UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811- 21416

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer

601 Congress Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497

Date of fiscal year end: October 31
   
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2015

 


 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


 



John Hancock

Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund


Quarterly portfolio holdings 7/31/15

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Fund's investments Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund



                                               
  As of 7-31-15 (unaudited)  
        Shares     Value  
  Common stocks 72.1% (47.8% of Total investments)     $603,117,888  
  (Cost $456,634,057)  
  Energy 13.6%     113,712,306  
  Oil, gas and consumable fuels 13.6%  
  BP PLC, ADR     187,500     6,931,875  
  Chevron Corp. (Z)     40,000     3,539,200  
  Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.     770,000     22,468,600  
  ConocoPhillips (Z)     195,000     9,816,300  
  Kinder Morgan, Inc. (Z)     134,345     4,653,711  
  ONEOK, Inc. (Z)     530,000     20,028,700  
  Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class A     264,000     15,174,720  
  Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)     930,000     28,141,800  
  Total SA, ADR     60,000     2,957,400  
  Materials 0.1%     763,750  
  Metals and mining 0.1%  
  Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     65,000     763,750  
  Telecommunication services 3.8%     31,880,746  
  Diversified telecommunication services 2.8%  
  AT&T, Inc. (Z)     390,000     13,548,600  
  Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)     214,160     10,020,546  
  Wireless telecommunication services 1.0%  
  Vodafone Group PLC, ADR (Z)     220,000     8,311,600  
  Utilities 54.6%     456,761,086  
  Electric utilities 23.4%  
  American Electric Power Company, Inc.     590,000     33,376,300  
  Duke Energy Corp. (Z)     320,000     23,750,400  
  Eversource Energy (Z)     657,500     32,690,900  
  FirstEnergy Corp. (Z)     582,500     19,781,700  
  OGE Energy Corp. (C)     540,000     16,070,400  
  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (Z)     50,000     3,085,500  
  PPL Corp.     500,000     15,905,000  
  The Southern Company (Z)     375,000     16,773,750  
  UIL Holdings Corp. (C)     425,000     20,374,500  
  Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)     405,000     14,041,350  
  Gas utilities 5.9%  
  AGL Resources, Inc. (Z)     125,000     6,010,000  
  Atmos Energy Corp. (Z)     570,000     31,521,000  
  Northwest Natural Gas Company (Z)     75,000     3,246,750  
  ONE Gas, Inc.     180,000     8,105,400  
  Independent power and renewable electricity producers 0.1%  
  Talen Energy Corp. (I)     62,453     982,386  
  Multi-utilities 25.2%  
  Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)     195,000     11,994,450  
  Ameren Corp. (Z)     540,000     22,183,200  
  Black Hills Corp.     440,000     18,330,400  
  CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Z)     945,000     18,276,300  
  Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)     400,000     28,680,000  
  DTE Energy Company (Z)     250,000     20,115,000  
  National Grid PLC, ADR     255,000     16,988,100  
  NiSource, Inc.     770,000     13,444,200  

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        Shares     Value  
  Utilities  (continued)        
  Multi-utilities  (continued)  
  Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Z)     70,000     $2,916,900  
  TECO Energy, Inc. (Z)     760,000     16,811,200  
  Vectren Corp. (Z)     760,000     31,996,000  
  WEC Energy Group, Inc.     190,000     9,310,000  
  Preferred securities 77.2% (51.1% of Total investments)     $645,432,133  
  (Cost $613,710,476)  
  Financials 52.0%     434,332,177  
  Banks 34.2%  
  Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)           139,000     3,561,180  
  Bank of America Corp., 6.500%           120,000     3,105,600  
  Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)           355,000     9,169,650  
  Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204%           230,000     5,860,400  
  Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (Z)           505,000     13,261,300  
  BB&T Corp., 5.625% (Z)           606,000     15,028,800  
  BB&T Corp. (Callable 11-1-17), 5.200%           263,900     6,357,351  
  BB&T Corp. (Callable 6-1-18), 5.200%           485,000     11,630,300  
  Citigroup, Inc. (6.875% to 11-15-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.130%)           20,000     548,400  
  Citigroup, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series AA, 8.125% (Z)           270,400     8,011,952  
  HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)           700,000     17,794,000  
  HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (C)           325,000     8,463,000  
  HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.125% (Z)           50,000     1,313,500  
  HSBC USA, Inc., 6.500% (Z)           19,500     498,420  
  ING Groep NV, 6.200% (Z)           109,100     2,804,961  
  ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z)           150,000     3,882,000  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.450% (Z)           245,000     5,919,200  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.500% (Z)           987,500     23,897,500  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.100%           510,000     12,663,300  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.125%           98,888     2,470,222  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.700% (Z)           30,000     793,500  
  RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080% (Z)           983,000     24,516,020  
  Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (Z)           820,000     20,090,000  
  Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z)           110,000     2,873,200  
  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375% (C)           480,000     11,908,800  
  The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 5-1-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.067%) (Z)           40,000     1,102,000  
  U.S. Bancorp, 5.150% (C)           795,000     19,691,355  
  U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%) (Z)           296,000     8,486,320  
  Wells Fargo & Company, 6.000% (Z)           215,000     5,499,700  
  Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z)           1,200,000     34,200,000  
  Capital markets 16.8%  
  Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (C)           310,000     8,314,200  
  Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)           797,893     22,061,741  
  Morgan Stanley, 6.625% (Z)           1,057,915     27,717,373  
  Morgan Stanley (6.375% to 10-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.708%) (Z)           220,000     5,656,200  
  Morgan Stanley (7.125% to 10-15-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.320%) (Z)           300,000     8,394,000  
  State Street Corp., 5.250% (Z)           910,000     22,649,900  
  State Street Corp., 6.000%           192,065     4,905,340  
  State Street Corp. (5.900% to 3-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.108%)           25,000     649,250  
  The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z)           425,000     10,497,500  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (C)           950,000     23,788,000  

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        Shares     Value  
  Financials  (continued)        
  Capital markets  (continued)  
  The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)           215,000     $5,480,350  
  Consumer finance 0.4%  
  SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)           74,000     3,563,840  
  Insurance 0.4%  
  Aegon NV, 6.500%           96,512     2,481,324  
  Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.750%           40,000     1,019,600  
  Real estate investment trusts 0.2%  
  Ventas Realty LP, 5.450% (Z)           57,591     1,457,628  
  Thrifts and mortgage finance 0.0%  
  Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250% (I)           60,000     294,000  
  Industrials 0.4%     3,216,250  
  Machinery 0.4%  
  Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750% (Z)           125,000     3,216,250  
  Telecommunication services 5.8%     48,837,510  
  Diversified telecommunication services 3.9%  
  Qwest Corp., 6.125% (Z)           730,000     18,359,500  
  Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z)           366,000     9,530,640  
  Qwest Corp., 7.500% (Z)           120,000     3,175,200  
  Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.900% (Z)           73,000     1,892,890  
  Wireless telecommunication services 1.9%  
  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 5.875%           340,000     8,173,600  
  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)           30,000     760,500  
  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)           243,000     6,186,780  
  United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (Z)           30,000     758,400  
  Utilities 19.0%     159,046,196  
  Electric utilities 16.5%  
  Duke Energy Corp., 5.125% (Z)           215,000     5,383,600  
  Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 4.560%           9,388     885,993  
  Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%           135,000     3,408,750  
  Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.920%           8,190     812,090  
  Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250% (C)           197,500     4,937,500  
  Gulf Power Company, 5.600%           99,005     10,000,178  
  Interstate Power & Light Company, 5.100%           1,460,000     36,675,200  
  Mississippi Power Company, 5.250%           267,500     6,823,925  
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.000% (Z)           110,000     2,597,100  
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.125% (Z)           25,000     603,250  
  NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (Z)           225,000     5,690,250  
  PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.900% (Z)           1,010,000     25,946,900  
  SCE Trust I, 5.625%           150,000     3,742,500  
  SCE Trust II, 5.100%           1,275,000     30,625,500  
  Multi-utilities 2.5%  
  BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)           247,000     6,429,410  
  DTE Energy Company, 6.500% (Z)           175,000     4,697,000  
  DTE Energy Company, 5.250%           165,000     3,984,750  
  Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (6.000% to 8-1-23, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.220%) (Z)           210,000     5,802,300  

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        Rate (% )    Maturity date     Par value^     Value  
  Corporate bonds 0.4% (0.3% of Total investments)     $3,311,250  
  (Cost $3,000,000)  
  Utilities 0.4%     3,311,250  
  Electric utilities 0.4%  
  Southern California Edison Company (6.250% to 2-1-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.199%) (Q)     6.250     02-01-22     3,000,000     3,311,250  
              Par value     Value  
  Short-term investments 1.2% (0.8% of Total investments)     $9,932,000  
  (Cost $9,932,000)  
  Repurchase agreement 1.2%     9,932,000  
  Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-15 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $9,932,000 on 8-3-15, collateralized by $10,075,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625% - 2.125% due 4-30-18 to 12-31-21 (valued at $10,137,444, including interest)           9,932,000     9,932,000  
  Total investments (Cost $1,083,276,533)† 150.9%     $1,261,793,271  
  Other assets and liabilities, net (50.9%)     ($425,835,601 )
  Total net assets 100.0%     $835,957,670  

                                               
  The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the fund.  
  ^All par values are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.  
  Key to Security Abbreviations and Legend  
  ADR     American Depositary Receipts  
  LIBOR     London Interbank Offered Rate  
  (C)     All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for options. Total collateral value at 7-31-15 was $107,257,901.  
  (I)     Non-income producing security.  
  (Q)     Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown as maturity date is next call date.  
  (Z)     A portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-15 was $745,583,369.  
      At 7-31-15, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,090,090,502. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $171,702,769, of which $192,865,988 related to appreciated investment securities and $21,163,219 related to depreciated investment securities.  

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Notes to Fund's investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing vendor or from broker-dealers. Independent pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which takes into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, as well as broker supplied prices. Options listed on an exchange are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices from the exchange where the option was acquired or most likely will be sold. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Futures contracts are valued at settlement prices, which are the official closing prices published by the exchange on which they trade. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the fund's Pricing Committee following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.

The fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques and related inputs may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund's investments as of July 31, 2015, by major security category or type:

                                   
        Total
value at
7-31-15
    Level 1
quoted price
    Level 2
significant
observable
inputs
    Level 3
significant
unobservable
inputs
 
  Common stocks                          
        Energy     $113,712,306     $113,712,306          
        Materials     763,750     763,750          
        Telecommunication services     31,880,746     31,880,746          
        Utilities     456,761,086     456,761,086          
  Preferred securities                          
        Financials     434,332,177     434,332,177          
        Industrials     3,216,250     3,216,250          
        Telecommunication services     48,837,510     46,944,620     $1,892,890      
        Utilities     159,046,196     139,001,685     20,044,511      
  Corporate bonds     3,311,250         3,311,250      
  Short-term investments     9,932,000         9,932,000      
  Total investments in securities     $1,261,793,271     $1,226,612,620     $35,180,651      
  Other financial instruments:                          
  Futures     ($163,094 )   ($163,094 )        
  Written options     (1,412,775 )   (1,412,775 )        
  Interest rate swaps     (1,372,594 )       ($1,372,594 )    

Repurchase agreements. The fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that is held in a segregated account by the fund's custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. Collateral received by the fund for repurchase agreements is disclosed in the Fund's investments as part of the caption related to the repurchase agreement.

