| 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 811-21287 | |
| John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III | |
| (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: | July 31 |
| Date of reporting period: | April 30, 2011 |
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
| Shares | Value | |
| Preferred Securities (a) 140.50% (95.67% of Total Investments) | $802,796,607 | |
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| (Cost $822,640,965) | ||
| Consumer Discretionary 9.40% | 53,689,739 | |
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| Media 9.40% | ||
| CBS Corp., 6.750% | 35,700 | 906,423 |
| Comcast Corp., 6.625% (Z) | 130,000 | 3,338,400 |
| Comcast Corp., 7.000% (Z) | 114,900 | 2,924,205 |
| Comcast Corp., Series B, 7.000% (L)(Z) | 609,556 | 15,659,494 |
| Viacom, Inc., 6.850% (L)(Z) | 1,196,635 | 30,861,217 |
| Consumer Staples 1.96% | 11,183,913 | |
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| Food & Staples Retailing 1.96% | ||
| Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)(Z) | 135,000 | 11,183,913 |
| Energy 8.13% | 46,471,966 | |
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| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.13% | ||
| Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000% | 87,800 | 6,179,364 |
| Nexen, Inc., 7.350% (Z) | 1,590,079 | 40,292,602 |
| Financials 79.40% | 453,666,084 | |
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| Capital Markets 9.63% | ||
| Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.900% (Z) | 423,000 | 11,556,360 |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust III, Series K, 6.375% (I) | 808,400 | 33,144 |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series D, | ||
| 5.670% (I) | 142,601 | 2,852 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.250% | 170,000 | 4,154,800 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV, 6.250% (L)(Z) | 847,800 | 20,499,804 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V, 5.750% | 158,000 | 3,724,060 |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII, 6.600% | 33,100 | 813,267 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125% (Z) | 513,600 | 12,649,968 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% | 64,000 | 1,598,720 |
| Commercial Banks 15.83% | ||
| Barclays Bank PLC, Series 3, 7.100% (L)(Z) | 379,900 | 9,725,440 |
| Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (L)(Z) | 515,000 | 13,699,000 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC, 8.000% (Z) | 60,900 | 1,670,487 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750% (L)(Z) | 955,000 | 18,192,750 |
| Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500% | 313,500 | 9,025,665 |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z) | 480,147 | 12,008,476 |
| USB Capital VIII, Series 1, 6.350% (Z) | 502,800 | 12,650,448 |
| USB Capital XI, 6.600% (Z) | 107,000 | 2,738,130 |
| Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z) | 371,900 | 10,744,191 |
| Consumer Finance 4.22% | ||
| HSBC Finance Corp., 6.875% (Z) | 576,118 | 14,472,084 |
| HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z) | 270,000 | 6,426,000 |
| SLM Corp., 6.000% (Z) | 55,040 | 1,187,213 |
| SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z) | 44,899 | 2,040,660 |
| Diversified Financial Services 27.27% | ||
| BAC Capital Trust II, 7.000% (Z) | 94,600 | 2,351,756 |
| Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625% | 19,200 | 516,864 |
| Citigroup Capital X, 6.100% (Z) | 741,300 | 16,998,009 |
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
| Shares | Value | |
| Financials (continued) | ||
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| Citigroup Capital XIII (7.875% to 10/30/2015, then 3 month LIBOR + | ||
| 6.370%), 7.875% | 24,600 | $682,896 |
| Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VIII, 6.375% (Z) | 40,000 | 972,400 |
| Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust X, 7.350% (Z) | 243,300 | 6,240,645 |
| Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z) | 381,200 | 9,499,504 |
| Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z) | 311,000 | 8,309,920 |
| General Electric Capital Corp., 6.000% (Z) | 97,300 | 2,486,015 |
| General Electric Capital Corp., 6.050% (Z) | 60,000 | 1,548,000 |
| General Electric Capital Corp., 6.625% | 35,000 | 901,950 |
| ING Groep NV, 7.050% (Z) | 598,970 | 14,225,538 |
| ING Groep NV, 7.200% (L)(Z) | 765,000 | 18,329,400 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Company, 8.625% (Z) | 395,000 | 10,917,800 |
| JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX, 6.700% (Z) | 456,238 | 11,907,812 |
| Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust III, 7.000% (Z) | 484,583 | 12,056,425 |
| Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust IV, 7.120% (Z) | 415,248 | 10,364,590 |
| Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V, 7.280% (Z) | 410,000 | 10,270,500 |
| RBS Capital Funding Trust V, 5.900% (Z) | 742,366 | 11,811,043 |
| RBS Capital Funding Trust VI, 6.250% (Z) | 340,000 | 5,419,600 |
| Insurance 14.14% | ||
| Aegon NV, 6.375% (L)(Z) | 245,000 | 5,698,697 |
| Aegon NV, 6.500% (L)(Z) | 215,000 | 4,966,500 |
| American Financial Group, Inc., 7.000% | 477,600 | 12,174,024 |
| MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500%, 6.500% (L)(Z) | 993,000 | 25,371,150 |
| Phoenix Companies, Inc., 7.450% (L)(Z) | 600,549 | 13,662,490 |
| PLC Capital Trust IV, 7.250% (Z) | 337,035 | 8,422,505 |
| PLC Capital Trust V, 6.125% (Z) | 185,950 | 4,434,908 |
| Prudential PLC, 6.500% (Z) | 129,638 | 3,242,246 |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Series C, 6.080% (Z) | 122,300 | 2,834,914 |
| Real Estate Investment Trusts 8.28% | ||
| Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series J, 6.625% (Z) | 638,100 | 15,365,448 |
| Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series K, 6.500% (Z) | 151,600 | 3,605,048 |
| Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series L, 6.600% (Z) | 118,500 | 2,846,370 |
| Public Storage, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series Q, 6.500% | 121,700 | 3,074,142 |
| Public Storage, Inc., Series P, 6.500% (Z) | 118,950 | 3,007,056 |
| Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.250% (L)(Z) | 740,000 | 19,373,200 |
| Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.03% | ||
| Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 7.750% (I) | 80,000 | 163,200 |
| Telecommunication Services 8.33% | 47,618,157 | |
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| Wireless Telecommunication Services 8.33% | ||
| Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% | 398,200 | 9,955,000 |
| Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 7.000% | 411,000 | 10,307,880 |
| Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., Series A, 7.600% | 355,240 | 8,923,629 |
| United States Cellular Corp., 7.500% (L)(Z) | 729,100 | 18,431,648 |
| Utilities 33.28% | 190,166,748 | |
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| Electric Utilities 21.14% | ||
| Alabama Power Company, 5.200% | 416,133 | 10,157,807 |
| Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 5.750% | 105,100 | 2,627,500 |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.875% | 309,200 | 7,791,840 |
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
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| Utilities (continued) | ||||
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| Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.000% | 240,600 | $6,366,276 | ||
| Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.000% | 101,694 | 2,511,842 | ||
| Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.200% | 148,000 | 3,840,600 | ||
| Entergy Texas, Inc., 7.875% | 71,986 | 2,097,672 | ||
| FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100% (L)(Z) | 810,000 | 20,865,600 | ||
| FPL Group Capital Trust I, 5.875% (Z) | 301,000 | 7,615,300 | ||
| HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500% (Z) | 228,100 | 5,873,575 | ||
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 7.450% (Z) | 20,000 | 531,000 | ||
| PPL Corp., 9.500% | 243,000 | 13,773,240 | ||
| PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Depositary Shares, 6.250% (Z) | 189,000 | 4,725,000 | ||
| PPL Energy Supply, LLC, 7.000% (L)(Z) | 846,450 | 21,465,972 | ||
| Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (Z) | 20,000 | 1,884,376 | ||
| Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000% (Z) | 50,000 | 4,734,375 | ||
| Westar Energy, Inc., 6.100% (Z) | 154,500 | 3,941,295 | ||
| Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.76% | ||||
| Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625% (Z) | 163,200 | 4,350,912 | ||
| Multi-Utilities 11.38% | ||||
| BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z) | 709,050 | 17,690,798 | ||
| Consolidated Edison Companies of NY, Inc., Series A, 5.000% (Z) | 21,100 | 2,006,188 | ||
| Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, 8.375% (Z) | 249,900 | 7,187,124 | ||
| DTE Energy Trust I, 7.800% (Z) | 236,000 | 6,242,200 | ||
| DTE Energy Trust II, 7.500% (Z) | 59,400 | 1,556,280 | ||
| Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (Z) | 237,290 | 6,886,156 | ||
| SCANA Corp., 7.700% (Z) | 756,000 | 21,077,280 | ||
| Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.100% | 31,000 | 2,366,540 | ||
| Maturity | Par value | |||
| Rate (%) | date | Value | ||
| Capital Preferred Securities (b) 2.68% (1.82% of Total Investments) | $15,287,122 | |||
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| (Cost $16,469,832) | ||||
| Financials 1.53% | 8,730,000 | |||
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| Commercial Banks 1.53% | ||||
| CA Preferred Funding Trust | 7.000 | 01/29/49 | $9,000,000 | 8,730,000 |
| Utilities 1.15% | 6,557,122 | |||
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| Multi-Utilities 1.15% | ||||
| Dominion Resources Capital Trust I (L)(Z) | 7.830 | 12/01/27 | 6,364,000 | 6,557,122 |
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| Common Stocks 0.74% (0.51% of Total Investments) | $4,253,900 | |||
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| (Cost $3,557,695) | ||||
| Telecommunication Services 0.43% | 2,455,700 | |||
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| Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.43% | ||||
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | 65,000 | 2,455,700 | ||
| Utilities 0.31% | 1,798,200 | |||
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| Electric Utilities 0.31% | ||||
| FirstEnergy Corp. | 45,000 | 1,798,200 | ||
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
| Maturity | Par value | |||
| Rate (%) | date | Value | ||
| Corporate Bonds 2.81% (1.91% of Total Investments) | $16,055,378 | |||
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| (Cost $16,041,096) | ||||
| Energy 2.22% | 12,674,250 | |||
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| Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.22% | ||||
| Southern Union Company (7.200% to 11/01/2011, then 3 | ||||
| month LIBOR + 3.018%)(L)(Z) | 7.200 | 11/01/66 | $12,900,000 | 12,674,250 |
| Utilities 0.59% | 3,381,128 | |||
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| Electric Utilities 0.59% | ||||
| Kentucky Power Company, Series D(L)(Z) | 5.625 | 12/01/32 | 3,565,000 | 3,381,128 |
| Par value | Value | |||
| Short-Term Investments 0.14% (0.09% of Total Investments) | $777,000 | |||
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| (Cost $777,000) | ||||
| Repurchase Agreement 0.14% | 777,000 | |||
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| Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 4-29-11 at | ||||
| 0.010% to be repurchased at $777,001 on 5-2-11, collateralized by | ||||
| $720,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.500% due 1-15-14 | ||||
| (valued at $795,600, including interest) | 777,000 | 777,000 | ||
| Total investments (Cost $859,486,588)† 146.87% | $839,170,007 | |||
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| Other assets and liabilities, net (46.87%) | ($267,781,867) | |||
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| Total net assets 100.00% | $571,388,140 | |||
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The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
(a) Includes preferred stocks and hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that pay dividends on a periodic basis.
(b) Includes hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that trade with, and pay interest income.
(I) Non-income producing security.
(L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of 4-30-11. Total value of securities on loan at 4-30-11 was $230,806,460.
(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration.
(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 4-30-11 was $632,595,416.
† At 4-30-11, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $859,594,235. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $20,424,228, of which $36,832,908 related to appreciated investment securities and $57,257,136 related to depreciated investment securities.
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
The Fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of total investments on 4-30-11:
| United States | 82% | ||||
| United Kingdom | 6% | ||||
| Netherlands | 5% | ||||
| Canada | 5% | ||||
| Switzerland | 1% | ||||
| Bermuda | 1% |
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
Notes to the Schedule of 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. 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 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, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2011, by major security category or type:
| Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
| Total Market | Significant | Significant | ||||||||
| Value at | Level 1 Quoted | Observable | Unobservable | |||||||
| 4-30-11 | Price | Inputs | Inputs | |||||||
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| Preferred Securities | ||||||||||
| Consumer Discretionary | $53,689,739 | $53,689,739 | — | — | ||||||
| Consumer Staples | 11,183,913 | — | $11,183,913 | — | ||||||
| Energy | 46,471,966 | 46,471,966 | — | — | ||||||
| Financials | 453,666,084 | 453,666,084 | — | — | ||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 47,618,157 | 47,618,157 | — | — | ||||||
| Utilities | 190,166,748 | 183,547,997 | 6,618,751 | — | ||||||
| Capital Preferred Securities | ||||||||||
| Financials | 8,730,000 | — | 8,730,000 | — | ||||||
| Utilities | 6,557,122 | — | 6,557,122 | — | ||||||
| Common Stocks | ||||||||||
| Telecommunication Services | 2,455,700 | 2,455,700 | — | — | ||||||
| Utilities | 1,798,200 | 1,798,200 | — | — | ||||||
| Corporate Bonds | ||||||||||
| Energy | 12,674,250 | — | 12,674,250 | — | ||||||
| Utilities | 3,381,128 | — | 3,381,128 | — | ||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 777,000 | — | 777,000 | — | ||||||
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| Total Investments in Securities | $839,170,007 | $789,247,843 | $49,922,164 | — | ||||||
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the nine month period ended April 30, 2011, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.
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 principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, taking 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. Foreign securities and currencies, are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost.
Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair
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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
As of 4-30-11 (Unaudited)
value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Significant market events that affect the values of non-U.S. securities may occur between the time when the valuation of the securities is generally determined and the close of the NYSE. During significant market events, these securities will be valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may use a fair valuation model to value non-U.S. securities in order to adjust for events which may occur between the close of foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE.
Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which 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. 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.
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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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 Preferred Income Fund III
By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 20, 2011
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/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 20, 2011
By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer
Date: June 20, 2011