N-PX 1 BRD031_0000855886_2020.txt BRD031_0000855886_2020 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-05908 NAME OF REGISTRANT: John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: Charles A. Rizzo 197 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER: 6176633000 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 10/31 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: 07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 2X23 JHF Premium Dividend -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935196750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 03990B101 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 11-Jun-2020 Ticker: ARES ISIN: US03990B1017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Michael J Arougheti Mgmt Against Against 1B. Election of Director: Antoinette Bush Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Paul G. Joubert Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: R. Kipp deVeer Mgmt Against Against 1E. Election of Director: David B. Kaplan Mgmt Against Against 1F. Election of Director: Michael Lynton Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Antony P. Ressler Mgmt Against Against 1I. Election of Director: Bennett Rosenthal Mgmt Against Against 2. The ratification of the appointment of Mgmt For For Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 2020 fiscal year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK HILLS CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935147175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 092113109 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 28-Apr-2020 Ticker: BKH ISIN: US0921131092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1. DIRECTOR Tony A. Jensen Mgmt For For Kathleen S. McAllister Mgmt For For Rebecca B. Roberts Mgmt For For Teresa A. Taylor Mgmt For For John B. Vering Mgmt For For 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte Mgmt For For & Touche LLP to serve as Black Hills Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. 3. Advisory resolution to approve executive Mgmt For For compensation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BP P.L.C. Agenda Number: 935180062 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 055622104 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 27-May-2020 Ticker: BP ISIN: US0556221044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1. To receive the annual report and accounts. Mgmt For For 2. To approve the directors' remuneration Mgmt For For report. 3. To approve the directors' remuneration Mgmt For For policy. 4A. To elect Mr B Looney as a director. Mgmt For For 4B. To re-elect Mr B Gilvary as a director. Mgmt For For 4C. To re-elect Dame A Carnwath as a director. Mgmt For For 4D. To re-elect Ms P Daley as a director. Mgmt For For 4E. To re-elect Sir I E L Davis as a director. Mgmt For For 4F. To re-elect Professor Dame A Dowling as a Mgmt For For director. 4G. To re-elect Mr H Lund as a director. Mgmt For For 4H. To re-elect Mrs M B Meyer as a director. Mgmt For For 4I. To re-elect Mr B R Nelson as a director. Mgmt For For 4J. To re-elect Mrs P R Reynolds as a director. Mgmt For For 4K. To re-elect Sir J Sawers as a director. Mgmt For For 5. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor. Mgmt For For 6. To authorize the audit committee to fix the Mgmt For For auditor's remuneration. 7. To approve changes to the BP Executive Mgmt For For Directors' Incentive Plan. 8. To give limited authority to make political Mgmt For For donations and incur political expenditure. 9. To give limited authority to allot shares Mgmt For For up to a specified amount. 10. Special resolution: to give authority to Mgmt For For allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights. 11. Special resolution: to give additional Mgmt For For authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights. 12. Special resolution: to give limited Mgmt For For authority for the purchase of its own shares by the company. 13. Special resolution: to authorize the Mgmt For For calling of general meetings (excluding annual general meetings) by notice of at least 14 clear days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. Agenda Number: 935152316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 25746U109 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 06-May-2020 Ticker: D ISIN: US25746U1097 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: James A. Bennett Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Helen E. Dragas Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: James O. Ellis, Jr. Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Thomas F. Farrell, II Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: D. Maybank Hagood Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: John W. Harris Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Ronald W. Jibson Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Mark J. Kington Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Joseph M. Rigby Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Pamela J. Royal, M.D. Mgmt For For 1K. Election of Director: Robert H. Spilman, Mgmt For For Jr. 1L. Election of Director: Susan N. Story Mgmt For For 1M. Election of Director: Michael E. Szymanczyk Mgmt For For 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Mgmt For For Auditor. 3. Advisory Vote on Approval of Executive Mgmt For For Compensation (Say on Pay). 4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy to Shr For Against Require an Independent Chair 5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding the Right of Shr For Against Shareholders to Act by Written Consent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DTE ENERGY COMPANY Agenda Number: 935150184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 233331107 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 07-May-2020 Ticker: DTE ISIN: US2333311072 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1. DIRECTOR Gerard M. Anderson Mgmt For For David A. Brandon Mgmt For For Charles G. McClure, Jr. Mgmt For For Gail J. McGovern Mgmt For For Mark A. Murray Mgmt For For Gerardo Norcia Mgmt For For Ruth G. Shaw Mgmt For For Robert C. Skaggs, Jr. Mgmt For For David A. Thomas Mgmt For For Gary H. Torgow Mgmt For For James H. Vandenberghe Mgmt For For Valerie M. Williams Mgmt For For 2. Ratify the appointment of Mgmt For For PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors 3. Provide a nonbinding vote to approve the Mgmt For For Company's executive compensation 4. Vote on a shareholder proposal relating to Shr For Against additional disclosure of political contributions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENBRIDGE INC. Agenda Number: 935147365 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 29250N105 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 05-May-2020 Ticker: ENB ISIN: CA29250N1050 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 DIRECTOR PAMELA L. CARTER Mgmt For For MARCEL R. COUTU Mgmt For For SUSAN M. CUNNINGHAM Mgmt For For GREGORY L. EBEL Mgmt For For J. HERB ENGLAND Mgmt For For CHARLES W. FISCHER Mgmt For For GREGORY J. GOFF Mgmt For For V.M. KEMPSTON DARKES Mgmt For For TERESA S. MADDEN Mgmt For For AL MONACO Mgmt For For DAN C. TUTCHER Mgmt For For 02 APPOINT THE AUDITORS APPOINT Mgmt For For PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS AUDITORS OF ENBRIDGE AT REMUNERATION TO BE FIXED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 03 AMEND, RECONFIRM AND APPROVE THE Mgmt For For SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN OF ENBRIDGE 04 RATIFY, CONFIRM AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS Mgmt For For TO GENERAL BY-LAW NO. 1 OF ENBRIDGE 05 ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE ENBRIDGE'S Mgmt For For APPROACH TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTERGY CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935155576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 29364G103 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 08-May-2020 Ticker: ETR ISIN: US29364G1031 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: J. R. Burbank Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: P. J. Condon Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: L. P. Denault Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: K. H. Donald Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: P. L. Frederickson Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: A. M. Herman Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: M. E. Hyland Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: S. L. Levenick Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: B. L. Lincoln Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: K. A. Puckett Mgmt For For 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte Mgmt For For & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2020. 3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Mgmt For For Officer Compensation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EVERSOURCE ENERGY Agenda Number: 935155386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 30040W108 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 06-May-2020 Ticker: ES ISIN: US30040W1080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Trustee: Cotton M. Cleveland Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Trustee: James S. DiStasio Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Trustee: Francis A. Doyle Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Trustee: Linda Dorcena Forry Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Trustee: James J. Judge Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Trustee: John Y. Kim Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Trustee: Kenneth R. Leibler Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Trustee: David H. Long Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Trustee: William C. Van Faasen Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Trustee: Frederica M. Williams Mgmt For For 2. Consider an advisory proposal approving the Mgmt For For compensation of our Named Executive Officers. 3. Ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche Mgmt For For LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRSTENERGY CORP. Agenda Number: 935157342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 337932107 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 19-May-2020 Ticker: FE ISIN: US3379321074 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Michael J. Anderson Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Steven J. Demetriou Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Julia L. Johnson Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Charles E. Jones Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Donald T. Misheff Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: Thomas N. Mitchell Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: James F. O'Neil III Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Christopher D. Pappas Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Sandra Pianalto Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Luis A. Reyes Mgmt For For 1K. Election of Director: Leslie M. Turner Mgmt For For 2. Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Mgmt For For Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2020. 3. Approve, on an Advisory Basis, Named Mgmt For For Executive Officer Compensation. 