# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000857769
**File Stem:** 0001438934-25-001242
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 5084
**Document Hash:** c0b64753f761a4c72ae0abc71ab4d7e2
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001438934-25-001242.hdr.sgml**: 20250821

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001438934-25-001242

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-PX

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250821

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250820

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250821

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000857769

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0531

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-PX
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-05968
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251237997

**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 MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050323

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN TAX FREE BOND TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19970501

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HANCOCK JOHN TAX FREE BOND FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19941227

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

## N-PX: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000857769

**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
_Not provided in this filing._

### Notification Information
**Notify via Filing Website only?:** [ ]

## N-PX: Cover Page

**Name of reporting person:** John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust

**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:** 811-05968

**CRD Number (if any):** —

**Other SEC File Number (if any):** —

**LEI (if any):** 5493008ZYLKE3XZXD331

**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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|---:|:---|---:|:---|:---|
| BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST | 09248F109 | 07/26/2024     | DIRECTOR: J. Phillip Holloman          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          75000 |                0 | FOR         |                                    75000 | FOR                         |  |
| BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST | 09248F109 | 07/26/2024     | DIRECTOR: Arthur P. Steinmetz          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          75000 |                0 | FOR         |                                    75000 | FOR                         |  |
| BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND         | 09253W104 | 07/26/2024     | DIRECTOR: J. Phillip Holloman          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |         125000 |                0 | ABSTAIN     |                                   125000 | AGAINST                     |  |
| BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND         | 09253W104 | 07/26/2024     | DIRECTOR: Arthur P. Steinmetz          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |         125000 |                0 | FOR         |                                   125000 | FOR                         |  |
| PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III  | 72201A103 | 12/16/2024     | Election of Trustee: Libby D. Cantrill | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |         150000 |                0 | FOR         |                                   150000 | FOR                         |  |
| PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND III  | 72201A103 | 12/16/2024     | Election of Trustee: Sarah E. Cogan    | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |         150000 |                0 | FOR         |                                   150000 | FOR                         |  |

## N-PX: Signature Block

**Reporting Person:** John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust

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

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

**By (Title):** President

**Date:** 08/20/2025