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European Economic Area: This portion of the website is operated by Manulife Investment Management (Ireland) Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. This section of the website is only intended for the information of intermediaries and institutional investors resident in the European countries in which Manulife Investment Management products may be sold unless otherwise stated and is not suitable for individual investors. If you are an individual investor please leave this section of the website immediately. All of the information on this site is also approved for publication by Manulife Investment Management (Ireland) Limited whose registered office is located at Second Floor, 5 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland, registration number 635225.

Hong Kong SAR: [BF1] This website is only directed at Professional Investors, as defined in the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance and the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules, and institutional investors based in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”). Individual investors resident in Hong Kong and those resident or domiciled in territories other than Hong Kong should not access this website. The website is not directed to any person in any jurisdiction where the publication or availability of the website is prohibited, by reason of that person’s nationality, residence or otherwise. Persons under these restrictions must not access the website. This website has not been reviewed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”). This website is operated by Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited, whose registered office is located at 10/F, Lee Garden One, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited is licensed by the SFC to conduct various regulated activities in Hong Kong. Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited reserves the right to grant or revoke the authority of any person to use this website at its absolute discretion. These Global Terms will be governed by and construed under the laws of Hong Kong. By accessing this website, you herebysubmit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts. If any part of these Global Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be deemed modified as necessary to make it effective, and the remaining provisions of these Global Terms will remain in full force and effect.

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This website is operated by Manulife Asset Management (Japan) Limited. This section of the website is only directed at Japan based institutional investors and is not suitable for individual investors. Individual investors resident in Japan and those resident or domiciled in territories other than Japan should not access this website.

Malaysia: This website is operated by Manulife Investment Management (M) Berhad Registration No: 200801033087 (834424-U) (“Manulife IM (Malaysia)”), which is regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia. This section of the website is only directed at Malaysian based institutional investors and is not intended for individual investors or institutional investors who domiciled in any jurisdiction/ country other than Malaysia. All of the information on this site is approved for publication by Manulife IM (Malaysia), whose registered office is located at 16th Floor Manara Manulife, No. 6 Jalan Gelenggang, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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List of Qualified Professional Investors for Cross Border Discretionary Investment Business

1. Definition of “Qualified Professional Investor”

The term “Qualified Professional Investor” under the FSCMA consists of four categories in accordance with Article 301, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the FSCMA (the “Enforcement Decree”):

(1) Government;

(2) The Bank of Korea;

(3) Financial institutions designated by Article 10, Paragraph 2, Items 1 through 17 of the Enforcement Decree;

(4) Other entities prescribed by Article 10, Paragraph 3, Items 1 through 14 of the Enforcement Decree.

2. Detailed List of Professional Investor under the Enforcement Decree

The details of “financial institutions” designated by Article 10, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree and “other entities” prescribed by Article 10, Paragraph 3 of the Enforcement Decree are provided below.

(1) Financial institutions designated by Article 10, Para. 2 of the Enforcement Decree:

1. Banks under Article 2 of the Banking Act;

2. The Korea Development Bank under the Korea Development Bank Act;

3. The Industrial Bank of Korea under the Industrial Bank of Korea Act;

4. The Export-Import Bank of Korea under the Export-Import Bank of Korea Act;

5. The National Agricultural Cooperatives Federation under the Agricultural Cooperatives Act;

6. The National Fisheries Cooperatives Federation under the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;

7. Insurance companies under the Insurance Business Act (“insurance companies”);

8. Financial investment companies, excluding concurrent financial investment companies set forth in Article 8, Paragraph 9 of the FSCMA (“concurrent financial investment companies”);

9. Securities finance companies;

10. Merchant banks;

11. Fund brokerage companies authorized pursuant to Article 355, Paragraph 1 of the FSCMA (“fund brokerage companies”);

12. Financial holding companies under the Financial Holding Companies Act;

13. Specialized credit finance companies under the Specialized Credit Specialty Finance Business Act;

14. Korea Federation of Savings Banks and mutual savings banks under the Mutual Savings Bank Act;

15. The National Forestry Cooperatives Federation under the Forestry Cooperatives Act;

16. Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives under the Community Credit Cooperatives Act;

