March 10, 2016 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds III Boston, MA 02210 Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000  

March 10, 2016

To the Trustees of

Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III

000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx

Boston, MA 02210

Re:    Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series listed in Appendix A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:

1. The Distributor agrees to contractually waive and limit its Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees to the extent necessary to achieve the aggregate Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees of each Fund as set forth in Appendix A hereto. The expense waiver agreements expire on the dates specified, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

2. We understand and intend that the Trust will rely on this undertaking in overseeing the preparation and filing of Post-effective Amendments to the Registration Statements on Form N-1A for the Trust and the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net and gross asset value per share, and for other purposes permitted under Form N-1A and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and we expressly permit the Trust so to rely.

	Sincerely,
	XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Vice President, Finance

Xxxxxx and Accepted
on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Chief Financial Officer

A copy of the document establishing the Trust is filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed by the officer in his capacity as such and not as an individual and is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trust individually but only upon the assets of the Funds.

APPENDIX A

XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III

Fund	Class R4	Expiration Date of Waiver/Limit
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Core High Yield Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Core Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund	0.15%	6/30/2017
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Value Equity Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Select Growth Fund	0.15%	6/30/2016
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Small Company Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Strategic Growth Fund	0.15%	6/30/20171

¹ At the March 8-10, 2016 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the extension of the waiver and limit of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above to June 30, 2017, each effective upon the current expiration date of June 30, 2016.