JOHN HANCOCK CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND on behalf of John Hancock California Municipal Bond Fund AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

EX 99(d)(1)

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CALIFORNIA TAX FREE INCOME FUND

on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Municipal Bond Fund

AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

AMENDMENT made this 22nd day of September, 2022 to the Investment Management Contract dated June 30, 2020 (the “Agreement”), between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of its series ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Municipal Bond Fund (formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax Free Income Fund) (the “Fund”), and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Management (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company. In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.	CHANGE IN SECTION 5 - COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISER

Section 5 of the Agreement, “COMPENSATION OF THE ADVISER,” is hereby amended to reflect the following fee schedule for the Fund:

 

		First		Next		Next		Excess over
		$500 Million		$500 Million		$1 billion		$2 billion
		of Average		of Average		of Average		of Average
		Daily		Daily		Daily		Daily
Fund		Net Assets		Net Assets		Net Assets		Net Assets
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Municipal Bond Fund		0.510%		0.460%		0.435%		0.410%

 

2.	EFFECTIVE DATE

This Amendment shall become effective as of October 1, 2022, following approval of the Amendment by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

 

3.	DEFINED TERMS

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in or pursuant to the Agreement.

 

4.	OTHER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT

Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the parties in accordance with their respective terms.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned above.

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND

on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Municipal Bond Fund

(formerly, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax Free Income Fund)

 

By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
		President

▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

 

By:		/s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
		Chief Investment Officer

 

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