AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III 601 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02210 JANUARY 22, 2016Agreement and Declaration of Trust • May 26th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III • New York
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST amended and restated this 22nd day of January, 2016, by the Trustees whose signatures are affixed hereto and the holders of shares of beneficial interest issued hereunder and to be issued hereunder as hereinafter provided;
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONReorganization Agreement • May 26th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III • Massachusetts
This Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) is made as of April 22, 2016, by and between John Hancock Select Growth Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of John Hancock Funds III (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, and John Hancock Strategic Growth Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a series of the Trust.
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • May 26th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III • Massachusetts
AGREEMENT 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:
Re: Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation NoticeExpense Limitation Agreement • May 26th, 2016 • John Hancock Funds III
March 10, 2016 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds III Boston, MA 02210 Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter AgreementRule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • May 26th, 2016 • 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:
