Boston, MA 02210 Re: Expense Limitation Letter Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
With reference to each of the Advisory Agreements entered into by and between John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) and each of the trusts listed in Appendix A to this letter (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”), on behalf of each of their respective series listed in Appendix A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:
JOHN HANCOCK Sovereign bond fund (on behalf of John Hancock Bond Fund) AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
AMENDMENT made this 1st day of July, 2011, to the Advisory Agreement dated July 1, 2009 (the “Agreement”), between John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of its series, John Hancock Bond Fund, and John Hancock Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
John Hancock Sovereign bond fund on behalf of John Hancock Bond Fund AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTSub-Advisory Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
AMENDMENT made as of the 1st of July, 2011 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 31, 2005, as amended (the “Agreement”), among John Hancock Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, John Hancock 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 John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
