# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000855886
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-258626
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 3559
**Document Hash:** 7475d5c9a5a4f00120e4bd6fb8ce2ee5
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-258626.hdr.sgml**: 20251030

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-258626

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 424B3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251030

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251030

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000855886

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 043097281
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 424B3
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-284570
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251436040

**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

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990518

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PATRIOT PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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Prospectus Supplement

**John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (the fund)**

**Supplement dated October 30, 2025 to the current Prospectus, as may be supplemented (the Prospectus)**

Effective October 30, 2025 (the Effective Date), Caryn E. Rothman, CFA and Jonas Grazulis, CFA no longer serve as portfolio managers of the fund. As of the Effective Date, Joseph H. Bozoyan, CFA and James Gearhart, CFA will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the fund and will be jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, all references to Caryn E. Rothman, CFA and Jonas Grazulis, CFA are removed from the Prospectus.

*You should read this supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus and retain it for your future reference.*

Manulife, Manulife Investments, Stylized M Design, and Manulife Investments & Stylized M Design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and John Hancock, and the Stylized John Hancock Design are trademarks of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). Each are used by it and by its affiliates under license.

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Statement of Additional Information Supplement

**John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (the fund)**

**Supplement dated October 30, 2025 to the current Statement of Additional Information, as may be supplemented (the SAI)**

Effective October 30, 2025 (the Effective Date), Caryn E. Rothman, CFA and Jonas Grazulis, CFA no longer serve as portfolio managers of the fund. As of the Effective Date, Joseph H. Bozoyan, CFA and James Gearhart, CFA will continue to serve as portfolio managers of the fund and will be jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund's portfolio. Accordingly, as of the Effective Date, all references to Caryn E. Rothman, CFA and Jonas Grazulis, CFA are removed from the SAI.

*You should read this supplement in conjunction with the SAI and retain it for your future reference.*

Manulife, Manulife Investments, Stylized M Design, and Manulife Investments & Stylized M Design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and John Hancock, and the Stylized John Hancock Design are trademarks of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). Each are used by it and by its affiliates under license.

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