June 25, 2014 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter AgreementJohn Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund • January 26th, 2015
With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between John Hancock Funds, 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:
Re: Expense Limitation Letter Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeJohn Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund • January 26th, 2015
For John Hancock Bond Fund, the Adviser and its affiliates agree to waive a portion of their fees and/or reimburse certain Expenses in order to reduce the total annual fund operating expenses for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R2 and Class R6 shares by 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements expire on September 30, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at the time.*
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AGREEMENTAmended and Restated Service Agreement • January 26th, 2015 • John Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund • Massachusetts
Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesJohn Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund • January 26th, 2015
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:
