AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III JANUARY 22, 2016Agreement and Declaration of Trust • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III • New York
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AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER GLOBAL CUSTODIAL SERVICES AGREEMENTMaster Global Custodial Services Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 CompanyThis Amendment is made to the Master Global Custodial Services Agreement dated March 3rd, 2014 (the “Agreement’) between Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and severally and not jointly John Hancock Bond Trust, John Hancock Funds II, John Hancock Funds III, John Hancock Investment Trust, John Hancock Investment Trust III, and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (each a “Client,” and, collectively the “Clients”, together with Citibank, the “Parties”). This amendment shall be effective as of the 10 day of June, 2015.
AMENDMENT TO MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTMaster Custodian Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 CompanyThis Amendment to Master Custodian Agreement (“Amendment”) is made as of October 1, 2015, by and among each registered investment company party thereto (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”).
AMENDMENT TO SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 CompanyThis Amendment to the Agreement (as defined below) (“Amendment”) is made effective as of June 15, 2015, by and between each management investment company listed on Schedule 4 to the Agreement (each, a “RIC” and all such RICs collectively, the “Client”), on behalf of itself, if it has no separate series listed on Schedule 4, or if it has one or more separate series listed on Schedule 4, on behalf of each such series, severally and not jointly, (each, a “Fund”) and Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., an Ohio corporation with its primary place of business at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (“Citi” and together with the Client, the “Parties”).
Re: Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 CompanyWith reference to the Advisory Agreement dated January 1, 2014, as amended, entered into by and between John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”) and John Hancock Funds III (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:
Boston, MA 02210-2805Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 CompanyWith reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between John Hancock Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) and John Hancock 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:
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2016 Company JurisdictionAGREEMENT made this 1st day of April 2016, between John Hancock Advisers, LLC (the “Adviser”), and Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc., a Illinois company (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: