AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF JOHN HANCOCK MULTI ASSET CREDIT FUND Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Dated January 10, 2024Agreement and Declaration • March 6th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made this 10th day of January 2024, by the undersigned (together with all other persons from time to time duly elected, qualified and serving as Trustees in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof, the “Trustees”);
Distribution AgreementDistribution Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund (the “Fund”) has been organized as a business trust under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts to engage in the business of an investment company. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has selected you to act as principal underwriter (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(29) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) of the Fund and you are willing, as agent for the Fund, to sell the Shares to the public, to broker-dealers or to both, in the manner and on the conditions hereinafter set forth. Accordingly, the Fund hereby agrees with you as follows:
AMENDMENT FIVEFive • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
Except as amended hereby, all terms of the Existing Agreement remain in full force and effect. This Amendment includes the amendments in Schedule A and general terms in Schedule B.
Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesJohn Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • May 29th, 2024
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC (formerly John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC) and John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly John Hancock Advisers, LLC) (collectively, the “Advisers”), each an investment adviser to the investment companies listed in Appendix A (collectively, the “John Hancock Funds”), hereby notify you as follows:
John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • Massachusetts
Agreement dated April 17, 2024, between John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and John Hancock Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JHIM” or the “Adviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
April 17, 2024 State Street Bank and Trust Company Channel Center One Iron Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 Attention: Mark Branigan Re: Appendix A to Master Custodian Agreement dated September 10, 2008 for JH Funds, JH Funds III, JH ETF, JH ABL,...Master Custodian Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
In accordance with the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of September 10, 2008 (the “Agreement”) by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A thereto and State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Fund hereby requests that State Street Bank and Trust Company act as Custodian for the Fund. In addition to the foregoing, Appendix A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth on Appendix A attached hereto.
John Hancock Investment Management LLC 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • May 29th, 2024
With reference to the Advisory Agreement approved by the Board and entered into by and between John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the “Adviser”) and John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund (the “Fund”), we hereby notify you as follows:
MASTER AGREEMENT SS&C DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SERVICESMaster Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • New York
Funds may be referred to collectively as “Customer.” SS&C and Customer each may be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTMaster Custodian Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
INITIAL SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTInitial Subscription Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund
This Agreement is made as of the 16th day of May, 2024 between John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA), a stock life insurance company (“JHUSA”), and John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund, a Massachusetts trust (the “Fund”).
Services AgreementServices Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • New York
Fund(s) and Management may be referred to collectively as “Client.” SS&C and Client each may be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”
JOHN HANCOCK MULTI ASSET CREDIT FUND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • May 29th, 2024 • John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund • Massachusetts
AGREEMENT made this 21st day of May, 2024, between John Hancock Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and CQS (US), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
