March 28, 2019 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds III Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

Exhibit (h)(13)

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

March 28, 2019

To the Trustees of

Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III

000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000

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
		Chief Financial Officer

Agreed and Accepted
on behalf of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Chief Financial Officer

APPENDIX A

XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III

Fund	Class R4	Expiration Date of Waiver/Limit
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Fund	0.15%1	7/31/20201
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund	0.15%1	7/31/20201
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund	0.15%1	7/31/20201
Xxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Quality Growth Fund	0.15%1	7/31/20201

¹ At the March 26-28, 2019 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the extension of the waivers and limits of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above to July 31, 2020, each effective upon the current expiration date of June 30, 2019.