# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000857769
**File Stem:** 0001145443-25-000248
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 5270
**Document Hash:** 5039bc1456c5839b49628266c5e8e25e
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001145443-25-000248.hdr.sgml**: 20250829

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001145443-25-000248

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 24F-2NT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250531

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250829

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250829

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250829

**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:** 24F-2NT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-32246
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251280304

**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

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Series ID: S000000651)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A    | JHTFX         | C000001874 |
| Class C    | JCTFX         | C000001876 |
| Class I    | JHYMX         | C000178765 |
| Class R6   | JCTRX         | C000193018 |

---

### John Hancock Municipal Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000000652)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A    | TAMBX         | C000001877 |
| Class C    | TBMBX         | C000001879 |
| Class I    | JTBDX         | C000178766 |
| Class R6   | JTMRX         | C000193019 |

---

### John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000076502)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class R6   | JHSKX         | C000236445 |
| Class A    | JHSFX         | C000236446 |
| Class C    | JHSHX         | C000236447 |
| Class I    | JHSJX         | C000236448 |

---

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (Series ID: S000000651)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000001874 | Class A      | JHTFX           |
| C000001876 | Class C      | JCTFX           |
| C000178765 | Class I      | JHYMX           |
| C000193018 | Class R6     | JCTRX           |

### John Hancock Municipal Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000000652)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000001877 | Class A      | TAMBX           |
| C000001879 | Class C      | TBMBX           |
| C000178766 | Class I      | JTBDX           |
| C000193019 | Class R6     | JTMRX           |

### John Hancock Short Duration Municipal Opportunities Fund (Series ID: S000076502)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000236445 | Class R6     | JHSKX           |
| C000236446 | Class A      | JHSFX           |
| C000236447 | Class C      | JHSHX           |
| C000236448 | Class I      | JHSJX           |

## FORM 24F-2NT: Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

### 24F-2NT: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000857769

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

**Filer Investment Company Type:** N-1A

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust

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

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-05968

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-32246

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 05/31/2025

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $752613097.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $422510613.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $0.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $422510613.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $330102484.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $0.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.000153100

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $50538.69

**Explanatory Notes (if any):**
FED WIRE: 20250827A1Q002BC0057581243

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Desmond Rohan, Assistant Treasurer

**Date:** 08/28/2025

**Signature:** /s/ Desmond Rohan