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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-Q
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number 811- 4186
 
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
Alfred P. Ouellette, Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary
 
601 Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
  
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4324
 
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
 
 
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2008
 
ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS




John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

  Interest Maturity Credit Par value  
Issuer, description rate date rating (A) (000) Value
Bonds 90.96%         $141,191,238

(Cost $155,566,102)          
 
Advertising 0.33%         508,125

R.H. Donnelley Corp.,          
Sr Disc Note Ser A-1 6.875% 01-15-13 B $200 122,000
Sr Disc Note Ser A-2 6.875 01-15-13 B 300 183,000
Sr Note (S) 8.875 10-15-17 B 325 203,125
 
Agricultural Products 0.33%         517,750

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings)          
Ltd.,          
Gtd Sr Note (Cayman Islands)          
(F)(S) 7.750 02-08-10 BB 545 517,750
 
Airlines 1.87%         2,903,842

American Airlines, Inc.,          
Pass Thru Ctf Ser 88A4 10.210 01-01-10 CCC+ 137 123,178
Continental Airlines, Inc.,          
Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1999-1          
Class A (L) 6.545 02-02-19 A- 348 335,170
Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2000-2          
Class B 8.307 10-02-19 BB- 395 369,543
Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2001-1          
Class C 7.033 06-15-11 B+ 107 96,280
Delta Airlines, Inc.,          
Collateralized Bond (S) 6.821 08-10-22 A- 773 745,271
Sr Pass Thru Ctf Ser 02-1 6.417 07-02-12 AAA 825 825,000
Northwest Airlines, Inc.,          
Gtd Collateralized Note          
Ser 07-1 7.027 11-01-19 A- 445 409,400
 
Aluminum 0.58%         903,350

CII Carbon LLC,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note (S) 11.125 11-15-15 CCC+ 1,015 903,350
 
Apparel Retail 0.13%         195,250

Hanesbrands, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Floating Rate Note          
Ser B (P) 8.204 12-15-14 B- 220 195,250
 
Auto Parts & Equipment 0.79%         1,228,612

Allison Transmission, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note (L)(S) 11.000 11-01-15 B- 1,000 870,000
Tenneco, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note 8.625 11-15-14 B 365 358,612

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

 
Automobile Manufacturers 0.51%         785,400

General Motors Corp.,          
Sr Note (L) 7.125 07-15-13 B- 1,020 785,400
 
Automotive Retail 0.11%         172,500

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC,          
Gtd Sr Note 7.625 05-15-14 BB- 200 172,500
 
Broadcasting & Cable TV 2.10%         3,262,780

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note (Canada) (F)(G) 12.750 02-15-14 CCC+ 979 922,708
Charter Communications Holdings II LLC,          
Gtd Sr Note 10.250 09-15-10 CCC 415 377,650
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings,          
Inc.,          
Gtd Note (L) 8.375 03-15-13 BBB+ 1,095 1,216,360
Nexstar Finance, Inc.,          
Sr Sub Note 7.000 01-15-14 CCC+ 340 292,825
Rogers Cable, Inc.,          
Sr Sec Note (Canada) (F) 6.750 03-15-15 BB+ 455 453,237
 
Casinos & Gaming 5.97%         9,262,576

Chukchansi Economic Development          
Authority,          
Sr Note (S) 8.000 11-15-13 BB- 460 414,000
Downstream Development Authority          
of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma,          
Sr Sec Note (S) 12.000 10-15-15 B- 500 395,000
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings Ltd.,          
Note (S) 10.250 06-15-15 CCC+ 995 701,475
Greektown Holdings LLC,          
Sr Note (S) 10.750 12-01-13 CCC+ 1,015 923,650
Indianapolis Downs LLC & Capital Corp.,          
Sr Note (S) 11.000 11-01-12 B 1,010 878,700
Isle of Capris Casinos, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note 7.000 03-01-14 B 375 267,188
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 9.750 06-15-14 B- 500 375,000
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa          
Indians,          
Sr Note (S) 10.250 02-15-14 B 500 503,750
Majestic Star Casino LLC,          
Gtd Sr Sec Note 9.500 10-15-10 B+ 415 366,238
MTR Gaming Group, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note Ser B 9.000 06-01-12 B- 290 252,300
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.,          
Sr Sub Note (L) 7.500 06-15-15 B- 1,000 787,500
Pokagon Gaming Authority,          
Sr Note (S) 10.375 06-15-14 B 202 213,110
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment,          
Sr Sec Note (P)(S) 5.300 03-15-14 BB 500 396,250
Seminole Tribe of Florida,          
Bond (S) 6.535 10-01-20 BBB- 650 687,420

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sec Note (L) 8.500 06-01-15 B 440 297,000
Turning Stone Resort & Casino,          
Sr Note (S) 9.125 09-15-14 B+ 1,540 1,470,700
Waterford Gaming LLC,          
Sr Note (S) 8.625 09-15-14 BB- 349 333,295
 
