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Re: Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Master Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement dated as of June 1, 1998 between ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust (the
"Trust") and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"),
please be advised that the Trust has established a new series of its shares,
namely, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Real Estate Fund (the "Fund"), and please be further
advised that the Trust desires to retain the Transfer Agent to render transfer
agency services under the Master Transfer Agency and Service Agreement for the
Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
Please state below whether you are willing to render such services in
accordance with the fee schedule attached as Exhibit A.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST
On behalf of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Real Estate Fund
ATTEST: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Secretary President
Dated: September 30, 1998
We are willing to render transfer agency services to ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Real
Estate Fund in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SIGNATURE SERVICES, INC.
ATTEST:/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By:/s/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Dated: September 30, 1998
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EXHIBIT A
TRANSFER AGENT FEE SCHEDULE, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Effective September 30, 1998, the transfer agent fees payable monthly
under the transfer agent agreement between each fund and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature
Services, Inc. shall be the following rates plus certain out-of-pocket expenses
as described to the Board:
Annual Rate Per Account
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Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares*
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Equity Fund $19.00 $21.50 $20.50
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Series
-JH Independence Equity Fund*
-JH Special Value Fund*
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Special Equities Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Fund
-JH Pacific Basin Fund
-JH Global Rx Fund
-JH European Equity Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust
-JH Growth and Income Fund*
-JH Real Estate Fund
-JH Sovereign Balanced Fund
-JH Sovereign Investors Fund*
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust II
-JH Financial Industries Fund
-JH Regional Bank Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust III
-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Fund
-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund*
-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Fund*
-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Special Opportunities Fund*
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Series Trust
-JH Emerging Growth Fund*
-JH Global Technology Fund
Annual Rate Per Account
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Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares*
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Money Market Funds $20.00 $22.50 $21.50
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Current Interest
-JH Money Market Fund*
-JH US Government Cash Reserve (Class A Shares only)
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Reserve, Inc. (Class A Shares only)
Annual Rate Per Account
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Class A Shares Class B Shares
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Tax Free Funds $20.00 $22.50
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Exempt Series Fund
-JH Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund
-JH New York Tax-Free Income Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Tax-Free Income Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Free Bond Trust
-JH High Yield Tax-Free Fund
-JH Tax Free Bond Fund
Annual Rate Per Account
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Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares*
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Income Funds $20.00 $22.50 $21.50
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▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sovereign Bond Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Strategic Series
-JH Strategic Income Fund*
-JH Sovereign US Government Income Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust III
-▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-Term Strategic Income Fund
-JH World Bond Fund ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Trust
-JH Government Income Fund
-JH HighYield Bond Fund*
-JH Intermediate Maturity Government Fund
The following funds are at a % of daily net assets of the Fund.
Out-of-pocket expenses are paid by ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Signature Services, Inc.
% of Daily Net Assets of the Class
Class Y Shares 0.10%
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Special Equities Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Sovereign Investors Fund
% of Daily Net Assets of the Fund
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Institutional Series Trust 0.05%
-JH Active Bond Fund
-JH Dividend Performers Fund
-JH Small Capitalization Value Fund
-JH Global Bond Fund
-JH Independence Balanced Fund
-JH Independence Diversified Core Equity Fund II
-JH Independence Growth Fund
-JH Independence Medium Capitalization Fund
-JH Independence Value Fund
-JH International Equity Fund
-JH Multi-Sector Growth Fund
-JH Small Capitalization Growth Fund
These fees are agreed to by the undersigned as of September 30, 1998.
/s/▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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President of Each Fund
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Vice President of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Signature Services, Inc.