4. Approve the FirstEnergy Corp. 2020 Mgmt For For Incentive Compensation Plan. 5. Approve a Management Proposal to Amend the Mgmt For For Company's Amended and Restated Code of Regulations to authorize the Board of Directors to make certain future amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Code of Regulations. 6. Shareholder Proposal Requesting Removal of Shr For Against Aggregation Limit for Proxy Access Groups. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KINDER MORGAN, INC. Agenda Number: 935159043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 49456B101 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 13-May-2020 Ticker: KMI ISIN: US49456B1017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Richard D. Kinder Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Steven J. Kean Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Kimberly A. Dang Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Ted A. Gardner Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Anthony W. Hall, Jr. Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: Gary L. Hultquist Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Deborah A. Macdonald Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Michael C. Morgan Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Arthur C. Mgmt For For Reichstetter 1K. Election of Director: Fayez Sarofim Mgmt For For 1L. Election of Director: C. Park Shaper Mgmt For For 1M. Election of Director: William A. Smith Mgmt For For 1N. Election of Director: Joel V. Staff Mgmt For For 1O. Election of Director: Robert F. Vagt Mgmt For For 1P. Election of Director: Perry M. Waughtal Mgmt For For 2. Ratification of the selection of Mgmt For For PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Mgmt For For compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACWEST BANCORP Agenda Number: 935156833 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 695263103 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 12-May-2020 Ticker: PACW ISIN: US6952631033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Tanya M. Acker Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Paul R. Burke Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Craig A. Carlson Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: John M. Eggemeyer, Mgmt For For III 1E. Election of Director: C. William Hosler Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: Susan E. Lester Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Arnold W. Messer Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Roger H. Molvar Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: James J. Pieczynski Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Daniel B. Platt Mgmt For For 1K. Election of Director: Robert A. Stine Mgmt For For 1L. Election of Director: Matthew P. Wagner Mgmt For For 1M. Election of Director: Mark T. Yung Mgmt For For 2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. To Mgmt For For approve, on an advisory basis (non-binding), the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. 3. Ratification of the Appointment of Mgmt For For Independent Auditors. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. Agenda Number: 935152594 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 718172109 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 06-May-2020 Ticker: PM ISIN: US7181721090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Andre Calantzopoulos Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Louis C. Camilleri Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Werner Geissler Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Lisa A. Hook Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Jennifer Li Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: Jun Makihara Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Kalpana Morparia Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Lucio A. Noto Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Frederik Paulsen Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Robert B. Polet Mgmt For For 2. Advisory Vote Approving Executive Mgmt For For Compensation 3. Ratification of the Selection of Mgmt For For Independent Auditors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935153508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 723484101 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 20-May-2020 Ticker: PNW ISIN: US7234841010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1. DIRECTOR Glynis A. Bryan Mgmt For For Denis A. Cortese, M.D. Mgmt For For Richard P. Fox Mgmt For For Jeffrey B. Guldner Mgmt For For Dale E. Klein, Ph.D. Mgmt For For Humberto S. Lopez Mgmt For For Kathryn L. Munro Mgmt For For Bruce J. Nordstrom Mgmt For For Paula J. Sims Mgmt For For James E. Trevathan, Jr. Mgmt For For David P. Wagener Mgmt For For 2. Advisory vote to approve executive Mgmt For For compensation as disclosed in the 2020 Proxy Statement. 3. Ratify the appointment of the independent Mgmt For For accountant for the year ending December 31, 2020. 4. Vote on the approval of a shareholder Shr For Against proposal asking the Company to amend its governing documents to reduce the ownership threshold to 10% to call special shareholder meetings, if properly presented at the meeting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PPL CORPORATION Agenda Number: 935160717 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 69351T106 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 13-May-2020 Ticker: PPL ISIN: US69351T1060 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: John W. Conway Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Steven G. Elliott Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Raja Rajamannar Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Craig A. Rogerson Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Vincent Sorgi Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: William H. Spence Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Natica von Althann Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Keith H. Williamson Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Phoebe A. Wood Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Armando Zagalo de Mgmt For For Lima 2. Advisory vote to approve compensation of Mgmt For For named executive officers 3. Ratification of the appointment of Mgmt For For Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 4. Shareowner Proposal - Adopt policy to Shr For Against require independent chairman of the board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. Agenda Number: 935140094 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 969457100 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 28-Apr-2020 Ticker: WMB ISIN: US9694571004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Alan S. Armstrong Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Stephen W. Bergstrom Mgmt Against Against 1C. Election of Director: Nancy K. Buese Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: Stephen I. Chazen Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Charles I. Cogut Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: Michael A. Creel Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Vicki L. Fuller Mgmt For For 1H. Election of Director: Peter A. Ragauss Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: Scott D. Sheffield Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: Murray D. Smith Mgmt For For 1K. Election of Director: William H. Spence Mgmt For For 2. Approval of the Amendment to The Williams Mgmt For For Companies, Inc. 2007 Incentive Plan. 3. Approval of the Amendment to The Williams Mgmt For For Companies, Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 4. Approval, by nonbinding advisory vote, of Mgmt For For the Company's executive compensation. 5. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Mgmt For For auditors for 2020. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY Agenda Number: 935163701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 906548300 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 07-May-2020 Ticker: UELMO ISIN: US9065483003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Martin J. Lyons, Jr. Mgmt No vote 1B. Election of Director: Mark C. Birk Mgmt No vote 1C. Election of Director: Fadi M. Diya Mgmt No vote 1D. Election of Director: Michael L. Moehn Mgmt No vote 1E. Election of Director: Chonda J. Nwamu Mgmt No vote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. Agenda Number: 935148406 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 92343V104 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 07-May-2020 Ticker: VZ ISIN: US92343V1044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1a. Election of Director: Shellye L. Archambeau Mgmt For For 1b. Election of Director: Mark T. Bertolini Mgmt For For 1c. Election of Director: Vittorio Colao Mgmt For For 1d. Election of Director: Melanie L. Healey Mgmt For For 1e. Election of Director: Clarence Otis, Jr. Mgmt For For 1f. Election of Director: Daniel H. Schulman Mgmt For For 1g. Election of Director: Rodney E. Slater Mgmt For For 1h. Election of Director: Hans E. Vestberg Mgmt For For 1i. Election of Director: Gregory G. Weaver Mgmt For For 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Mgmt For For Compensation 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Mgmt For For Registered Public Accounting Firm 4. Nonqualified Savings Plan Earnings Shr For Against 5. Special Shareholder Meetings Shr For Against 6. Lobbying Activities Report Shr For Against 7. User Privacy Metric Shr For Against 8. Amend Severance Approval Policy Shr For Against -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XCEL ENERGY INC. Agenda Number: 935174021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 98389B100 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 22-May-2020 Ticker: XEL ISIN: US98389B1008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A. Election of Director: Lynn Casey Mgmt For For 1B. Election of Director: Ben Fowke Mgmt For For 1C. Election of Director: Netha N. Johnson Mgmt For For 1D. Election of Director: George J. Kehl Mgmt For For 1E. Election of Director: Richard T. O'Brien Mgmt For For 1F. Election of Director: David K. Owens Mgmt For For 1G. Election of Director: Christopher J. Mgmt For For Policinski 1H. Election of Director: James T. Prokopanko Mgmt For For 1I. Election of Director: A. Patricia Sampson Mgmt For For 1J. Election of Director: James J. Sheppard Mgmt For For 1K. Election of Director: David A. Westerlund Mgmt For For 1L. Election of Director: Kim Williams Mgmt For For 1M. Election of Director: Timothy V. Wolf Mgmt For For 1N. Election of Director: Daniel Yohannes Mgmt For For 2. Company proposal to approve, on an advisory Mgmt For For basis, executive compensation. 3. Company proposal to ratify the appointment Mgmt For For of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Xcel Energy Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 4. Shareholder proposal regarding a report on Shr Against For the costs and benefits of Xcel Energy's voluntary climate-related activities. * Management position unknown SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of 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. (Registrant) John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund By (Signature) /s/ Andrew G. Arnott Name Andrew G. Arnott Title President Date 08/26/2020