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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-05908 
 
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2013 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 97.6% (65.1% of Total Investments)    $711,534,176 

(Cost $677,814,399)     
 
Consumer Staples 2.8%    20,680,066 

 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.8%     
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)  224,250  20,680,066 
 
Energy 4.8%    35,176,045 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.8%     
Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000% (Z)  136,500  6,460,545 
Nexen, Inc., 7.350%  1,135,000  28,715,500 
 
Financials 52.7%    383,847,297 

 
Capital Markets 6.1%     
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z)  435,000  10,896,750 
Credit Suisse Guernsey, 7.900% (Z)  175,000  4,462,500 
State Street Corp., 5.250%  780,000  19,570,200 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  375,000  9,491,250 
 
Commercial Banks 15.5%     
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 3, 7.100%  192,500  4,876,025 
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125%  310,000  8,019,700 
BB&T Corp., 5.625%  756,106  19,242,898 
BB&T Corp., 5.200%  255,000  6,293,400 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375%  86,000  2,162,900 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 05/01/2022, then 3     
month LIBOR + 4.067%)  311,600  8,431,896 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500%     
(Z)  259,600  7,201,304 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300% (Z)  500,000  12,610,000 
U.S. Bancorp (6.000% to 04/15/2017, then 3 month LIBOR +     
4.861%)  160,000  4,304,000 
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 01/15/2022, then 3 month LIBOR +     
4.468%)  324,500  9,319,640 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z)  1,017,000  30,123,540 
 
Consumer Finance 6.3%     
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360%  335,000  8,458,750 
HSBC USA, Inc., 2.858%  308,400  15,435,420 
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970%  445,500  21,584,475 
 
Diversified Financial Services 19.5%     
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)  1,150,000  28,980,000 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)  360,000  9,558,000 
Bank of America Corp., 8.200%  35,000  887,950 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204%  931,647  23,477,504 
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625% (Z)  102,000  2,634,660 
Citigroup Capital VII, 7.125%  35,000  893,900 
Citigroup, Inc., 8.125% (Z)  338,830  10,158,123 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  287,000  7,703,080 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  662,000  18,430,080 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (Z)  721,000  17,808,700 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.450%  105,000  2,598,750 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.500% (Z)  773,000  19,301,810 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)     

 
Insurance 4.5%     
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)  1,061,000  $27,087,330 
Principal Financial Group, Inc., Series B (6.518% to 6-30-35, then     
higher of 10 year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT), or 30 year     
CMT or 3 month LIBOR + 2.100%)  55,000  1,464,650 
Prudential PLC, 6.750% (Z)  176,100  4,485,267 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.8%     
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 5.625% (Z)  140,000  3,441,200 
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.250%  90,500  2,451,645 
 
Telecommunication Services 6.1%    44,346,570 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.8%     
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z)  1,021,000  27,638,470 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.3%     
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)  170,000  4,539,000 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)  285,000  7,233,300 
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950%  185,000  4,935,800 
 
Utilities 31.2%    227,484,198 

 
Electric Utilities 26.9%     
Alabama Power Company, 5.200% (Z)  1,178,600  30,561,098 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1993, 6.700%  20,250  2,071,828 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1995, 6.990%  134,000  13,638,694 
Carolina Power & Light Company, 5.440%  11,382  1,153,850 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500%  519,900  26,254,950 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%  350,000  8,848,455 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%  667,000  16,716,688 
FPC Capital I, Series A, 7.100%  106,200  2,693,232 
HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500% (Z)  181,000  4,619,120 
Interstate Power & Light Company, Series B, 8.375% (Z)  132,800  3,419,600 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700%  155,000  4,112,150 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.250%  13,347  1,267,298 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.780%  100,000  9,746,880 
SCE Trust I, 5.625%  42,500  1,098,625 
SCE Trust II, 5.100%  1,097,800  27,060,770 
Southern California Edison Company, 6.125% (Z)  172,500  17,406,975 
Southern California Edison Company, Series C, 6.000%  194,577  19,579,311 
Union Electric Company, 3.700%  12,262  869,222 
Virginia Electric & Power Company, 6.980%  45,500  4,759,300 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.1%     
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625% (Z)  326,000  8,414,060 
 
Multi-Utilities 3.2%     
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)  616,000  15,744,960 
DTE Energy Company, 5.250%  157,570  4,033,792 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500%  126,000  3,413,340 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 51.9% (34.7% of Total Investments)    $378,644,211 

(Cost $306,359,500)     
 
Energy 6.9%    50,199,899 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.9%     
BP PLC, ADR  100,000  4,451,999 
Chevron Corp. (Z)  70,000  8,060,500 
ConocoPhillips  155,000  8,990,000 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR  80,000  5,641,600 
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)  400,000  11,112,000 
Total SA, ADR (Z)  220,000  11,943,800 
 
