JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders	Meeting Material(s)
Friday, March 22, 2013	• Proxy
Statement

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

As your vote is very important, we recommend that all voting instructions be received at least one business day prior to the voting cut-off time stated in the proxy materials. Scroll down for proxy instructions and voting.

To vote via telephone, call 1-800-690-6903 .

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

PROXY BALLOT

JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders

To be held on Friday, March 22, 2013 for holders of record as of Wednesday, January 16, 2013

601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders

March 22, 2013

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Andrew Arnott, Charles A. Rizzo, John Danello, Thomas M. Kinzler, Betsy Anne Seel, Christopher Sechler, Kinga Kapuscinski, Nicholas J. Kolokithas, Patricia Morisette and Andrew Wilkins, and each of them singly, proxies and attorneys of the undersigned, with full power of substitution in each, to vote all the shares of beneficial interest of the Fund referenced above, which the undersigned is (are) entitled to vote at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") to be held at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, on Friday, March 22, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournment(s) of the Meeting. All powers may be exercised by a majority of all proxy holders or substitutes voting or acting, or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. Receipt of the Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. If not revoked, this proxy shall be voted for the proposal(s) included in the Proxy Statement.

SPECIFY YOUR DESIRED ACTION BELOW. WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF (FOR) THE PROPOSAL IN THE PROXY STATEMENT. AS TO ANY OTHER MATTER, THE PROXY OR PROXIES WILL VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BEST JUDGMENT.

| | Proposal(s) | Recommendations of the Board of Trustees | Vote
Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1A) | TO APPROVE A NEW
SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD) BETWEEN JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, LLC
AND ANALYTIC INVESTORS, LLC. | For | £ For £ Against ¨ Abstain |

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PROXY FINAL SUBMISSION

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Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

PROXY BALLOT

You have elected as follows:

| | Proposal(s) | Recommendations
of the Board of Trustees | Your
vote |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1A) | TO
APPROVE A NEW SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD) BETWEEN JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, LLC
AND ANALYTIC INVESTORS, LLC. | For | For |

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

Below is a record of your voting instructions:

You have voted as follows:

| | Proposal(s) | Recommendations
of the Board of Trustees | Your
Vote |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1A) | TO
APPROVE A NEW SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD) BETWEEN JOHN HANCOCK
ADVISERS, LLC AND ANALYTIC INVESTORS, LLC. | For | For |

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

PROXY FINAL SUBMISSION

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Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

PROXY BALLOT

You have elected as follows:

	Proposal(s)	Recommendations of the Board of Trustees	Your Vote
1A)	TO APPROVE A NEW SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD) BETWEEN JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, LLC AND ANALYTIC INVESTORS, LLC.	For	Abstain

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

Below is a record of your voting instructions:

You have voted as follows:

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

PROXY FINAL SUBMISSION

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Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

PROXY BALLOT

You have elected as follows:

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

Below is a record of your voting instructions:

You have voted as follows:

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

Below is a record of your voting instructions:

You did not enter any vote options. Therefore, your vote will be registered as recommended by the Board of Trustees.*

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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD)

PROXY FINAL SUBMISSION

• Please check all of the Information below for accuracy.

• If any of the information is incorrect, return to the Proxy Ballot by using the Back button below.

• If your vote(s) are reflected correctly, click on the Final Submission button below.

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Friday, March 22, 2013

For holders as of: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cusip: 41013V-100

Vote 2. Review 3. Confirmed

PROXY BALLOT

You did not enter any vote options. Therefore, your vote will be registered as recommended by the Board of Trustees.*

	Proposal(s)	Recommendations of the Board of Trustees	Your Vote
1A)	TO APPROVE A NEW SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (HTD) BETWEEN JOHN HANCOCK ADVISERS, LLC AND ANALYTIC INVESTORS, LLC.	For	*
For

If any of the above information is incorrect, return to the Proxy Ballot form by using the Back button below.