Commodity Chemicals 0.15%         235,000

Sterling Chemicals, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sec Note (S) 10.250 04-01-15 B- 235 235,000
 
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks 0.32%       495,000

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The),          
Sr Note 7.125 11-01-13 BB- 500 495,000
 
Consumer Finance 1.88%         2,923,674

CIT Group, Inc.,          
Sr Note Ser MTN 5.125 09-30-14 A- 255 194,082
Sr Note 5.000 02-13-14 A 120 94,434
Ford Motor Credit Co.,          
Sr Note 9.875 08-10-11 B 1,920 1,712,164
Sr Note 8.000 12-15-16 B 140 109,593
General Motors Acceptance Corp.,          
Sr Note 6.000 12-15-11 BB+ 465 347,584
Nelnet, Inc.,          
Note (P) 7.400 09-29-36 BBB- 715 465,817
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services 0.31%         475,366

Fiserv, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 6.800 11-20-17 BBB 460 475,366
 
Department Stores 0.30%         469,650

Penney J.C. Co., Inc.,          
Debenture 7.650 08-15-16 BBB- 445 469,650
 
Diversified Banks 3.87%         6,006,335

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA,          
Sub Note (Mexico) (F)(S) 6.862 10-13-21 Baa2 685 629,136
Barclays Bank Plc,          
Perpetual Bond (6.860% to          
6-15-32 then variable)          
(United Kingdom) (F)(S) 6.860 09-29-49 A+ 1,655 1,377,850
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.,          
Perpetual Jr Sub Note (5.506%          
to 4-15-15 then variable)          
(Japan) (F)(L)(S) 5.506 12-15-49 Baa1 940 785,300
ICICI Bank Ltd.,          
Note (India) (F)(S) 6.625 10-03-12 BBB- 640 638,945
Lloyds TSB Group Plc,          
Bond (United Kingdom)          
(F)(P)(S) 6.267 11-14-49 A 730 559,896

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc,          
Jr Sub Bond (7.640% to          
9-29-17 then variable)          
(United Kingdom) (F)(S) 7.640 03-31-49 A 400 344,476
Perpetual Bond (7.648% to          
9-30-31 then variable)          
(United Kingdom) (F) 7.648 08-29-49 A 650 620,375
Societe Generale,          
Sub Note (France) (F)(P)(S) 5.922 04-05-49 A+ 460 375,562
Standard Chartered Plc,          
Bond (United Kingdom) (F)(P)(S) 7.014 06-30-49 BBB+ 500 435,288
Sub Note (United Kingdom)          
(F)(S) 6.400 09-26-17 A 235 239,507
 
Diversified Chemicals 1.53%         2,369,531

Mosiac Co. (The),          
Sr Note (S) 7.625 12-01-16 BB- 290 311,750
NOVA Chemicals Corp.,          
MTN (Canada) (F)(L) 7.400 04-01-09 B+ 2,045 2,057,781
 
Diversified Commercial & Professional Services 1.08%       1,670,773

Grupo Kuo SAB de CV,          
Gtd Sr Note (Mexico) (F) 9.750 10-17-17 BB- 975 906,750
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd.,          
Gtd Sr Note (Cayman Islands)          
(F)(S) 6.500 02-13-13 A- 750 764,023
 
Diversified Financial Services 2.72%         4,230,059

Capital One Financial Corp.,          
Sr Note 6.750 09-15-17 BBB+ 1,000 948,572
Erac USA Finance Co.,          
Gtd Sr Note (S) 6.375 10-15-17 BBB 465 415,471
Huntington Capital III,          
Gtd Sub Bond (P) 6.650 05-15-37 BBB- 590 453,539
Independencia International Ltd.,          
Gtd Sr Bond (Brazil) (F)(S) 9.875 01-31-17 B 1,000 930,000
QBE Capital Funding II LP,          
Gtd Sub Bond (Jersey Islands)          
(F)(P)(S) 6.797 06-29-49 BBB 695 629,628
SMFG Preferred Capital Ltd.,          
Perpetual Bond (6.078% to          
1-25-17 then variable) (S) 6.078 01-25-49 BBB 590 462,560
Sovereign Capital Trust VI,          
Gtd Note 7.908 06-13-36 BB+ 480 390,289
 
Diversified REITs 0.16%         246,456

HRPT Properties Trust,          
Sr Note 6.650 01-15-18 BBB 285 246,456
 
Drug Retail 0.97%         1,501,957

CVS Caremark Corp.,          
Jr Sub Bond (P) 6.302 06-01-37 BBB- 990 907,854
Sr Note 5.750 06-01-17 BBB+ 585 594,103

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Electric Utilities 6.56%         10,176,575

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.,          
Bond (United Arab Emirates)          
(F)(S) 6.500 10-27-36 A+ 935 841,276
AES Eastern Energy LP,          
Sr Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1999-A 9.000 01-02-17 BB+ 988 1,022,690
Beaver Valley Funding Corp.,          
Sec Lease Obligation Bond 9.000 06-01-17 BBB- 736 818,380
BVPS II Funding Corp.,          
Collateralized Lease Bond 8.890 06-01-17 BBB- 700 758,467
FPL Energy National Wind,          
Sr Sec Note (S) 5.608 03-10-24 BBB- 335 340,304
HQI Transelect Chile SA,          
Sr Note (Chile) (F) 7.875 04-15-11 BBB- 1,230 1,329,506
Indiantown Cogeneration LP,          
1st Mtg Note Ser A-9 9.260 12-15-10 BB+ 297 311,642
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.,          
Sr Sec Note 8.625 11-14-11 BB- 325 342,063
Monterrey Power SA de CV,          
Sr Sec Bond (Mexico) (F)(S) 9.625 11-15-09 BBB+ 514 554,182
Pepco Holdings, Inc.,          
Note 6.450 08-15-12 BBB- 565 602,025
PNPP II Funding Corp.,          
Deb 9.120 05-30-16 BBB- 437 522,372
Teco Finanace, Inc.,          
Note (S) 6.572 11-01-17 Baa3 233 236,495
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co.          
LLC,          
Gtd Sr Note 10.250 11-01-15 CCC 1,000 996,250
TXU Corp.,          
Sec Bond 7.460 01-01-15 BB 467 416,675
Waterford 3 Funding Corp.,          
Sec Lease Obligation Bond 8.090 01-02-17 BBB- 1,076 1,084,248
 
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers 0.69%         1,066,728

Thomas & Betts Corp.,          
Sr Note 7.250 06-01-13 BBB- 775 794,192
Tyco Electronics Group SA,          
Gtd Sr Bond (Luxembourg)          
(F)(S) 6.550 10-01-17 BBB 260 272,536
 
Gas Utilities 0.31%         474,600

Southern Union Co.,          
Jr Sub Note 7.200 11-01-66 BB 565 474,600
 
Health Care Distributors 0.27%         417,435

Covidien International Finance SA,          
Gtd Sr Note (Luxembourg)          
(F)(S) 6.000 10-15-17 A- 405 417,435
 
Health Care Facilities 0.45%         697,606

Community Health Systems, Inc.,          
Sr Note (S) 8.875 07-15-15 B- 695 697,606

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Health Care Services 1.20%         1,861,100

Alliance Imaging, Inc.,          
Sr Sub Note (L) 7.250 12-15-12 B- 255 239,700
Sr Sub Note Ser B 7.250 12-15-12 B- 185 173,900
HealthSouth Corp.,          
Gtd Sr Note (P) 10.829 06-15-14 CCC+ 500 482,500
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note 9.125 04-15-15 CCC+ 1,000 965,000
 
Health Care Supplies 0.77%         1,200,650

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.,          
Sr Note (S) 9.875 11-01-15 B- 1,180 1,200,650
 
Insurance Brokers 0.51%         795,670

Merna Reinsurance Ltd.,          
Sec Sub Note Ser B (P) 4.446 07-07-10 A2 550 501,765
Progressive Corp. (The),          
Jr Sub Deb (P) 6.700 06-15-37 A- 330 293,905
 
Integrated Oil & Gas 0.82%         1,267,748

Petro-Canada,          
Debenture (Canada) (F) 9.250 10-15-21 BBB 1,000 1,267,748
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services 2.59%         4,025,810

Bellsouth Corp.,          
Debenture 6.300 12-15-15 A 914 969,610
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note 8.375 01-15-14 B- 1,025 960,938
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,          
Sr Note 7.875 09-01-11 BBB- 445 443,887
Sprint Capital Corp.,          
Gtd Sr Note 8.375 03-15-12 BBB- 500 462,500
Gtd Sr Note 6.900 05-01-19 BBB+ 1,000 787,500
West Corp.,          
Gtd Sr Sub Note 11.000 10-15-16 B- 475 401,375
 
Investment Banking & Brokerage 2.07%         3,215,649

American General Finance Corp.,          
Note 6.900 12-15-17 A+ 1,470 1,436,593
Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The),          
Sr Note 7.250 02-01-18 AA- 1,000 1,033,391
Mizuho Financial Group Cayman Ltd.,          
Gtd Sub Bond (Cayman Islands)          
(F) 8.375 12-29-49 A2 750 745,665
 
IT Consulting & Other Services 0.26%         401,259

NCR Corp.,          
Sr Note 7.125 06-15-09 BBB- 390 401,259

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Life & Health Insurance 0.41%         632,977

Lincoln National Corp.,          
Jr Sub Bond 6.050 04-20-17 A- 250 218,581
Symetra Financial Corp.,          
Jr Sub Bond (P)(S) 8.300 10-15-37 BB 440 414,396
 
Marine 1.66%         2,579,950

CMA CGM SA,          
Sr Note (France) (F)(S) 7.250 02-01-13 BB+ 700 609,000
Minerva Overseas Ltd.,          
Gtd Note (Cayman Islands)          
(F)(S) 9.500 02-01-17 B 1,080 974,700
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.,          
Sr Note (Marshall Islands)          
(F) 9.500 12-15-14 B 1,000 996,250
 
