Ed Cong Form 4 John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund / Ed Cong ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cong Ed

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MARATHON ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

ONE BRYANT PARK, 38TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund [ NA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Officer of Sub-Advisor

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class I Shares	01/31/2023		P		7,595(1)	A	$19.75(1)	7,595(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Estimate based on the Issuer's most recently determined net asset value ("NAV") per share on December 30, 2022. Due to the timing of the Issuer's calculation of its NAV, the actual number of shares purchased and purchase price per share cannot be determined at the time of this filing. Following the definitive calculation of such NAV, an amendment to this Form 4 will be filed to disclose the number of shares purchased, the purchase price per share, and the total amount of securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person is a Portfolio Manager of Marathon Asset Management, L.P., the Sub-Advisor of the Issuer. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities reported as beneficially owned by Marathon Asset Management, L.P.

	/s/ Ed Cong	02/02/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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