Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesAgreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse Expenses • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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:
AMENDMENT TO JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSFER AGENT SERVICESService Agreement for Transfer Agent Services • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
THIS AMENDMENT (“Amendment”) dated July 1, 2021 to the Service Agreement for Transfer Agent Services (the “Agreement”) dated June 1, 2002, as amended by and between Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, successor-in-interest to Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (“Agent”), and John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund, John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund, John Hancock Income Securities Trust, John Hancock Investors Trust, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund, John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund, each a Massachusetts Business Trust (collectively, the “Clients”).
RULE 12d1-4 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST OF CLOSED-END FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Agreement • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
This Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022, between FT Series (the “Trust”) on behalf of each of its existing and future series that invests in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) advised by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the “Adviser”) listed in Appendix A, severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities 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.
RULE 12d1-4 EXCHANGE TRADED FUND OF CLOSED-END FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTExchange Traded Fund of Closed-End Funds Investment Agreement • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
This Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022, between First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF (the “Acquiring Fund”) and each closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) advised by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the “Adviser”), that is listed on Appendix A hereto (as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”).
John Hancock Investment Management LLCAdministration Agreement • April 30th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
