JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND on behalf of John Hancock Bond Fund AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
XXXX XXXXXXX SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund
on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund
AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
| AMENDMENT made as of the 1st of July, 2011 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 31, 2005, as amended (the “Agreement”), among Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Asset Management a division of Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (formerly, Sovereign Asset Management, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and each of the investment companies that is a signatory to the Agreement, including Xxxx Xxxxxxx Sovereign Bond Fund. 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 3 of the Agreement, “COMPENSATION OF
SUB-ADVISER,” is hereby amended to reflect the following fee schedule:
XXXX SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||
| First | Next | Next | Next | Next | Excess | |||||||
| Fund | $500 million |
$500 million |
$500 million |
$500 million |
$500 million |
over $2.5 billion |
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund
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[0.XXX]% | [0.XXX]% | [0.XXX]% | [0.XXX]% | [0.XXX]% | [0.XXX]% | ||||||
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.
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 ADVISERS, LLC |
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| By: | /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT A DIVISION OF MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC |
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| By: | /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Fixed Income Officer | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX SOVEREIGN BOND FUND, on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Fund |
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| By: | /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
| Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||
