JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made this 4th day of December, 2007, to the Advisory Agreement dated
September 21, 2005, as amended, between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III, a Massachusetts business trust (the
“Trust”), and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“JHIMS” or the “Adviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the
parties agree as follows:
1. CHANGE IN APPENDIX A
Appendix A to this Agreement is revised to add the advisory fees of the following fund:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Growth Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Leveraged Companies Fund
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Leveraged Companies Fund
2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Amendment shall become effective with respect to the fund set forth above (the “Fund”) on
the later of: (i) the date of its execution, (ii) approval by the Board of Trustees of the Trust
of this Amendment, and (iii) if applicable, the date of the meeting of shareholders (or sole
shareholder, if applicable) of the Fund called for the purpose of voting on this Amendment, at
which meeting this Amendment shall have been approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Fund.
| XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS III | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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| Title: Treasurer | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC | ||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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| Title: Executive Vice President | ||||
APPENDIX A
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Growth Fund
The Adviser shall serve as investment adviser for the Fund of the Trust listed below. The
Trust will pay the Adviser, as full compensation for all services provided under this Agreement
with respect to the Fund, the fee computed separately for the Fund at an annual rate as follows
(the “Adviser Fee”).
The term Aggregate Net Assets in the chart below includes the net assets of the Fund of the
Trust. It also includes with respect to the Fund as indicated in the chart the net assets of one
or more other portfolios, but in each case only for the period during which the subadviser for the
Fund also serves as the subadviser for the other portfolio(s) and only with respect to the net
assets of such other portfolio(s) that are managed by the subadviser.
For purposes of determining Aggregate Net Assets and calculating the Adviser Fee, the net
assets of the Fund and each other portfolio of the Trust are determined as of the close of business
on the previous business day of the Trust, and the net assets of each portfolio of each other fund
are determined as of the close of business on the previous business day of that fund.
The Adviser Fee for the Fund shall be based on the applicable annual fee rate for the Fund
which for each day shall be equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of the amounts determined by
applying the annual percentage rates in the table to the applicable portions of Aggregate Net
Assets divided by (ii) Aggregate Net Assets (the “Applicable Annual Fee Rate”). The Adviser Fee for
the Fund shall be accrued and paid daily to the Adviser for each calendar day. The daily fee
accruals will be computed by multiplying the fraction of one over the number of calendar days in
the year by the Applicable Annual Fee Rate, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the
Fund. Fees shall be paid either by wire transfer or check, as directed by the Adviser.
If, with respect to the Fund, this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, or if the manner
of determining the Applicable Annual Fee Rate changes, before the end of any month, the fee (if
any) for the period from the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such
month to the date of termination or from the beginning of such month to the date such change, as
the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full
month in which such effectiveness or termination or change occurs.
| First | Next | Over | ||||||||||
| $3 billion | $3 billion | $6 billion | ||||||||||
| Fund | of Net Assets* | of Net Assets* | of Net Assets* | |||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Growth Fund |
0.75 | % | 0.725 | % | 0.70 | % | ||||||
| * | For purposes of determining Aggregate Net Assets, the net assets of the Growth Equity Trust, a series of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Trust, and the Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Growth Fund, a series of Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds III are included. |
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Xxxx Xxxxxxx Leveraged Companies Fund
| Between | ||||||||||||
| First | $500 million and | Over | ||||||||||
| $500 million | $1 billion | $1 billion | ||||||||||
| Portfolio | of Net Assets | of Net Assets | of Net Assets | |||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Leveraged Companies
Fund |
0.75 | % | 0.725 | % | 0.70 | % | ||||||
The subadvisory fee for the Fund shall be paid daily to the Adviser. The daily fee will be
computed by multiplying the fraction of one over the number of calendar days in the year by the
applicable annual rate described in the preceding paragraph, and multiplying this product by the
net assets of the Fund as determined in accordance with the Trust’s prospectus and statement of
additional information as of the close of business on the previous business day on which the Trust
was open for business.
If, with respect to any Fund, this Agreement becomes effective or terminates, or if the manner
of determining the subadvisory fee changes, before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the
period from the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the
date of termination or from the beginning of such month to the date such change, as the case may
be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full month in
which such effectiveness or termination or change occurs.
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