JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT
XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III
AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of October, 2009, to the Advisory Agreement dated July 1, 2009, between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management Services, 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 for each of the following series of the Trust (each a “Fund’), as shown in Appendix A hereto:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Classic Value Mega Cap Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Global Shareholder Yield Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Core Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Core Fund
2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Amendment shall become effective as of 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.
XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III,
on behalf of its series listed in Appendix A to this Amendment
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
Appendix A
|
Fund |
First $2.5 billion of Net Assets |
Next $2.5 billion of Net Assets |
Excess over $5 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Classic Value Mega Cap Fund |
0.790% |
0.780% |
0.770% |
|
Fund |
First $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Excess over $2.5 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Disciplined Value Fund |
0.750% |
0.725% |
0.700% |
0.675% |
0.650% |
|
Fund |
First $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $500 million of Net Assets |
Excess over $1 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Global Shareholder Yield Fund |
0.875% |
0.850% |
0.800% |
|
Fund |
First $100 million of Net Assets |
Next $900 million of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Excess over $4 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Core Fund |
0.920% |
0.895% |
0.880% |
0.850% |
0.825% |
0.800% |
|
Fund |
First $100 million of Net Assets |
Next $900 million of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Excess over $4 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund |
0.920% |
0.895% |
0.880% |
0.850% |
0.825% |
0.800% |
|
Fund |
First $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $500 million of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Next $1 billion of Net Assets |
Excess over $3 billion of Net Assets |
|
Xxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Core Fund |
0.780% |
0.760% |
0.750% |
0.740% |
0.720% |
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