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Insider Trading: John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is HPI. The reporting company's CIK number is 1176199.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $104,818. The total value of stock sales is $1,993. The total value of stock exercises is $0.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • 01 2007

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  • $6,227

    $622

    $62

    $6

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  • Sale
  • Option Exercise

Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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  • $10.22

    $7.66

    $5.11

    $2.55



Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-10 565 6,227 0 0 0 0
2006-02 0 0 88 1,993 0 0
2005-06 4,250 98,591 0 0 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (HPI)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-10-29 Cunningham William H Dr (Other) Purchase 215 11.80 2,535
2008-10-24 Vrysen John G (COO of the Fund) Purchase 300 11.00 3,300
2008-10-13 Pruchansky Steven R (Other) Purchase 50 7.85 392
2006-02-07 Ladner Charles L (Other) Sale 88 22.65 1,993
2005-06-23 Greene Howard C (VP, the Adviser) Purchase 4,250 23.20 98,591

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (symbol HPI, CIK number 1176199) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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