John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III  declares $0.11 dividend

* John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III  (NYSE:HPS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HPS]) declares $0.11/share monthly dividend [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20252056-john-hancock-closed-end-funds-declare-monthly-distributions].
* Forward yield [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HPS/dividends/yield?source=news_bullet] 8.48%
* Payable Oct. 31; for shareholders of record Oct. 14; ex-div Oct. 14.
* See HPS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HPS/dividends?source=news_bullet]

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