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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 811-8568 
 
John Hancock Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2012 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS





Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
  
Common Stocks 95.24%    $303,815,361 

(Cost $315,445,878)     
 
Financials 95.24%    303,815,361 

Commercial Banks 78.46 %     
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  346,472  1,995,679 
Ameris Bancorp (I)  243,266  2,607,812 
Anchor Bancorp, Inc. (I)  88,416  729,432 
Avenue Bank (I)(R)  300,000  1,329,828 
Bank of Marin Bancorp  12,596  488,095 
Bar Harbor Bankshares  34,552  1,036,560 
BB&T Corp.  322,283  8,762,875 
Bond Street Holdings LLC, Class A (I)(S)  291,804  5,252,472 
Bridge Capital Holdings (I)  150,564  1,629,102 
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.  80,000  1,608,800 
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (I)  39,555  428,776 
California United Bank (I)  83,002  821,720 
Camden National Corp.  36,776  1,265,094 
Centerstate Banks, Inc.  395,460  2,787,993 
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (I)  484,565  6,226,660 
City Holding Company  39,363  1,398,961 
Comerica, Inc.  287,393  7,952,164 
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.  251,048  13,975,842 
DNB Financial Corp.  78,515  907,633 
Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (I)  69,998  182,695 
ECB Bancorp, Inc.  27,208  276,161 
Evans Bancorp, Inc.  44,876  574,413 
Fifth Third Bancorp  452,067  5,881,392 
First Bancorp, Inc.  146,499  2,342,519 
First California Financial Group, Inc. (I)  198,849  874,936 
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.  86,937  481,631 
First Horizon National Corp.  180,033  1,571,688 
First Merchants Corp.  118,683  1,169,028 
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.  137,459  1,495,554 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Class B (I)  78,390  705,510 
FirstMerit Corp.  116,586  1,829,234 
FNB Corp.  767,513  8,995,252 
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.  223,556  3,123,077 
Hancock Holding Company  232,176  7,708,243 
Heritage Commerce Corp. (I)  387,733  1,923,156 
Heritage Financial Corp.  134,466  1,886,558 
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (I)  650,719  2,570,340 
Horizon Bancorp  22,537  405,666 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.  610,005  3,483,129 
Independent Bank Corp. - MA  195,961  5,435,958 
Intermountain Community Bancorp (I)  1,020,000  1,162,800 
KeyCorp  216,866  1,685,049 
M&T Bank Corp.  102,651  8,185,391 
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.  9,968  93,600 
MB Financial, Inc.  296,947  5,389,588 
NewBridge Bancorp. (I)  148,543  586,745 
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.  77,232  1,551,591 
Pacific Continental Corp.  183,645  1,627,095 
Park National Corp.  39,113  2,707,793 
Park Sterling Corp. (I)  329,909  1,445,001 
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.  64,573  1,011,213 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  232,272  13,685,466 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

  Shares  Value 
Financials (continued)     

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.  127,654  $5,298,918 
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  54,695  998,731 
Sierra Bancorp  140,000  1,278,200 
Southcoast Financial Corp. (I)  70,854  102,738 
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (I)  156,326  1,305,322 
State Bank Financial Corp. (I)  103,998  1,662,928 
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (I)  283,677  828,337 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  437,631  9,002,070 
SVB Financial Group (I)  212,782  12,349,867 
Synovus Financial Corp.  2,079,408  3,618,170 
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. (I)(S)  462,595  3,484,657 
TCF Financial Corp.  429,138  4,308,546 
TriCo Bancshares  202,536  3,025,888 
Trustmark Corp.  123,537  2,911,767 
U.S. Bancorp  359,665  10,149,746 
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.  161,746  2,222,390 
United Bancorp, Inc. (I)  317,968  1,033,396 
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania  19,000  281,580 
Washington Banking Company  67,556  894,441 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.  123,905  3,059,214 
Wells Fargo & Company  478,758  13,984,521 
WesBanco, Inc.  99,295  1,981,928 
Westamerica Bancorp.  30,499  1,416,679 
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (I)  618,257  2,163,900 
Zions Bancorporation  574,359  9,672,206 
 
