John Hancock Advisers, LLC 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 September 13, 2011 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust • September 26th, 2011
John Hancock Funds, LLC 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210-2805 June 7, 2011 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust • September 26th, 2011
With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between John Hancock 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:
AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR JOHN HANCOCK FUNDSThe Transfer Agency and Service Agreement • September 26th, 2011 • John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust
This Amendment dated as of July 1, 2010 is made to the Transfer Agency and Services Agreement dated June 1, 2007, as amended (the “Agreement”) by and between each investment company advised by John Hancock Advisers, Inc. and identified on Exhibit A of the Agreement (individually the “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and John Hancock Signature Services, Inc. (“JHSS”).
