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 Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
Salvatore Schaivone 
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:  July 31, 2010 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Stocks 100.60 %    $579,309,068 
(Cost $613,637,281)     
 
Consumer Discretionary 1.20%    6,914,825 
 
Media 1.20%     
Comcast Corp., 7.000% (Z)  42,530  1,098,125 
Viacom, Inc., 6.850% (Z)  230,000  5,816,700 
 
Consumer Staples 2.91%    16,720,641 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.91%     
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)(Z)  224,250  16,720,641 
 
Energy 5.16%    29,728,604 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.16%     
Apache Corp., 6.000%  40,000  2,173,200 
Nexen, Inc., 7.350% (Z)  1,112,900  27,555,404 
 
Financials 45.62%    262,722,711 
 
Capital Markets 1.76%     
Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.900% (Z)  174,000  4,537,920 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series C,     
5.940% (I)  43,000  2,150 
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series D,     
5.670% (I)  553,600  16,608 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.250% (Z)  90,000  2,177,100 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  137,500  3,414,125 
 
Commercial Banks 7.58%     
HSBC Holdings PLC, Series A, 6.200% (Z)  25,000  560,500 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500% (Z)  234,600  6,568,800 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z)  456,000  11,431,920 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z)  925,000  25,113,750 
 
Consumer Finance 7.07%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  35,600  811,324 
HSBC USA, Inc., 2.858% (Z)  499,700  22,511,485 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  445,500  17,374,500 
 
Diversified Financial Services 21.88%     
Bank of America Corp., 8.625% (Z)  102,000  2,633,640 
Bank of America Corp., 8.200% (Z)  35,000  883,750 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  360,000  7,974,000 
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)  1,160,000  24,534,000 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  960,000  19,939,200 
Citigroup Capital VII, 7.125%  35,000  853,300 
Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.950%  27,100  642,270 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 03/30/15, then 3 month LIBOR +     
5.870%)  275,000  7,191,250 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  285,275  6,421,540 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  597,000  14,925,000 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series E, 6.150% (Z)  190,000  9,538,000 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series F, 5.720% (Z)  328,760  16,500,464 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, Series G, 5.490% (Z)  278,000  13,950,040 

 

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Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     
 
Insurance 5.97%     
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)  1,057,000  $26,118,470 
Principal Financial Group, Series B (6.518% to 6-30-35, then higher     
of 10 year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT), or 30 year CMT, or     
2.100% + 3 month LIBOR) (Z)  160,000  3,896,000 
Prudential PLC, 6.750% (Z)  176,100  4,358,475 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.35%     
Kimco Realty Company, 6.650%, Depositary Shares, Series F (Z)  200,000  4,770,000 
Public Storage, Inc., 6.125% (Z)  36,500  880,745 
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.250%  85,500  2,116,980 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.01%     
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  21,175 
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S (8.250% to 12-13-     
2010, then higher of 3 month LIBOR + 4.230% bps or 7.750%) (I)  159,500  54,230 
 
Industrials 1.55%    8,890,000 
 
Road & Rail 1.55%     
AMERCO, Inc., Series A, 8.500% (Z)  350,000  8,890,000 
 
Telecommunication Services 4.20%    24,201,816 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.00%     
Touch America Holdings, Inc., 6.875% (I)  161,778  0 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 4.20%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)  280,000  6,944,000 
United States Cellular Corp., 7.500% (Z)  679,977  17,257,816 
 
Utilities 39.96%    230,130,471 
 
Electric Utilities 28.43%     
Alabama Power Company, 5.200% (Z)  1,172,500  27,952,400 
Carolina Power & Light Company, 5.440% (Z)  11,382  1,008,375 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500% (Z)  519,900  25,280,137 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450% (Z)  350,000  8,334,375 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%  667,000  15,924,625 
FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100% (Z)  242,500  6,222,550 
HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500% (Z)  181,000  4,671,610 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.780% (Z)  100,000  8,506,250 
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Depositary Shares, 6.250% (Z)  1,000,000  24,093,800 
PPL Energy Supply, LLC, 7.000% (Z)  272,500  7,112,250 
Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (Z)  195,000  18,457,979 
Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000% (Z)  80,000  7,530,000 
Westar Energy, Inc., 6.100% (Z)  333,700  8,619,471 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.46%     
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625% (Z)  320,900  8,394,744 
 
Multi-Utilities 10.07%     
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1993, 6.700% (Z)  20,250  2,023,103 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1995, 6.990% (Z)  134,000  13,504,694 
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)  616,000  15,122,800 
Central Illinois Light Company, 4.640%  7,460  760,920 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series C, 4.650%  8,105  713,240 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Series D, 4.650%  5,000  425,000 

 

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Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Multi-Utilities (continued)     
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (Z)  132,800  $3,666,608 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series C, 7.100% (Z)  176,600  4,522,726 
Sempra Energy Corp., 4.750% (Z)  51,815  4,611,535 
Sempra Energy Corp., 4.360% (Z)  38,500  3,080,000 
Union Electric Company, 3.700% (Z)  12,262  792,432 
Virginia Electric & Power Company, 6.980% (Z)  45,500  4,737,688 
Xcel Energy, Inc., Series B, 4.080% (Z)  8,610  667,275 
Xcel Energy, Inc., Series D, 4.110% (Z)  33,691  2,659,904 
Xcel Energy, Inc., Series E, 4.160% (Z)  9,410  733,980 
 
