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        <name>Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company</name>
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        <name>JPMorgan Chase and Co.</name>
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        <name>Lear Corporation</name>
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        <name>McKesson Corporation</name>
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        <name>MetLife Inc.</name>
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        <name>Mohawk Industries Inc.</name>
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        <name>NRG Energy Inc.</name>
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        <name>NOV Inc</name>
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        <name>Newell Brands Inc.</name>
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        <name>PVH Corp.</name>
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        <name>Royal Dutch Shell PLC</name>
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        <name>STATE STR INSTL INVT TR TREAS MMKT FD INST</name>
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        <name>Viatris Inc.</name>
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        <name>Voya Financial Inc.</name>
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        <name>Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation</name>
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        <name>Amdocs Limited</name>
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        <name>AXIS Capital Holdings Limited</name>
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        <name>UBS Group AG</name>
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    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-02-26</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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