Diversified Financial Services 6.45 %     
Bank of America Corp.  1,278,555  9,116,097 
JPMorgan Chase & Company  307,556  11,471,839 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 10.33 %     
Berkshire Hill Bancorp, Inc.  358,903  8,118,386 
Cheviot Financial Corp.  111,922  913,284 
Citizens South Banking Corp.  343,181  1,338,406 
First Defiance Financial Corp.  125,381  1,940,898 
First Financial Holdings, Inc.  208,427  2,023,826 
Flushing Financial Corp.  187,981  2,464,431 
Heritage Financial Group, Inc.  95,762  1,100,305 
Hingham Institution for Savings  80,000  4,120,000 
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.  125,986  1,298,916 
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc.  109,586  1,449,823 
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.  365,166  4,633,957 
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.  29,822  665,031 
WSFS Financial Corp.  73,787  2,871,052 
 
 
  Shares  Value 
  
Preferred Securities 2.23%    $7,101,485 

(Cost $6,186,438)     
 
Financials 2.23%    7,101,485 

Commercial Banks 0.85 %     
First Republic Bank of San Francisco, 6.700%  20,000  501,000 
First Southern Bancorp, Inc. (I)  134  457,268 
Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.800%  38,925  1,022,560 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

      Shares  Value 
 
Financials (continued)         

Zions Bancorporation, Series C, 9.500%      27,646  $724,878 
 
Diversified Financial Services 1.38 %         
Bank of America Corp., Series MER, 8.625%      123,599  3,107,279 
Citigroup Capital XII (8.500% to 3-30-15, then 3 month LIBOR +         
5.870%)      50,000  1,288,500 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
Rate (%)  date    Value 
  
Corporate Bonds 0.80%        $2,548,901 

(Cost $2,358,014)         
 
Financials 0.80%        2,548,901 

Commercial Banks 0.80 %         
Regions Financial Corp.  7.375  12/10/37  $1,869,000  1,656,401 
Synovus Financial Corp.  5.125  06/15/17  1,000,000  892,500 
 
Capital Preferred Securities 0.08%        $244,800 

(Cost $262,949)         
 
Financials 0.08%        244,800 

Commercial Banks 0.08 %         
Banponce Trust I, Series A  8.327  02/01/27  360,000  244,800 
 
      Shares  Value 
 
Warrants 0.86%        $2,732,108 

(Cost $3,657,203)         
 
Financials 0.86%        2,732,108 

Commercial Banks 0.71%         
Bank of Marin Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-5-18, Strike Price: $27.23) (I)    57,849  721,152 
Comerica, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $29.40) (I)(J)    93,762  548,508 
Horizon Bancorp (Expiration Date: 12-19-18, Strike Price: $17.68) (I)    118,860  801,493 
TCF Financial Corp. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.93) (I)    71,775  144,268 
Valley National Bancorp (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $16.92) (I)(J)  33,222  44,181 
 
Diversified Financial Services 0.11%         
Citigroup, Inc. (Expiration Date: 1-4-19; Strike Price: $106.10) (I)    1,045,183  360,588 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.04%         
Washington Federal, Inc. (Expiration Date: 11-14-18, Strike Price: $17.57) (I)(J)  27,297  111,918 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield  date    Value 
  
Certificates of Deposit 0.02%        $62,676 

(Cost $62,676)         
 
Country Bank for Savings  1.640  08/28/12  $1,879  1,879 
First Bank Richmond  2.226  12/05/13  19,076  19,076 
First Bank System, Inc.  0.992  04/01/13  4,809  4,818 
Framingham Cooperative Bank  1.147  09/08/13  3,862  3,862 
Home Bank  0.867  12/04/13  18,442  18,442 

 

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Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund
As of 1-31-12 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield  date    Value 
 
