JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II • Massachusetts
* The term Aggregate Net Assets includes the net assets of a Portfolio of the Trust subadvised by the Subadviser. It also includes with respect to each Portfolio the net assets of one or more other portfolios subadvised by the Subadviser as indicated below, but in each case only for the period during which the Subadviser for the Portfolio also serves as the subadviser for the other portfolio(s).
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) made this 12th day of December, 2024, to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated June 30, 2020, as amended, (the Agreement”) between John Hancock Funds II, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust” or “JHF II”) and John Hancock Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JHIM” or the “Adviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116Class R4 Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II
John Hancock Investment Management LLC 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116Expense Limitation Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II
The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee for the Fund or, if necessary, make payment to the Fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which certain “Expenses,” including underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), exceed the percentage of average daily net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund as set forth in the table below. “Expenses” includes acquired fund fees and all Fund expenses other than (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, (e) Rule 12b-1 fees, (f) transfer agent fees and service fees, (g) shareholder servicing fees, (h) borrowing costs, (i) prime brokerage fees, and (j) short dividend expense.
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENTAdvisory Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) made this 30th day of May, 2024, to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated June 30, 2020, as amended, (the Agreement”) between John Hancock Funds II, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust” or “JHF II”) and John Hancock Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JHIM” or the “Adviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK FUNDSTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • December 20th, 2024 • John Hancock Funds II
This Amendment dated as of December 12, 2024 is made to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated July 1, 2013 (the “Agreement”) by and between each investment company identified on Exhibit A of the Agreement (individually the “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (“JHSS”).
