AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AGREEMENTService Agreement • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund • Massachusetts
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
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: Expense Limitation Letter Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
The Adviser contractually agrees to waive advisory fees or, if necessary, reimburse expenses or make payment to a specific class of shares of the Fund (up to the amount of the expenses relating solely to such class of shares), in an amount equal to the amount by which the Expenses of such class of shares exceed the Expense Limit for such class set forth in the table below. The current expense limitation agreements expire on the dates specified, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesAgreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse Expenses • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC (formerly John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC) and John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly 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:
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT, is made this 28th of December, 2021, by and among Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (the “Fidelity Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the State of Delaware, on behalf of itself and its current and future series as identified on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an ”Acquiring Fund” and collectively, the “Acquiring Funds”), and each corporation or trust identified on Schedule B (each, an “Underlying Company”), on behalf of itself and its respective series identified on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, an ”Acquired Fund” and collectively the “Acquired Funds” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the ”Funds”), and shall become effective on January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).
Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter AgreementRule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • September 23rd, 2022 • John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund
With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) 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:
