John Hancock Advisers, LLC John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 June 25, 2015 To the Trustees of: John Hancock Funds II 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, LLC
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management Services, LLC
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Boston, MA 02210
June 25, 2015
To the Trustees of:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds II
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Boston, MA 02210
Re:
Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement and Voluntary Expense Limitation Notice
With reference to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement dated September 26, 2008, entered into by and between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management Services, LLC (”JHIMS”) and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Funds II (the “Trust”), as amended, and the Advisory Agreements dated December 18, 2013 and January 1, 2014 entered into by and between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Advisers, LLC (collectively with JHIMS, the “Adviser”) and the Trust, as amended, on behalf of each series of the Trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:
1. The Adviser agrees to waive its management fee for each Fund or, to the extent necessary, bear other expenses, as set forth in the Appendix attached hereto. As noted in the Appendix, certain waivers are voluntary and may be terminated at any time by the Adviser upon notice to the Trust.
2. We understand and intend that you will rely on this undertaking in overseeing the preparation and filing of Post-effective Amendments to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A for the Trust and the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net 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 you so to rely.
Very truly yours,
XXXX XXXXXXX ADVISERS, LLC XXXX XXXXXXX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Title: Chief Financial Officer |
ACCEPTED BY: XXXX XXXXXXX FUNDS II By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Chief Financial Officer |
APPENDIX A
Fund Level Contractual Expense Limitations
-- The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee for each Fund listed below, or if necessary make payment to the Fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which the “ Other Expenses” of the Fund exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund set forth below. “Other Expenses” means the expenses of the Fund, excluding (a) advisory fees (b) taxes, (c) brokerage commissions, (d) interest expense, (e) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (f) class specific expenses (g) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”) and (h) short dividend expense.
For the following Funds the current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2016 (December 31, 2015 in the case of Asia Pacific Total Return Fund, April 30, 2016 in the case of Lifestyle Aggressive Portfolio, Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio, Lifestyle Growth Portfolio, Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio, and Lifestyle Conservative Portfolio, and November 30, 2016 in the case of Fundamental All Cap Core Fund), unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Asia Pacific Total Return Bond Fund |
0.15% |
Retirement Living through 2010 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2015 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2020 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2025 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2030 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2035 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2040 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2045 Portfolio |
0.05%** |
Retirement Living through 2050 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through 2055 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2055 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2050 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2045 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2040 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2035 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2030 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2025 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2020 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2015 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Choices at 2010 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2010 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2015 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2020 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2025 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2030 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2035 Portfolio |
0.05% |
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Retirement Living through II 2040 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2045 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2050 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Retirement Living through II 2055 Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle Aggressive Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle Growth Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle Conservative Portfolio |
0.05% |
Lifestyle II Aggressive Portfolio |
0.05%* |
Lifestyle II Growth Portfolio |
0.05%* |
Lifestyle II Balanced Portfolio |
0.05%* |
Lifestyle II Moderate Portfolio |
0.05%* |
Lifestyle II Conservative Portfolio |
0.05%* |
Income Allocation Fund |
0.05%*** |
Fundamental All Cap Core Fund |
0.20% |
* Effective January 1, 2015, the expense limitation is lowered to 0.05% through December 31, 2015.
** Cap effective on January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016.
*** Effective August 31, 2015, the expense limitation is lowered to 0.04% through December 31, 2016.
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Special Fund Level Contractual Expense Limitations
The Adviser contractually agrees to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse certain Expenses including underlying fund expenses (“Acquired fund fees”) to reduce the total annual fund operating expenses of the funds listed below. This expense limitation expires on December 31, 2016, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the funds listed below and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Fund |
|
|
Retirement Living through 2010 Portfolio |
0.26% |
|
Retirement Living through 2015 Portfolio |
0.24% |
|
Retirement Living through 2020 Portfolio |
0.22% |
|
Retirement Living through 2025 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2030 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2035 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2040 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2045 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2050 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through 2055 Portfolio |
0.20% |
Fund |
|
|
Retirement Living through II 2010 Portfolio |
0.26% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2015 Portfolio |
0.24% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2020 Portfolio |
0.22% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2025 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2030 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2035 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2040 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2045 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2050 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Living through II 2055 Portfolio |
0.20% |
Fund |
|
|
Retirement Choices at 2010 Portfolio |
0.26% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2015 Portfolio |
0.24% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2020 Portfolio |
0.22% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2025 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2030 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2035 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2040 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2045 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2050 Portfolio |
0.20% |
|
Retirement Choices at 2055 Portfolio |
0.20% |
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APPENDIX B
Class Specific Contractual Expense Limitations
For each Fund listed in the table below, the Adviser contractually agrees to waive and/or reimburse all class specific expenses for the share classes of the Fund listed in the table below, including Rule 12b-1 fees, transfer agency fees and service fees, shareholder servicing fees, and other class specific expenses (“Class Level Expenses”), to the extent they exceed the amount of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class set forth in the table (the “Class Expense Waiver”).1
For purposes of implementing any total fund operating expense limitations set forth in the tables in Appendix D in addition to a Class Expense Waiver for the same share class, the Class Expense Waiver will be applied first and if following the application of the Class Expense Waiver to the extent that “Expenses” of the share class (as described in Appendix D) exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as set forth in the table in Appendix D (the “Class Total Operating Contractual Expense Limitation”), the Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the class in an amount equal to the amount by which “Expenses” (as described in Appendix D) of the share class exceed the Class Total Operating Contractual Expense Limitation.
The current expense limitation agreements expire on the dates specified, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Fund |
Class R6 |
Expiration Date |
|
Absolute Return Currency Fund1 |
0.00% |
November 30, 2015 |
|
Emerging Markets Fund1 |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Floating Rate Income Fund1 |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund1 |
0.00% |
November 30, 2015 |
|
Natural Resources Fund1 |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Small Cap Value Fund1 |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Strategic Income Opportunities Fund1 |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Redwood Fund |
0.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
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1 Effective December 1, 2014 for Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund and Absolute Return Currency Fund and effective January 1, 2015 for all other Funds footnoted in the table,
blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees will be treated as fund level expenses in accordance with the Funds’ 18f-3 Plan. The Adviser will continue to waive blue-sky fees
and printing and postage fees as part of the Class Expense Waivers until the expiration dates listed in the table (the “Expiration Dates”). Effective December 1, 2014 for
Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund and Absolute Return Currency Fund and effective January 1, 2015 for all other Funds footnoted in the table, for all other share classes of
the Funds the Adviser will voluntarily waive all blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees until the Expiration Dates. See Appendix L.
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Fund |
Class R6 |
Expiration Date |
|
Income Allocation Fund |
0.00% |
December 31, 2016 |
|
Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
0.00% |
December 31, 2016 |
|
Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund |
0.00% |
November 30, 2016 |
|
New Opportunities Fund |
0.00% |
December 31, 2016 |
|
Global Equity Fund |
0.00% |
December 31, 2016 |
|
Fundamental Large Cap Value Fund |
0.00% |
November 30, 2016 |
|
Fundamental All Cap Core Fund |
0.00% |
November 30, 2016 |
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APPENDIX C
Class Specific Voluntary Expense Limitations
For each Fund listed in the table below, the Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive and/or reimburse all class specific expenses for the share classes of the Fund listed in the table below, including Rule 12b-1 fees, transfer agency fees and service fees, shareholder servicing fees, and other class specific expenses (“Class Level Expenses”), to the extent they exceed the amount of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class set forth in the table (the “Class Voluntary Expense Waiver”).
For purposes of implementing any total fund operating expense limitations set forth in the tables in Appendix E in addition to a Class Voluntary Expense Waiver for the same share class, the Class Voluntary Expense Waiver will be applied first and if following the application of the Class Voluntary Expense Waiver to the extent that “Expenses” of the share class (as described in Appendix E) exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as set forth in the table in Appendix E (the “Class Total Operating Voluntary Expense Limitation”), the Adviser agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to the class in an amount equal to the amount by which “Expenses” (as described in Appendix E) of the share class exceed the Class Total Operating Voluntary Expense Limitation.
The Adviser may terminate these voluntary waivers at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Fund |
Class |
Effective Date of Expense Limit |
|
N/A |
|
|
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APPENDIX D
Class Level Contractual Total Operating Expense Limitations
For each Fund listed in the table below, the Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of the Fund in an amount equal to the amount by which “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as outlined in the table below.
“Expenses” means all fund level and class specific operating expenses, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (e) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business and (f) short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreements expire on the dates specified, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Fund |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Expiration (except as |
|
Absolute Return Currency Fund |
N/A |
N/A |
2.25% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Blue Chip Growth Fund |
1.14% |
N/A |
1.89% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
1.35% |
N/A |
2.30% |
1.04% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Equity-Income Fund |
1.14% |
N/A |
1.89% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Fundamental All Cap Core Fund |
1.30% |
N/A |
2.00% |
0.94% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
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Fund |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Expiration (except as |
|
Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund |
1.30% |
N/A |
N/A |
0.94% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Fundamental Large Cap Value Fund |
1.30% |
N/A |
2.00% |
0.94% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Global Absolute |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2.00% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Global Income Fund |
1.30% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.00% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
International Growth Equity Fund |
1.35% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.10% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November 30, 2015 |
|
International Small Company Fund |
1.63% |
N/A |
2.35% |
1.23% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Emerging Markets Fund |
N/A |
N/A |
2.35% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Floating Rate Income Fund |
1.20% |
1.95% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Short Duration |
1.21% |
N/A |
2.00% |
0.90% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Natural Resources Fund |
1.58% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.38% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Spectrum Income Fund |
1.12% |
N/A |
1.87% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
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Fund |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Expiration (except as |
|
Strategic Income |
1.15% |
N/A |
1.85% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.20% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
U.S. Equity Fund |
1.35% |
N/A |
2.05% |
0.89% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
1.44% |
N/A |
2.14% |
1.13% |
1.79% |
1.54% |
1.69% |
1.29% |
1.09% |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Small Cap Value Fund |
1.55% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.25% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Redwood Fund |
1.70% |
N/A |
2.40% |
1.40% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
|
Technical Opportunities Fund |
N/A |
N/A |
2.50% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
November
|
|
Global Equity Fund |
1.50% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.20% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
December
|
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APPENDIX E
Voluntary Total Operating Expense Limitations
For each Fund listed in the table below, the Adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of the Fund in an amount equal to the amount by which “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as outlined in the table below.
“Expenses” means all fund level and class specific operating expenses, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (e) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business and (f) short dividend expense. The Adviser may terminate these voluntary waivers at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Fund |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Effective |
|
Emerging Leaders Fund (formerly China Emerging Leaders Fund) |
1.70% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.37% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.26% |
December
|
|
Diversified Strategies Fund |
1.70% |
N/A |
N/A |
1.39% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
September
|
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APPENDIX F
Fund Level Investment Management Fee Waivers
International Value Fund
Natural Resources Fund
Small Cap Opportunities Fund
The Adviser contractually agrees to waive its management fee for each Fund in an amount equal to the amount by which the management fee retained by the Adviser after payment of the subadvisory fees for the Fund exceeds 0.45% as a percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Strategic Equity Allocation Fund
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its management fee for the Funds in an amount equal to the amount by which the management fee retained by the Adviser after payment of the subadvisory fees for the Fund exceeds 0.45% as a percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Effective July 1, 2014, the Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee (after giving effect to asset-based breakpoints) by 0.02% as a percentage of average annual net assets of the Fund. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Income Allocation Fund
The Adviser contractually agrees to waive its management fee for the Fund so that the aggregate
management fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.45% of the Fund’s
average annual net assets. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2016, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the fund and the advisor based upon a
determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Total Return Fund
Effective January 1, 2015, the Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee by 0.025% on aggregate net assets of the Fund and another fund that equal or exceed $3
billion. This expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2017, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is
appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
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APPENDIX G
Retirement Living Portfolios’ Class Only Expense Limitation Agreement
Retirement Living Portfolios
-- The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of each of the Retirement Living Portfolios and Retirement Living II Portfolios set forth below in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as set forth in the table below. “Expenses” means all expenses attributable to a class of shares, excluding fund level expenses such as (a) advisory fees, (b) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (c) taxes, (d) brokerage commissions, (e) interest expense, (f) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Portfolio’s business and (g) short dividend expense. This expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015,(December 31, 2016, in the case of Retirement Living through II 2010, Retirement Living through II 2015, Retirement Living through II 2020, Retirement Living through II 2025, Retirement Living through II 2030, Retirement Living through II 2035, Retirement Living through II 2040, Retirement Living through II 2045, Retirement Living through II 2050, and Retirement Living through II 2055) unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Portfolio and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Portfolio |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Retirement Living through 2055 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2050 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2045 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2040 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2035 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2030 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2025 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
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Portfolio |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Retirement Living through 2020 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2015 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through 2010 |
0.50% |
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.65% |
0.25% |
0.05% |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2055 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2050 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2045 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2040 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2035 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2030 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2025 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2020 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2015 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
Retirement Living through II 2010 |
N/A |
N/A |
0.50% |
N/A |
0.25% |
N/A |
0.00% |
N/A |
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APPENDIX H
Lifestyle Portfolios’ Class Only Expense Limitation Agreement
Lifestyle Portfolios
-- The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of each of the five Lifestyle Portfolios in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as follows:
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
0.41% |
N/A |
N/A |
0.11% |
N/A |
0.56% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.00% |
“Expenses” means all expenses attributable to a class of shares, excluding fund level expenses such as (a) advisory fees, (b) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (c) taxes, (d) brokerage commissions, (e) interest expense, (f) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Portfolio’s business and (g) short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on April 30, 2016, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Portfolio and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Lifestyle II Portfolios
-- The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of each of the five Lifestyle II Portfolios in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as follows:
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.10% |
“Expenses” means all expenses attributable to a class of shares, excluding fund level expenses such as (a) advisory fees, (b) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (c) taxes, (d) brokerage commissions, (e) interest expense, (f) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Portfolio’s business and (g) short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015 unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Portfolio and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
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APPENDIX I
Retirement Choices Portfolios’ Class Only Expense Limitation Agreement
Retirement Choices at 2055 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2050 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2045 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2040 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2035 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2030 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2025 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2020 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2015 Portfolio
Retirement Choices at 2010 Portfolio
-- The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of the Retirement Portfolios in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as set forth in the table below. “Expenses” means all expenses attributable to a class of shares, excluding fund level expenses such as (a) advisory fees, (b) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (c) taxes, (d) brokerage commissions, (e) interest expense, (f) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Portfolio’s business and (g) short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2016, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Portfolio and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Class R1 |
Class R2 |
Class R4 |
Class R6 |
|
0.75% |
0.50% |
0.25% |
0.00% |
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APPENDIX J
Voluntary Advisor Waiver Agreement
X. Xxxx Price Subadvised Funds
The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to reduce the management fee for each of the following funds subadvised by X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. by the amount that the subadvisory fee is reduced for the fund by X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. pursuant to the Amended and Restated Group Fee Waiver Agreement between Xxxx Xxxxxxx Investment Management Services, LLC and X. Xxxx Price Associates, Inc. dated September 30, 2011.
Blue Chip Growth Fund
Capital Appreciation Value Fund
Equity-Income Fund
Health Sciences Fund
Mid Value Fund
Real Estate Equity Fund
Science & Technology Fund
Small Company Value Fund
Spectrum Income Fund
Deutsche Bank Subadvised Funds
Effective June 1, 2013, the Adviser has voluntarily agreed to reduce the management fee for each of the following funds subadvised by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (“Deutsche”) by the amount that the subadvisory fee for the fund is reduced by Deutsche pursuant to the Deutsche fee letter agreement dated May 13, 2013.
Global Real Estate Fund
Real Estate Securities Fund
This voluntary expense reimbursement will continue in effect until terminated at any time by the Adviser on notice to the Trust.
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APPENDIX K
Alternative Asset Allocation Expense Limitation Agreement
Alternative Asset Allocation Fund
The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee for the Fund, or if necessary make payment to the Fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Other Expenses” of the Fund exceed 0.04% as a percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund. “Other Expenses” means all the expenses of the Fund, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (e) advisory fees, (f) class specific expenses (g) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”) and (h) short dividend expense. The current expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
The Adviser contractually agrees to reduce its management fee or, if necessary, make payment to each of the following share classes of the Fund in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the share class exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) attributable to the class as set forth in the table below. “Expenses” means all expenses attributable to a class of shares, excluding fund level expenses such as (a) advisory fees, (b) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”), (c) taxes, (d) brokerage commissions, (e) interest expense, (f) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business and (g) short dividend expense. This expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
Class A |
Class C |
Class I |
Class R2 |
Class R4 |
Class R62 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.67% |
0.42% |
0.00% |
The Adviser contractually agrees, effective January 1, 2015, to reduce its advisory fee that would be payable by the Fund by 0.05% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $5 billion, and by 0.025% on average daily net assets of the Fund over $5 billion. This expense limitation agreement expires on December 31, 2015, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Adviser based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.
2 Effective January 1, 2015 blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees will be treated as fund level expenses in accordance with the Funds’ 18f-3 Plan. The Adviser will continue to waive blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees as part of the Class Expense Waivers until the expiration date listed above (the “Expiration Date”). Effective January 1, 2015 for all other share classes of the Fund the Adviser will voluntarily waive all blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees until the Expiration Date. See Appendix L.
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APPENDIX L
Voluntary Advisor Waiver Agreements
Lifestyle Portfolios
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for each Lifestyle Portfolio (each a “Fund”) so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.50% of the Fund’s first $7.5 billion of average annual net assets and 0.49% of the Fund’s average annual net assets in excess of $7.5 billion. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Lifestyle II Portfolios
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for each Lifestyle II Portfolio (each a “Fund”) so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.50% of the Fund’s first $7.5 billion of average annual net assets and 0.49% of the Fund’s average annual net assets in excess of $7.5 billion. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Retirement Living Portfolios
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for each Retirement Living Portfolio (each a “Fund”) so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.51% of the Fund’s first $7.5 billion of average annual net assets and 0.50% of the Fund’s average annual net assets in excess of $7.5 billion. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Retirement Living II Portfolios
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for each Retirement Living II Portfolio (each a “Fund”) so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.51% of the Fund’s first $7.5 billion of average annual net assets and 0.50% of the Fund’s average annual net assets in excess of $7.5 billion. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
Retirement Choices Portfolios
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for each Retirement Choices Portfolio (each a “Fund”) so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.51% of the Fund’s first $7.5 billion of average annual net assets and 0.50% of the Fund’s average annual net assets in excess of $7.5 billion. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Trust.
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Alternative Asset Allocation Fund
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to waive its advisory fee for the Fund so that the aggregate advisory fee retained by the Adviser with respect to both the Fund and its underlying investments (after payment of subadvisory fees) does not exceed 0.60% of the Fund’s average annual net assets.The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Fund.
Total Return Fund
Effective June 1, 2013, the Adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its advisory fee that would be payable by the Total Return Fund (after giving effect to asset-based breakpoints) by 0.02% of the Total Return Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Total Return Fund.
Alpha Opportunities Fund
Effective June 1, 2013, the Adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its advisory fee that would be payable by the Alpha Opportunities Fund (after giving effect to asset-based breakpoints) by 0.03% of the Alpha Opportunities Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser may terminate this voluntary waiver at any time upon notice to the Alpha Opportunities Fund.
