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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 Schaivone 
 
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:  July 31, 2014 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Premium Dividend Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

        Shares  Value 
 
Preferred Securities 105.8% (69.6% of Total Investments)    $775,727,409 

(Cost $760,971,943)           
 
Consumer Staples 2.8%          20,182,500 

 
Food & Staples Retailing 2.8%           
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Series A, 6.250% (S)  224,250  20,182,500 
 
Financials 58.6%          429,339,626 

 
Banks 21.7%           
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 3, 7.100% (Z)  192,500  4,939,550 
Barclays Bank PLC, Series 5, 8.125% (Z)  310,000  7,994,900 
BB&T Corp., 5.200%        105,000  2,323,650 
BB&T Corp., 5.200% (Z)        235,000  5,191,150 
BB&T Corp., 5.625% (Z)        800,000  18,848,000 
HSBC Finance Corp., Depositary Shares, Series B, 6.360% (Z)  454,000  11,409,020 
HSBC USA, Inc., 2.858%        313,000  15,540,450 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (6.125% to 5-1-22, then 3     
month LIBOR + 4.067%) (Z)        311,600  8,484,868 
Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal, Series 10, 10.500%     
(Z)        259,600  6,650,952 
Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Series C, 7.300%  500,000  12,590,000 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.375%  175,000  4,056,500 
U.S. Bancorp, 5.150% (Z)        645,000  14,460,900 
U.S. Bancorp (6.000% to 4-15-17, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.861%)  160,000  4,372,800 
U.S. Bancorp (6.500% to 1-15-22, then 3 month LIBOR + 4.468%)     
(Z)        351,000  9,954,360 
Wells Fargo & Company, 6.000% (I) 110,000  2,708,200 
Wells Fargo & Company, 8.000% (Z)    1,017,000  29,798,100 
 
Capital Markets 11.3%           
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%        469,865  11,882,886 
Morgan Stanley, 7.125% (Z)        300,000  8,268,000 
State Street Corp., 5.250% (Z)        1,050,000  24,160,500 
State Street Corp. (5.900% to 3-15-24, then 3 month LIBOR +     
3.108%)        25,000  644,250 
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 5.200% (Z)  467,000  10,815,720 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.950% (Z)  860,000  20,717,400 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series B, 6.200% (Z)  250,000  6,167,500 
 
Consumer Finance 2.9%           
SLM Corp., Series A, 6.970%        445,500  21,651,300 
 
Diversified Financial Services 14.4%         
Bank of America Corp., 6.375% (Z)    980,000  24,568,600 
Bank of America Corp., 6.625% (Z)    360,000  9,154,800 
Bank of America Corp., Depositary Shares, Series D, 6.204% (Z)  630,000  15,762,600 
Citigroup, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series AA, 8.125% (Z)  338,830  9,866,730 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II, 6.550% (Z)  287,000  7,519,400 
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust III, 7.600% (Z)  662,000  18,191,760 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.450% (Z)  630,000  14,130,900 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 5.500% (Z)  230,000  5,191,100 
JPMorgan Chase & Company, 6.700%    35,000  891,800 
 
Insurance 6.7%           
Aegon NV, 6.500%        75,000  1,899,750 
MetLife, Inc., Series B, 6.500% (Z)    1,410,000  35,983,200 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund

As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

        Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)           

Principal Financial Group, Inc., Series B (6.518% to 6-30-35, then     
higher of 10 year CMT, 30 year CMT or 3 month LIBOR + 2.100%)  55,000  $1,396,450 
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.750%        50,000  1,250,000 
Prudential PLC, 6.750% (Z)        175,000  4,460,750 
W.R. Berkley Corp., 5.625%        170,000  3,886,200 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.6%           
Kimco Realty Corp., 6.000%        10,000  245,600 
Senior Housing Properties Trust, 5.625% (Z)    425,000  9,809,000 
Ventas Realty LP, 5.450%        63,000  1,500,030 
 
Industrials 0.4%          3,316,950 

 
Machinery 0.4%           
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 5.750%      135,000  3,316,950 
 
Telecommunication Services 6.7%        49,267,600 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.2%       
Qwest Corp., 6.125%        107,500  2,526,250 
Qwest Corp., 7.375% (Z)        1,021,000  26,760,410 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.900%      234,778  1,860,040 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 2.5%         
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 5.875%      100,000  2,268,000 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.625% (Z)    285,000  6,991,050 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 6.875% (Z)    170,000  4,231,300 
United States Cellular Corp., 6.950% (Z)      185,000  4,630,550 
 
Utilities 37.3%          273,620,733 

 
Electric Utilities 30.5%           
Alabama Power Company, 5.200% (Z)      1,175,000  29,598,250 
Duke Energy Corp., 5.125% (Z)        180,000  4,210,200 
Duquesne Light Company, 6.500%        519,900  25,995,000 
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., 6.450%        350,000  8,848,455 
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 6.250%        667,000  16,341,500 
Gulf Power Company, 5.600%        51,250  4,706,011 
HECO Capital Trust III, 6.500%        181,000  4,767,540 
Interstate Power & Light Company, 5.100%    1,440,000  35,553,600 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.125% (Z)  250,000  5,417,500 
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.700% (Z)  320,000  7,740,800 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.250% (Z)   13,347  1,147,842 
NSTAR Electric Company, 4.780% (Z)      100,000  9,765,630 
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.900%        1,345,000  31,903,400 
SCE Trust I, 5.625%        232,000  5,394,000 
SCE Trust II, 5.100%        1,245,000  26,705,250 
Union Electric Company, 3.700%        12,262  1,092,468 
Virginia Electric & Power Company, 6.980%    45,500  4,562,799 
 
Multi-Utilities 6.8%           
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1993, 6.700%  20,250  2,040,188 
Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Series 1995, 6.990%  134,000  13,517,250 
BGE Capital Trust II, 6.200% (Z)        690,000  17,250,000 
DTE Energy Company, 5.250%        245,000  5,796,700 
DTE Energy Company, 6.500% (Z)        180,000  4,705,200 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc., 6.000%      255,000  6,561,150 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
 
Common Stocks 45.5% (29.9% of Total Investments)    $333,755,945 

(Cost $234,652,055)     
 
Energy 5.7%    41,652,990 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 5.7%     
Chevron Corp. (Z)  60,000  7,754,400 
ConocoPhillips (Z)  150,000  12,375,000 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR  33,000  2,700,390 
Spectra Energy Corp. (Z)  460,000  18,823,200 
 
Telecommunication Services 4.1%    29,895,850 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 4.1%     
AT&T, Inc. (Z)  415,000  14,769,850 
Verizon Communications, Inc. (Z)  300,000  15,126,000 
 
Utilities 35.7%    262,207,105 

 
Electric Utilities 16.1%     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (Z)  200,000  10,398,000 
Duke Energy Corp. (Z)  275,000  19,835,749 
FirstEnergy Corp. (Z)  500,000  15,605,000 
Northeast Utilities  550,000  24,145,000 
OGE Energy Corp.  330,000  11,863,500 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.  70,000  3,744,300 
PPL Corp.  220,000  7,257,800 
The Southern Company (Z)  90,000  3,896,100 
UIL Holdings Corp. (Z)  300,000  10,533,000 
Xcel Energy, Inc. (Z)  347,000  10,687,600 
 
Gas Utilities 1.6%     
AGL Resources, Inc. (Z)  110,550  5,708,802 
Atmos Energy Corp. (Z)  100,000  4,832,000 
ONE Gas, Inc.  34,639  1,247,004 
 
Multi-Utilities 18.0%     
Alliant Energy Corp. (Z)  400,000  22,600,000 
Black Hills Corp. (Z)  190,000  10,014,900 
Dominion Resources, Inc. (Z)  195,000  13,189,800 
DTE Energy Company (Z)  250,000  18,455,000 
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (Z)  215,000  14,095,400 
National Grid PLC, ADR  210,000  15,075,900 
NiSource, Inc.  445,000  16,767,600 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.  40,000  1,406,800 
TECO Energy, Inc.  725,000  12,658,500 
Vectren Corp. (Z)  215,000  8,189,350 
 
  Par value  Value 
 
Short-Term Investments 0.8% (0.5% of Total Investments)    $5,764,000 

(Cost $5,764,000)     
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.8%    5,764,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 7-31-14 at     
0.000% to be repurchased at $5,764,000 on 8-1-14, collateralized     
by $5,905,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.100% due 10-     
5-17 (valued at $5,882,856, including interest)  $5,764,000  5,764,000 

 

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

Total investments (Cost $1,001,387,998)† 152.1%  $1,115,247,354 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (52.1%)  ($382,189,887) 

 
Total net assets 100.0%  $733,057,467 

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

CMT Constant Maturity Treasury

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(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 $20,182,500 or 2.8% of the fund's net assets as of 7-31-14.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral pursuant to the Credit Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 7-31-14 was $540,450,268.