Metal & Glass Containers 0.69%         1,077,700

Blaze Recycling & Metals LLC,          
Sr Sec Note (G)(S) 10.875 07-15-12 B 165 145,200
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 8.250 05-15-13 B 500 517,500
Vitro SA de CV,          
Sr Note (Mexico) (F) 9.125 02-01-17 B 500 415,000
 
Movies & Entertainment 0.14%         220,500

Cinemark, Inc.,          
Sr Disc Note, Step Coupon (Zero to 3-15-09,          
then 9.750%) (O) Zero 03-15-14 CCC+ 245 220,500
 
Multi-Line Insurance 1.61%         2,493,522

Genworth Financial, Inc.,          
Jr Sub Note 6.150 11-15-66 BBB+ 430 359,140
Horace Mann Educators Corp.,          
Sr Note 6.850 04-15-16 BBB 395 424,469
Liberty Mutual Group,          
Bond (S) 7.500 08-15-36 BBB 885 838,369
Jr Gtd Sub Bond (S) 7.800 03-15-37 BB+ 705 594,364
Sul America Participacoes SA,          
Bond (Brazil) (F)(S) 8.625 02-15-12 B 267 277,180
 
Multi-Media 0.78%         1,210,902

News America Holdings,          
Gtd Sr Deb 7.750 01-20-24 BBB 1,020 1,124,215
Quebecor Media, Inc.,          
Sr Note (Canada) (F) 7.750 03-15-16 B2 95 86,687
 
Multi-Utilities 0.42%         659,299

CalEnergy Co., Inc.,          
Sr Bond 8.480 09-15-28 BBB+ 550 659,299

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Office Services & Supplies 0.46%         707,265

Xerox Corp.,          
Sr Note 6.750 02-01-17 BB+ 670 707,265
 
Oil & Gas Drilling 0.35%         551,223

Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.,          
Sr Note 8.500 03-01-17 B 335 294,800
Delek & Avner-Yam Tethys Ltd.,          
Sr Sec Note (Israel) (F)(S) 5.326 08-01-13 BBB- 250 256,423
 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 0.50%         775,926

McMoRan Exploration Co.,          
Gtd Sr Note 11.875 11-15-14 CCC+ 340 343,400
Western Oil Sands, Inc.,          
Sr Note (Canada) (F) 8.375 05-01-12 BBB+ 385 432,526
 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 0.32%         500,832

Enterprise Products Operating LP,          
Gtd Jr Sub Note (P) 7.034 01-15-68 BB 590 500,832
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation 2.31%         3,583,013

Markwest Energy Partners LP,          
Gtd Sr Note Ser B 8.500 07-15-16 B 545 549,088
NGPL PipeCo LLC,          
Sr Note (S) 7.119 12-15-17 BBB- 1,580 1,634,415
TEPPCO Partners LP,          
Jr Gtd Sub Note (P) 7.000 06-01-67 BB 695 595,510
Williams Partners LP,          
Grd Sr Note 7.250 02-01-17 BB+ 800 804,000
 
Paper Packaging 0.79%         1,222,800

Smurfit-Stone Container Enerprises, Inc.,          
Sr Note 8.375 07-01-12 CCC+ 1,000 905,000
Sr Note 8.000 03-15-17 CCC+ 245 205,800
US Corrugated, Inc.,          
Sr Sec Note 10.000 06-01-13 CCC+ 160 112,000
 
Paper Products 1.15%         1,780,202

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.,          
Sr Note 8.500 08-15-11 B- 445 437,213
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.,          
Gtd Note 5.875 11-15-15 BBB- 365 377,989
Verso Paper Holdings LLC,          
Sr Sec Note (L)(S) 9.125 08-01-14 B+ 1,000 965,000
 
Property & Casualty Insurance 0.50%         783,235

Ohio Casualty Corp.,          
Sr Note 7.300 06-15-14 BBB- 750 783,235

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Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Publishing 0.44%         683,113

Idearc, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 8.000 11-15-16 B+ 1,055 683,113
 
Real Estate Management & Development 1.54%         2,391,382

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.,          
Sr Note 8.125 05-01-11 BBB- 175 187,188
Health Care REIT, Inc.,          
Sr Note 6.200 06-01-16 BBB- 505 439,521
Post Apartment Homes,          
Sr Note 5.125 10-12-11 BBB 870 836,923
Shimao Property Holding Ltd.,          
Gtd Sr Note (Cayman Islands)          
(F)(S) 8.000 12-01-16 BB+ 940 681,500
Ventas Realty LP/Capital Corp.,          
Sr Note 6.625 10-15-14 BB+ 250 246,250
 
Restaurants 0.64%         987,350

Dave & Buster's, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 11.250 03-15-14 CCC+ 1,085 987,350
 
Semiconductors 0.50%         782,500

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,          
Sr Note 8.875 12-15-14 B 1,000 782,500
 
Specialized Finance 2.31%         3,585,605

Astoria Depositor Corp.,          
Pass Thru Ctf Ser B (G)(S) 8.144 05-01-21 BB 1,000 1,005,000
Bosphorous Financial Services,          
Sec Floating Rate Note (P)(S) 4.865 02-15-12 Baa2 500 481,156
Drummond Co., Inc.,          
Sr Note (S) 7.375 02-15-16 BB- 290 265,350
ESI Tractebel Acquistion Corp.,          
Gtd Sec Bond Ser B 7.990 12-30-11 BB 804 821,457
Teco Finance, Inc.,          
Sr Note (S) 7.000 05-01-12 BB+ 337 363,267
UCAR Finance, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 10.250 02-15-12 B+ 125 129,375
USB Realty Corp.,          
Perpetual Bond (6.091% to          
1-15-12 then variable) (S) 6.091 12-15-49 A+ 800 520,000
 
Specialty Chemicals 0.37%         573,775

American Pacific Corp.,          
Gtd Sr Note 9.000 02-01-15 B 590 573,775
 
Steel 0.42%         645,175

WCI Steel Acquisition, Inc.,          
Sr Sec Note (G) 8.000 05-01-16 B+ 655 645,175

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 27.55%         42,765,118

American Home Mortgage Assets,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-6          
Class XP IO (P) 4.033 12-25-46 AAA 13,604 629,166
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-5          
Class XP IO (P) 4.221 06-25-47 AAA 9,938 658,418
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-1          
Class GIOP IO (P) 2.166 05-25-47 AAA 8,287 481,662
American Tower Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-1A          
Class D (S) 5.957 04-15-37 BBB 865 725,657
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage,          
Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-6          
Class A4 (P) 5.181 09-10-47 AAA 300 298,467
Banc of America Funding Corp.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-B          
Class 6A1 (P) 5.880 03-20-36 AAA 1,061 984,776
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-D          
Class 6B2 (P) 5.946 05-20-36 AA 1,826 859,814
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage          
Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-1          
Class B2 (P) 5.519 03-25-35 AA+ 844 803,401
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-3          
Class B2 (P) 5.547 04-25-35 AA+ 564 465,172
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-4          
Class 3B1 6.342 07-25-36 AA 2,524 252,395
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage          
Securities, Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-PW14 Class D (P)(S) 5.412 12-01-38 A 655 416,689
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-5          
Class 2A3 5.000 08-25-35 AAA 491 493,948
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-10          
Class 1A5A (P) 5.833 12-25-35 AAA 755 561,273
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial          
Mortgage Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-CD1 Class C (P) 5.225 07-15-44 AA 295 231,443
ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 1995-2          
Class A-5 8.100 08-15-25 AAA 73 65,937
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-59          
Class 2X IO (P) 3.801 11-20-35 AAA 10,895 388,119
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-0A8 Class X IO (P) 1.961 07-25-46 AAA 10,578 409,880
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-0A10 Class XPP IO (P) 1.948 08-25-46 AAA 5,518 205,212

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Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-0A12 Class X IO (P) 4.209 09-20-46 AAA 18,393 896,664
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2007-0A8 Class X IO (P) 2.000 06-25-47 AAA 6,917 275,615
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-11CB Class 3A1 6.500 05-25-36 Aaa 3,026 3,027,539
Crown Castle Towers LLC,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-1A          
Class G (S) 6.795 11-15-36 Ba2 3,000 2,558,730
DB Master Finance LLC,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-1          
Class M1 (S) 8.285 06-20-31 BB 340 295,800
Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-1          
Class M1 (S) 7.629 04-25-37 BB 1,000 750,000
DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-AR5 Class X2 IO (P) 3.388 08-19-45 AAA 29,566 997,862
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage          
Securities,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2004-AA5 Class B1 (P) 5.214 12-25-34 AA 437 428,996
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-AA2 Class B1 (G)(P) 6.177 05-25-36 AA 1,546 1,044,688
Global Signal Trust,          
Sub Bond Ser 2004-2A Class D          
(S) 5.093 12-15-14 Baa2 495 477,492
Sub Bond Ser 2006-1 Class E          
(S) 6.495 02-15-36 Baa3 460 422,473
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2004-9          
Class B1 (G)(P) 5.217 08-25-34 AA 919 861,233
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-4F          
Class 6A1 6.500 05-25-36 AAA 3,763 3,553,827
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-8          
Class 1X IO (P) 3.625 09-19-35 AAA 7,686 252,192
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-3          
Class ES IO (G) 0.350 05-19-47 AAA 24,118 180,889
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-4          
Class ES IO (G)(P) 0.350 07-19-47 AAA 24,217 211,899
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-6          
Class ES IO (G)(P)(S) 0.343 11-19-15 AAA 16,884 126,627
Harborview NIM Corp.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-9A          
Class N2 (G)(S) 8.350 11-19-36 BBB- 1,193 1,189,879
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-AR5 Class B1 (P) 5.515 05-25-35 AA 469 482,570
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2004-AR13 Class B1 5.296 01-25-35 AA 343 338,632
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-AR18 Class 1X IO (P) 3.739 10-25-36 AAA 16,467 447,691

