FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-21287
Preferred Income Fund III
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Victor Acker
John Hancock Advisers, LLC
101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1 800-852-0218
Date of Fiscal year-end: 5/31/2004
Date of reporting period: 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2004
Item 1. Proxy Voting Record
Account Number: 127343
ISSUER NAME TICKER CUSIP MTG DATE MTG TYPE
Proposal Type Voted? Vote For/Agnst Mgmt
Alliant Energy Corp LNT 018802108 5/21/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Ann K. Newhall MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Michael L. Bennett MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.03 Elect Jack B. Evans MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.04 Elect David A. Perdue MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.05 Elect Judith D. Pyle MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Increase Authorized Common Stock MGMT YES FOR FOR
CH Energy Group CHG 12541M102 4/27/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Edward F.X. Gallagher MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Steven V. Lant MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.03 Elect Jeffrey D. Tranen MGMT YES FOR FOR
NiSource Inc NI 65473P105 5/11/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Steven C. Beering MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Dennis E. Foster MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.03 Elect Richard L. Thompson MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.04 Elect Carolyn Y. Woo MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
OGE Energy Corp OGE 670837103 5/20/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Luke R. Corbett MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Robert Kelley MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.03 Elect J. D. Williams MGMT YES FOR FOR
Progress Energy Inc PGN 743263105 5/12/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Charles W. Coker MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Robert B. McGehee MGMT YES FOR FOR
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1.03 Elect E. Marie McKee MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.04 Elect Peter S. Rummell MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.05 Elect Jean Giles Wittner MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Restrict Executive Compensation SHLDR YES AGNST FOR
Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp. 92977V206 12/12/03 Annual
1.00 Elect Directors MGMT YES FOR FOR
WPS Resources Corp WPS 92931B106 5/13/04 Annual
1.01 Elect Richard A. Bemis MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.02 Elect Ellen Carnahan MGMT YES FOR FOR
1.03 Elect Robert C. Gallagher MGMT YES FOR FOR
2.00 Ratify Selection of Auditors MGMT YES FOR FOR
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.
Preferred Income Fund III
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(Registrant)
By _______________________________________________________________________
(Signature & Title)
Date _____________________________________________________________________
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