December 10, 2015 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds Boston, MA 02210 Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

Exhibit 99.(m).9

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December 10, 2015

To the Trustees of

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Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) and each of the trusts listed in Appendix A to this letter (each, a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”), on behalf of each of their respective series listed in Appendix A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:

1. The Distributor agrees to contractually waive and limit its Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees to the extent necessary to achieve the aggregate distribution and service fees of each Fund as set forth in Appendix B hereto.

2. We understand and intend that the Trusts will rely on this undertaking in overseeing the preparation and filing of Post-effective Amendments to the Registration Statements on Form N-1A for the Trusts and the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net and gross asset value per share, and for other purposes permitted under Form N-1A and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and we expressly permit the Trusts so to rely.

Sincerely,

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By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇                      

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Chief Financial Officer

Agreed and Accepted
on behalf of each applicable Trust listed in Appendix A

By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇                   

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Chief Financial Officer

A copy of the document establishing each Trust is filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed by the officer in his capacity as such and not as an individual and is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trusts individually but only upon the assets of the Funds.

APPENDIX A

TRUSTS and Funds

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ TRUST

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Focused High Yield Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Conservative Absolute Return Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Short Duration Credit Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Government Income Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Grade Bond Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERIES

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Classic Value Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CURRENT INTEREST

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money Market Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Disciplined Value International Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Enduring Assets Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Real Estate Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large Cap Equity Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Seaport Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Core Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Value Equity Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST II

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Industries Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Regional Bank Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Equity Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST III

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Greater China Opportunities Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MUNICIPAL SECURITIES TRUST

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Free Bond Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SOVEREIGN BOND FUND

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Fund

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ STRATEGIC SERIES

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Income Fund

APPENDIX B

	Classes				Expiration Date of Waiver/Limit
Fund	A	B	C	R4
Balanced Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	2/28/20171
Classic Value Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	2/28/20171
Disciplined Value International Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	2/28/20171
Emerging Markets Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	2/28/2017
Large Cap Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	2/28/20171
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇	▇/▇	▇/▇	▇/▇	0.15%	9/30/2016
California Tax-Free Income Fund	N/A	0.90%	0.90%	N/A	9/30/2016
High Yield Municipal Bond Fund	0.15%	0.90%	0.90%	N/A	9/30/2016
Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.15%	9/30/2016
Investment Grade ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇	▇/▇	▇/▇	▇/▇	0.15%	9/30/2016
Tax-Free Bond Fund	0.15%	0.90%	0.90%	N/A	9/30/2016
Money Market Fund	0.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/31/20162

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¹ At the December 8-10, 2015 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trusts, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the extension of the expiration date of the waiver and limit of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above to February 28, 2017, each effective upon the current expiration dates of February 29, 2016, or, for Disciplined Value International Fund, December 31, 2016.

² At the March 10-12, 2015 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trusts, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the extension of the expiration date of the waiver and limit of the Rule 12b-1 distribution and service fees of Class A shares of Money Market Fund to July 31, 2016, effective upon the current expiration date of July 31, 2015.