FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210John Hancock Investors Trust • August 13th, 2012 • Massachusetts
Company FiledAugust 13th, 2012 JurisdictionJohn Hancock Investors Trust is a Massachusetts business trust operating as a closed-end management investment company (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”). The Fund has filed a registration statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-181550 and 811-04173) (the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), to register additional common shares of the Fund, which may be issued and sold from time to time through various specified transactions, including at-the-market (“ATM”) offerings.