EX-99.J 7 exj1.txt AMENDED CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT November 29, 2002 The Bank of New York One Wall Street New York, NY 10286 Re: JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND II Dear Sirs: John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (the "Fund"), a Massachusetts business trust, hereby notifies The Bank of New York (the "Bank") that the Fund desires to place and maintain the Fund's securities and cash in the custody of the Bank pursuant to the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, and Fund Accounting Agreement, effective November 29, 2002. If the Bank agrees to provide such services, please sign below and return a signed original of this letter to the undersigned. THE BANK OF NEW YORK JOHN HANCOCK PREFERRED INCOME FUND II By: By: -------------------------- --------------------------------------- Name: Name: Maureen R. Ford Title: Title: Chairman, President, and CEO Attest: Attest: ---------------------- ----------------------------------- SCHEDULE II John Hancock Funds (As of November 29, 2002) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EIN Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3478429 John Hancock 500 Index Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3167136 John Hancock Balanced Fund (add Class I eff. 3/15/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3241844 John Hancock Bank & Thrift Opportunity Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3551118 John Hancock Biotechnology Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-2528977 John Hancock Bond Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0296100 John Hancock California Tax-Free Income Fund John Hancock Classic Value Fund (eff. 11/9/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3551126 John Hancock Communications Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3551129 John Hancock Consumer Industries Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3122478 John Hancock Core Equity Fund (add Class I eff. 3/15/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3260671 John Hancock Dividend Performers Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3409706 John Hancock European Equity Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3305812 John Hancock Financial Industries Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56-1662953 John Hancock Financial Trends Fund, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3535633 John Hancock Focused Equity Fund (name change eff. 3/1/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3313164 John Hancock Focused Small Cap Growth Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6944774 John Hancock Fundamental Value Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6543623 John Hancock Global Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0230587 John Hancock Government Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3524763 John Hancock Growth Trends Fund (add Class I eff 11/15/01) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3124238 John Hancock Health Sciences Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3551132 John Hancock High Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0230586 John Hancock High Yield Bond Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0235997 John Hancock High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (name change eff. 1/1/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-2507646 John Hancock Income Securities Trust -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3260680 John Hancock Independence Diversified Core Equity Fund II (terminate Class P 9/13/01) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3214877 John Hancock International Fund (add Class I eff. 3/15/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6944776 John Hancock International Small Cap Growth Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0354706 John Hancock Investment Grade Bond Fund (name change eff. 1/1/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EIN Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-2474663 John Hancock Investors Trust -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74-6035056 John Hancock Large Cap Equity Fund (name change eff. 3/1/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-2443211 John Hancock Large Cap Growth Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41-2025611 John Hancock Large Cap Spectrum Fund (launch 1/14, but no money until 2/22/02 - strike first NAV 2/25/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6564705 John Hancock Massachusetts Tax-Free Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3208756 John Hancock Mid Cap Growth Fund (add Class I eff. 3/15/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0230583 John Hancock Money Market Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3539446 John Hancock Multi-Cap Growth Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6564703 John Hancock New York Tax-Free Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6567740 John Hancock Pacific Basin Equities Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3161453 John Hancock Patriot Global Dividend Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3190056 John Hancock Patriot Preferred Dividend Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3044078 John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3097281 John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3090916 John Hancock Patriot Select Dividend Trust -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75-3075015 John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (eff. 8/27/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (eff. c. 11/29/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3435529 John Hancock Real Estate Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6526682 John Hancock Regional Bank Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3214880 John Hancock Small Cap Equity Fund (name change eff. 3/1/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0230584 John Hancock Small Cap Growth Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51-0094374 John Hancock Sovereign Investors Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6956080 John Hancock Strategic Growth Fund (eff 12/01/01) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-6545497 John Hancock Strategic Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0296098 John Hancock Tax-Free Bond Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-3100162 John Hancock Technology Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76-0235823 John Hancock U.S. Government Cash Reserve -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-3843241 John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Fund (eff 5/13/02) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3367188 John Hancock V.A. Financial Industries Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3402969 John Hancock V.A. Relative Value Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3326565 John Hancock V.A. Sovereign Investors Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3326570 John Hancock V.A. Strategic Income Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04-3513386 John Hancock V.A. Technology Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For: JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS listed above ------------------------- By: Avery P. Maher Title: Second Vice President and Assistant Secretary Accepted and agreed for: THE BANK OF NEW YORK -------------------------- By: Title: