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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-CSR 
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 
 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-4186 
 
John Hancock Income Securities Trust 
(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:  April 30, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Portfolio summary

Portfolio Composition1       

Corporate Bonds  52.0%  U.S. Government  1.5% 

 
U.S. Government Agency  24.4%  Term Loans  0.4% 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  10.3%  Municipal Bonds  0.2% 

 
Asset Backed Securities  4.1%  Foreign Government Obligations  0.1% 

 
Preferred Securities  2.4%  Convertible Bonds  0.1% 

 
Common Stocks  2.1%  Short-Term Investments  0.4% 

 
Capital Preferred Securities  2.0%     

 
Quality Distribution1,2       

U.S. Government  1.5%  B  9.8% 

 
U.S. Government Agency  24.4%  CCC & Below  6.1% 

 
AAA  3.0%  Not Rated  0.3% 

 
AA  3.3%  Preferred Securities  2.4% 

 
A  8.4%  Equity  2.1% 

 
BBB  29.7%  Short-Term Investments  0.4% 

 
BB  8.6%     

 

 

1 As a percentage of the Fund’s total investments on 4-30-12.

2 Ratings are from Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. If not available, we have used Standard & Poor’s ratings. In the absence of ratings from these agencies, we have used Fitch, Inc. ratings. “Not Rated” securities are those with no ratings available from these agencies. All ratings are as of 4-30-12 and do not reflect subsequent downgrades or upgrades, if any.

6  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report 

 



Fund’s investments

As of 4-30-12 (unaudited)

    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Corporate Bonds 77.2% (52.0% of Total Investments)    $136,015,413 

(Cost $128,169,474)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 11.0%        19,439,885 
 
Auto Components 0.8%         

Allison Transmission, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.125  05-15-19  $380,000  398,050 

Exide Technologies (Z)  8.625  02-01-18  545,000  442,813 

Hyva Global BV (S)(Z)  8.625  03-24-16  340,000  286,450 

Visteon Corp.  6.750  04-15-19  220,000  226,600 
 
Automobiles 1.5%         

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Z)  5.000  05-15-18  440,000  475,352 

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc. (S)(Z)  4.375  07-27-16  310,000  326,992 

Hyundai Capital Services, Inc. (S)(Z)  6.000  05-05-15  430,000  470,958 

Kia Motors Corp. (S)(Z)  3.625  06-14-16  315,000  323,592 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (S)(Z)  4.500  01-30-15  1,000,000  1,071,110 
 
Food Products 0.1%         

Simmons Foods, Inc. (S)(Z)  10.500  11-01-17  250,000  230,000 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.9%         

CCM Merger, Inc. (S)  9.125  05-01-19  380,000  386,175 

Downstream Development Authority of the         
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (S)(Z)  10.500  07-01-19  275,000  286,669 

Greektown Superholdings, Inc.  13.000  07-01-15  1,713,000  1,890,724 

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (Z)  9.750  06-15-14  600,000  598,500 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (S)  9.000  08-31-20  319,000  290,290 

Marina District Finance Company, Inc.  9.500  10-15-15  255,000  247,988 

MGM Resorts International (S)(Z)  8.625  02-01-19  340,000  369,325 

Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida (S)(Z)  6.535  10-01-20  650,000  661,622 

Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida (S)(Z)  7.750  10-01-17  325,000  353,438 

Waterford Gaming LLC (S)  8.625  09-15-14  201,821  112,918 
 
Household Durables 0.5%         

American Standard Americas (S)  10.750  01-15-16  165,000  120,863 

Corp. GEO SAB de CV (S)  8.875  03-27-22  410,000  416,150 

DR Horton, Inc.  4.750  05-15-17  305,000  311,863 
 
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.3%         

Expedia, Inc. (Z)  5.950  08-15-20  530,000  553,781 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  7 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Media 3.6%         

AMC Entertainment, Inc.  8.750  06-01-19  $140,000  $149,275 

CBS Corp. (Z)  7.875  07-30-30  595,000  783,796 

CCO Holdings LLC  8.125  04-30-20  145,000  162,400 

Cinemark USA, Inc.  7.375  06-15-21  195,000  210,600 

Grupo Televisa SAB (Z)  6.625  01-15-40  310,000  370,960 

News America, Inc.  6.150  03-01-37  165,000  183,079 

News America, Inc. (Z)  6.150  02-15-41  275,000  315,242 

News America, Inc.  6.400  12-15-35  150,000  171,473 

News America, Inc. (Z)  7.600  10-11-15  1,000,000  1,167,105 

News America, Inc. (Z)  7.750  01-20-24  1,020,000  1,194,591 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (Z)  7.000  01-15-14  84,000  84,000 

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., PIK (Z)  7.000  01-15-14  255,998  254,718 

Regal Cinemas Corp.  8.625  07-15-19  115,000  126,500 

Regal Entertainment Group  9.125  08-15-18  100,000  110,750 

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)  6.750  07-01-18  605,000  738,349 

UBM PLC (S)(Z)  5.750  11-03-20  275,000  277,334 
 
Multiline Retail 0.3%         

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. (Z)  7.875  08-15-36  444,000  494,865 
 
Specialty Retail 0.3%         

AutoNation, Inc.  6.750  04-15-18  205,000  222,425 

Hillman Group, Inc. (Z)  10.875  06-01-18  305,000  321,775 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.7%         

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. (Z)  10.000  02-15-19  665,000  711,550 

Levi Strauss & Company (Z)  7.625  05-15-20  500,000  536,875 
 
Consumer Staples 2.4%        4,228,868 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.4%         

Rite Aid Corp. (S)  9.250  03-15-20  720,000  730,800 
 
Food Products 0.9%         

Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp. (Z)  4.100  03-15-16  205,000  215,727 

Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp. (Z)  8.500  06-15-19  389,000  483,821 

Corp. Pesquera Inca SAC (S)(Z)  9.000  02-10-17  340,000  363,800 

Del Monte Corp.  7.625  02-15-19  235,000  237,350 

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV (S)  4.500  01-25-22  245,000  254,318 
 
Household Products 0.5%         

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.000  04-15-19  420,000  422,100 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.875  08-15-19  365,000  380,513 
 
Tobacco 0.6%         

Alliance One International, Inc. (Z)  10.000  07-15-16  1,000,000  1,010,000 

Lorillard Tobacco Company (Z)  6.875  05-01-20  110,000  130,439 
 
Energy 9.2%        16,106,348 
 
Energy Equipment & Services 1.0%         

Astoria Depositor Corp., Series B (S)(Z)  8.144  05-01-21  1,000,000  870,000 

Offshore Group Investments, Ltd. (S)  11.500  08-01-15  415,000  453,906 

Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.875  01-15-19  265,000  282,225 

Weatherford International, Inc.  6.800  06-15-37  115,000  130,151 

 

8  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Gas Utilities 0.3%         

DCP Midstream LLC (S)(Z)  9.750  03-15-19  $405,000  $523,725 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.9%         

Afren PLC (S)  10.250  04-08-19  240,000  251,299 

Afren PLC (S)(Z)  11.500  02-01-16  400,000  433,552 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.  6.000  06-01-19  125,000  116,875 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Z)  6.250  06-01-21  270,000  251,775 

Arch Coal, Inc. (S)  7.000  06-15-19  160,000  143,600 

Arch Coal, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.250  06-15-21  270,000  240,975 

BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (S)  7.875  04-15-22  165,000  166,650 

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Z)  6.125  02-15-21  265,000  250,425 

DTEK Finance BV (S)  9.500  04-28-15  200,000  192,750 

Energy Transfer Partners LP  5.200  02-01-22  135,000  143,809 

Energy Transfer Partners LP (Z)  9.700  03-15-19  425,000  547,198 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC (7.000% to         
6-1-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.778%) (Z)  7.000  06-01-67  695,000  696,738 

EV Energy Partners LP (Z)  8.000  04-15-19  400,000  408,000 

Kerr-McGee Corp. (Z)  6.950  07-01-24  770,000  958,042 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (Z)  7.750  03-15-32  195,000  237,985 

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Z)  6.500  03-01-41  280,000  307,198 

Newfield Exploration Company (Z)  5.750  01-30-22  260,000  276,900 

NuStar Logistics LP (Z)  7.650  04-15-18  845,000  1,008,529 

Peabody Energy Corp. (S)(Z)  6.250  11-15-21  325,000  329,063 

Petro-Canada (Z)  9.250  10-15-21  1,000,000  1,405,575 

Petrohawk Energy Corp. (Z)  6.250  06-01-19  595,000  670,119 

Petroleos Mexicanos (S)  4.875  01-24-22  275,000  293,003 

Phillips 66 (S)(Z)  2.950  05-01-17  565,000  579,624 

Spectra Energy Capital LLC (Z)  6.200  04-15-18  1,000,000  1,175,791 

Targa Resources Partners LP (S)  6.375  08-01-22  245,000  246,838 

TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd. (6.350% to         
5-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.210%) (Z)  6.350  05-15-67  710,000  741,004 

Williams Partners LP (Z)  7.250  02-01-17  1,463,000  1,773,024 
 
Financials 28.0%        49,276,345 
 
Capital Markets 3.4%         

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc.  11.625  11-15-15  235,000  198,575 

Credit Suisse New York (Z)  4.375  08-05-20  555,000  583,714 

Jefferies Group, Inc. (Z)  6.875  04-15-21  905,000  901,606 

Jefferies Group, Inc.  8.500  07-15-19  165,000  182,325 

Macquarie Bank, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.625  04-07-21  260,000  266,168 

Macquarie Group, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.000  01-14-20  340,000  339,136 

Morgan Stanley (Z)  4.750  03-22-17  800,000  798,374 

Morgan Stanley (Z)  5.550  04-27-17  500,000  508,556 

Morgan Stanley (Z)  5.750  01-25-21  290,000  286,201 

Morgan Stanley (Z)  7.300  05-13-19  485,000  520,338 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  5.250  07-27-21  300,000  303,411 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  5.750  01-24-22  275,000  286,982 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  6.150  04-01-18  760,000  827,046 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  9 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Commercial Banks 4.8%         

Abbey National Treasury Services PLC (Z)  4.000  04-27-16  $385,000  $380,588 

Banco de Credito del Peru (S)  4.750  03-16-16  175,000  180,250 

Barclays Bank PLC (Z)  5.140  10-14-20  1,930,000  1,845,435 

Barclays Bank PLC (S)(Z)  6.050  12-04-17  295,000  295,866 

Barclays Bank PLC (S)(Z)  10.179  06-12-21  260,000  302,463 

BBVA Bancomer SA (S)  6.500  03-10-21  140,000  141,400 

BPCE SA (12.500% to 9-30-19, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 12.980%) (Q)(S)(Z)  12.500  09-30-19  330,000  346,411 

First Horizon National Corp. (Z)  5.375  12-15-15  355,000  378,309 

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (S)(Z)  5.750  11-16-20  475,000  467,983 

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (Z)  6.375  01-21-21  440,000  475,407 

Nordea Bank AB (S)  3.125  03-20-17  680,000  686,374 

Regions Financial Corp.  7.750  11-10-14  1,000,000  1,100,000 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.  4.625  04-19-16  115,000  114,583 

Svenska Handelsbanken AB  2.875  04-04-17  530,000  538,746 

Synovus Financial Corp.  7.875  02-15-19  200,000  211,750 

Wachovia Bank NA (Z)  5.850  02-01-37  390,000  437,507 

Wachovia Corp. (Z)  5.750  06-15-17  405,000  472,157 
 
Consumer Finance 2.0%         

Capital One Financial Corp. (Z)  6.150  09-01-16  730,000  806,837 

Capital One Financial Corp. (Z)  6.750  09-15-17  1,000,000  1,197,939 

Discover Bank (Z)  7.000  04-15-20  270,000  313,844 

Discover Financial Services (S)  5.200  04-27-22  585,000  610,600 

Nelnet, Inc. (P)(Z)  3.846  09-29-36  715,000  570,570 
 
Diversified Financial Services 6.5%         

Bank of America Corp. (Z)  5.700  01-24-22  415,000  435,394 

Bank of America Corp. (Z)  6.500  08-01-16  305,000  333,401 

Bank of America NA  5.300  03-15-17  150,000  156,409 

Bank of America NA (Z)  6.000  10-15-36  390,000  377,991 

Bank of Ceylon (S)  6.875  05-03-17  250,000  252,485 

Citigroup, Inc. (Z)  5.850  12-11-34  300,000  314,788 

Citigroup, Inc.  6.125  11-21-17  1,935,000  2,146,323 

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-         
Boerenleenbank BA  3.375  01-19-17  275,000  283,694 

General Electric Capital Corp. (Z)  4.375  09-16-20  365,000  390,913 

General Electric Capital Corp. (Z)  5.875  01-14-38  390,000  435,570 

General Electric Capital Corp. (Z)  6.000  08-07-19  335,000  395,732 

JPMorgan Chase & Company  3.450  03-01-16  135,000  141,332 

JPMorgan Chase & Company (Z)  6.000  01-15-18  1,000,000  1,155,147 

JPMorgan Chase & Company (7.900% to         
4-30-18, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.470%) (Q)(Z)  7.900  04-30-18  655,000  717,644 

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. (Z)  6.875  04-25-18  1,000,000  1,114,066 

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. (Z)  7.750  05-14-38  310,000  342,975 

Nationstar Mortgage (Z)  10.875  04-01-15  540,000  577,800 

The Bear Stearns Companies LLC (Z)  7.250  02-01-18  1,000,000  1,216,190 

USB Realty Corp. (P)(Q)(S)(Z)  1.614  01-15-17  800,000  599,112 

 

10  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Insurance 5.6%         

Aflac, Inc. (Z)  8.500  05-15-19  $385,000  $508,519 

American International Group, Inc. (Z)  3.800  03-22-17  530,000  547,272 

AXA SA (6.379% to 12-14-36, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 2.256%) (Q)(S)  6.379  12-14-36  175,000  139,125 

Chubb Corp. (6.375% until 4-15-17, then         
3 month LIBOR + 2.250%) (Z)  6.375  03-29-67  315,000  322,481 

CNA Financial Corp. (Z)  6.500  08-15-16  720,000  812,634 

CNA Financial Corp. (Z)  7.250  11-15-23  540,000  618,758 

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.000  01-15-18  375,000  406,875 

Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust (6.505%         
to 2-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR +         
2.125%) (S)(Z)  6.505  02-12-67  835,000  636,688 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.  5.125  04-15-22  390,000  393,671 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Z)  6.625  03-30-40  225,000  232,215 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.800  03-15-37  705,000  690,900 

Lincoln National Corp. (Z)  8.750  07-01-19  535,000  684,040 

Lincoln National Corp. (6.050% until 4-20-17,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 2.040%) (Z)  6.050  04-20-67  535,000  497,550 

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of         
America (S)(Z)  6.850  12-16-39  605,000  756,992 

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.  6.375  06-15-21  150,000  162,397 

Unum Group (Z)  7.125  09-30-16  395,000  456,043 

UnumProvident Finance Company PLC (S)(Z)  6.850  11-15-15  605,000  681,923 

W.R. Berkley Corp. (Z)  5.600  05-15-15  365,000  394,675 

Willis Group Holdings PLC (Z)  5.750  03-15-21  350,000  380,529 

Willis North America, Inc. (Z)  7.000  09-29-19  495,000  574,446 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 5.2%         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.  4.600  04-01-22  190,000  190,678 

Boston Properties LP  3.700  11-15-18  195,000  202,854 

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP (Z)  7.500  05-15-15  345,000  385,563 

CommonWealth REIT (Z)  6.650  01-15-18  480,000  519,656 

DDR Corp. (Z)  7.500  04-01-17  675,000  773,985 

Goodman Funding Pty, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.375  04-15-21  645,000  669,537 

Health Care REIT, Inc.  4.950  01-15-21  190,000  197,154 

Health Care REIT, Inc. (Z)  6.125  04-15-20  700,000  783,087 

Health Care REIT, Inc. (Z)  6.200  06-01-16  505,000  560,107 

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (Z)  6.500  01-17-17  540,000  595,736 

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (S)  5.250  03-15-22  430,000  427,313 

Mack-Cali Realty LP  7.750  08-15-19  176,000  216,417 

MPT Operating Partnership LP (Z)  6.375  02-15-22  320,000  321,600 

MPT Operating Partnership LP  6.875  05-01-21  230,000  240,350 

ProLogis LP  4.500  08-15-17  55,000  57,694 

ProLogis LP (Z)  6.250  03-15-17  475,000  538,278 

Ventas Realty LP (Z)  4.750  06-01-21  670,000  690,342 

Vornado Realty LP (Z)  4.250  04-01-15  755,000  790,617 

WEA Finance LLC (S)(Z)  6.750  09-02-19  290,000  339,755 

Weyerhaeuser Company (Z)  7.375  03-15-32  690,000  752,918 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  11 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Real Estate Management & Development 0.4%       

General Shopping Investments, Ltd.         
(12.000% to 3-20-17, then 5 Year USGG +         
11.052%) (Q)(S)  12.000  03-20-17  $260,000  $256,100 

Realogy Corp. (S)  7.875  02-15-19  215,000  210,700 

Ventas Realty LP  4.000  04-30-19  165,000  167,704 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%         

Nationstar Mortgage LLC (S)  9.625  05-01-19  220,000  226,050 
 
Health Care 1.7%        2,984,127 
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1%         

Alere, Inc.  8.625  10-01-18  185,000  191,475 
 
Health Care Providers & Services 0.8%         

BioScrip, Inc. (Z)  10.250  10-01-15  285,000  308,513 

HCA, Inc. (Z)  7.500  02-15-22  380,000  408,975 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Z)  7.125  03-15-18  545,000  672,813 
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.8%         

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., PIK (P)  9.500  04-15-15  421,756  434,409 

Hospira, Inc. (Z)  6.050  03-30-17  485,000  545,761 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)  6.750  10-01-17  95,000  97,731 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (S)(Z)  6.875  12-01-18  315,000  324,450 
 
Industrials 7.7%        13,623,827 
 
Aerospace & Defense 1.6%         

Bombardier, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.750  03-15-20  240,000  268,200 

Ducommun, Inc.  9.750  07-15-18  70,000  74,025 

Embraer Overseas, Ltd. (Z)  6.375  01-15-20  380,000  421,800 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Z)  7.125  03-15-21  360,000  381,150 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Z)  10.000  06-01-17  230,000  247,250 

Textron Financial Corp. (6.000% to 2-15-17,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 1.735%) (S)(Z)  6.000  02-15-67  750,000  562,500 

Textron, Inc. (Z)  5.600  12-01-17  505,000  552,516 

Textron, Inc. (Z)  7.250  10-01-19  270,000  314,434 
 
Airlines 3.6%         

America West Airlines 2000-1 Pass Through         
Trust (Z)  8.057  07-02-20  189,240  197,756 

American Airlines 2011-1 Class B Pass Through         
Trust (S)  7.000  01-31-18  579,597  568,005 

Continental Airlines 1997-4 Class A Pass         
Through Trust  6.900  01-02-18  312,367  335,014 

Continental Airlines 1998-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust (Z)  6.648  09-15-17  169,168  176,155 

Continental Airlines 1999-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust (Z)  6.545  02-02-19  199,151  214,087 

Continental Airlines 2000-2 Class B Pass         
Through Trust (Z)  8.307  04-02-18  140,561  142,669 

Continental Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust (Z)  5.983  04-19-22  515,281  558,410 

Continental Airlines 2010-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust  4.750  01-12-21  152,014  157,335 

Continental Airlines 2012-1 Class B Pass         
Through Trusts  6.250  04-11-20  240,000  243,000 

 

12  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Airlines (continued)         

Delta Air Lines 2002-1 Class G-1 Pass Through         
Trust (Z)  6.718  01-02-23  $519,850  $547,143 

Delta Air Lines 2007-1 Class A Pass Through         
Trust (Z)  6.821  08-10-22  685,293  741,830 

Delta Air Lines 2010-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust  6.200  07-02-18  202,339  219,032 

Delta Air Lines 2011-1 Class A Pass Through         
Trust (Z)  5.300  04-15-19  349,093  368,729 

Northwest Airlines 2002-1 Class G-2 Pass         
Through Trust  6.264  11-20-21  139,260  145,527 

Northwest Airlines 2007-1 Class A Pass         
Through Trust (Z)  7.027  11-01-19  407,680  432,140 

UAL 2009-2A Pass Through Trust (Z)  9.750  01-15-17  379,873  434,005 

United Airlines 2007-1 Class C Pass Through         
Trust (P)  3.059  07-02-14  612,256  587,765 

United Airlines 2009-1 Pass Through Trust  10.400  11-01-16  149,732  170,889 

US Airways 2012-1 Class A Pass Through Trust         
Series 2012-1A, Class PTT  5.900  10-01-24  175,000  175,000 
 
Building Products 0.8%         

Masco Corp. (Z)  7.125  03-15-20  285,000  308,126 

Voto-Votorantim Overseas Trading Operations         
NV (S)(Z)  6.625  09-25-19  450,000  504,000 

Voto-Votorantim, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.750  04-05-21  490,000  548,800 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.5%         

Garda World Security Corp. (S)  9.750  03-15-17  100,000  106,000 

International Lease Finance Corp. (S)(Z)  7.125  09-01-18  290,000  319,000 

Steelcase, Inc. (Z)  6.375  02-15-21  500,000  522,434 
 
Construction & Engineering 0.2%         

Tutor Perini Corp. (Z)  7.625  11-01-18  335,000  340,025 
 
Electrical Equipment 0.1%         

Coleman Cable, Inc.  9.000  02-15-18  205,000  216,275 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.3%         

Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.000  04-05-23  350,000  369,250 

Odebrecht Finance, Ltd. (Q)(S)  7.500  09-14-15  200,000  206,500 
 
Marine 0.2%         

Navios South American Logistics, Inc.  9.250  04-15-19  315,000  288,225 
 
Road & Rail 0.1%         

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC (S)  8.250  01-15-19  125,000  130,938 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.3%         

Air Lease Corp. (S)  5.625  04-01-17  110,000  107,250 

Aircastle, Ltd. (S)  6.750  04-15-17  160,000  161,600 

Aircastle, Ltd. (S)  7.625  04-15-20  160,000  162,400 

HD Supply, Inc. (S)  8.125  04-15-19  90,000  96,638 
 
Information Technology 0.5%        910,775 
 
Computers & Peripherals 0.2%         

Hewlett-Packard Company (Z)  4.375  09-15-21  310,000  321,375 
 
IT Services 0.3%         

Brightstar Corp. (S)(Z)  9.500  12-01-16  560,000  589,400 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  13 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Materials 5.9%        $10,419,918 
 
Chemicals 1.1%         

American Pacific Corp. (Z)  9.000  02-01-15  $245,000  246,838 

Braskem America Finance Company (S)(Z)  7.125  07-22-41  425,000  427,125 

Braskem Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.000  05-07-20  515,000  572,938 

Incitec Pivot Finance LLC (S)(Z)  6.000  12-10-19  345,000  373,994 

Lyondellbasell Industries NV (S)  5.000  04-15-19  240,000  247,800 

Polymer Group, Inc.  7.750  02-01-19  95,000  101,413 
 
Construction Materials 0.4%         

Magnesita Finance, Ltd. (Q)(S)  8.625  04-05-17  420,000  412,807 

Severstal Columbus LLC  10.250  02-15-18  100,000  107,250 

Vulcan Materials Company  7.500  06-15-21  130,000  143,975 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.6%         

Pretium Packaging LLC  11.500  04-01-16  165,000  171,600 

Temple-Inland, Inc. (Z)  6.625  01-15-18  750,000  871,964 
 
Metals & Mining 2.6%         

Alcoa, Inc. (Z)  5.400  04-15-21  255,000  267,855 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.  5.950  01-15-21  140,000  155,076 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Z)  9.375  06-01-19  280,000  353,721 

ArcelorMittal (Z)  9.850  06-01-19  370,000  447,033 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.  6.250  10-01-40  33,000  35,309 

Commercial Metals Company (Z)  7.350  08-15-18  310,000  323,175 

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty, Ltd. (S)  8.250  11-01-19  170,000  184,025 

JMC Steel Group (S)  8.250  03-15-18  185,000  191,475 

Metinvest BV (S)(Z)  8.750  02-14-18  435,000  402,375 

Mongolian Mining Corp. (S)  8.875  03-29-17  500,000  500,000 

Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)(Z)  8.000  12-01-18  555,000  581,363 

SunCoke Energy, Inc.  7.625  08-01-19  259,000  264,180 

Teck Resources, Ltd.  10.750  05-15-19  119,000  147,263 

Thompson Creek Metals Company, Inc. (Z)  7.375  06-01-18  395,000  337,725 

Vale Overseas, Ltd. (Z)  6.875  11-10-39  320,000  383,729 
 
Paper & Forest Products 1.2%         

Georgia-Pacific LLC (S)  5.400  11-01-20  485,000  552,475 

Georgia-Pacific LLC  7.250  06-01-28  165,000  197,577 

International Paper Company (Z)  9.375  05-15-19  385,000  514,320 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC  8.750  02-01-19  100,000  49,000 

Westvaco Corp. (Z)  7.950  02-15-31  770,000  854,538 
 
Telecommunication Services 3.8%        6,682,870 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.1%       

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (Z)  6.300  12-15-15  513,172  544,333 

CenturyLink, Inc. (Z)  5.800  03-15-22  480,000  475,591 

CenturyLink, Inc. (Z)  6.450  06-15-21  305,000  317,262 

CenturyLink, Inc. (Z)  7.600  09-15-39  305,000  289,326 

Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)  4.883  08-15-20  760,000  805,756 

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC (S)(Z)  4.347  06-15-16  650,000  671,423 

GTP Acquisition Partners I LLC (S)(Z)  7.628  06-15-16  325,000  314,304 

GTP Towers Issuer LLC (S)  8.112  02-15-15  885,000  909,949 

 

14  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)       

PAETEC Holding Corp. (Z)  9.875  12-01-18  $369,000  $417,893 

Qwest Communications International, Inc. (Z)  8.000  10-01-15  275,000  292,875 

Telecom Italia Capital SA (Z)  7.200  07-18-36  365,000  334,431 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.2%         

American Tower Corp.  4.700  03-15-22  400,000  410,369 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.5%         

America Movil SAB de CV (Z)  5.000  03-30-20  440,000  496,808 

Nextel Communications, Inc. (Z)  7.375  08-01-15  415,000  402,550 
 
Utilities 7.0%        12,342,450 
 
Electric Utilities 3.7%         

Beaver Valley II Funding (Z)  9.000  06-01-17  384,000  398,757 

BVPS II Funding Corp. (Z)  8.890  06-01-17  475,000  524,464 

Commonwealth Edison Company (Z)  5.800  03-15-18  525,000  634,385 

Exelon Corp. (Z)  4.900  06-15-15  985,000  1,077,816 

FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)(Z)  5.608  03-10-24  222,404  230,184 

ITC Holdings Corp. (S)(Z)  5.500  01-15-20  415,000  475,913 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Z)  5.000  09-30-17  820,000  904,910 

PNM Resources, Inc. (Z)  9.250  05-15-15  705,000  813,394 

PNPP II Funding Corp. (Z)  9.120  05-30-16  246,000  263,643 

PPL Capital Funding, Inc. (6.700% to 3-30-17,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 2.665%) (Z)  6.700  03-30-67  525,000  519,750 

Southern California Edison Company (6.250%         
to 2-1-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.199%) (Q)  6.250  02-01-22  275,000  286,996 

TXU Corp. (Z)  7.460  01-01-15  94,476  84,019 

W3A Funding Corp. (Z)  8.090  01-02-17  337,407  340,984 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.6%       

Allegheny Energy Supply Company LLC (S)(Z)  5.750  10-15-19  460,000  506,648 

DPL, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.250  10-15-21  570,000  632,700 

Exelon Generation Company LLC (Z)  6.250  10-01-39  360,000  416,797 

Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. (Z)  5.000  05-01-18  500,000  497,500 

NRG Energy, Inc. (Z)  7.625  01-15-18  385,000  389,813 

NRG Energy, Inc. (Z)  8.250  09-01-20  355,000  355,888 
 
Multi-Utilities 1.3%         

CMS Energy Corp. (Z)  5.050  03-15-22  400,000  406,914 

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (6.110% to         
12-1-16, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.120%) (Z)  6.110  12-01-66  650,000  652,438 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (Z)  8.480  09-15-28  550,000  804,279 

Wisconsin Energy Corp. (6.250% to 5-15-17,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 2.113%) (Z)  6.250  05-15-67  410,000  423,346 
 
Water Utilities 0.4%         

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao         
Paulo (S)(Z)  6.250  12-16-20  305,000  325,588 

Midwest Generation LLC, Series B (Z)  8.560  01-02-16  386,932  375,324 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  15 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Convertible Bonds 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)    $360,530 

(Cost $267,530)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.2%        360,530 
 
Media 0.2%         

XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.000  12-01-14  $248,000  360,530 
 
Municipal Bonds 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)    $536,840 

(Cost $450,947)         
 
California 0.2%        299,837 
 
State of California         
General Obligation Bond  7.600  11-01-40  $225,000  299,837 
 
Illinois 0.1%        237,003 
 
State of Illinois         
General Obligation Bond  5.100  06-01-33  250,000  237,003 
 
Term Loans (M) 0.6% (0.4% of Total Investments)      $1,099,690 

(Cost $1,098,050)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.5%        879,800 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.5%         

CCM Merger, Inc.  6.000  03-01-17  $189,220  188,589 

Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority  7.500  02-24-17  572,747  561,292 

Landry’s, Inc.  6.500  04-24-18  130,000  129,919 
 
Financials 0.1%        219,890 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.1%         

iStar Financial, Inc.  7.000  06-30-14  220,000  219,890 
 
Capital Preferred Securities (a) 2.9% (2.0% of Total Investments)  $5,167,655 

(Cost $5,192,858)         
 
Financials 2.9%        5,167,655 
 
Capital Markets 0.8%         

State Street Capital Trust III (P)(Q)(Z)  5.464  06-11-12  $715,000  717,803 

State Street Capital Trust IV (P)(Z)  1.474  06-15-37  935,000  695,802 
 
Commercial Banks 1.5%         

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV (6.500% to 4-15-17         
then 3 month LIBOR + 1.368%) (Z)  6.500  04-15-37  825,000  816,750 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.750% to         
8-1-21, then 3 month LIBOR + 3.678%) (Q)  6.750  08-01-21  215,000  225,357 

PNC Preferred Funding Trust III (8.700% to         
3-15-13, then 3 month LIBOR + 5.226%) (S)(Z)  8.700  03-15-13  835,000  855,959 

Regions Financing Trust II (6.625% to 5-15-27,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 1.290%) (Q)  6.625  05-15-27  260,000  245,700 

Sovereign Capital Trust VI (Z)  7.908  06-13-36  480,000  470,400 
 
Insurance 0.6%         

Aon Corp. (Z)  8.205  01-01-27  345,000  402,784 

MetLife Capital Trust X (9.250% to 4-8-38 then         
3 month LIBOR + 5.540%) (S)(Z)  9.250  04-08-38  315,000  384,300 

ZFS Finance USA Trust II (6.450% to 6-15-16         
then 3 month LIBOR + 2.000%) (S)(Z)  6.450  12-15-65  360,000  352,800 

 

16  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 38.5%       
(25.9% of Total Investments)        $67,847,292 

(Cost $66,173,921)         
 
U.S. Government 2.2%        3,859,474 
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds         
Bond (Z)  3.125  11-15-41  $2,260,000  2,263,530 

U.S. Treasury Notes         
Note (Z)  0.875  02-28-17  180,000  180,830 
Note (Z)  2.000  02-15-22  830,000  835,706 

U.S. Treasury Strips, PO  2.907  11-15-30  1,020,000  579,408 
 
U.S. Government Agency 36.3%        63,987,818 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
Bond  1.750  05-30-19  1,440,000  1,449,089 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  03-01-41  5,693,342  6,328,950 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  06-01-37  30,190  33,907 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  10-01-37  85,996  96,423 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  11-01-37  184,534  206,908 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  12-01-37  79,901  89,589 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  6.500  04-01-39  1,885,445  2,114,055 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  4.000  10-01-40  755,260  807,412 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  09-01-41  13,205,402  14,049,252 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  10-01-41  6,188,846  6,608,468 
30 Yr Pass Thru  4.000  02-01-42  3,930,953  4,170,458 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  4.500  10-01-40  3,256,465  3,547,893 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  02-01-41  3,019,588  3,293,946 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.000  04-01-41  928,290  1,034,681 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.500  02-01-36  1,710,267  1,873,744 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  5.500  12-01-36  4,317,549  4,720,802 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.500  06-01-37  713,692  780,015 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  5.500  06-01-38  1,422,733  1,554,058 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  5.500  10-01-39  3,568,554  3,900,179 
30 Yr Pass Thru  5.500  08-01-40  361,546  395,709 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.000  05-01-37  1,875,432  2,076,382 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  6.500  07-01-36  660,351  744,958 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  6.500  01-01-39  3,185,542  3,590,704 
30 Yr Pass Thru (Z)  6.500  03-01-39  198,755  224,344 
30 Yr Pass Thru  6.500  06-01-39  262,287  295,892 
 
Foreign Government Obligations 0.2% (0.1% of Total Investments)  $387,343 

(Cost $368,538)         
 
South Korea 0.2%        387,343 
 
Korea Development Bank (Z)  4.000  09-09-16  $370,000  387,343 
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 15.3%       
(10.3% of Total Investments)        $26,896,182 

(Cost $28,390,517)         
 
Commercial & Residential 13.2%        23,301,012 
 
American Home Mortgage Assets         
Series 2006-6, Class XP IO  2.153  12-25-46  $7,609,094  434,132 

American Tower Trust         
Series 2007-1A, Class D (S)  5.957  04-15-37  865,000  909,423 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  17 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.         
Series 2006-2, Class AM (P)  5.956  05-10-45  $595,000  $643,475 
Series 2006-4, Class AM  5.675  07-10-46  845,000  895,629 
Series 2006-3, Class A4 (P)  5.889  07-10-44  785,000  886,635 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class B2 (P)  3.346  03-25-35  770,770  93,449 

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust         
Series 2004-12, Class 1A1 (P)  0.589  01-25-35  688,135  595,378 
Series 2005-3, Class B2 (P)  2.685  04-25-35  536,036  10,444 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage         
Securities, Inc.         
Series 2006-PW14, Class D (S)  5.412  12-11-38  655,000  177,364 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial         
Mortgage Trust         
Series 2005-CD1, Class C (P)  5.400  07-15-44  295,000  243,962 

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates         
Series 2012-LC4, Class B (P)  4.934  12-10-44  360,000  371,191 
Series 2012-LC4, Class C (P)  5.825  12-10-44  285,000  281,272 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust         
Series 2006-OA12, Class X IO  2.709  09-20-46  10,625,623  683,611 

Fontainebleau Resorts LLC  4.270  05-05-17  315,000  317,736 

Fontainebleau Resorts LLC  5.007  05-05-17  465,000  468,939 

GMAC Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-AR2, Class 3A (P)  3.178  08-19-34  796,752  751,473 

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.         
Series 2006-GG7, Class AM (P)  6.081  07-10-38  670,000  692,878 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2006-4F, Class 6A1  6.500  05-25-36  2,614,642  1,838,522 
Series 2004-9, Class B1 (P)  3.159  08-25-34  789,632  330,542 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-11, Class X1 IO  2.060  01-19-35  4,405,005  317,361 
Series 2005-11, Class X IO  2.026  08-19-45  2,828,269  121,938 
Series 2005-2, Class IX IO  2.231  05-19-35  11,459,176  627,774 
Series 2005-8, Class 1X IO  2.195  09-19-35  4,561,191  225,332 
Series 2007-3, Class ES IO  0.350  05-19-47  11,538,001  72,113 
Series 2007-4, Class ES IO  0.350  07-19-47  14,162,508  88,516 
Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)  0.342  08-19-37  9,748,896  61,905 

IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-AR13, Class B1  5.296  01-25-35  306,081  24,141 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO  2.099  10-25-36  9,541,403  615,993 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO  1.759  10-25-36  8,957,851  422,363 
Series 2005-AR5, Class B1 (P)  2.646  05-25-35  168,005  554 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage         
Securities Corp.         
Series 2005-PDP5, Class AM (P)  5.414  12-15-44  1,155,000  1,252,086 
Series 2006-LDP7, Class AM (P)  6.065  04-15-45  735,000  793,581 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust         
Series 2007-C1, Class AM  5.455  02-15-40  850,000  878,800 

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.         
Series 2006-3, Class 2A1 (P)  2.507  10-25-36  673,143  612,152 
Series 2007-3, Class M1 (P)  5.278  09-25-37  283,639  144,916 
Series 2007-3, Class M2 (P)  5.278  09-25-37  104,717  10,098 
Series 2007-3, Class M3 (P)  5.278  09-25-37  71,101  3,239 

Morgan Stanley Capital I         
Series 2006-HQ10, Class AM  5.360  11-12-41  660,000  697,044 
Series 2008-HQ8, Class AM (P)  5.649  03-12-44  1,020,000  1,091,720 

 

18  Income Securities Trust | Semiannual report  See notes to financial statements 

 



    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 

Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class B1 (P)  2.881  05-25-35  $382,356  $55,646 

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust         
Series 2004-1, Class II2A (P)  1.907  03-25-44  779,655  724,317 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust  4.822  05-10-45  405,000  411,055 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust         
Series 2012-C1, Class GAL5-C  5.720  05-10-45  270,000  264,146 

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates         
Series 2004-AR13, Class X IO  1.411  11-25-34  11,455,627  541,818 
Series 2005-AR1, Class X IO  1.492  01-25-45  16,864,972  808,008 
Series 2005-AR2, Class X IO  1.599  01-25-45  12,705,640  682,769 
Series 2005-AR6, Class X IO  1.000  04-25-45  7,820,529  428,884 
Series 2005-AR8, Class X IO  1.618  07-25-45  14,004,390  696,688 
 
U.S. Government Agency 2.1%        3,595,170 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
Series 3747, Class HI IO  4.500  07-15-37  6,121,361  762,866 
Series 3794, Class PI IO  4.500  02-15-38  992,343  119,666 
Series K017, Class X1 IO  1.609  12-25-21  2,083,605  214,590 
Series K707, Class X1 IO  1.560  12-25-18  2,470,000  210,808 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Series 2009-47, Class EI IO  5.000  08-25-19  752,597  73,762 
Series 2010-68, Class CI IO  5.000  11-25-38  1,282,871  153,477 
Series 398, Class C3 IO  4.500  05-25-39  1,074,828  145,093 
Series 401, Class C2 IO  4.500  06-25-39  695,767  69,346 
Series 402, Class 3 IO  4.000  11-25-39  963,883  127,688 
Series 402, Class 4 IO  4.000  10-25-39  1,656,021  209,983 
Series 402, Class 7 IO  4.500  11-25-39  1,428,702  201,991 
Series 402, Class 8 IO  4.500  11-25-39  1,621,387  210,069 
Series 407, Class 15 IO  5.000  01-25-40  1,317,114  208,142 
Series 407, Class 16 IO  5.000  01-25-40  301,195  34,532 
Series 407, Class 17 IO  5.000  01-25-40  270,062  44,898 
Series 407, Class 21 IO  5.000  01-25-39  1,083,521  119,963 
Series 407, Class 7 IO  5.000  03-25-41  455,868  77,134 
Series 407, Class 8 IO  5.000  03-25-41  445,681  78,091 
Series 407, Class C6 IO  5.500  01-25-40  2,055,313  392,309 

Government National Mortgage Association         
Series 2010-78, Class AI IO  4.500  04-20-39  1,410,140  140,762 
 
Asset Backed Securities 6.0% (4.1% of Total Investments)    $10,646,932 

(Cost $10,493,671)         
 
Asset Backed Securities 6.0%        10,646,932 
 
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc.         
Series 2005-R1, Class M1 (P)  0.689  03-25-35  $455,000  413,277 

Bravo Mortgage Asset Trust         
Series 2006-1A, Class A2 (S)  0.479  07-25-36  588,587  475,674 

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-OPT2, Class M2 (P)  0.689  05-25-35  435,000  391,773 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2006-WFH3, Class A3 (P)  0.389  10-25-36  583,483  550,261 

ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust         
Series 1995-2, Class A–5  8.100  08-15-25  35,940  35,759 

Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC         
Series 2012-1A, Class A2 (S)  5.216  01-25-42  1,110,819  1,152,918 

FUEL Trust         
Series 2011-1 (S) (Z)  4.207  04-15-16  630,000  657,735 

 

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    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 

Home Equity Asset Trust         
Series 2005-5, Class M1 (P)  0.719  11-25-35  $450,000  $358,010 
Series 2007-3, Class 2A2 (P)  0.419  08-25-37  1,760,000  1,323,654 

Leaf Capital Funding SPE A LLC         
Series 2010-A, Class C (P)(S)  7.240  12-15-20  399,318  399,318 
Series 2010-A, Class D (P) (S)  10.240  12-15-20  298,513  298,513 
Series 2010-A, Class E1 (P) (S)  14.740  12-15-20  347,549  347,549 

Leaf II Receivables Funding LLC         
Series 2011-1, Class A (S)  1.700  12-20-18  226,215  222,754 

Master Asset Backed Securities Trust         
Series 2007-HE2, Class A2 (P)  0.939  08-25-37  511,983  452,170 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.         
Series 2005-HE2, Class A2C (P)  0.609  09-25-36  670,000  589,303 
Series 2005-WMC1, Class M1 (P)  0.989  09-25-35  256,559  245,630 

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust         
Series 2005-3, Class M1 (P)  0.719  07-25-35  305,000  284,154 

Novastar Home Equity Loan         
Series 2004-4, Class M3 (P)  1.319  03-25-35  645,000  613,038 

Park Place Securities, Inc.         
Series 2004-WHQ2, Class M2 (P)  0.869  02-25-35  915,000  780,630 

People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class M3 (P)  0.819  01-25-35  480,000  422,201 

Sonic Capital LLC         
Series 2011-1A, Class A2 (S)  5.438  05-20-41  602,950  632,611 
 
      Shares  Value 
Common Stocks 3.1% (2.1% of Total Investments)    $5,459,948 

(Cost $5,169,483)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.0%        42,601 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.0%         

Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (I)      768  42,601 
 
Consumer Staples 0.5%        895,100 
 
Tobacco 0.5%         

Philip Morris International, Inc. (Z)      10,000  895,100 
 
Energy 0.3%        572,320 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.3%         

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR (Z)      8,000  572,320 
 
Health Care 0.7%        1,241,143 
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.7%         

Eli Lilly & Company (Z)      17,000  703,630 

Johnson & Johnson (Z)      8,258  537,513 
 
Information Technology 0.4%        738,400 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.4%       

Intel Corp. (Z)      26,000  738,400 
 
Materials 0.5%        773,017 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.5%         

Rock-Tenn Company, Class A (Z)      12,402  773,017 

 

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      Shares  Value 
Telecommunication Services 0.7%        $1,197,367 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.7%       

Oi SA, ADR      53,117  816,987 

Telefonica SA, ADR (Z)      26,000  380,380 
 
Preferred Securities (b) 3.6% (2.4% of Total Investments)    $6,364,793 

(Cost $6,596,744)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.7%        1,167,199 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.7%         

Greektown Superholdings, Inc., Series A (I)      14,991  1,167,199 
 
Consumer Staples 0.6%        1,119,531 
 
Food & Staples Retailing 0.6%         

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A,         
6.250% (S)      12,500  1,119,531 
 
Financials 2.3%        4,078,063 
 
Commercial Banks 0.5%         

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.125%      19,375  490,188 

US Bancorp, 6.000%      15,475  399,255 
 
Consumer Finance 0.1%         

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.300% (Z)      11,815  275,880 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.3%         

Citigroup Capital XIII (7.875% to 10-30-15,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 6.370%)      3,900  103,857 

GMAC Capital Trust I (8.125% to 2-15-16,         
then 3 month LIBOR + 5.785%) (Z)      16,350  391,583 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.4%         

Apartment Investment & Management         
Company, Series T, 8.000% (Z)      55,000  1,402,500 

Public Storage, Inc., Depositary Shares,         
Series W, 6.500% (Z)      40,000  1,014,800 
 
    Maturity     
  Rate (%)  date  Par value  Value 
Escrow Certificates 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)    $5,819 

(Cost $0)         
 
Materials 0.0%        5,819 
 
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (I)  8.000  03-15-17  $245,000  5,819 

 

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  Par value  Value 
Short-Term Investments 0.7% (0.4% of Total Investments)    $1,150,000 

(Cost $1,150,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.7%    1,150,000 
 
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 4-30-12 at     
0.010% to be repurchased at $1,150,000 on 5-1-12, collateralized     
by $1,175,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.700% due 4-24-15     
(valued at $1,175,000)  $1,150,000  1,150,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $253,521,733)148.6%    $261,938,437 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (48.6%)    ($85,659,468) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $176,278,969 

 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

ADR American Depositary Receipts

IO Interest Only Security — (Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool). Rate shown is the annualized yield at the end of the period.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK Payment-in-kind

PO Principal-Only Security — (Principal Tranche of Stripped Security). Rate shown is the annualized yield on date of purchase.

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

USGG U.S. Generic Government Yield Index

(a) Includes hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that trade with, and pay, interest income.

(b) Includes preferred stocks and hybrid securities with characteristics of both equity and debt that pay dividends on a periodic basis.

(I) Non-income producing security.

(M) Term loans are variable rate obligations. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(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) 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. Rule 144A securities amounted to $46,321,271 or 26.28% of the Fund’s net assets as of 4-30-12.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 4-30-12 was $179,535,828.

† At 4-30-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $254,226,687. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $7,711,750, of which $16,117,063 related to appreciated investment securities and $8,405,313 related to depreciated investment securities.

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F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

Financial statements

Statement of assets and liabilities 4-30-12 (unaudited)

This Statement of assets and liabilities is the Fund’s balance sheet. It shows the value of what the Fund owns, is due and owes. You’ll also find the net asset value for each common share.

Assets   

Investments, at value (Cost $253,521,733)  $261,938,437 
Cash  60,339 
Cash held at broker for futures contracts  33,638 
Cash segregated at custodian for swap contracts  260,000 
Receivable for investments sold  1,702,948 
Dividends and interest receivable  2,817,735 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses  51,805 
 
Total assets  266,864,902 
 
Liabilities   

Payable for investments purchased  2,961,185 
Committed facility agreement payable  87,000,000 
Swap contracts, at value  521,720 
Payable for futures variation margin  4,063 
Interest payable  9,274 
Payable to affiliates   
Accounting and legal services fees  2,415 
Trustees’ fees  18,514 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses  68,762 
 
Total liabilities  90,585,933 
 
Net assets   

Paid-in capital  $184,454,541 
Undistributed net investment income  694,675 
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, futures contracts and   
swap agreements  (16,699,995) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures   
contracts and swap agreements  7,829,748 
 
Net assets  $176,278,969 
 
Net asset value per share   

Based on 11,667,465 shares of beneficial interest outstanding — unlimited   
number of shares authorized with no par value  $15.11 

 

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F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

Statement of operations For the six-month period ended 4-30-12
(unaudited)

This Statement of operations summarizes the Fund’s investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the Fund. It also shows net gains (losses) for the period stated.

Investment income   

Interest  $7,142,392 
Dividends  255,487 
Less foreign taxes withheld  (7,491) 
 
Total investment income  7,390,388 
 
Expenses   

Investment management fees  678,836 
Accounting and legal services fees  15,853 
Transfer agent fees  60,666 
Trustees’ fees  25,609 
Printing and postage  45,337 
Professional fees  38,979 
Custodian fees  14,798 
Interest expense  430,926 
Stock exchange listing fees  12,225 
Other  12,913 
 
Total expenses  1,336,142 
 
Net investment income  6,054,246 
 
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)   

 
Net realized gain (loss) on   
Investments  (349,035) 
Futures contracts  39,624 
Swap contracts  (118,589) 
 
  (428,000) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of   
Investments  6,884,599 
Futures contracts  (185,237) 
Swap contracts  (247,762) 
 
  6,451,600 
 
Net realized and unrealized gain  6,023,600 
 
Increase in net assets from operations  $12,077,846 

 

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F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

Statements of changes in net assets

These Statements of changes in net assets show how the value of the Fund’s net assets has changed during the last two periods. The difference reflects earnings less expenses, any investment gains and losses, distributions, if any, paid to shareholders and the net of Fund share transactions.

  Six months   
  ended  Year 
  4-30-12  ended 
  (unaudited)  10-31-11 
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets     

 
From operations     
Net investment income  $6,054,246  $12,557,511 
Net realized gain (loss)  (428,000)  3,145,523 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  6,451,600  (4,581,560) 
 
Increase in net assets resulting from operations  12,077,846  11,121,474 
 
Distributions to shareholders     
From net investment income  (6,621,149)  (13,136,659) 
 
From Fund share transactions     
Issued pursuant to Dividend Reinvestment Plan  525,288  1,037,011 
 
Total increase (decrease)  5,981,985  (978,174) 
 
Net assets     

Beginning of period  170,296,984  171,275,158 
 
End of period  $176,278,969  $170,296,984 
 
Undistributed net investment income  $694,675  $1,261,578 
 
Share activity     

 
Shares outstanding     
Beginning of period  11,631,473  11,559,635 
Issued pursuant to Dividend Reinvestment Plan  35,992  71,838 
 
End of period  11,667,465  11,631,473 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  25 

 



F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

Statement of cash flows

This Statement of cash flows shows cash flow from operating and financing activities for the period stated.

  For the 
  six-month 
  period ended 
  4-30-12 
  (unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities   

Net increase in net assets from operations  $12,077,846 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net   
cash provided by operating activities:   
Long-term investments purchased  (84,329,360) 
Long-term investments sold  81,258,040 
Increase in short-term investments  (153,000) 
Net amortization of premium (discount)  1,883,810 
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable  156,504 
Increase in payable for investments purchased  1,993,621 
Increase in receivable for investments sold  (144,868) 
Increase in cash segregated at custodian for swap contracts  (260,000) 
Decrease in cash held at broker for futures contracts  28,650 
Increase in other receivables and prepaid expenses  (29,804) 
Increase in unrealized depreciation of swap contracts  247,762 
Increase in payable for futures variation margin  1,047 
Increase in payable to affiliates  2,559 
Decrease in interest payable  (67) 
Decrease in other liabilities and accrued expenses  (41,569) 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments  (6,884,599) 
Net realized loss on investments  349,035 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $6,155,607 

 
Cash flows from financing activities   
Distributions to common shareholders net of reinvestments  (6,095,861) 
 
Net cash used in financing activities  ($6,095,861) 
 
Net increase in cash  $59,746 
 
Cash at beginning of period  $593 
 
Cash at end of period  $60,339 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information   

 
Cash paid for interest  $430,993 
 
Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of  525,288 
reinvestment of distributions   

 

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Financial highlights

The Financial highlights show how the Fund’s net asset value for a share has changed during the period.

COMMON SHARES               
Period ended  4-30-121  10-31-11  10-31-10  10-31-09  10-31-082  12-31-07  12-31-06 
 
Per share operating performance             

Net asset value, beginning               
of period  $14.64  $14.82  $13.42  $10.67  $14.53  $15.22  $15.30 
Net investment income3  0.52  1.08  1.19  1.18  1.05  1.34  1.26 
Net realized and unrealized               
gain (loss) on investments  0.52  (0.13)  1.37  2.70  (3.92)  (0.69)  (0.03) 
Distributions to Auction               
Preferred Shares (APS)          (0.15)  (0.42)  (0.38) 
Total from               
investment operations  1.04  0.95  2.56  3.88  (3.02)  0.23  0.85 
Less distributions to               
common shareholders               
From net investment income  (0.57)  (1.13)  (1.16)  (1.13)  (0.84)  (0.92)  (0.93) 
Net asset value, end               
of period  $15.11  $14.64  $14.82  $13.42  $10.67  $14.53  $15.22 
Per share market value,               
end of period  $16.04  $14.81  $14.76  $12.94  $9.67  $12.85  $14.75 
Total return at net asset               
value (%)4  7.275  6.78  19.90  39.06  (21.36)5  1.97  6.24 
Total return at market               
value (%)4  12.575  8.46  23.85  47.95  (19.41)5  (6.94)  15.15 
 
Ratios and supplemental data               

Net assets applicable to               
common shares, end of               
period (in millions)  $176  $170  $171  $154  $121  $165  $172 
Ratios (as a percentage of               
average net assets):               
Expenses (excluding               
interest expense)  1.066  1.04  1.12  1.40  1.416  1.167  1.177 
Interest expense  0.516  0.52  0.66  0.85  0.766     
Expenses (including               
interest expense)  1.576  1.56  1.78  2.25  2.176  1.167  1.177 
Net investment income  7.126  7.34  8.44  10.56  9.376  8.878  8.308 
Portfolio turnover (%)  32  71  79  94  40  54  94 

 

See notes to financial statements  Semiannual report | Income Securities Trust  27 

 



COMMON SHARES               
Period ended  4-30-121  10-31-11  10-31-10  10-31-09  10-31-082  12-31-07  12-31-06 
 
Senior securities               

Total value of APS outstanding               
(in millions)            $90  $90 
Involuntary liquidation               
preference per unit               
(in thousands)            25  25 
Average market value per unit               
(in thousands)            25  25 
Asset coverage per unit9          10  $71,228  $73,375 
Total debt outstanding end of               
period (in millions)  $87  $87  $84  $58  $58     
Asset coverage per $1,000               
of APS11            $2,851  $2,928 
Asset coverage per $1,000               
of debt12  $3,025  $2,957  $3,051  $3,656  $3,094     

 

1 Six months ended 4-30-12. Unaudited.
2 For the ten-month period ended 10-31-08. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.
3 Based on the average daily shares outstanding.
4 Total return based on net asset value reflects changes in the Fund’s net asset value during each period. Total return based on market value reflects changes in market value. Each figure assumes that dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, were reinvested. These figures will differ depending upon the level of any discount from or premium to net asset value at which the Fund’s shares traded during the period.
5 Not annualized.
6 Annualized.
7 Ratios calculated on the basis of expenses relative to the average net assets of common shares. Without the exclusion of preferred shares, the annualized ratio of expenses would have been 0.76% and 0.77% for the years ended 12-31-07 and 12-31-06, respectively.
8 Ratios calculated on the basis of net investment income relative to the average net assets of common shares. Without the exclusion of preferred shares, the annualized ratio of net investment income would have been 5.82% and 5.45% for the years ended 12-31-07 and 12-31-06, respectively.
9 Calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities from the Fund’s total assets and dividing that amount by the number of APS outstanding, as of the applicable 1940 Act Evaluation Date, which may differ from the financial reporting date.
10 In May 2008, the Fund entered into a Committed Facility Agreement with a third-party commercial bank in order to redeem the APS. The redemption of all APS was completed on 6-12-08.
11 Asset coverage equals the total net assets plus APS divided by the APS of the Fund outstanding at period end.
12 Asset coverage equals the total net assets plus borrowings divided by the borrowings of the Fund outstanding at period end (Note 7). As debt outstanding changes, level of invested assets may change accordingly. Asset coverage ratio provides a consistent measure of leverage.

 

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Notes to financial statements
(unaudited)

Note 1 — Organization

John Hancock Income Securities Trust (the Fund) is a closed-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).

Note 2 — Significant accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Events or transactions occurring after the end of the fiscal period through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

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 risks associated with investing in those securities.

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The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2012, by major security category or type:

        LEVEL 3 
      LEVEL 2  SIGNIFICANT 
  TOTAL MARKET  LEVEL 1  SIGNIFICANT  UNOBSERVABLE 
  VALUE AT 4-30-12  QUOTED PRICE  OBSERVABLE INPUTS  INPUTS 

Corporate Bonds  $136,015,413    $135,356,105  $659,308 
Convertible Bonds  360,530    360,530   
Municipal Bonds  536,840    536,840   
Term Loans  1,099,690    1,099,690   
Capital Preferred Securities  5,167,655    5,167,655   
U.S. Government &         
Agency Obligations  67,847,292    67,847,292   
Foreign Government         
Obligations  387,343    387,343   
Collateralized Mortgage         
Obligations  26,896,182    26,148,868  747,314 
Asset Backed Securities  10,646,932    9,601,552  1,045,380 
Common Stocks  5,459,948  $5,417,347    42,601 
Preferred Securities  6,364,793  3,678,808  1,518,786  1,167,199 
Escrow Certificates  5,819    5,819   
Short-Term Investments  1,150,000    1,150,000   
 
Total Investments in         
Securities  $261,938,437  $9,096,155  $249,180,480  $3,661,802 
Other Financial Instruments         
Futures  ($65,236)  ($65,236)     
Interest Rate Swaps  ($521,720)    ($521,720)   

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the six months ended April 30, 2012 there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any security or instrument where a change in the level has occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

    COLLATERALIZED         
  CORPORATE  MORTGAGE  ASSET BACKED    PREFERRED   
  BONDS  OBLIGATIONS  SECURITIES  COMMON STOCKS  SECURITIES  TOTAL 

Balance as of 10-31-11  $344,203  $125,276  $214,000  $56,075  $1,094,555  $1,834,109 
Realized gain (loss)  274          $274 
Change in unrealized             
appreciation (depreciation)  74,835  (3,762)    (13,474)  72,644  $130,243 
Purchases  260,000  675,512  831,380      $1,766,892 
Sales  (20,004)  (6,164)        ($26,168) 
Transfers into Level 3             
Transfers out of Level 3    (43,548)        (43,548) 
Balance as of 4-30-12  $659,308  $747,314  $1,045,380  $42,601  $1,167,199  $3,661,802 
Change in unrealized at             
period end*  $74,835  ($3,762)    ($13,474)  $72,644  $130,243 

 

*Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 securities held at the period end. This balance is included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statement of operations.

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

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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. 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 value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

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.

Security transactions and related investment income. Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts on debt securities. Debt obligations may be placed in a non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by stopping current accruals and writing off interest receivable when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, except for dividends of foreign securities where the dividend may not be known until after the ex-date. In those cases, dividend income is recorded when the Fund becomes aware of the dividends. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds from litigation.

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 maybe recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain.

Foreign taxes. The Fund may be subject to withholding tax on income or capital gains or repatriation taxes as imposed by certain countries in which it invests. Taxes are accrued based upon net investment income, net realized gains or net unrealized appreciation.

Stripped securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are financial instruments structured to separate principal and interest cash flows so that one class receives only principal payments from the underlying mortgage assets (PO or principal only), while the other class receives the interest cash flows (IO or interest only). Both PO and IO investments represent an interest in the cash flows of an underlying stripped mortgage-backed security. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recover its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. In addition, these securities present additional credit risk such that the Fund may not receive all or part of its principal or interest payments because the borrower or issuer has defaulted on its obligation.

Overdrafts. Pursuant to the custodian agreement, the Fund’s custodian may, in its discretion, advance funds to the Fund to make properly authorized payments. When such payments result in an overdraft, the Fund is obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any costs or

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expenses associated with the overdraft. The custodian may have a lien, security interest or security entitlement in any Fund property that is not otherwise segregated or pledged, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the extent of any overdraft.

Expenses. Within the John Hancock Funds complex, expenses that are directly attributable to an individual fund are allocated to such fund. Expenses that are not readily attributable to a specific fund are allocated among all funds in an equitable manner, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense and the fund’s relative net assets. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Federal income taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and will not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund has a capital loss carryforward of $15,528,375 available to offset future net realized capital gains as of October 31, 2011. The following table details the capital loss carryforward available as of October 31, 2011.

CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARD EXPIRING AT OCTOBER 31       
2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018 

$2,244,981  $3,342,775  $1,351,797  $1,367,076  $6,785,450  $436,296 

 

As of October 31, 2011, the Fund had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition, derecognition or disclosure. The Fund’s federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

Distribution of income and gains. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-date. The Fund generally declares and pays dividends quarterly and capital gain distributions, if any, annually.

Such distributions, on a tax basis, are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Capital accounts within financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences, if any, will reverse in a subsequent period. Book-tax differences are primarily attributable to tender fees, derivative transactions and amortization and accretion on debt securities.

Statement of cash flows. Information on financial transactions that have been settled through the receipt and disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of cash flows. The cash amount shown in the Statement of cash flows is the amount included in the Fund’s Statement of assets and liabilities and represents the cash on hand at its custodian and does not include any short-term investments, cash held at broker for future contracts or cash segregated at custodian for swap contracts.

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New accounting pronouncements. In May 2011, Accounting Standards Update 2011-04 (ASU 2011-04), Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, was issued and is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. ASU 2011-04 may result in additional disclosure for transfers between levels as well as expanded disclosure for securities categorized as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy.

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 (ASU 2011-11), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of assets and liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2011-11 may result in additional disclosure relating to the presentation of derivatives.

Note 3 — Derivative instruments

The Fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objective. The use of derivatives may involve risks different from, or potentially greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Specifically, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an over-the-counter (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. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but there is no assurance that the counterparty will meet its contractual obligations or that the Fund will succeed in enforcing them.

The Fund has entered into collateral agreements with certain counterparties to mitigate counterparty risk on over-the-counter derivatives. Subject to established minimum levels, collateral is generally determined based on the net aggregate unrealized gain or loss on contracts with a particular counterparty. Collateral pledged to the Fund is held by the custodian bank for the benefit of the Fund and can be in the form of cash or debt securities issued by the U.S. government or related agencies; collateral posted by the Fund is held in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian and is noted in the accompanying portfolio of investments, or if cash is posted, on the Statement of assets and liabilities. As of April 30, 2012, $260,000 was posted by the Fund for the benefit of counterparties.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity, 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, contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in hedged security values and/or interest rates and potential losses in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities. The amount of required margin is generally based on a percentage of the contract value; this amount is the initial margin for the trade. The margin deposit must then be maintained at the established level over the life of the contract. Futures collateral receivable/payable is included on the statement of assets and liabilities. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (variation margin) and unrealized gain or loss is recorded by the Fund. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

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During the six months ended April 30, 2012, the Fund used futures contracts to manage the duration of the portfolio. The following table summarizes the contracts held at April 30, 2012. During the six months ended April 30, 2012, the Fund held futures contracts with notional values ranging from $13.1 million to $13.4 million, as measured at each quarter end.

          UNREALIZED 
OPEN  NUMBER OF        APPRECIATION 
CONTRACTS  CONTRACTS  POSITION  EXPIRATION DATE  VALUE  (DEPRECIATION) 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year  10  Long  Jun 2012  $1,428,750  $3,313 
Bond Futures           
Ultra Long U.S.  11  Long  Jun 2012  1,735,938  (7,765) 
Treasury Bond Futures           
U.S. Treasury 10-Year  52  Short  Jun 2012  (6,878,625)  (48,896) 
Note Futures           
U.S. Treasury 5-Year  27  Short  Jun 2012  (3,342,516)  (11,888) 
Note Futures           
          ($65,236) 

 

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. Upfront payments made/received by the Fund are amortized/accreted for financial reporting purposes, with the unamortized/unaccreted portion included in the Statement of assets and liabilities. 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.

Entering into swap agreements involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk that may amount to values that are in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of assets and liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for the swap, or that a counterparty may default on its obligation or delay payment under the swap terms. The counterparty may disagree or contest the terms of the swap. Market risks may also accompany the swap, including interest rate risk. The Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate or assign outstanding swaps or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

During the six months ended April 30, 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 April 30, 2012.

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

Morgan Stanley  $22,000,000  Fixed 1.442500%  3 Month LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($521,720) 
Capital Services           

 

(a) At 4-30-12, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.46585%.

Interest rate swap positions at April 30, 2012 were entered into on August 5, 2011. No other interest rate swap activity occurred during the year ended October 31, 2011 and the six months ended April 30, 2012.

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Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at April 30, 2012 by risk category:

    FINANCIAL  ASSET  LIABILITY 
  STATEMENT OF ASSETS  INSTRUMENTS  DERIVATIVES FAIR  DERIVATIVES FAIR 
RISK  AND LIABILITIES LOCATION  LOCATION  VALUE  VALUE 

Interest rate  Payable for futures  Futures  $3,313†  ($68,549)† 
contracts  variation margin       
  Swap contracts  Interest Rate    (521,720) 
  at value  Swaps     
Total      $3,313  ($590,269) 

 

Reflects cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures as disclosed above. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Statement of assets and liabilities.

Effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of operations

The table below summarizes the net realized gain (loss) included in the net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations, classified by derivative instrument and risk category, for the six months ended April 30, 2012:

  STATEMENT OF  FUTURES  SWAP   
RISK  OPERATIONS LOCATION  CONTRACTS  CONTRACTS  TOTAL 

Interest rate  Net realized gain  $39,624  ($118,589)  ($78,965) 
contracts  (loss)       
Total    $39,624  ($118,589)  ($78,965) 

 

The table below summarizes the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in the net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations, classified by derivative instrument and risk category, for the six months ended April 30, 2012:

 

  STATEMENT OF  FUTURES  SWAP   
RISK  OPERATIONS LOCATION  CONTRACTS  CONTRACTS  TOTAL 

Interest rate  Change in  ($185,237)  ($247,762)  ($432,999) 
contracts  unrealized       
  appreciation       
  (depreciation)       
Total    ($185,237)  ($247,762)  ($432,999) 

 

Note 4 — Guarantees and indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Note 5 — Fees and transactions with affiliates

John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the Adviser) serves as investment adviser for the Fund. The Adviser is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC).

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Management fee. The Fund has an investment advisory agreement with the Adviser under which the Fund pays a daily management fee to the Adviser equivalent, on an annual basis, to the sum of (a) 0.650% of the first $150,000,000 of the Fund’s average daily net assets and the value attributable to the Credit Facility Agreement (collectively, managed assets), (b) 0.375% of the next $50,000,000, (c) 0.350% of the next $100,000,000 and (d) 0.300% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets in excess of $300,000,000. The Adviser has a subadvisory agreement with John Hancock Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC, an indirectly owned subsidiary of MFC and an affiliate of the Adviser. Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC is doing business as John Hancock Asset Management. The Fund is not responsible for payment of the subadvisory fees.

The investment management fees incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2012, were equivalent to the net annual effective rate of 0.53% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets.

Accounting and legal services. Pursuant to a service agreement, the Fund reimburses the Adviser for all expenses associated with providing the administrative, financial, legal, accounting and recordkeeping services of the Fund, including the preparation of all tax returns, periodic reports to shareholders and regulatory reports, among other services. These accounting and legal services fees incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2012, amounted to an annual rate of 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily managed assets.

Trustee expenses. The Fund compensates each Trustee who is not an employee of the Adviser or its affiliates. These Trustees may, for tax purposes, elect to defer receipt of this compensation under the John Hancock Group of Funds Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). Deferred amounts are invested in various John Hancock funds and remain in the funds until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting liability are included within Other receivables and prepaid expenses and Payable to affiliates — Trustees’ fees, respectively, in the accompanying Statement of assets and liabilities.

Note 6 — Leverage risk

The Fund utilizes a Committed Facility Agreement (CFA) to increase its assets available for investment. When the Fund leverages its assets, common shareholders bear the fees associated with the CFA and have the potential to benefit or be disadvantaged from the use of leverage. The Adviser’s fee is also increased in dollar terms from the use of leverage. Consequently, the Fund and the Adviser may have differing interests in determining whether to leverage the Fund’s assets. Leverage creates risks that may adversely affect the return for the holders of common shares, including:

• the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of common shares

• fluctuations in the interest rate paid for the use of the credit facility

• increased operating costs, which may reduce the Fund’s total return

• the potential for a decline in the value of an investment acquired through leverage, while the Fund’s obligations under such leverage remains fixed

• the Fund is more likely to have to sell securities in a volatile market in order to meet asset coverage or other debt compliance requirements

To the extent the income or capital appreciation derived from securities purchased with funds received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Fund’s return will be greater than if leverage had not been used, conversely, returns would be lower if the cost of the leverage exceeds the income or capital appreciation derived.

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In addition to the risks created by the Fund’s use of leverage, the Fund is subject to the risk that it would be unable to timely, or at all, obtain replacement financing if the CFA is terminated. Were this to happen, the Fund would be required to de-leverage, selling securities at a potentially inopportune time and incurring tax consequences. Further, the Fund’s ability to generate income from the use of leverage would be adversely affected.

Note 7 — Committed Facility Agreement

The Fund has entered into a CFA with a subsidiary of BNP Paribas (BNP) that allows it to borrow up to $90 million and to invest the borrowings in accordance with its investment practices.

Borrowings under the CFA are secured by the assets of the Fund as disclosed in the Fund’s investments. Interest charged is at the rate of one month LIBOR plus 0.70% and is payable monthly. The Fund also pays a commitment fee of 0.60% per annum on the unused portion of the facility. The commitment fee for the six months ended April 30, 2012 amounted to $9,100 and is included in the interest expense in the Statement of operations. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund had borrowings of $87,000,000 at an interest rate of 0.94%, which are reflected in the Committed facility agreement payable on the Statement of assets and liabilities. During the six months ended April 30, 2012, the average borrowings under the CFA and the effective average interest rate were $87,000,000 and 1.00%, respectively.

The Fund may terminate the agreement with 30 days’ notice. If certain asset coverage and collateral requirements, minimum net assets or other covenants are not met, the CFA could be deemed in default and result in termination. Absent a default or a facility termination event, BNP is required to provide the Fund with 360 days’ notice prior to terminating or amending the CFA.

