Re: Agreement to Waive Advisory Fees and Reimburse ExpensesJohn Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund • February 23rd, 2024
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC (formerly John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC) and John Hancock Investment Management LLC (formerly John Hancock Advisers, LLC) (collectively, the “Advisers”), each an investment adviser to the investment companies listed in Appendix A (collectively, the “John Hancock Funds”), hereby notify you as follows:
Services AgreementServices Agreement • February 23rd, 2024 • John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund • New York
Fund(s) and Management may be referred to collectively as “Client.” SS&C and Client each may be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”
MASTER AGREEMENT SS&C DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SERVICESMaster Agreement • February 23rd, 2024 • John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund • New York
Funds may be referred to collectively as “Customer.” SS&C and Customer each may be referred to individually as a “Party” or collectively as “Parties.”
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 to SS&C DIGITAL SOLUTIONS MASTER AGREEMENTDigital Solutions Master Agreement • February 23rd, 2024 • John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund
This Amendment Number 2 (the “Amendment”), effective as of October 24, 2023 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), is by and between the investment vehicles listed in Schedule C of the Agency Agreement (collectively, the “Funds”) and SS&C GIDS, Inc., (“SS&C”). The Funds and SS&C entered into that SS&C Digital Solutions Master Agreement dated as of September 25, 2023, as amended from time to time (the “Agreement”).
AMENDMENT TWOTwo • February 23rd, 2024 • John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund
This amendment (the “Amendment”) between the parties signing below (the “Parties”) amends the Existing Agreement as of October 23, 2023:
John Hancock Investment Management LLC 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund • February 23rd, 2024
