John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund announced it entered into a new liquidity facility with State Street Bank and Trust Company, a subsidiary of State Street Corporation. The new liquidity facility replaces the facility with the previous credit facility provider.

The new liquidity facility agreement with State Street provides the Fund the opportunity to obtain investment leverage through a line of credit and/or through securities lending. Additional information about the Fund or its use of leverage can be found in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports, which are available on the Funds’ website at www.jhfunds.com. Information about the new liquidity facility agreement will be available in the Fund’s next annual shareholder report.

In order to facilitate obtaining leverage through securities lending, the Fund has amended its investment policy regarding securities lending to clarify that cash collateral received in connection with securities lending transactions may be invested in any investment that is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, policies, and limitations.

The Fund is managed by John Hancock Advisers and subadvised by John Hancock Asset Management (U.S.), a division of Manulife Asset Management.