments)    $386,188,362 

(Cost $336,195,803)     
 
Energy 8.21%    54,926,625 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.21%     
BP PLC, ADR (L)(Z)  100,000  4,591,000 
Chevron Corp. (Z)  112,000  11,544,960 
ConocoPhillips (L)(Z)  155,000  10,572,550 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR  69,000  4,923,840 
Spectra Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  315,000  9,919,350 
Total SA, ADR  252,500  13,374,925 
 
Industrials 0.36%    2,432,300 

 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.36%     
General Electric Company (L)(Z)  130,000  2,432,300 
 
Materials 0.57%    3,789,220 

 
Metals & Mining 0.57%     
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.  82,000  3,789,220 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.86%    25,815,650 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.86%     
AT&T, Inc. (L)(Z)  420,000  12,352,200 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (L)(Z)  357,500  13,463,450 
 
Utilities 44.71%    299,224,567 

 
Electric Utilities 13.45%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (L)(Z)  220,000  8,703,200 
Duke Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  350,000  7,458,500 
Entergy Corp.  210,000  14,569,800 
FirstEnergy Corp. (Z)  430,000  18,154,600 
PNM Resources, Inc. (Z)  500,000  8,905,000 
Progress Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)  380,000  20,645,400 
Southern Company  75,000  3,417,000 
UIL Holdings Corp.  236,000  8,160,880 
 
Gas Utilities 0.90%     
AGL Resources, Inc.  15,000  622,650 
Atmos Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  110,000  3,565,100 
ONEOK, Inc.  22,000  1,829,520 
 
Multi-Utilities 30.36%     
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)  447,520  18,970,373 
Ameren Corp. (L)(Z)  80,000  2,531,200 
Black Hills Corp. (L)(Z)  225,500  7,612,880 
CH Energy Group, Inc.  600,000  34,128,000 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (L)(Z)  195,000  9,757,800 
DTE Energy Company (L)(Z)  390,000  20,751,900 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (L)(Z)  240,000  12,458,400 
National Grid PLC, ADR  180,000  8,980,200 
NiSource, Inc. (Z)  469,200  10,664,914 
NSTAR (L)(Z)  545,000  24,486,850 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)  255,000  13,479,300 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.  120,000  3,640,800 
TECO Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)  570,000  10,288,500 
Vectren Corp. (L)(Z)  220,000  6,289,800 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)  720,000  19,152,000 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.08% (0.05% of Total Investments)        $500,000 

(Cost $500,000)         
 
Commercial Paper 0.08%        500,000 

Chevron Corp.  0.020  2-1-12  $500,000  500,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $942,122,656)† 148.82%        $995,847,041 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (48.82%)        ($326,683,316) 

 
Total net assets 100.00%        $669,163,725 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

ADR American Depositary Receipts

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(L) A portion of this security is a Lent Security as of 1-31-12, and is part of segregated collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total value of Lent Securities at 1-31-12 was $279,489,178. (See footnote Z below.)

(S) This security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such a security may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration.

(Z) A portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 1-31-12 was $618,220,949.

* Yield represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.

† At 1-31-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $944,764,125. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $51,082,916, of which $89,334,948 related to appreciated investment securities and $38,252,032 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2012, by major security category or type:

  Total Market      Level 3 Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Level 2 Significant  Unobservable 
  01/31/12  Price  Observable Inputs  Inputs 

Preferred Securities         
Consumer Staples  $19,965,269    $19,965,269   
Energy  36,713,595  $36,713,595     
Financials  274,026,539  274,026,539     
Telecommunication Services  43,555,780  43,555,780     
Utilities  234,897,496  113,049,439  121,848,057   
Common Stocks         
Energy  54,926,625  54,926,625     
Industrials  2,432,300  2,432,300     
Materials  3,789,220  3,789,220     
Telecommunication Services  25,815,650  25,815,650     
Utilities  299,224,567  299,224,567     
Short-Term Investments         
Commercial Paper  500,000    500,000   
Total Investments in Securities  $995,847,041  $853,533,715  $142,313,326   
Interest Rate Swaps  ($2,112,820)    ($2,112,820)   

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the period ended January 31, 2012, there were no significant transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between a Fund and counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The Fund settles accrued net interest receivable



or payable under the swap contracts at specified, future intervals. Upfront payments made/received by the Fund are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or broker quotations, and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the Fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by a Fund.

During the period ended January 31, 2012, the Fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of January 31, 2012.

  USD  PAYMENTS  PAYMENTS     
COUNTERPARTY  NOTIONAL  MADE BY  RECEIVED BY  MATURITY  MARKET 
  AMOUNT  FUND  FUND  DATE  VALUE 
 
Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  $82,000,000  Fixed 1.4625%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($2,112,820) 

 

(a) At January 31, 2012, the 3 month LIBOR rate was 0.5424%.

Interest rate swap positions at January 31, 2012 were entered into on August 5, 2011. No interest rate swap position activity occurred during the period ended January 31, 2012.

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at January 31, 2012 by risk category:

RISK  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  ASSET  LIABILITY 
  LOCATION  DERIVATIVE  DERIVATIVE 
    FAIR VALUE  FAIR VALUE 

Interest rate contracts  Interest rate swaps    ($2,112,820) 

 

For additional information on the Fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

 





ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.



SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------- 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012