John Hancock Funds
U.S. Wealth Management
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805
(617) 663-3000
Fax: (617) 663-2197
| John Hancock Funds U.S. Wealth Management
601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210-2805 (617) 663-3000 Fax: (617) 663-2197 |
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April 14, 2011
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Lafayette Corporate Center – LCC/5
Two Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
Attention: Denis Valdinocci, Vice President
Re: Establish Series of Shares
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be advised that John Hancock Funds (the “Fund”) has established John Hancock Hedged & Equity Income Fund (the “New Series”):
In accordance with Section 22.6, the Additional Funds provision, of the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of September 10, 2008 (the “Agreement”) between each management investment company identified on Appendix A thereto and State Street Bank and Trust Company, the undersigned Fund hereby requests that your bank acknowledge this notice under the terms of the Agreement.
Kindly indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this letter agreement, returning one to the Fund and retaining one for your records.
| Sincerely, | ||
| JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael P. Jewkes | |
| Name: | Michael P. Jewkes | |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |
Agreed and Accepted:
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael F. Rogers | |
| Name: | Michael F. Rogers | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |
Effective Date: April 14, 2011
This communication is intended only for the recipient named above. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential and subject to copyright. Any unauthorized use, copying, review or disclosure is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this communication in error (by calling collect, if necessary) so that we can arrange for its return at our expense.
Appendix A
To the
MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Dated September 10, 2008
Between
John Hancock Funds and
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Amended As of: April 14, 2011
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
JOHN HANCOCK BOND TRUST
John Hancock Government Income Fund
John Hancock High Yield Fund
John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund
JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND
John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund
JOHN HANCOCK CAPITAL SERIES
John Hancock Classic Value Fund
John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund
JOHN HANCOCK CURRENT INTEREST
John Hancock Money Market Fund
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST
John Hancock Balanced Fund
John Hancock Global Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Large Cap Equity Fund
John Hancock Small Cap Intrinsic Value Fund
John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST II
John Hancock Financial Industries Fund
John Hancock Regional Bank Fund
John Hancock Small Cap Equity Fund
JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT TRUST III
John Hancock Greater China Opportunities Fund
JOHN HANCOCK MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST
John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund
John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund
JOHN HANCOCK SERIES TRUST
John Hancock Mid Cap Equity Fund
JOHN HANCOCK SOVEREIGN BOND FUND
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John Hancock Bond Fund
JOHN HANCOCK STRATEGIC SERIES
John Hancock Strategic Income Fund
JOHN HANCOCK TAX-EXEMPT SERIES FUND
John Hancock Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund
John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund
JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED END FUNDS
John Hancock Bank & Thrift Opportunity Fund
John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund
John Hancock Income Securities Trust
John Hancock Investors Trust
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund
John Hancock Tax Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III
John Hancock Classic Value Mega Cap Fund
John Hancock Core High Yield Fund
John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund
John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund
John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund
John Hancock International Core Fund
John Hancock International Growth Fund
John Hancock International Value Equity Fund
John Hancock Leveraged Companies Fund
John Hancock Small Cap Opportunities Fund
John Hancock Small Company Fund
John Hancock Rainier Growth Fund
John Hancock U.S. Core Fund
Fund FOF - Index
John Hancock International Allocation Portfolio
NON-CUSTODY ACCOUNTS
John Hancock Bulk Trading Account
John Hancock Joint Repo Account
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