JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III

AMENDMENT TO ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT made this 8^th day of December, 2009, to the Advisory Agreement dated July 1, 2009, between John Hancock Funds III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and John Hancock Investment Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.  In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

1.         CHANGE IN APPENDIX A

Appendix A of the Agreement, which relates to Section 4 of the Agreement, “Compensation of Adviser,” is hereby amended to add the following series of the Trust (a “Fund’), as shown in Appendix A hereto:

John Hancock Small Company Fund

2.         EFFECTIVE DATE

This Amendment shall become effective as of date first mentioned above.

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.

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS III,
on behalf of its series listed in Appendix A to this Amendment

By:       /s/Keith F. Hartstein                             

            Keith F. Hartstein

            President and Chief Executive Officer

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

By:       /s/Keith F. Hartstein                             

            Keith F. Hartstein

            President and Chief Executive Officer

Appendix A

Fund	First $500 million of Net Assets	Next $500 million of Net Assets	Excess over $1 billion of Net Assets
John Hancock Small Company Fund	0.900%	0.850%	0.800%