† At 7-31-14, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $1,003,653,628. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $111,593,726, of which $135,177,143 related to appreciated investment securities and $23,583,417 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. In order to value the securities, the fund uses the following valuation techniques: Equity securities held by the fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security was acquired or most likely will be sold. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, the securities are valued using the last available bid price. Swaps are valued using evaluated prices obtained from an independent pricing vendor. Futures contracts are valued at settlement prices, which are the official closing prices published by the exchange on which they trade. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing vendor. Securities that trade only in the over-the-counter (OTC) market are valued using bid prices. Other portfolio securities and assets, for which reliable 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. The frequency with which these fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and fair value of securities may differ significantly from the value that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed.

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.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the fund’s investments as of July 31, 2014, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  7-31-14  Price  Inputs  Inputs 
Preferred Securities         
Consumer Staples  $20,182,500    $20,182,500   
Financials  429,339,626  $429,339,626     
Industrials  3,316,950  3,316,950     
Telecommunication Services  49,267,600  47,407,560  1,860,040   
Utilities  273,620,733  212,746,432  60,874,301   
Common Stocks  333,755,945  333,755,945     
Short-Term Investments  5,764,000    5,764,000   
 
Total Investments in Securities  $1,115,247,354  $1,026,566,513  $88,680,841   
Other Financial Instruments:         
Futures  $336,254  $336,254     
Interest Rate Swaps  ($1,049,290)    ($1,049,290)   

Derivative Instruments. The fund may invest in derivatives in order to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives include a variety of different instruments that may be traded in the OTC market, on a regulated exchange or through a clearing facility. The risks in using derivatives vary depending upon the structure of the instruments, including the use of leverage, optionality, the liquidity or lack of liquidity of the contract, the creditworthiness of the counterparty or clearing organization and the volatility of the position. Some derivatives involve risks that are potentially greater than the risks associated with investing directly in the referenced securities or other referenced underlying instrument. Specifically, the fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty to an 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.

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular currency or financial instrument at a predetermined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets and contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in the underlying financial instrument. Use of long futures contracts subjects the fund to the risk of loss up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the fund to unlimited risk of loss.

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Premium Dividend Fund
As of 7-31-14 (Unaudited)

During the period ended July 31, 2014, the fund used futures contracts to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the contracts held at July 31, 2014.

  Number          Unrealized 
  of    Expiration  Notional  Notional  Appreciation 
Open Contracts  Contracts  Position  Date  Basis  Value  (Depreciation) 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note             
Futures  860  Short  Sep 2014  ($107,503,316)  ($107,164,062)  $336,254 

Notional basis refers to the contractual amount agreed upon at inception of open contracts, notional value represents the current value of the open contract.

Interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between the fund and a 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. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market or may be executed on a registered commodities exchange (centrally cleared swaps). Swaps are marked-to-market daily 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. The value of the swap will typically impose collateral posting obligations on the party that is considered out-of-the-money on the swap.

During the period ended July 31, 2014, the fund used interest rate swaps to manage against anticipated interest rate changes. The following table summarizes the interest rate swap contracts held as of July 31, 2014.

      USD  Payments  Payments    Unrealized   
  Notional    Notional  Made by  Received by  Maturity  Appreciation   
Counterparty  Amount  Currency  Amount  Fund  Fund  Date  (Depreciation)  Market Value 

Morgan                 
Stanley                 
Capital        Fixed  3 Month  Aug     
Services  82,000,000  USD  82,000,000  1.4625%  LIBOR  2016  ($1,725,823)  ($1,725,823) 
 
Morgan                 
Stanley                 
Capital        Fixed  3 Month  Jul     
Services  82,000,000  USD  82,000,000  0.8750%  LIBOR  2017  676,533  676,533 

      164,000,000        ($1,049,290)  ($1,049,290) 

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/ Andrew Arnott 
___________________
  Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 

 

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/ Andrew Arnott 
  ___________________
Andrew Arnott 
  President 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ___________________
Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  September 23, 2014