Boston, MA 02210 Re: Expense Limitation Letter Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeJohn Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund • January 27th, 2012
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:
