JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND (on behalf of John Hancock Bond Fund) AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT
XXXX XXXXXXX SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
(on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund)
(on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund)
AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of July, 2011, to the Advisory Agreement dated July 1,
2009 (the “Agreement”), between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Sovereign Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust,
on behalf of its series, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund, and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as
follows:
1. CHANGE IN APPENDIX A
Appendix A of the Agreement, which relates to Section 4 of the Agreement, “Compensation of
Adviser,” is hereby amended to reflect the following fee schedule:
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First | Next | Next | Next | Next | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | Excess | |||||||||||||||||||
| million | million | million | million | million | over | |||||||||||||||||||
| of | of | of | of | of | $2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | billion of | |||||||||||||||||||
| Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Average | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net | Net | Net | Net | Net | Daily Net | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fund | Assets | Assets | Assets | Assets | Assets | Assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund |
0.500 | % | 0.475 | % | 0.450 | % | 0.450 | % | 0.400 | % | 0.350 | % | ||||||||||||
| 2. | EFFECTIVE DATE |
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first mentioned above.
| 3. | DEFINED TERMS |
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in
or pursuant to the Agreement.
| 4. | OTHER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT |
Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
continue to be in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties in accordance with
their respective terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned above.
| XXXX XXXXXXX SOVEREIGN BOND FUND, | ||||
| on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund | ||||
By:
|
/s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX ADVISERS, LLC | ||||
By:
|
/s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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