JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX TRUST
XXXX XXXXXXX CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
XXXX XXXXXXX MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
XXXX XXXXXXX CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
XXXX XXXXXXX MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT made as of this 1st of October, 2009 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement dated
December 31, 2005 as amended (the “Agreement”), among Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC (formerly, Sovereign Asset
Management, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company, and each of the investment companies listed
above. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. CHANGE IN APPENDIX A | ||
Appendix A of the Agreement, which relates to Section 3 of the Agreement, “Compensation of
Sub-Adviser,” is hereby amended as shown in Appendix A hereto.
| 2. EFFECTIVE DATE | ||
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first mentioned above.
| 3. DEFINED TERMS | ||
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in
or pursuant to the Agreement.
| 4. OTHER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT | ||
Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
continue to be in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties in accordance with
their respective terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned above.
| XXXX XXXXXXX ADVISERS, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| MFC GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (U.S.) LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
| President & Chief Investment Officer | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX TRUST, on behalf of its series listed in this Amendment | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, on behalf of its series listed in this Amendment | ||||
| XXXX XXXXXXX MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST, on behalf of its series
listed in this Amendment |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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APPENDIX A
XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX TRUST
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First | Next | Next | Excess | |||||||||||||||||
| $300 | $300 | $400 | Next | over | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund | million | million | million | $1 billion | $2 billion | |||||||||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Government Income
Fund |
[XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | |||||||||||||||
XXXX XXXXXXX CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| First | Next | Next | Excess over | |||||||||||||
| Fund | $500 million | $500 million | $1 billion | $2 billion | ||||||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
California Tax-Free
Income Fund |
[XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | ||||||||||||
XXXX XXXXXXX MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First | Next | Next | Excess | |||||||||||||||||
| $75 | $75 | $1.85 | Next | over | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund | million | million | billion | $2 billion | $4 billion | |||||||||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx High
Yield Municipal
Bond Fund |
[XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
| First | Next | Excess | ||||||||||||||
| $500 | $500 | Next | over | |||||||||||||
| Fund | million | million | $2 billion | $3 billion | ||||||||||||
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Tax-Free Bond Fund |
[XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | [XX]% | ||||||||||||
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