Midstate Federal Savings and Loan  1.189  05/27/12  $1,935  $1,935 
Milford Bank  0.995  06/04/13  1,853  1,853 
Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association  0.349  04/20/12  2,005  2,005 
Mount Mckinley Savings Bank  0.400  12/03/12  1,689  1,689 
Newburyport Bank  1.250  10/22/12  2,010  2,010 
Newton Savings Bank  0.999  05/30/13  1,891  1,892 
OBA Federal Savings and Loan  0.750  06/15/13  1,307  1,307 
Plymouth Savings Bank  0.600  04/21/13  1,908  1,908 
 
      Par value  Value 
  
Short-Term Investments 0.38%        $1,224,000 

(Cost $1,224,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.38%        1,224,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 1-31-12 at         
0.010% to be repurchased at $1,224,000 on 2-1-12, collateralized       
by $1,255,000 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.000% due 3-       
8-17 (valued at $1,251,863, including interest)      1,224,000  1,224,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $329,197,158)† 99.61%        $317,729,331 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net 0.39%        $1,250,088 

 
Total net assets 100.00%        $318,979,419 


The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of the category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

(I) Non-income producing security.

(J) These securities are issued under the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program.

(R) Direct placement securities are restricted to resale and the Fund has limited rights to registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

          Value as a   
  Original    Beginning  Ending  percentage   
  Acquisition    share  share  of Fund's  Value as of 
Issuer, description  date  Acquisition cost  amount  amount  net assets  1-31-12 

Avenue Bank  1-29-07  $3,000,000  300,000  300,000  0.42%  $1,329,828 


(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.

† At 1-31-12, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $329,212,703. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $11,483,372, of which $29,033,710 related to appreciated investment securities and $40,517,082 related to depreciated investment securities.

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Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2012, by major security category or type:

      Level 2  Level 3 
  Total Market    Significant  Significant 
  Value at  Level 1 Quoted  Observable  Unobservable 
  01/31/12  Price  Inputs  Inputs 

Common Stocks         
Commercial Banks  $250,289,110  $239,059,353  $6,415,272  $4,814,485 
Diversified Financial Services  20,587,936  20,587,936     
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance  32,938,315  32,938,315     
Preferred Securities         
Commercial Banks  2,705,706  2,248,438    457,268 
Diversified Financial Services  4,395,779  4,395,779     
Corporate Bonds         
Commercial Banks  2,548,901    2,548,901   
Capital Preferred Securities         
Commercial Banks  244,800    244,800   
Warrants  2,732,108  1,209,463  1,522,645   
Certificates of Deposit  62,676    62,676   
Short-Term Investments  1,224,000    1,224,000   
Total Investments in Securities  $317,729,331  $300,439,284  $12,018,294  $5,271,753 


Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the period ended January 31, 2012, there were no significant transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers into or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any security or instrument where a change in the level has occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

    Preferred   
  Common Stocks  Securities  Total 

Balance as of 10-31-11  $4,284,675  $497,681  $4,782,356 
Realized gain (loss)  -  -  - 
Changed in unrealized appreciation       
(depreciation)  529,810  (40,413)  489,397 
Purchases  -  -  - 
Sales  -  -  - 
Transfers into Level 3  -  -  - 
Transfers out of Level 3  -  -  - 
Balance as of 1-31-12  $4,814,485  $457,268  $5,271,753 
Change in unrealized at period end*  $529,810  ($40,413)  $489,397 


*Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to level 3 securities held at the period end.



In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, taking 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. Certain 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. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When the Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline.

For additional information on the Fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.





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 Bank and Thrift Opportunity Fund

By:  /s/ Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------ 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012 

 

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:  Keith F. Hartstein 
  ------------------------------- 
  Keith F. Hartstein 
  President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012 
 
 
By:  /s/ Charles A. Rizzo 
  ------------------------------- 
  Charles A. Rizzo 
  Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date:  March 26, 2012