# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001215913
**File Stem:** 0001438934-25-000731
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 39648
**Document Hash:** aa0a4b776c07509b23ee5ba0eb6c90c5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001438934-25-000731.hdr.sgml**: 20250813

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001438934-25-000731

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-PX

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250813

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250812

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250813

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001215913

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-PX
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21287
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251208438

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 617-663-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
- **STREET 2:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

## FORM N-PX
### ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

## N-PX: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0001215913

**Date of Report:** 06/30/2025

**Are you a Registered Management Investment Company or an Institutional Manager?:** Registered Management Investment Company

**Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?:** LIVE

**Is this an electronic copy of an official filing submitted in paper format?:** [ ]

### Submission Contact Information
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## N-PX: Cover Page

**Name of reporting person:** John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

**Address:** 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

**Telephone number:** 617-543-9634

**Name of agent for service:** Fernando A. Silva

**Agent Address:** 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116

**Reporting Period:** Report for the year ended 06/30/2025

**SEC File Number:** 811-21287

**CRD Number (if any):** —

**Other SEC File Number (if any):** —

**LEI (if any):** 549300SKQ7P13U1YJN71

**Report Type (check only one):**

Institutional Manager.

- [ ] Institutional Manager Voting Report

- [ ] Institutional Manager Notice Report

- [ ] Institutional Manager Combination Report

Registered Management Investment Company.

- [x] Fund Voting Report

- [ ] Fund Notice Report

**Do you wish to provide explanatory information pursuant to Special Instruction B.4?:**

- [x] No

- [ ] Yes

**Additional information:** —

## N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

**Number of Included Institutional Managers:** 0

**Included Institutional Managers:** —

## FORM N-PX PROXY VOTING RECORD

| NAME OF ISSUER                   | CUSIP     | MEETING DATE   | VOTE DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | VOTE CATEGORY                   |   SHARES VOTED |   SHARES ON LOAN | HOW VOTED   |   SHARES VOTED FOR OR AGAINST MANAGEMENT | FOR OR AGAINST MANAGEMENT   | OTHER INFO   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|---:|:---|---:|:---|:---|
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | The appointment of Ernst  Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | AUDIT-RELATED                   |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Brett C. Carter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Amee Chande                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Daniel S. Goldberg                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Christopher G. Huskilson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - D. Randall Laney                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - David Levenson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Christopher F. Lopez                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Gavin Molinelli shall be conditional on and effective upon receipt of approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Dilek Samil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - DeAnn Walker                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | Election of Director - Roderick West                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | The resolution set out on page 17 of the Circular approving the continuation, amendment, and restatement of the Corporation's shareholder rights plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ALGONQUIN POWER  UTILITIES CORP. | 015857105 | 06/03/2025     | The advisory resolution set out on page 18 of the Circular approving the Corporation's approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Circular.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES    |            124 |           751300 | FOR         |                                      124 | FOR                         |  |
| ENSTAR GROUP LTD                 | 29359U109 | 11/06/2024     | To approve (a) the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 29, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Enstar, Elk Bidco Limited ("Parent"), Elk Merger Sub Limited ("Parent Merger Sub"), Deer Ltd. ("New Company Holdco") and Deer Merger Sub Ltd. ("Company Merger Sub"), pursuant to which (i) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into Enstar, with Enstar surviving the merger (the "First Merger"), in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the terms of the First Statutory Merger ... (due to space limits, see proxy material for full proposal). | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE            |         149025 |                0 | FOR         |                                   149025 | FOR                         |  |
| ENSTAR GROUP LTD                 | 29359U109 | 11/06/2024     | To approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting, from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the proposal to approve the Merger Agreement and the Mergers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE            |         149025 |                0 | FOR         |                                   149025 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Nicholas K. Akins                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: B. Evan Bayh, III                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Jorge L. Benitez                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Katherine B. Blackburn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Linda W. Clement-Holmes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: C. Bryan Daniels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Laurent Desmangles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Mitchell S. Feiger                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Thomas H. Harvey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Gary R. Heminger                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Eileen A. Mallesch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Kathleen A. Rogers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Election of Director to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026: Timothy N. Spence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte  Touche LLP to serve as the independent external audit firm for the Company for the year 2025.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | AUDIT-RELATED                   |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP              | 316773886 | 04/15/2025     | An advisory vote on approval of the Company's compensation of its named executive officers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES    |         200245 |                0 | FOR         |                                   200245 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Deirdre P. Connelly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Ellen G. Cooper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: William H. Cunningham                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Reginald E. Davis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Eric G. Johnson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Gary C. Kelly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: M. Leanne Lachman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Dale LeFebvre                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: James Morris                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Election of Director: Owen Ryan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS              |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst  Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | AUDIT-RELATED                   |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | The approval of an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES    |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | FOR                         |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | The approval of an amendment to the Lincoln National Corporation 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | COMPENSATION                    |            150 |           265900 | AGAINST     |                                      150 | AGAINST                     |  |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION     | 534187885 | 05/22/2025     | Shareholder proposal to amend our governing documents to provide for an independent chairman of the board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE            |            150 |           265900 | FOR         |                                      150 | AGAINST                     |  |

## N-PX: Signature Block

**Reporting Person:** John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III

**By (Signature):** Kristie M. Feinberg

**By (Printed Signature):** Kristie M. Feinberg

**By (Title):** President

**Date:** 08/06/2025