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Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-AR18 Class 2X IO 3.406 10-25-36 AAA 15,918 378,043
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-AR19 Class 1B1 (P) 6.401 08-25-36 AA 453 359,075
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage          
Security Corp.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-LDP4 Class B 5.129 10-15-42 Aa2 2,035 1,582,865
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-S3          
Class 2A2 5.500 01-25-21 AAA 837 825,093
Luminent Mortgage Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2006-1          
Class X IO (P) 3.876 04-25-36 AAA 23,623 812,054
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-AF1 Class MF1 (P) 6.106 08-25-36 AA 1,217 970,843
MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-3          
Class M1 (G)(P) 5.981 09-25-37 AA 420 340,966
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-3          
Class M2 (G)(P) 5.981 09-25-37 A 155 118,955
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-3          
Class M3 (G)(P) 5.981 09-25-37 BBB 105 69,919
Morgan Stanley Capital I,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-HQ7 Class A4 (P) 5.203 11-14-42 AAA 840 847,692
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2006-IQ12 Class E 5.538 12-15-43 A+ 640 421,412
Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-1          
Class B1 (P) 4.549 05-25-35 AA 417 366,773
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-QA12 Class NB5 (P) 5.957 12-25-35 AAA 3,235 2,652,164
SBA CMBS Trust,          
Sub Bond Ser 2005-1A Class D          
(S) 6.219 11-15-35 Baa2 225 213,149
Sub Bond Ser 2005-1A Class E          
(S) 6.706 11-15-35 Baa3 200 189,553
Sub Bond Ser 2006-1A Class H          
(S) 7.389 11-15-36 Ba3 365 328,927
Sub Bond Ser 2006-1A Class J          
(S) 7.825 11-15-36 B1 220 198,157
Washington Mutual Alternative Loan Trust,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-6          
Class 1CB 6.500 08-25-35 AAA 460 473,096
Washington Mutual, Inc.,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2005-AR4 Class B1 (P) 4.671 04-25-35 AA 1,511 1,370,236
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2007-0A4 Class XPPP IO (P) 1.136 04-25-47 Aaa 19,847 297,711
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2007-0A5 Class 1XPP IO (P) 1.330 06-25-47 Aaa 46,127 547,763

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Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2007-0A5 Class 2XPP IO (P) 0.934 06-25-47 Aaa 52,006 861,353
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf          
Ser 2007-0A6 Class 1XPP IO (P) 1.527 07-25-47 Aaa 26,532 348,231
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2007-1          
Class B1 6.205 02-25-37 AA 571 438,361
 
Tires & Rubber 0.19%         298,894

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The),          
Sr Note (S) 8.625 12-01-11 B 285 298,894
 
Tobacco 0.94%         1,467,086

Alliance One International, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Note 11.000 05-15-12 B+ 175 177,625
Gtd Sr Note (S) 8.500 05-15-12 B 245 230,300
Reynolds American, Inc.,          
Gtd Sr Sec Note 7.250 06-01-13 BB 1,000 1,059,161
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.46%         2,267,078

Crown Castle Towers LLC,          
Mtg Pass Thru Ctf Ser 2005-1A          
Class D 5.612 06-15-35 Baa2 1,340 1,275,278
Digicel Group Ltd.,          
Sr Note (Bermuda) (F)(S) 8.875 01-15-15 Caa2 1,080 901,800
Rural Cellular Corp.,          
Sr Sub Note (P) 8.989 11-01-12 CCC 90 90,000
    
      Credit    
Issuer, description     rating (A) Shares Value
Preferred stocks 3.06%         $4,753,468

(Cost $4,901,730)          
 
Agricultural Products 0.76%         1,185,548

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 6.250%,          
Ser A (S)     BB+ 12,500 1,185,548
 
Diversified Metals & Mining 0.42%         646,070

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.,          
6.750%, Convertible     B+ 4,600 646,070
 
Integrated Telecommunication Services 0.54%         834,400

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc., 7.600%,          
Ser A     BB+ 40,000 834,400
 
Real Estate Management & Development 1.34%         2,087,450

Apartment Investment & Management Co.,          
8.000%, Ser T     B+ 55,000 1,253,450
Public Storage REIT, Inc., 6.500%,          
Depositary Shares, Ser W     BBB+ 40,000 834,000

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Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

      Credit Par value  
Issuer, description, maturity date     rating (A) (000) Value
Tranche loans 0.32%         $500,000

(Cost $495,000)          
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines 0.32%       500,000

East Valley Tourist Development Authority,        
Tranche (Fac LN5501750),          
8-6-12 (G)     B3 $500 500,000
     
  Interest Maturity Credit Par value  
Issuer, description rate date rating (A) (000) Value
U.S. government and agency securities 59.37%     $92,152,357

(Cost $90,469,992)          
 
Government U.S. Agency 59.37%       92,152,357

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,        
20 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 11.250 01-01-16 AAA 13 13,869
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 08-01-34 AAA 1,822 1,870,259
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 05-01-37 AAA 3,947 4,052,007
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 08-01-37 AAA 3,407 3,497,067
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 04-01-33 AAA 1,542 1,562,120
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 05-15-35 AAA 3,000 3,033,073
Federal National Mortgage Assn.,          
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 09-01-10 AAA 12 12,717
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 09-01-12 AAA 2 2,585
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 7.000 04-01-17 AAA 30 31,424
15 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 05-01-21 AAA 690 710,686
30 Yr Adj Rate Pass Thru          
Ctf (P) 5.744 04-01-37 AAA 6,913 7,113,427
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.500 07-01-36 AAA 350 362,494
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.500 12-01-36 AAA 376 389,399
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.500 08-01-37 AAA 1,450 1,503,159
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 05-01-35 AAA 3,219 3,300,716
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 08-01-36 AAA 3,336 3,421,009
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 09-01-36 AAA 14,913 15,293,437
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 11-01-36 AAA 2,151 2,205,968
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 12-01-36 AAA 2,473 2,536,694
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 07-01-37 AAA 2,933 3,006,961
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 6.000 01-01-38 AAA 8,726 8,946,546
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 04-01-35 AAA 1,870 1,892,078
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 11-01-35 AAA 1,583 1,601,397
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 01-01-36 AAA 2,100 2,123,971
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 02-01-36 AAA 3,981 4,026,755
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 02-01-37 AAA 1,670 1,687,383
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 03-01-37 AAA 4,501 4,547,913
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 05-01-37 AAA 578 584,100
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 06-01-37 AAA 5,058 5,110,653
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 5.500 12-01-37 AAA 4,694 4,742,668
CMO REMIC Ser 2006-67-PD 5.500 12-25-34 AAA 1,230 1,224,723
Note 6.000 05-30-25 AAA 1,720 1,721,479

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Income Securities Trust
Securities owned by the Fund on
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Government National Mortgage Assn.,          
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 10.000 11-15-20 AAA 4 5,121
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 9.500 01-15-21 AAA 4 4,596
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf 9.500 02-15-25 AAA 12 13,903
  Interest Maturity   Par value  
Issuer, description rate date   (000) Value
Short-term investments 7.30%         $11,332,336
(Cost $11,332,336)          
 
Certificates of Deposit 3.29%         5,100,000

Federal Home Loan Bank,          
Disc Note 4.150%(Y) 04-01-08   $5,100 5,100,000
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement 0.03%         41,000

Joint Repurchase Agreement transaction          
with Barclays Plc dated 3-31-08 at 1.450%          
to be repurchased at $41,002 on 4-1-08,          
collateralized by $34,432 U.S. Treasury          
Inflation Indexed Bond, 2.375%, due          
1-15-25 (valued at $41,822, including          
interest) 1.450%     41 41,000
        Shares  
 
Cash Equivalents 3.99%         6,191,336

John Hancock Cash Investment Trust (T)(W) 2.960%(Y)     6,191,336 6,191,336
 
Total investments (Cost $262,231,230) 161.01%   $249,929,399

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (3.65%)       ($5,660,425)

 
Fund preferred shares, at liquidation value (57.36%)   ($89,042,449)

 
Total net assets applicable to common shareholders 100.00% $155,226,525

The percentage shown for each investment          
category is the total value of that category as a          
percentage of the net assets applicable to          
common shareholders.          

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Income Securities Trust
Notes to Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

Gtd Guaranteed

IO Interest only (carries notional principal amount)

MTN Medium Term Note

NIM Net Interest Margin

 REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

(A) Credit ratings are unaudited and are rated by Moody's Investors Service where Standard & Poor's ratings are not available unless indicated otherwise.

(F) Parenthetical disclosure of a foreign country in the security description represents country of a foreign issuer.

(G) Security rated internally by John Hancock Advisers, LLC.

(L) All or a portion of this security is on loan as of March 31, 2008.

(O) Cash interest will be paid on this obligation at the stated rate beginning on the stated date.

(P) Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at end of period.

(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration. Rule 144A securities amounted to $44,386,717 or 28.59% of the net assets applicable to common shareholders as of March 31, 2008.

(T) Represents investment of securities lending collateral.

(W) Issuer is an affiliate of John Hancock Advisers, LLC.

(Y) Represents current yield as of March 31, 2008.

† The cost of investments owned on March 31, 2008, including short-term investments for Federal income tax purposes, was $262,765,160. Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments aggregated $4,235,679 and $17,071,440, respectively, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $12,835,761.

