EX-99.(D)(13) 7 jhvit-html4616_ex99d13.htm AMENDMENT DATED MARCH 24, 2022 TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 12, 2020 RELATING TO DISCIPLINED VALUE INTERNATIONAL TRUST, BETWEEN THE ADVISER AND BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.

Exhibit (d)(13)

 

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

 

AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

AMENDMENT made as of this 24th day of March, 2022 to the Subadvisory Agreement dated February 12, 2020, (the “Agreement”), between John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Subadviser”). In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.CHANGE IN APPENDIX A

 

Appendix A of the Agreement relating to the compensation of the Subadviser is amended to update the fee aggregation provision for Disciplined Value International Trust. This Amendment supersedes any prior amendment to the Agreement relating to compensation of the Subadviser.

 

2.EXECUTION

 

This Agreement and any amendments hereto and any notices or other communications hereunder that are required to be in writing may be in electronic form (including without limitation by facsimile and, in the case of notices and other communications, email) and may be executed by means of electronic signatures.

 

3.EFFECTIVE DATE

 

The Amendment shall become effective on April 1, 2022, following approval of the Amendment by the Board of Trustees of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust.

 

4.DEFINED TERMS

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in or pursuant to the Agreement.

 

5.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.

 

(THE REMAINDER OF THIS SPACE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers as of the date first mentioned above.

 

 

  JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE TRUST ADVISERS LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jay Aronowitz
  Name: Jay Aronowitz
  Title: Chief Investment Officer

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL INVESTORS, INC.  
     
By: /s/ William Butterly  
Name: William Butterly  
Title: General Counsel  
     
By: /s/ Greg Varner  
Name: Greg Varner  
Title: CFO  
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APPENDIX A

 

The Subadviser shall serve as investment subadviser for each Portfolio of the Trust listed below. The Adviser will pay the Subadviser, as full compensation for all services provided under this Agreement with respect to the net assets of each Portfolio managed by the Subadviser the fee computed separately for such Portfolio at an annual rate as follows (the “Subadviser Fee”):

 

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* The term Aggregate Net Assets includes the net assets of a Portfolio managed by the Subadviser. It also includes the net assets of one or more other portfolios of the Trust or other portfolios managed by the Subadviser or represent investment in a fund managed by the Subadviser, as indicated below, but in each case only for the period during which the Subadviser for the Portfolio also serves as the subadviser for the other portfolio(s) or the other portfolios invest in a fund managed by the Subadviser and only with respect to the net assets of such other portfolio(s) that are either managed by the Subadviser or represent an investment in another fund managed by the Subadviser.

 

For purposes of determining Aggregate Net Assets and calculating the Subadviser Fee the net assets of the Portfolio and each other portfolio of the Trust are determined as of the close of business on the previous business day of the Trust, and the net assets of each portfolio of each other fund are determined as of the close of business on the previous business day (and to the extent not available, as of the most recent practicable day) of that fund.

 

Trust Portfolio(s) Other Portfolio(s)
Disciplined Value International Trust

John Hancock Disciplined Value International Fund, a series of John Hancock Investment Trust

 

Manulife Boston Partners International Equity Fund (Canada)

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The portion of the net assets of Manulife Balanced Fund (Canada) invested in Boston Partners International Equity Pooled Fund (Canada)

 

The portion of the net assets of MLI Pension Plus Growth Fund (Canada) invested in Boston Partners International Equity Pooled Fund (Canada)

 

The Subadviser Fee for a Portfolio shall be based on the applicable annual fee rate for the Portfolio which for each day shall be equal to (i) the sum of the amounts determined by applying the annual percentage rates in the table to the applicable portions of Aggregate Net Assets divided by (ii) Aggregate Net Assets (the “Applicable Annual Fee Rate”). The Subadviser Fee for each Portfolio shall be accrued for each calendar day, and the sum of the daily fee accruals shall be paid monthly to the Subadviser within 30 calendar days of the end of each month. The daily fee accruals will be computed by multiplying the fraction of one over the number of calendar days in the year by the Applicable Annual Fee Rate, and multiplying this product by the net assets of the Portfolio. The Adviser shall provide Subadviser with such information as Subadviser may reasonably request supporting the calculation of the fees paid to it hereunder. Fees shall be paid either by wire transfer or check as directed by Subadviser.

 

If, with respect to any Portfolio, this Agreement becomes effective or terminates , or if the manner of determining the Applicable Annual Fee Rate changes, before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination or from the beginning of such month to the date such change, as the case may be, shall be prorated according to the proportion which such period bears to the full month in which such effectiveness or termination or change occurs.

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