INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") executed as of October 17, 2005 between JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and GRANTHAM,...Sub-Advisory Agreement • May 12th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT This Distribution Agreement ("Agreement") dated October 17, 2005, shall be entered into by and between John Hancock Funds II (the "Trust") and John Hancock Funds, LLC (the "Distributor"). WHEREAS, the Trust...Distribution Agreement • January 10th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II
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JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC 601 Congress Street [JOHN HANCOCK LOGO] Boston, MA 02210 September 2, 2005 To the Trustees of: John Hancock Funds II 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Re: Expense Limitation Agreement With reference...Expense Limitation Agreement • September 30th, 2005 • John Hancock Funds II
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WITNESSETH:Custodian Agreement • October 13th, 2005 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY AMENDMENT made as of this ___ day of _____ 2007 to the Subadvisory Agreement dated April 28, 2006, as amended (the "Agreement"), between John Hancock Investment...Subadvisory Agreement • October 12th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT made this 30th day of April, 2007, to the Advisory Agreement dated October 17, 2005, as amended, between John Hancock Funds II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and John...Advisory Agreement • October 12th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II
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OFAgreement and Declaration of Trust • September 30th, 2005 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") executed as of October 17, 2005 between JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and GRANTHAM,...Sub-Advisory Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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TRANSFER AGREEMENTTransfer Agreement • January 31st, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS INC AMENDMENT made as of this 30th day of April, 2007 to the Subadvisory Agreement dated April 28, 2006 (the "Agreement"), as amended, between John Hancock Investment...Subadvisory Agreement • October 12th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made this 30th day of April, 2007, between John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and Franklin Advisers, Inc., a California...Subadvisory Agreement • October 12th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made this ___ day of _________, 2007, between John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (the...Subadvisory Agreement • May 14th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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OFTrust Agreement • June 30th, 2005 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") executed as of October 17, 2005 between JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Adviser"), and GRANTHAM,...Sub-Advisory Agreement • May 14th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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MASTER TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AND JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement made as of the 1st day of October, 2005 by and between each investment company listed in Appendix A and...Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • January 10th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 21st, 2023 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 21st, 2023 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made this 28th day of November, 2023, between John Hancock Investment Management LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Axiom Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 23rd, 2021 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 23rd, 2021 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made this 1st day of November, 2021, between John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly known as John Hancock Advisers, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Allspring Global Investments, LLC (formerly known as Wells Capital Management, Incorporated), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT made this 30th day of June, 2006, to the Advisory Agreement dated October 17, 2005, as amended, between John Hancock Funds II, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and John...Advisory Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II
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SUB-ITEM 77Q1(e) Advisory Agreement 1. Amendment relating to the U.S. Government Securities Fund, Strategic Bond Fund, High Yield Fund, International Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Capital Appreciation Fund, Emerging Small Company Fund,...Advisory Agreement • November 13th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II
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AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AGREEMENTService Agreement • October 30th, 2014 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • October 26th, 2020 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledOctober 26th, 2020 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) is made as of August 23, 2019, by and between Small Cap Stock Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of John Hancock Funds II (the “Acquired Fund Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, and Mid Cap Stock Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a series of John Hancock Funds II (the “Acquiring Fund Trust”), also a Massachusetts business trust.
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 19th, 2013 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 19th, 2013 Company JurisdictionThis Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement is made as of the 1st day of July, 2013 by and between each investment company identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (individually the “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”), each a Massachusetts business trust having its principal office and place of business at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210 and John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (“JHSS”), a Delaware corporation having its principal office and place of business at 380 Stuart Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116 (“JHSS”) and amends and restates the Transfer Agency and Service Agreements dated June 1, 2007, as amended between the parties.
Master Custodian acreementMaster Custodian Agreement • December 24th, 2008 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 24th, 2008 Company Jurisdictionand confidential proprietary property of State Street and its relevant licensors and third-party vendors (the “Proprietary Information”). The Customer agrees on behalf of itself and its Authorized Designees to keep the Proprietary Information confidential and to limit access to its employees and Authorized Designees (under a similar duty of confidentiality) who require access to the System for the purposes intended. The foregoing shall not apply to Proprietary Information in the public domain or required by law to be made public.
