AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • July 25th, 2019 • John Hancock Funds III
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) made this 26th day of June, 2019, to the Subadvisory Agreement dated July 15, 2014 (the “Agreement”) between Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, and John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly, John Hancock Advisers, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
To the Trustees of the John Hancock Group of Funds Boston, MA 02210 Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesAgreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse Expenses • July 25th, 2019 • John Hancock Funds III
John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC and John Hancock Advisers, LLC (collectively, the “Advisers”), each an investment adviser to the investment companies listed in Appendix A (collectively, the “John Hancock Funds”), hereby notify you as follows:
March 28, 2019 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds III Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter AgreementRule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • July 25th, 2019 • John Hancock Funds III
With 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:
Re: Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • July 25th, 2019 • John Hancock Funds III
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its management fee for the Fund or, if necessary, make payment to the Fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which the "Expenses" of the Fund exceed the percentage of average daily net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund as set forth in the table below. "Expenses" means all the expenses of the Fund, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business, (e) advisory fees, (f) Rule 12b-l fees, (g) transfer agent fees and service fees, (h) shareholder servicing fees, (i) borrowing costs, (j) prime brokerage fees, (k) acquired fund fees and expenses paid indirectly, and (l) short dividend expense.
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • July 25th, 2019 • John Hancock Funds III
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) made this 26th day of June, 2019, to the Advisory Agreement dated January 1, 2014, as amended (“Agreement”), between John Hancock Funds III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”) and John Hancock Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
