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        <name>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust-Core Bond Trust</name>
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        <name>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust-Small Cap Value Trust</name>
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        <name>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust-Equity-Income Trust</name>
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        <name>John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust-Select Bond Trust</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2024-01-30</ncom:dateSigned>
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      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
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