FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21202
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Noel Maffucci
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2805
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-800-225-5291
Date of Fiscal year-end: 6/30/2006
Date of reporting period: 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
PREFERRED INCOME II
ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.
Ticker: LNT Security ID: 018802108
Meeting Date: MAY 12, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 20, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Ann K. Newhall For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Dean C. Oestreich For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Carol P. Sanders For For Management
2 Amend Omnibus Stock Plan For Abstain Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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CH ENERGY GROUP INC
Ticker: CHG Security ID: 12541M102
Meeting Date: APR 25, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 1, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director E. Michel Kruse For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Manuel J. Iraola For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Ernest R. Verebelyi For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For Against Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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DTE ENERGY CO.
Ticker: DTE Security ID: 233331107
Meeting Date: APR 27, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: FEB 27, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Alfred R. Glancy, III For For Management
1.2 Elect Director John E. Lobbia For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Eugene A. Miller For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Charles W. Pryor, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director Joe W. Laymon For For Management
2 Approve Omnibus Stock Plan For For Management
3 Ratify Auditors For For Management
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ONEOK, INC.
Ticker: OKE Security ID: 682680103
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2006 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 21, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director William L. Ford For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Douglas Ann Newsom, Ph.D. For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Gary D. Parker For For Management
1.4 Elect Director Eduardo A. Rodriguez For For Management
2 Ratify Auditors For For Management
3 Separate Chairman and CEO Positions Against Against Shareholder
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SCOTTISH POWER PLC
Ticker: SPI Security ID: 81013T705
Meeting Date: JUL 22, 2005 Meeting Type: A
Record Date: JUN 3, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.00 Approve financial statements For For Management
2.00 Approve remuneration policy For For Management
3.00 To re-elect as a director Charles Berry For For Management
4.00 To re-elect as a director Donald Brydon For For Management
5.00 To re-elect as a director Nolan Karras For For Management
6.00 Appoint auditors and set their fees For For Management
7.00 Approve political donation For Abstain Management
8.00 Issue stock w/ preemptive rights For For Management
9.00 Issue stock w/o preemptive rights For For Management
10.00 Authorize share repurchase For For Management
11.00 Amend borrowing powers For For Management
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SCOTTISH POWER PLC
Ticker: SPI Security ID: 81013T705
Meeting Date: JUL 22, 2005 Meeting Type: S
Record Date: JUN 27, 2005
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.00 Approve divestiture/spin-off For For Management
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SCOTTISH POWER PLC
Ticker: SPI Security ID: 81013T705
Meeting Date: MAY 4, 2006 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: MAR 28, 2006
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL REORGANIZATION, For For Management
THE RETURN OF CASH, THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
COMPANY S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO
ALLOT NEW SHARES, DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION
RIGHTS AND TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF
ORDINARY SH
Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked
'Abstain' are considered to be have been voted against management's
recommendation, regardless of whether the recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,'
except where management has made no recommendation or has recommended that
shareholders 'Abstain.'
Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a
ballot item: 1) a ballot market 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted for
management's recommendation to 'Abstain' and 2) a ballot voted 'For" or
'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation
to 'Abstain.'
Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, the abbreviation
"N/A" is used to denote that there is no applicable recommendation compared to
which a vote may be 'For' or 'Against' the recommendation of management.
SIGNATURES:
Pursuant to the requirements of 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 Preferred Income Fund II
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(Registrant)
By: /s/Keith F. Hartstein
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Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 30, 2006