Blue-sky and Printing and Postage Fees waiver
Effective December 1, 2014 for Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund and Absolute Return Currency Fund and effective January 1, 2015 for all other Funds in the table below, for all share classes of the Funds the Adviser will voluntarily waive (contractually for Class R6) all blue-sky fees and printing and postage fees until the Expiration Dates.
Fund |
Expiration Date of Expense Limit |
|
Absolute Return Currency Fund |
November 30, 2015 |
|
Emerging Markets Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Floating Rate Income Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund |
November 30, 2015 |
|
Alternative Asset Allocation Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Natural Resources Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Small Cap Value Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
|
Strategic Income Opportunities Fund |
December 31, 2015 |
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Funds Listed in Attachment A
The Adviser voluntarily agrees to reduce its management fee for each Fund, or if necessary make payment to the Fund, in an amount equal to the amount by which the “Expenses” of the Fund exceed the percentage of average annual net assets (on an annualized basis) of the Fund listed in Attachment A. “Expenses” means all the expenses of the Fund, excluding (a) taxes, (b) brokerage commissions, (c) interest expense, (d) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business (e) advisory fees, (f) class specific expenses (g) underlying fund expenses (“acquired fund fees”) and (h) short dividend expense. This voluntary expense reimbursement will continue in effect until terminated at any time by the Adviser on notice to the Trust.
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Attachment A
Platform |
Fund |
Fund Name |
Cap % |
Expiration Date |
|
JHF II |
2Y55 |
JHF II Absolute Return Currency Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZC |
JHF II Active Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBN |
JHF II All Cap Core Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CK2 |
JHF II Alpha Opportunities Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZY |
JHF II Blue Chip Growth Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVA |
JHF II Capital Appreciation Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y57 |
JHF II Capital Appreciation Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZS |
JHF II Core Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y73 |
JHF II Emerging Leaders |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y38 |
JHF II Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DCN |
JHF II Emerging Markets Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ0 |
JHF II Equity-Income Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DCU |
JHF II Floating Rate Income |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
|
JHF II Fundamental Global Franchise Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y68 |
JHF II Fundamental All Cap Core Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y69 |
JHF II Fundamental Large Cap Core Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y70 |
JHF II Fundamental Large Cap Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y76 |
JHF II Global Absolute Return Strategies |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ1 |
JHF II Global Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
|
JHF II Global Equity Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y33 |
JHF II Global Income Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBH |
JHF II Global Real Estate Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y74 |
JHF II Health Sciences Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ5 |
JHF II High Yield Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
|
JHF II International Growth Opportunities Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y53 |
JHF II International Growth Stock Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ4 |
JHF II International Small Cap Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBF |
JHF II International Small Company Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ8 |
JHF II International Value Fund |
0.250% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZW |
JHF II Investment Quality Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVL |
JHF II Lifestyle Aggressive Portfolio |
0.100% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVI |
JHF II Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio |
0.100% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVG |
JHF II Lifestyle Conservative Portfolio |
0.100% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVJ |
JHF II Lifestyle Growth Portfolio |
0.100% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CVH |
JHF II Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio |
0.100% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ7 |
JHF II Mid Cap Stock Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y16 |
JHF II Mid Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y34 |
JHF II Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZF |
JHF II Natural Resources Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBJ |
JHF II Real Estate Equity Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZB |
JHF II Real Estate Securities Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZE |
JHF II Real Return Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
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Platform |
Fund |
Fund Name |
Cap % |
Expiration Date |
|
JHF II |
2Y72 |
JHF II Redwood Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y34 |
JHF II Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y14 |
JHF II Short Term Government Income Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DCY |
JHF II Small Cap Growth Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CHK |
JHF II Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y21 |
JHF II Small Cap Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DAB |
JHF II Small Company Growth Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ6 |
JHF II Small Company Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DAG |
JHF II Spectrum Income Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2K2K |
JHF II Strategic Equity Allocation Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBP |
JHF II Strategic Income Opportunities Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2Y30 |
JHF II Technical Opportunities Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZ9 |
JHF II Total Return Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2CZU |
JHF II U.S. High Yield Bond Fund |
0.150% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DAF |
JHF II U.S. Equity Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
|
JHF II Science & Technology Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
|
JHF II |
2DBY |
JHF II Value Fund |
0.200% |
Voluntary |
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