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        <name>Pfizer Inc.</name>
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        <name>Amdocs Limited</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-08-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Capital Series</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
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