Exhibit (d)(22)(A)

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II

AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT made as of this 5th day of September, 2019 to the Subadvisory Agreement dated September 26, 2014 (the “Agreement”), between John Hancock Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and GW&K Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (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 restate the subadvisory fee schedule for New Opportunities Fund, a series of John Hancock Funds II.

2. EFFECTIVE DATE

The Amendment shall become effective on September 6^th, 2019, following approval of the Amendment by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

3. DEFINED TERMS

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

4. 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 ADVISERS, LLC
By:	/s/ Jay Aronowitz
Name:	Jay Aronowitz
Title:	Chief Investment Officer

GW&K Investment Management, LLC
By:	/s/ T.W. Roberts
Name:	T.W. Roberts
Title:	Co-President

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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”):

Portfolio	First $50 Million of Aggregate Net Assets*	Next $50 Million of Aggregate Net Assets*	Next $300 million of Aggregate Net Assets*	Excess over $400 million of Aggregate Net Assets*
New Opportunities Fund	XXX%	XXX%	XXX%	XXX%**

*The term Aggregate Net Assets includes the portion of net assets of a Portfolio managed by the Subadviser. It also includes the portion of net assets of one or more other portfolios of the Trust or other portfolios 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). 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 of that fund.

**If aggregate net assets exceed $400 million, rate applies retroactively to all assets.

Trust Portfolio(s)	Other Portfolio(s)
New Opportunities Fund (formerly Small Cap Opportunities Fund)	Small Cap Opportunities Trust, a series of John Hancock Trust, only with respect to the assets of Small Cap Opportunities Trust managed by the Subadviser

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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