FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND Boston, Massachusetts 02116Distribution Agreement • June 24th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund is a Massachusetts business trust operating as a closed-end management investment company (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”). The Fund has filed an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-279004 and 811-08658) (the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the1933 Act, to register additional common shares of the Fund, which may be issued and sold from time to time through various specified transactions, including at-the-market (“ATM”) offerings. “Registration Statement” as used herein includes the Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, including materials incorporated therein and any supplements or amendments thereto, and any free writing prospectus as defined under Rule 433 of the 1933 Act (the “Free Writing Prospectus”).
DEALER AGREEMENT John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLCDealer Agreement • June 24th, 2024 • John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
From time to time John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC (the “Manager”, “we” or “us”) will act as manager of registered at-the-market offerings by John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), of up to 1,500,00 common shares (the “Shares”) of beneficial interest, with no par value, of the Fund (the “Common Shares”). In the case of such offerings, the Fund has agreed with the Manager to issue and sell through or to the Manager, as sales agent and/or principal, the Shares.