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John Hancock
Income Securities Trust
Interest rate swap contracts
March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

    Rate type      
 
 
  Notional Payments made Payments received Termination   Unrealized
  amount by Fund by Fund date Counterparty depreciation
 
  $29,000,000 4.6875% (a) 3-month LIBOR Sep 2010 Bank of America ($987,302)
  29,000,000 3.996% (a) 3-month LIBOR Dec 2010 Barclays Bank Plc (1,441,966)
 
  Total         ($2,429,268)
 
(a) Fixed rate          

Interest rate swap contracts - Page 17


Notes to portfolio of investments

Security valuation

The net asset value of the common shares of the Fund is determined daily as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. Short-term debt investments that have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, and thereafter assume a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, which approximates market value. Investments in John Hancock Cash Investment Trust (JHCIT), an affiliate of John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the Adviser), a wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC), are valued at their net asset value each business day. All other securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) as of the close of business on the principal securities exchange (domestic or foreign) on which they trade or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price. Securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Securities for which there are no such quotations, principally debt securities, are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, which take into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. Debt securities whose prices cannot be provided by an independent pricing service are valued at prices provided by broker-dealers.

Other assets and securities for which no such quotations are readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are generally determined as of such times. Occasionally, significant events that affect the values of such securities may occur between the times at which such values are generally determined and the close of the NYSE. Upon such an occurrence, these securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements, effective with the beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year. FAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when the market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others.

Level 3 – Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable, such as when there is little or no market activity for an investment, unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in pricing an investment and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2008:

Valuation Inputs Investments in   Other Financial
    Securities  Instruments*

Level 1 – Quoted Prices $9,759,256

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs 217,437,694 ($2,429,268)

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs 22,732,449

Total $249,929,399 ($2,429,268)


* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

     
  Investments in   Other Financial
    Securities  Instruments

Balance as of 12/31/07 $30,227,450

Accrued discounts/premiums (268,124)

Realized gain (loss) 17,668

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,715,104)

Net purchases (sales) 1,038,493

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 (6,567,934)

Balance as of 3/31/08 $22,732,449


Investment risk

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in issuers and/or securities of issuers that hold mortgage securities, including subprime mortgage securities. The value of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.

Notes to Schedule of Investments - Page 18


 

Joint repurchase agreement

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having a management contract with the Adviser, may participate in a joint repurchase agreement transaction. Aggregate cash balances are invested in one or more large repurchase agreements, whose underlying securities are obligations of the U.S. government and/or its agencies. The Fund’s custodian bank receives delivery of the underlying securities for the joint account on the Fund’s behalf.

Securities lending

The Fund may lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. The Fund retains beneficial ownership of the securities it has loaned and continues to receive interest and dividends paid by the issuer of securities and to participate in any changes in their value. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives cash collateral against the loaned securities and maintains the cash collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required cash collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. Cash collateral received is invested in the JHCIT. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund receives compensation for lending their securities either in the form of fees, guarantees, and/or by retaining a portion of interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral.

The Fund has entered into an agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and MS Securities Services Inc. (collectively, Morgan Stanley) which permits the Fund to lend securities to Morgan Stanley on a principal basis. Morgan Stanley is the primary borrower of securities of the Fund. The risk of having one primary borrower of Fund securities (as opposed to several borrowers) is that should Morgan Stanley fail financially, all securities lent will be affected by the failure and by any delays in recovery of the securities (or in the rare event, loss of rights in the collateral).

Swap contracts

The Fund may enter into swap transactions in order to hedge the value of the Fund’s portfolio against interest rate fluctuations or to enhance the Fund’s income or to manage the Fund’s exposure to credit or market risk.

Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between two counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference in the two interest rates, applied to the notional principal amount for a specified period. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. The Fund settles accrued net receivable or payable under the swap contracts on a periodic basis.

Credit default swaps involve the exchange of a fixed rate premium for protection against the loss in value of an underlying debt instrument in the event of a defined credit event (such as payment default or bankruptcy). Under the terms of the swap, one party acts as a “guarantor” receiving a periodic payment that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount. In return the party agrees to purchase the notional amount of the underlying instrument, at par, if a credit event occurs during the term of the swap. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps in which either it or its counterparty act as guarantors. By acting as the guarantor of a swap, the Fund assumes the market and credit risk of the underlying instrument including liquidity and loss of value.

The Fund records changes in the value of the swap as unrealized gains or losses on swap contracts. Net periodic payments accrued but not yet received (paid) are included in change in the unrealized appreciation/depreciation. Accrued interest income and interest expense on the swap contracts are recorded as realized gain (loss).

Swap contracts are subject to risks related to the counterparty’s ability to perform under the contract, and may decline in value if the counterparty’s creditworthiness deteriorates. The risks may arise from unanticipated movement in interest rates. The Fund may also suffer losses if it is unable to terminate outstanding swap contracts or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

Stripped securities

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are derivative multi-class mortgage securities structured so that one class receives most, if not all, of the principal from the underlying mortgage assets, while the other class receives most, if not all, of the interest and the remainder of the principal. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an interest only security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. Credit risk reflects the risk that a Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its obligation.

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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 Income Securities Trust

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
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Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 28, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
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Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 28, 2008

By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
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Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 28, 2008