EX-99.77(Q)(1) 3 d336347_exh99-77q1wla.htm EX-99.77(Q)(1)

John Hancock Funds, LLC 601 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210-2805

December 14, 2017

To the Trustees of
John Hancock Funds II
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210

Re:

Class R4 Rule 12b-1 Fee Waiver Letter Agreement

With reference to the Distribution Plan entered into by and between John Hancock Funds, LLC (the “Distributor”) and John Hancock Funds II (the “Trust’), on behalf of Class R4 shares of certain series thereof (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 applicable to Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth in Appendix A hereto to the extent necessary to achieve the aggregate distribution and service fees and for the period set forth in such Appendix. The expense waiver agreements expire on the dates specified, unless renewed by mutual agreement of the Fund and the Distributor based upon a determination that this is appropriate under the circumstances at that time.

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 to so rely.

Sincerely,

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS, LLC

By:	/s/ Jeffrey H. Long
	Jeffrey H. Long
	Vice President, Finance

Agreed and Accepted

By:	/s/ Charles Rizzo
	Charles Rizzo
	Chief Financial Officer, John Hancock Funds II

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 Trusts individually but only upon the assets of the Funds.

APPENDIX A

Fund	Class R4	Expiration Date
	Rule 12b-1 Fee
Alternative Asset Allocation Fund	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index Income Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2020 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2025 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2030 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2035 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2040 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2045 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2050 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2055 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multi-Index 2060 Preservation Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager Lifestyle Aggressive Portfolio	0.15%²	April 30, 2019²
Multimanager Lifestyle Growth Portfolio	0.15%²	April 30, 2019²
Multimanager Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio	0.15%²	April 30, 2019²
Multimanager Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio	0.15%²	April 30, 2019²
Multimanager Lifestyle Conservative Portfolio	0.15%²	April 30, 2019²
Multi-Index 2010 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2015 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2020 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2025 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2030 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2035 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2040 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2045 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2050 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2055 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multi-Index 2060 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%	December 31, 2018
Multimanager 2010 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2015 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2020 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2025 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2030 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2035 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2040 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2045 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2050 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2055 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Multimanager 2060 Lifetime Portfolio	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
New Opportunities Fund	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Global Equity Fund	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹
Absolute Return Currency Fund	0.15%³	November 30, 2018³
Fundamental All Cap Core Fund	0.15%³	November 30, 2018³
Fundamental Large Cap Value Fund	0.15%³	November 30, 2018³
Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund	0.15%³	November 30, 2018³
Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0.15%¹	December 31, 2018¹

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¹At the September 26-28, 2017 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the waivers and limits of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above with an expiration date of December 31, 2018, each effective upon the current expiration date of December 31, 2017.

²At the December 12-14, 2017 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the waivers and limits of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above with an expiration date of April 30, 2019, each effective upon the current expiration date of April 30, 2018.

³At the September 26-28, 2017 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the Distributor notified the Board of, and the Board approved, the waivers and limits of the Rule 12b-1 distribution fees and/or service fees for Class R4 shares of the Funds set forth above with an expiration date of November 30, 2018, each effective upon the current expiration date of November 30, 2017.