FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between the Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between the Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
Re: Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
The Adviser contractually 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 certain “Expenses,” including underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), exceed the percentage of average daily net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund as set forth in the table below. “Expenses” includes acquired fund fees and all Fund expenses other than (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) Rule 12b-1 fees, (f) transfer agent fees and service fees, (g) shareholder servicing fees, (h) borrowing costs, (i) prime brokerage fees, and (j) short dividend expense.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between the Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between the Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered open-end investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule), each severally and not jointly.
FORM OF RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of, January 19, 2022 between each Acquiring Fund(s) listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each series of VanEck ETF Trust (except such series listed on Schedule B which may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund[s], the “Funds”).
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, is made this 11th of January, 2022, by and among each trust identified on Schedule A, (each, an “Acquiring Trust”), on behalf of itself and its respective series identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each trust identified on Schedule B (each, an “Underlying Trust”), on behalf of itself and its respective series identified on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”), and shall be effective January 19, 2022.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made among John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and The Select Sector SPDR Trust, on behalf of each of its series listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2021, between and among John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (“JHVIT”) and John Hancock Funds II (“JHF II”), each a statutory trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Investing Company” or collectively, the “Trusts”), on behalf of the individual series of the Trusts, respectively, identified on Schedule A (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and the JPMORGAN TRUST I (a “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (“Effective Date”), is made among John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of each of their series listed in Schedule A (each, an “Acquiring Fund”) and the Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust, on behalf of each of their series (except such series listed on Schedule B, as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between each Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between each Acquiring Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and the Acquired Fund (the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”), listed on Schedule A.
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of themselves and their separate series listed on Schedule A (each, an “Investing Fund”), severally and not jointly, and the investment trusts listed on Schedule A, on behalf of themselves and their respective series also listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, a “Vanguard Fund” and together with the Investing Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II • New York
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each investment company (each, an “Acquiring Registrant”), for itself, and on behalf of each of its portfolio series listed on Schedule A (the “Acquiring Funds”), and each investment company (each, an “Acquired Registrant”), for itself, and on behalf of each of its portfolio series listed on Schedule B (the “Acquiring Funds”), each severally and not jointly.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made among John Hancock Funds II and John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and SPDR Series Trust, SPDR Index Shares Funds and SSGA Active Trust (each, a “Trust”), each on behalf of their series listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
Re: Class R4 Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter AgreementClass R4 Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • April 27th, 2022 • John Hancock Funds II
With reference to the Distribution Plan entered into by and between John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) and John Hancock Funds II (the “Trust’), on behalf of Class R4 shares of certain series thereof (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:
