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    FILED AS OF DATE:		20150225
    DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150225

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    		STATE:			MA
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    		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
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    		STREET 1:		C/O JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS
    		STREET 2:		601 CONGRESS STREET
    		CITY:			BOSTON
    		STATE:			MA
    		ZIP:			02210
    		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-663-3000

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    		STATE:			MA
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