UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-PX ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-4173 NAME OF REGISTRANT: John Hancock Investors Trust ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: Charles Rizzo 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER: 617-663-3000 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 12/31 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 2X18 John Hancock Funds Investors Trust Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Agenda Number: 933381840 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 16117M305 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 26-Apr-2011 Ticker: CHTR ISIN: US16117M3051 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 DIRECTOR ROBERT COHN Mgmt For For W. LANCE CONN Mgmt Withheld Against DARREN GLATT Mgmt For For CRAIG A. JACOBSON Mgmt For For BRUCE A. KARSH Mgmt For For EDGAR LEE Mgmt For For MICHAEL J. LOVETT Mgmt For For JOHN D. MARKLEY, JR. Mgmt For For DAVID C. MERRITT Mgmt For For STAN PARKER Mgmt For For ERIC L. ZINTERHOFER Mgmt For For 02 TO APPROVE THE COMPANY'S EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN. Mgmt Against Against 03 TO APPROVE THE COMPANY'S EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE Mgmt For For PERFORMANCE PLAN. 04 AN ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. Mgmt For For 05 AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF HOLDING Mgmt 1 Year Against AN ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. 06 TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE Mgmt For For COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEX ONE CORPORATION Agenda Number: 933385519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 25212W100 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 03-May-2011 Ticker: DEXO ISIN: US25212W1009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 1A ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: JONATHAN B. BULKELEY Mgmt For For 1B ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: EUGENE I. DAVIS Mgmt For For 1C ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: RICHARD L. KUERSTEINER Mgmt For For 1D ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: W. KIRK LIDDELL Mgmt For For 1E ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: MARK A. MCEACHEN Mgmt For For 1F ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALFRED T. MOCKETT Mgmt For For 1G ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: ALAN F. SCHULTZ Mgmt For For 02 PROPOSAL TO APPROVE BY NON-BINDING VOTE EXECUTIVE Mgmt Against Against COMPENSATION 03 PROPOSAL TO RECOMMEND BY NON-BINDING VOTE, THE Mgmt 1 Year For FREQUENCY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION VOTES 04 TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE Mgmt For For INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEKTOWN SUPERHOLDINGS INC Agenda Number: 933450998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 392485108 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 08-Jun-2011 Ticker: GRKT ISIN: US3924851088 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 DIRECTOR JOHN BITOVE Mgmt For For GEORGE BOYER Mgmt For For MICHAEL E. DUGGAN Mgmt For For BENJAMIN C. DUSTER IV Mgmt For For FREMAN HENDRIX Mgmt For For YVETTE E. LANDAU Mgmt For For -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEKTOWN SUPERHOLDINGS INC Agenda Number: 933450998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 392485207 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 08-Jun-2011 Ticker: GRKTP ISIN: US3924852078 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 DIRECTOR JOHN BITOVE Mgmt For For GEORGE BOYER Mgmt For For MICHAEL E. DUGGAN Mgmt For For BENJAMIN C. DUSTER IV Mgmt For For FREMAN HENDRIX Mgmt For For YVETTE E. LANDAU Mgmt For For -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION Agenda Number: 933445935 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 83272A104 Meeting Type: Special Meeting Date: 27-May-2011 Ticker: SSCC ISIN: US83272A1043 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 APPROVAL AND ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF Mgmt For For MERGER, DATED JANUARY 23, 2011 (AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME), AMONG ROCK-TENN COMPANY, SMURFIT-STONE, AND SAM ACQUISITION, LLC, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ROCKTENN. 02 APPROVAL OF THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING Mgmt For For FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL NUMBER 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPERMEDIA INC Agenda Number: 933404131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Security: 868447103 Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 11-May-2011 Ticker: SPMD ISIN: US8684471035 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prop.# Proposal Proposal Proposal Vote For/Against Type Management 01 DIRECTOR EDWARD J. BAYONE Mgmt For For ROBERT C. BLATTBERG Mgmt For For CHARLES B. CARDEN Mgmt For For ROBIN DOMENICONI Mgmt For For THOMAS D. GARDNER Mgmt For For DAVID E. HAWTHORNE Mgmt For For PETER J. MCDONALD Mgmt For For THOMAS S. ROGERS Mgmt For For JOHN SLATER Mgmt For For DOUGLAS D. WHEAT Mgmt For For 02 ADVISORY VOTE APPROVING SUPERMEDIA'S EXECUTIVE Mgmt For For COMPENSATION. 03 ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF EXECUTIVE Mgmt 1 Year For COMPENSATION VOTE. 04 RATIFICATION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS SUPERMEDIA'S Mgmt For For INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2011. * Management position unknown 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. (Registrant) John Hancock Investors Trust By (Signature) /s/ Keith F. Hartstein Name Keith F. Hartstein Title President Date 08/25/2011