AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • March 12th, 2015 • John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust • Massachusetts
This Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) is made as of February 12, 2015, by and between John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), a series of John Hancock Tax-Exempt Series Fund (the “Acquired Fund Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, and John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), a series of John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust (the “Acquiring Fund Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust.