The Fund has an agreement with BNP that allows BNP to borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (Lent Securities) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of: (i) outstanding borrowings owed by the Fund to BNP and (ii) thirty-three and one-third percent of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund can designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Lent Security and can recall the Lent Securities. The Fund also has the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the then-current fair market value of such Lent Securities against the current borrowings under the CFA in the event that BNP fails to timely return the Lent Securities and in certain other circumstances. In such circumstances, however, the Fund may not be able to obtain replacement financing required to purchase replacement securities and, consequently, the Fund’s income generating potential may decrease. Even if the Fund is able to obtain replacement financing, it might not be able to purchase replacement securities at favorable prices. There has been no lending activity under this agreement during the six months ended April 30, 2012.

Note 8 — Purchase and sale of securities

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. Treasury obligations, aggregated $16,194,025 and $18,813,674, respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2012. Purchases and sales of U.S. Treasury obligations aggregated $68,135,335 and $62,444,366 respectively, for the six months ended April 30, 2012.

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Additional information

Unaudited

Investment objective and policy

The Fund is a closed-end, diversified management investment company, common shares of which were initially offered to the public on February 14, 1973, and are publicly traded on the NYSE. The Fund’s investment objective is to generate a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets in income securities, consisting of the following: (i) marketable corporate debt securities, (ii) governmental obligations and (iii) cash and commercial paper. “Net assets” is defined as net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund will notify shareholders at least 60 days prior to any change in this 80% investment policy. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in income-producing preferred securities and common stocks. At least 75% of the Fund’s total assets will be represented by debt securities which are rated, at the time of acquisition, investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Corporation or in unrated securities determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

Dividends and distributions

During the six-month period ended April 30, 2012, dividends from net investment income totaling $0.5688 per share were paid to shareholders. The dates of payments and the amounts per share were as follows:

  INCOME 
PAYMENT DATE  DIVIDENDS 

December 30, 2011  $0.3049 
March 30, 2012  0.2639 
  $0.5688 

 

Dividend reinvestment plan

The Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan) provides that distributions of dividends and capital gains are automatically reinvested in common shares of the Fund by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Mellon) (the Plan Agent). Every shareholder holding at least one full share of the Fund is entitled to participate in the Plan. In addition, every shareholder who became a shareholder of the Fund after June 30, 2011 and holds at least one full share of the Fund will be automatically enrolled in the Plan. Shareholders may withdraw from the Plan at any time and shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash.

If the Fund declares a dividend or distribution payable either in cash or in common shares of the Fund and the market price of shares on the payment date for the distribution or dividend equals or exceeds the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV), the Fund will issue common shares to participants at a value equal to the higher of NAV or 95% of the market price. The number of additional shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the distribution or dividend by the higher of NAV or 95% of the market price. If the market price is lower than NAV, or if dividends or distributions are payable only in cash, then participants will receive shares purchased by the Plan Agent on participants’ behalf on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) or otherwise on the open market. If the market price exceeds NAV before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases, the average per share purchase price may exceed NAV, resulting in fewer shares being acquired than if the Fund had issued new shares.

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There are no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, whenever shares are purchased or sold on the NYSE or otherwise on the open market, each participant will pay a pro rata portion of brokerage trading fees, currently $0.05 per share purchased or sold. Brokerage trading fees will be deducted from amounts to be invested.

The reinvestment of dividends and net capital gains distributions does not relieve participants of any income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Shareholders participating in the Plan may buy additional shares of the Fund through the Plan at any time in amounts of at least $50 per investment, up to a maximum of $10,000, with a total calendar year limit of $100,000. Shareholders will be charged a $5 transaction fee plus $0.05 per share brokerage trading fee for each order. Purchases of additional shares of the Fund will be made on the open market. Shareholders who elect to utilize monthly electronic fund transfers to buy additional shares of the Fund will be charged a $2 transaction fee plus $0.05 per share brokerage trading fee for each automatic purchase. Shareholders can also sell Fund shares held in the Plan account at any time by contacting the Plan Agent by telephone, in writing or by visiting the Plan Agent’s Web site at www.computershare.com and clicking on EquityAccess & More. The Plan Agent will mail a check to you (less applicable brokerage trading fees) on settlement date, which is three business days after your shares have been sold. If you choose to sell your shares through your stockbroker, you will need to request that the Plan Agent electronically transfer your shares to your stockbroker through the Direct Registration System.

Shareholders participating in the Plan may withdraw from the Plan at any time by contacting the Plan Agent by telephone, in writing or by visiting the Plan Agent’s Web site at www.computershare.com and clicking on EquityAccess & More. Such termination will be effective immediately if the notice is received by the Plan Agent prior to any dividend or distribution record date; otherwise, such termination will be effective on the first trading day after the payment date for such dividend or distribution, with respect to any subsequent dividend or distribution. If you withdraw, your shares will be credited to your account; or, if you wish, the Plan Agent will sell your full and fractional shares and send you the proceeds, less a transaction fee of $5.00 and less brokerage trading fees of $0.05 per share. If a shareholder does not maintain at least one whole share of common stock in the Plan account, the Plan Agent may terminate such shareholder’s participation in the Plan after written notice. Upon termination, shareholders will be sent a check for the cash value of any fractional share in the Plan account, less any applicable broker commissions and taxes.

Shareholders who hold at least one full share of the Fund may join the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent by telephone, in writing or by visiting the Plan Agent’s Web site at www.computershare.com and clicking on EquityAccess & More. If received in proper form by the Plan Agent before the record date of a dividend, the election will be effective with respect to all dividends paid after such record date. If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, please contact your nominee to see if it will participate in the Plan for you. If you wish to participate in the Plan, but your brokerage firm, bank or other nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you will need to request that your shares be re-registered in your own name, or you will not be able to participate. The Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of shares certified from time to time by you as representing the total amount registered in your name and held for your account by your nominee.

Experience under the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Fund and the Plan Agent reserve the right to amend or terminate the Plan. Participants generally will receive written notice at least 90 days before the effective date of any amendment.

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In the case of termination, participants will receive written notice at least 90 days before the record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Fund.

All correspondence or additional information about the Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., at the address stated below or by calling 1-800-852-0218, 1-201-680-6578 (For International Telephone Inquiries), and 1-201-680-6610 (For the Hearing Impaired (TDD)).

Shareholder communication and assistance

If you have any questions concerning the Fund, we will be pleased to assist you. If you hold shares in your own name and not with a brokerage firm, please address all notices, correspondence, questions or other communications regarding the Fund to the transfer agent at:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Newport Office Center VII
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310–1900
Telephone: 1-800-852-0218

If your shares are held with a brokerage firm, you should contact that firm, bank or other nominee for assistance.

Shareholder meeting

The Fund held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on January 20, 2012. The following action was taken by the shareholders:

Proposal: Election of ten (10) Trustees to serve until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or such earlier date as required by the By-laws of the Fund. Each nominee was reelected by the Fund’s shareholders and the votes cast with respect to each Trustee are set forth below.

  TOTAL VOTES  TOTAL VOTES WITHHELD 
  FOR THE NOMINEE  FROM THE NOMINEE 

James F. Carlin  8,992,243  226,058 
William H. Cunningham  9,005,105  213,196 
Deborah C. Jackson  8,977,909  240,392 
Stanley Martin  8,991,221  227,080 
Patti McGill Peterson  8,993,893  224,408 
Hugh McHaffie  8,993,635  224,666 
John A. Moore  8,988,697  229,604 
Steven R. Pruchansky  8,980,442  237,859 
Gregory A. Russo  9,003,198  215,103 
John G. Vrysen  8,989,556  228,745 

 

Subsequent to the Annual Meeting date, Mr. Carlin resigned from the Board.

 

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More information

Trustees  Officers  Investment adviser 
Steven R. Pruchansky,  Keith F. Hartstein  John Hancock Advisers, LLC 
Chairman  President and   
William H. Cunningham  Chief Executive Officer  Subadviser 
Deborah C. Jackson    John Hancock Asset Management 
Stanley Martin*  Andrew G. Arnott  a division of Manulife Asset 
Hugh McHaffie  Senior Vice President  Management (US) LLC 
Dr. John A. Moore*  and Chief Operating Officer   
Vice Chairman  Custodian 
Patti McGill Peterson*  Thomas M. Kinzler  State Street Bank and 
Gregory A. Russo  Secretary and Chief Legal Officer  Trust Company 
John G. Vrysen   
Francis V. Knox, Jr.  Transfer agent 
*Member of the  Chief Compliance Officer  Computershare Shareowner 
Audit Committee  Services, LLC 
†Non-Independent Trustee  Charles A. Rizzo   
Chief Financial Officer  Legal counsel 
  K&L Gates LLP 
Salvatore Schiavone 
  Treasurer  Stock symbol 
    Listed New York Stock 
    Exchange: JHS 

 

For shareholder assistance refer to page 40

 

You can also contact us:     
  1-800-852-0218  Regular mail: 
  jhfunds.com  Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC 
    Newport Office Center VII 
    480 Washington Boulevard 
    Jersey City, NJ 07310-1900 

 

The Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as the Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, are available free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov or on our Web site.

The Fund’s complete list of portfolio holdings, for the first and third fiscal quarters, is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on our Web site and the SEC’s Web site, www.sec.gov, and can be reviewed and copied (for a fee) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Call 1-202-551-8090 to receive information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room.

We make this information on your fund, as well as monthly portfolio holdings, and other fund details available on our Web site at www.jhfunds.com or by calling 1-800-852-0218.

The report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires closed-end funds and other public companies to affirm that, to the best of their knowledge, the information in their financial reports is fairly and accurately stated in all material respects.

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1-800-852-0218
1-800-231-5469 TDD
1-800-843-0090 EASI-Line
www.jhfunds.com

 

P60SA 4/12 
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable at this time.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable at this time.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable at this time.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The registrant has adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees. A copy of the procedures is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. See attached “John Hancock Funds – Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee Charter.”

ITEM 11. 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-CSR, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial 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 most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.

(b) Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached. The certifications furnished pursuant to this paragraph are not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.

(c)(1) Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders is attached. See attached “John Hancock Funds – Nominating, Governance and Administration Committee Charter.”

(c)(2) Contact person at the registrant.



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 Income Securities Trust

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  June 26, 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/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------- 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  June 26, 2012 
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  June 26, 2012