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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 811-21131 
 
John Hancock Preferred 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:  July 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  October 31, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
As of 10-31-12 (Unaudited)
Portfolio of Investments

  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 146.6% (98.6% of Total Investments)    $848,517,990 

(Cost $802,232,604)     
 
Consumer Staples 2.3%    13,093,438 

 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.3%     
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A 6.250% (S)  143,000  13,093,438 
 
Energy 7.0%    40,422,626 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.0%     
Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000%  161,500  7,535,590 
Nexen, Inc., 7.350%  1,290,700  32,887,036 
 
Financials 84.6%    489,921,138 

 
Capital Markets 11.1%     
Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.900% (Z)  450,000  11,677,500 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.250% (L)(Z)  291,000  7,263,360 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV, 6.250% (Z)  323,000  8,094,380 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V, 5.750% (Z)  405,000  10,031,850 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VI, 6.600%  65,000  1,626,300 
Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VII, 6.600%  47,000  1,175,940 
State Street Corp., 5.250%  162,000  4,184,460 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.125% (Z)  542,500  14,354,550 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  240,000  6,045,600 
 
Commercial Banks 21.2%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 3, 7.100%  200,000  5,046,000 
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125%  740,000  19,129,000 
BB&T Corp., 5.625%  307,200  7,848,960 
HSBC USA, Inc., 6.500%  140,234  3,542,311 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 05/01/22, then 3     
month LIBOR + 4.067%)  187,000  5,236,000 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375%  12,000  301,680 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Series L, 5.750%  580,000  13,427,000 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500%  302,000  8,229,500 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300%  368,941  9,474,405 
U.S. Bancorp (6.000% to 04/15/17, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.861%)  240,000  6,888,000 
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 01/15/22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%)     
(L)(Z)  705,000  20,846,850 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (L)(Z)  756,000  22,974,840 
 
Consumer Finance 5.1%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (L)(Z)  685,000  17,309,950 
SLM Corp., 6.000%  198,000  4,831,200 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970% (Z)  147,391  7,058,555 
 
Diversified Financial Services 25.4%     
Bank of America Corp., 8.200% (Z)  95,000  2,420,600 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  185,000  4,613,900 
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625%  82,000  2,132,000 
Citigroup Capital VII, 7.125%  70,000  1,782,200 
Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.950% (L)(Z)  610,000  15,402,500 
Citigroup Capital XIII (7.875% to 10/30/15, then 3 month LIBOR +     
6.370%)  20,000  556,200 
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VIII, 6.375%  55,000  1,366,750 
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust X, 7.350%  111,400  2,831,788 

 

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
As of 10-31-12 (Unaudited)
Portfolio of Investments

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  252,500  $6,537,225 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (L)(Z)  496,000  13,277,920 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.000%  45,000  1,149,750 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.050%  45,000  1,164,150 
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.100%  20,000  521,200 
ING Groep NV, 6.125% (Z)  61,500  1,493,220 
ING Groep NV, 7.050%  755,100  19,005,867 
ING Groep NV, 7.200% (Z)  100,000  2,523,000 
JPMorgan Chase Capital X, Series J, 7.000% (L)(Z)  487,000  12,666,870 
JPMorgan Chase Capital XI, 5.875%  49,000  1,244,600 
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX, 6.700% (Z)  580,000  15,259,800 
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust III, 7.000% (Z)  366,400  9,229,616 
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust IV, 7.120% (Z)  277,000  6,974,860 
Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V, 7.280% (Z)  367,000  9,252,070 
RBS Capital Funding Trust V, 5.900%  620,000  11,401,800 
RBS Capital Funding Trust VII, 6.080%  220,000  4,114,000 
 
Insurance 11.5%     
Aegon NV, 6.375% (L)(Z)  510,000  13,198,800 
Aegon NV, 6.500% (Z)  200,000  5,016,000 
American Financial Group, Inc., 7.000% (Z)  320,000  8,697,600 
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (L)(Z)  947,000  24,281,080 
PLC Capital Trust V, 6.125% (Z)  256,000  6,461,440 
Prudential PLC, 6.500% (Z)  154,500  3,919,665 
Prudential PLC, 6.750%  51,000  1,293,870 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Series C, 6.080% (Z)  147,500  3,722,900 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 10.3%     
Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series J, 6.625% (L)(Z)  66,525  1,688,405 
Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series K, 6.500% (L)(Z)  110,000  2,779,700 
Duke Realty Corp., Depositary Shares, Series L, 6.600% (L)(Z)  109,840  2,789,936 
Kimco Realty Corp., 6.000%  836,000  21,518,640 
Public Storage, Inc., 5.750%  353,404  9,450,023 
Public Storage, Inc., 6.350%  193,000  5,330,660 
Public Storage, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series Q, 6.500%  114,100  3,225,607 
Public Storage, Inc., Series P, 6.500%  57,500  1,571,475 
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 5.625%  233,000  5,724,810 
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.250% (Z)  205,000  5,594,450 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.0%     
Federal National Mortgage Association, Series S, 8.250%  80,000  136,000 
 
Industrials 0.8%    4,377,475 

 
Machinery 0.8%     
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750%  165,500  4,377,475 
 
Telecommunication Services 11.7%    67,781,240 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.7%     
Qwest Corp., 7.000%  20,000  532,600 
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (L)(Z)  750,000  20,430,000 
Qwest Corp., 7.500%  232,500  6,375,150 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 7.0%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)  233,000  5,901,890 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875%  103,000  2,858,250 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 7.000% (Z)  340,000  9,574,400 

 

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
As of 10-31-12 (Unaudited)
Portfolio of Investments

      Shares  Value 
 
Telecommunication Services (continued)         

United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (L)(Z)      795,000  $22,108,950 
 
Utilities 40.2%        232,922,073 

 
Electric Utilities 23.8%         
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500% (Z)      73,650  3,667,770 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 5.750%      47,500  1,336,650 
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.250%      240,000  6,410,400 
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.875%      252,625  7,124,025 
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.000%      200,000  5,570,000 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.000% (Z)      366,400  10,156,607 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.200%      83,500  2,362,215 
Entergy Texas, Inc., 7.875%      50,200  1,454,294 
FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100% (L)(Z)      540,000  13,986,000 
FPL Group Capital Trust I, 5.875% (Z)      353,600  9,313,824 
Gulf Power Company, 5.750%      134,800  3,670,604 
HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500%      379,850  9,792,533 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (L)(Z)      850,000  22,610,000 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.780% (Z)      15,143  1,509,095 
PPL Corp., 9.500%      337,000  18,309,210 
SCE Trust I, 5.625%      178,500  4,662,420 
Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (L)(Z)      119,000  12,033,875 
Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000%      37,500  3,766,406 
 
Multi-Utilities 16.4%         
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1995, 6.990% (Z)      40,000  4,093,752 
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (L)(Z)      676,800  17,529,120 
Dominion Resources, Inc., Series A, 8.375% (Z)      385,400  10,791,200 
DTE Energy Company, 5.250%      305,000  7,771,400 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500%      295,000  8,352,188 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (L)(Z)      713,350  19,545,790 
SCANA Corp., 7.700%      681,500  18,639,025 
Xcel Energy, Inc., 7.600% (Z)      331,000  8,463,670 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 2.0% (1.4% of Total Investments)        $11,646,040 

(Cost $12,789,843)         
 
Energy 1.2%        7,249,000 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.2%         
Southern Union Company (P)(L)(Z)  3.333  11/01/66  $8,800,000  7,249,000 
 
Utilities 0.8%        4,397,040 

 
Electric Utilities 0.8%         
Southern California Edison Company (6.250% to 02/01/22,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 4.199%) (Q)  6.250  02/01/22  4,000,000  4,397,040 

 

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
As of 10-31-12 (Unaudited)
Portfolio of Investments

  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.1% (0.0% of Total Investments)    $400,000 

(Cost $400,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.1%    400,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 10-31-12 at     
0.010% to be repurchased at $400,000 on 11-1-12, collateralized by     
$300,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.625% due 2-15-40 (valued at     
$410,669, including interest)  400,000  400,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $815,422,447)† 148.7%    $860,564,030 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (48.7%)    ($281,693,810) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $578,870,220 

 

 

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

(L) A portion of the security is a lent security as of 10-31-12, and is part of segregated collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total value of Lent Securities at 10-31-12 was $235,882,804.

(P) Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date. Date shown is next call date.

(S) This security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such a security 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 10-31-12 was $468,191,664.

† At 10-31-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $815,423,106. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $45,140,924, of which $57,267,673 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,126,749 related to depreciated investment securities.

The Fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of total investments on 10-31-12.

United States  83.7% 
United Kingdom  5.0% 
Netherlands  4.8% 
Canada  3.8% 
Switzerland  1.4% 
Spain  1.0% 
Bermuda  0.3% 

 

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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
As of 10-31-12 (Unaudited)
Notes to Portfolio 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. 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 the 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. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors, which may include a registered commodities exchange, or broker quotations. 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 reliable market quotations are not 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, which include price verification procedures. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted. 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.

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 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 may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Securities with a market value of approximately $25,539,042 at the beginning of the year were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period since quoted prices in active markets for identical securities became available.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2012, by major security category or type:



      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market  Level 1  Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  10/31/12  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Preferred Securities         
Consumer Staples  $13,093,438    $13,093,438   
Energy  40,422,626  40,422,626     
Financials  489,921,138  489,921,138     
Industrials  4,377,475  4,377,475     
Telecommunication Services  67,781,240  67,781,240     
Utilities  232,922,073  174,146,357  58,775,716   
Corporate Bonds         
Energy  7,249,000    7,249,000   
Utilities  4,397,040    4,397,040   
Short-Term Investments  400,000    400,000   
 
Total investments in Securities  $860,564,030  $776,648,836  $83,915,194   
Other Financial Instruments         
Interest Rate Swaps  ($2,945,242)    ($2,945,242)   

 

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.

Real estate investment trusts. The Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and, as a result, will estimate the components of distributions from these securities. Such estimates are revised when actual components of distributions are known. Distributions from REITs received in excess of income may be recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between a Fund and 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. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or broker quotations, 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.

During the period ended October 31, 2012, the Fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of October 31, 2012.

  USD    PAYMENTS     
  NOTIONAL  PAYMENTS  RECEIVED BY  MATURITY  MARKET 
COUNTERPARTY  AMOUNT  MADE BY FUND  FUND  DATE  VALUE 

Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  $68,000,000  Fixed 1.4625%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($2,393,178) 
Morgan Stanley           
Capital Services  68,000,000  Fixed 0.875%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  Jul 2017  (552,064) 
 
  $136,000,000        ($2,945,242) 

 

(a) At October 31, 2012, the 3 Month LIBOR rate was 0.31275%.

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





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 
 
By:  /s/ Hugh McHaffie 
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  Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  December 20, 2012 

 

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/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------- 
Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  December 20, 2012 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
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Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  December 20, 2012