Materials 0.4%    2,890,500 

 
Metals & Mining 0.4%     
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.  82,000  2,890,500 
 
Telecommunication Services 4.0%    29,288,525 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.0%     
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  400,000  13,916,000 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)  352,500  15,372,525 
 
Utilities 40.6%    296,265,287 

 
Electric Utilities 17.9%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Z)  200,000  9,058,000 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  275,000  18,903,500 
Entergy Corp.  222,000  14,341,200 
FirstEnergy Corp. (Z)  527,000  21,338,230 
Northeast Utilities (Z)  550,000  22,401,500 
OGE Energy Corp. (Z)  245,000  14,383,950 
The Southern Company  75,000  3,317,250 
UIL Holdings Corp. (Z)  280,000  10,418,800 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)  590,000  16,390,200 
 
Gas Utilities 1.2%     
AGL Resources, Inc. (Z)  100,000  4,180,000 
Atmos Energy Corp. (Z)  100,000  3,736,000 
ONEOK, Inc.  24,000  1,128,240 
 
Multi-Utilities 21.5%     
Alliant Energy Corp.  452,520  20,743,517 
Ameren Corp. (Z)  80,000  2,595,200 
Black Hills Corp. (Z)  200,000  8,070,000 
CH Energy Group, Inc.  520,500  33,832,500 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)  195,000  10,551,450 
DTE Energy Company (Z)  335,000  21,208,850 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  235,000  12,852,150 
National Grid PLC, ADR (Z)  180,000  9,885,600 
NiSource, Inc. (Z)  445,000  12,028,350 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.  120,000  3,741,600 
TECO Energy, Inc. (Z)  800,000  14,216,000 
Vectren Corp. (Z)  220,000  6,943,200 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.3% (0.2% of Total Investments)    $1,979,000 

(Cost $1,979,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.3%    1,979,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-31-13 at     
0.010% to be repurchased at $1,979,001 on 2-1-13, collateralized     
by $1,955,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.500% due 6-30-16 (valued at     
$2,023,493, including interest)  $1,979,000  1,979,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $986,152,899)† 149.8%    $1,092,157,387 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (49.8%)    ($362,915,839) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%    $729,241,548 

 

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

ADR American Depositary Receipts

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 1-31-13 was $513,517,451.

† At 1-31-13, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $988,371,354. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $103,786,033, of which $116,405,876 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,619,843 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

Notes to the Schedule of Investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then the securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors, which may include a registered commodities exchange, or broker quotations. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where reliable market quotations are not available, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee following procedures established by the Board of Trustees, which include price verification procedures. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted.

The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events or trends, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Securities with a market value of approximately $32,032,000 at the beginning of the year were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 during the period since quoted prices in active markets for identical securities became available.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2013, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  1-31-13  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Preferred Securities         
Consumer Staples  $20,680,066    $20,680,066   
Energy  35,176,045  $35,176,045     
Financials  383,847,297  383,847,297     
Telecommunication Services  44,346,570  44,346,570     
Utilities  227,484,198  154,859,270  72,624,928   
Common Stocks         
Energy  50,199,899  50,199,899     
Materials  2,890,500  2,890,500     
Telecommunication Services  29,288,525  29,288,525     
Utilities  296,265,287  296,265,287     
Short-Term Investments  1,979,000    1,979,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $1,092,157,387  $996,873,393  $95,283,994   
Other Financial Instruments:         
Interest Rate Swaps  ($2,262,561)    ($2,262,561)   

 

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral that is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 1-31-13 (Unaudited)

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.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between a Fund and counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional amount. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The Fund settles accrued net interest receivable or payable under the swap contracts at specified, future intervals. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon values from third party vendors or broker quotations, and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. A termination payment by the counterparty or the Fund is recorded as realized gain or loss, as well as the net periodic payments received or paid by the Fund.

During the period ended January 31, 2013, the Fund used interest rate swaps in anticipation of rising interest rates. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of January 31, 2013.

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

Morgan Stanley    Fixed  3 Month     
Capital Services  $82,000,000  1.4625%  LIBOR (a)  Aug 2016  ($2,279,133) 
 
Morgan Stanley    Fixed  3 Month     
Capital Services  82,000,000  0.8750%  LIBOR (a)  Jul 2017  16,572 
 
Totals  $164,000,000        ($2,262,561) 

 

(a) At 1-31-13, the 3-month LIBOR rate was 0.2980%

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

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

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

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

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

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



SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 
 
By:  /s/ Hugh McHaffie 
------------------------------- 
  Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013 

 

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

 

By:  /s/ Hugh McHaffie 
  ------------------------------- 
Hugh McHaffie 
  President 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  -------------------------------- 
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 14, 2013