March 20, 2013 To the Trustees of John Hancock Funds III Boston, MA 02210 Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

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Boston, MA 02210-2805

 

 

 

 

March 20, 2013

 

To the Trustees of

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Boston, MA 02210

 

Re: Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

 

With reference to each of the Distribution Plans entered into by and between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds III (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series listed in Appendix A (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), we hereby notify you as follows:

 

1. The Distributor agrees to contractually waive and limit its Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees to the extent necessary to achieve the aggregate distribution and service fees of each Fund as set forth in Appendix A hereto.

 

2. We understand and intend that the Trust will rely on this undertaking in overseeing the preparation and filing of Post-effective Amendments to the Registration Statements on Form N-1A for the Trust and the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net and gross 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 the Trust so to rely.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

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By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇

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Vice President, Finance

 

▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Accepted
on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Funds III

 

 

By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

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Chief Financial Officer

 

A copy of the document establishing the Trust is filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed by the officer in his capacity as such and not as an individual and is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of the Trust individually but only upon the assets of the Funds.

APPENDIX A

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Fund	Class R4	Expiration Date of Waiver/Limit
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Core Fund	0.15%	6/30/2014
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Disciplined Value Fund	0.15%	6/30/2014
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund	0.15%	6/30/2014
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Company Fund	0.15%	6/30/2014