  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 47.05 %    $270,960,254 
(Cost $279,095,531)     
 
Energy 3.12%    17,972,175 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.12%     
BP PLC, SADR (Z)  100,000  3,847,000 
Chevron Corp. (Z)  82,500  6,287,325 
Spectra Energy Corp.  170,000  3,534,300 
Total SA, SADR  85,000  4,303,550 
 
Industrials 0.36%    2,095,600 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.36%     
General Electric Company (Z)  130,000  2,095,600 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.66%    21,070,175 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.66%     
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  390,000  10,116,600 
Frontier Communications Corp.  83,413  637,275 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)  355,000  10,316,300 
 
Utilities 39.91%    229,822,304 
 
Electric Utilities 11.08%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (L)(Z)  220,000  7,915,600 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  355,000  6,070,500 
Entergy Corp.  130,000  10,076,300 
FirstEnergy Corp.  253,000  9,538,100 
Northeast Utilities (Z)  192,500  5,359,200 
PNM Resources, Inc. (Z)  500,000  5,915,000 
Progress Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)  385,000  16,212,350 
Progress Energy, Inc. (I)(Z)  337,750  50,663 
Southern Company  75,000  2,649,750 
 
Gas Utilities 0.75%     
Atmos Energy Corp. (L)(Z)  110,000  3,190,000 
ONEOK, Inc.  25,000  1,163,250 
 
Multi-Utilities 28.08%     
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)  447,520  15,466,291 
Ameren Corp. (L)(Z)  80,000  2,029,600 
Black Hills Corp. (Z)  95,000  3,032,400 
CH Energy Group, Inc.  598,000  24,996,400 
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Z)  85,000  3,920,200 

 

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Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
As of 7-31-10 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Multi-Utilities (continued)         
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)      195,000  $8,188,050 
DTE Energy Company (L)(Z)      410,000  18,925,600 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)      240,000  11,364,000 
NiSource, Inc. (Z)      490,000  8,085,000 
NSTAR (Z)      545,000  20,252,200 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)      255,000  10,108,200 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      120,000  3,948,000 
TECO Energy, Inc. (Z)      570,000  9,313,800 
Vectren Corp. (Z)      220,000  5,449,400 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (L)(Z)      755,000  16,602,450 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield*  date    Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 1.42 %        $8,171,978 
(Cost $8,171,978)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.03%        172,000 
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 07/30/2010 at         
0.010% to be repurchased at $172,000 on 08/02/2010, collateralized       
by $175,000 United States Treasury Notes, 1.000% due 03/31/2012       
(valued at $176,969, including interest)      $172,000  172,000 
 
Short-Term Securities 1.39%        7,999,978 
Chevron Funding Corp.  0.120%  8-2-10  5,000,000  4,999,983 
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.060%  8-2-10  3,000,000  2,999,995 
 
Total investments (Cost $900,904,790)† 149.07%        $858,441,300 
 
Other assets and liabilities, net (49.07%)        ($282,588,677) 
 
Total net assets 100.00%        $575,852,623 

 

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

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

SADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipts

(I) Non-income producing security.

(L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of 7-31-10.

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

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-10 was $607,047,900.

* Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, the stated coupon rate or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end.

† At 7-31-10, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $903,720,485. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $45,279,185, of which $39,677,053 related to appreciated investment securities and $84,956,238 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Notes to the Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

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 quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes 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 techniques are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes 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. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2010, by major security category or type:

      LEVEL 2  LEVEL 3 
  TOTAL MARKET    SIGNIFICANT  SIGNIFICANT 
  VALUE AT  LEVEL 1 QUOTED  OBSERVABLE  UNOBSERVABLE 
  7-31-10  PRICE  INPUTS  INPUTS 
Common Stocks         
Energy  $17,972,175  $17,972,175     
Industrials  2,095,600  2,095,600     
Telecommunication Services  21,070,175  21,070,175     
Utilities  229,822,304  229,822,304     
Preferred Stocks         
Consumer Discretionary  6,914,825  6,914,825     
Consumer Staples  16,720,641    $16,720,641   
Energy  29,728,604  29,728,604     
Financials  262,722,711  255,529,311  7,193,400   
Industrials  8,890,000  8,890,000     
Telecommunication Services  24,201,816  24,201,816     
Utilities  230,130,471  94,564,558  135,565,913   
Short-Term Investments  8,171,978    8,171,978   
Total Investments in Securities  $858,441,300  $690,789,368  $167,651,932   

 

During the nine month period ended July 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities 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. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Significant market events that affect the values of non-U.S. securities may occur after the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. During significant market events, these securities will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may use a fair valuation model to value non-U.S. securities in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE.

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When a Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any

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accrued interest. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline.

Securities lending. On October 30, 2009, the Fund entered into an agreement with BNP that allows BNP to borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (Lent Securities) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of: (i) outstanding borrowings owed by the Fund to BNP and (ii) thirty three and one third percent of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund can designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Lent Security and can recall any of the Lent Securities. The Fund also has the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then-current fair market value of such Lent Securities against the current borrowings under the Committed Facility Agreement.

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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 Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II 
 
By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
------------------------------ 
Keith F. Hartstein 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date: September 22, 2010 

 

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:  September 22, 2010 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 22, 2010