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Telephone # 800-690-6903

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| “Thank you for calling the Automated Proxy Voting Service” |
| Shareholder Hears: |
| “You must be calling from a touchtone telephone in order
to use this system and already have read the proxy statement and made your voting decisions” “Press 1 if you are calling from a touch tone phone and
have your proxy form in front of you.” |
| Shareholder presses “1” and hears: |
| “Lets Begin” ** If shareholder does not press
anything, they will hear: “Please call back when you have your proxy form . Thank you for calling. Goodbye.” |
| Control number :Shareholder hears: |
| “Please enter the 12-digit control
number, which is labeled as such, or located in the box indicated by the arrow on your Vote Instruction Form, followed by the pound
sign.” |
| Shareholder Enters Control number… |
| Valid Control Number: ( See voting scripts, below ) Control # less than 12 digit: “Sorry, your input was invalid. The control number is 12 digits long. ” Directed to control number script No response from shareholder: “I have not received your response” Directed to control number script Invalid: “Sorry, your control number is invalid” Invalid greater than 3x: “Sorry, since your entry of the control number was invalid, we are not able to process
your transaction at this time. You will be able to access the system in 24 hours. We have not recorded a vote. Goodbye.” Valid control number, but Shareholder has already voted: “A vote has already been recorded for this control
number. If you want to change your vote, press “1”, if you do not want to change your vote press “2”. (See
voting scripts, below). Valid control number, but Shareholder has just voted a proxy with the same proposals: “The proposals for this
control number are the same as your last proxy . If you would like to vote this control number in the same manner as the
prior control number, press 1. If you would like to vote this control number differently, press 2. |

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Voting:
“If you would like to vote as the Board recommends press
1, to vote on the proposals individually press 2.
Shareholder presses	Shareholder hears:
1	“Let me confirm. You have elected to vote as the Board recommends.” they are directed to the Vote logged
Script.
2	Shareholder goes to Nominee and/or Proposal Voting.
Proposal Voting:
Shareholder hears:
“There is/are to vote on. After you
cast all your vote(s), you have a chance to review it/them”. The selections are: For/Against/Abstain
For/Against/Abstain Script:
We are ready to accept your vote for proposal .“If
you are voting for this proposal, press 1. If you are voting against this proposal press 2, If you wish to abstain press 3.” **Based on the shareholder’s selection,
the prompt will confirm their choice.
Completed Proposal Voting:
“You have completed Proposal Voting” This text will be heard
following the final proposal on the ballot.
Confirm Options:
“Let me confirm.”
Proposal Confirmation: “You have voted For proposal ##.” “You have voted Against proposal ##.” “You
have voted to Abstain on Proposal ##.” (Repeated as necessary )

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Vote Logged	Script:
Vote is sent to mainframe	“If these elections are correct, press 1. To vote again,
press 2. To hear your vote again, press 3.” If shareholder presses 1: “One moment, while I log your ballot. A vote has been recorded for control number
.” Shareholder then goes to Vote another Proxy Script. If shareholder presses 2: they are directed to the Voting Script. If shareholder presses 3: they are directed to the applicable Confirm Options.
Vote Another Proxy Script:
Shareholder wants to/does not want to vote on another control number.	“If this concludes your business press 1, if you would
like to vote for another proxy election press 2.” If shareholder presses 1: “All of your votes have been recorded by the telephone proxy voting service. Do not
mail in your proxy cards. Keep it as a record of your vote. Thank you for calling. This concludes your transaction.” Goodbye. If shareholder presses 2: Shareholder enters control number for next proxy card. See appropriate proxy voting dialog
scripts, above.
Error Messages:
Auto Proxy Unavailable Error:	“We are sorry. The automated Proxy voting system is unavailable at this time. Please try your call again later. We have not recorded the vote. Goodbye”
Meeting Date:	“Sorry, we cannot accept your voting instructions. It
is the day of the meeting or the cut off date for voting has passed.
Control number no longer valid:	“Sorry, the control number you entered is no longer valid. Please contact your bank, Broker or Mutual fund to confirm your voter eligibility.”

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