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 24th, 2009 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 24th, 2009 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made this 3rd day of October, 2009, between John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AGREEMENTService Agreement • November 19th, 2021 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
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RESEARCH AND ADVISORY AGREEMENT RREEF America L.L.C. an affiliate of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. 875 N. Michigan Avenue 41st Floor Chicago, Illinois 60611Research and Advisory Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 January 22, 2016Agreement and Declaration of Trust • September 27th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
Contract Type FiledSeptember 27th, 2016 Company JurisdictionAMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST amended and restated this 22nd day of January, 2016 by the Trustees whose signatures are affixed hereto and the holders of shares of beneficial interest issued hereunder and to be issued hereunder as hereinafter provided;
AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS IITransfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 23rd, 2011 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledDecember 23rd, 2011 Company JurisdictionThis Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement is made as of the 1st day of July, 2011 by and between John Hancock Funds II (the “Fund”), a Massachusetts business trust having its principal office and place of business at 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210 and John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (“JHSS”), a Delaware corporation having its principal office and place of business at 380 Stuart Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116 (“JHSS”) and amends and restates the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated June 1, 2007, as amended between the parties.
AMENDMENT TOSubadvisory Consulting Agreement • October 12th, 2007 • John Hancock Funds II
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JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDED AND RESTATED Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • November 19th, 2020 • John Hancock Funds II
Contract Type FiledNovember 19th, 2020 CompanyThis Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (“Agreement”) dated June 30, 2020, shall be entered into by and between John Hancock Funds II (the “Trust”) and John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
Contract Type FiledApril 27th, 2022 CompanyTHIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between the Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
SERVICES AGREEMENT CITI FUND SERVICES OHIO, INC. and SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY EACH OF THE ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE 4 HERETOServices Agreement • November 25th, 2015 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
Contract Type FiledNovember 25th, 2015 Company JurisdictionTHIS SERVICES AGREEMENT is made on March 3, 2014, by and between each management investment company listed on Schedule 4 of this Agreement as amended from time to time (each, a “RIC” and all such investment companies collectively, the “Client”), on behalf of itself, if it has no separate series listed on Schedule 4, or if it has one or more separate series listed on Schedule 4, on behalf of each such series, severally and not jointly (each, a “Fund”), and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation with its primary place of business at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (the “Service Provider” and, with the Client, the “Parties”). For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall be treated as if each entity set forth on Schedule 4 had executed a separate agreement with the Service Provider, and there shall be no cross-liability or cross-collateralization between such entities.
MASTER GLOBAL CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY EACH OF THE ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE A HERETOCustodial Services Agreement • November 25th, 2015 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
Contract Type FiledNovember 25th, 2015 Company JurisdictionTHIS MASTER GLOBAL CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made on, March 3rd, 2014, by and between severally and not jointly each of the registered investment companies listed on Schedule A hereto, (each a “Client”) and Citibank, N.A. acting through its offices located in New York (the “Custodian”). For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall be treated as if each entity set forth on Schedule A had executed a separate agreement with the Custodian, and there shall be no cross- liability or cross-collateralization between such entities.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • November 25th, 2015 • John Hancock Funds II
Contract Type FiledNovember 25th, 2015 CompanyAMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) made as of February 1, 2015, by and between each management investment company listed on Schedule 1 of this Amendment (each, a “RIC” and all such investment companies collectively, the “Client”), on behalf of itself, if it has no separate series listed on Schedule 1, or if it has one or more separate series listed on Schedule 1, on behalf of each such series, severally and not jointly (each, a “Fund”), and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation with its primary place of business at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (the “Service Provider” and, with the Client, the “Parties”).
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER SERVICES AGREEMENTChief Compliance Officer Services Agreement • November 20th, 2020 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledNovember 20th, 2020 Company JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 30th day of June, 2020 by and among the trusts listed in Appendix A (the “Trusts”), on behalf of themselves and each of their funds (the “Funds”), John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly, John Hancock Advisers, LLC) (“John Hancock”) and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, Frank Knox (the “CCO”).