Repurchase agreements are typically governed by the terms and conditions of the Master Repurchase Agreement and/or Global Master Repurchase Agreement (collectively, MRA). Upon an event of default, the non-defaulting party may close out all transactions traded under the MRA and net amounts owed. Absent an event of default, assets and liabilities resulting from repurchase agreements are not offset. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline or the counterparty may have insufficient assets to pay back claims resulting from close-out of the transactions.

Derivative instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the OTC market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments,

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including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an OTC derivatives contract will be unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. OTC derivatives transactions typically can only be closed out with the other party to the transaction.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular currency or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets and contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in the underlying financial instrument. Use of long futures contracts subjects the funds to the risk of loss up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the funds to unlimited risk of loss.

During the period ended July 31, 2015, the fund used futures contracts in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2015.

                                         
  Open contracts     Number of
contracts
    Position     Expiration
date
    Notional
basis
    Notional
value
    Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
 
  10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures     980     Short     Sep 2015     ($124,725,656 )   ($124,888,750 )   ($163,094 )
                                      ($163,094 )

Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of open contracts; notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

Options. There are two types of options, put options and call options. Options are traded either OTC or on an exchange. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy (and the seller the obligation to sell) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell (and the writer the obligation to buy) the underlying instrument at the exercise price. Writing puts and buying calls may increase the fund's exposure to changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Buying puts and writing calls may decrease the fund's exposure to such changes. Risks related to the use of options include the loss of premiums, possible illiquidity of the options markets, trading restrictions imposed by an exchange and movements in underlying security values. In addition, OTC options are subject to the risks of all OTC derivatives contracts.

When the fund purchases an option, the premium paid by the fund is included in the portfolio of investments and subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect current market value. When the fund writes an option, the premium received is included as a liability and subsequently "marked-to-market" to reflect current market value of the option written.

During the period ended July 31, 2015 the fund wrote option contracts to hedge against anticipated changes in securities markets and to generate potential income. The following tables summarize the fund's written options activities during the period ended July 31, 2015 and the contracts held at July 31, 2015.

                       
        Number of contracts     Premiums received  
  Outstanding, beginning of period     770     $2,517,393  
        Options written     5,505     15,657,996  
        Option closed     (5,370 )   (15,948,154 )
        Options expired     (295 )   (302,403 )
  Outstanding, end of period     610     $1,924,832  

                                   
  Name of issuer     Exercise price     Expiration date     Number of
contracts
    Premium     Value  
  Calls                                
  S&P 500 Index     $2,300     Sep 2015     210     $29,812     ($8,400 )
  S&P 500 Index     2,320     Oct 2015     5     221     (150 )
  S&P 500 Index     2,120     Oct 2015     395     1,894,799     (1,404,225 )
                    610     $1,924,832     ($1,412,775 )

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between the fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The fund settles accrued net interest receivable or payable under the swap contracts at specified, future intervals. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the fund. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap.

During the period ended July 31, 2015, the fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of July 31, 2015.

                                   
  Counterparty     USD notional
amount
    Payments made
by fund
    Payments received
by fund
    Termination
date
    Market value  
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     $86,000,000     Fixed 1.4625%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Aug 2016     ($1,349,034 )

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  Counterparty     USD notional
amount
    Payments made
by fund
    Payments received
by fund
    Termination
date
    Market value  
  Morgan Stanley Capital Services     86,000,000     Fixed 0.8750%     3-Month LIBOR (a)     Jul 2017     (23,560 )
        $172,000,000                       ($1,372,594 )

(a) At 7-31-15, the 3-Month LIBOR rate was 0.30860%

For additional information on the fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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This report is for the information of the shareholders of John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund.   9/15


 

ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)       Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)       There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

 

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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.

 

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

 

 

By:   /s/ Andrew Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President

 

 

Date: September 21, 2015

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:   /s/ Andrew Arnott
  Andrew Arnott
  President

 

 

Date: September 21, 2015

 

 

By:   /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
  Charles A. Rizzo
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: September 21, 2015