17. The National Credit Union Federation of Korea under the Credit Cooperatives Act; or

(2) Other entities prescribed by Article 10, Para. 3 of the Enforcement Decree:

1. Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation and financial companies authorized to perform liquidation under the Depositor Protection Act;

2. Korea Asset Management Corporation under the Act on the Efficient Disposal of Non-Performing Assets, etc. of Financial Institutions and the Establishment of Korea Asset Management Corporation;

3. Korea Housing Finance Corporation under the Korea Housing Finance Corporation Act;

4. Korea Investment Corporation under the Korea Investment Corporation Act;

5. Korea Financial Investment Association;

6. The Korea Securities Depository established in accordance with Article 294 of the FSCMA (“KSD”);

6-2. An electronic registry defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Act on Electronic Registration of Stocks, Bonds, Etc. (“Electronic Registry”);

7. The Korea Exchange;

8. The Financial Supervisory Service under the Act concerning Establishment, etc. of the Financial Services Commission (“FSS”);

9. Collective investment vehicles;

10. Credit guarantee fund under the Credit Guarantee Fund Act;

11. Korea Technology Finance Corporation under the Korea Technology Finance Corporation Act;

12. Fund established in accordance with laws (excluding Items 10 and 11) and corporations that manage and operate such fund;

13. Corporation that manage mutual-aid project in accordance with laws;

14. Local government agencies.

Switzerland: This portion of the website is operated by Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited,which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). The following web pages contain information on the foreign collective investment schemes distributed by Manulife IM (Switzerland) LLC (“Funds”) which have been approved by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for distribution in or from Switzerland Information on the Swiss Representative and Paying Agent is available on each Fund page.

The information contained in the following pages is only directed to “qualified investors” as defined in Article 10(3) and (3ter) CISA and its implementing ordinance, at the exclusion of qualified investors with an opting-out pursuant to Art. 5(1) of the Swiss Federal Law on Financial Services ("FinSA") and without any portfolio management or advisory relationship with a financial intermediary pursuant to Article 10(3ter) CISA.

By clicking on the button “I accept” you certify that you are a qualified investor with domicile/registered seat in Switzerland and that you have read, understood and accepted the legal terms and conditions following below.

Qualified investors pursuant to Article 10 para 3 CISA are Institutional and Professional clients pursuant to FinSA, more specifically:

· Institutional Client (as defined under Art. 4 para. 3 and 4 FinSA), more specifically as:

o A Swiss financial intermediary as defined in the Federal Banking Act ("BA"), the Federal Financial Institutions Act ("FinIA") and the CISA (i.e., bank, securities firm, fund management company, manager of collective assets, portfolio manager, trustee, representative of foreign collective investment scheme, SICAV, limited partnership for collective investment, SICAF);

o A Swiss insurance company as defined in the Federal Insurance Supervision Act ("ISA");

o A foreign institution subject to a prudential supervision as the institutions listed under the two categories above;

o A central bank;

o A national or supranational public entity with professional treasury operations*;

o A Swiss or foreign collective investment scheme or a management company for such collective investment schemes which is not covered by the categories above but wishes to be considered as an Institutional Client (Art. 5 para. 4 FinSA).

· Professional Client (as defined under Art. 4 para. 3 FinSA), more specifically as:

o A public entity with professional treasury operations*;

o A pension fund/scheme with professional treasury operations*;

o A company with professional treasury operations*;

o A large company (i.e., a company which exceeds two of the following parameters: a) balance sheet total of CHF 20 million; b) turnover of CHF 40 million; c) equity of CHF 2 million);

o A private investment structure with professional treasury operations* created for High-net-worth retail clients;

* An entity is deemed to have professional treasury operations if its finances are managed, on a durable basis, by a professionally qualified person with experience in the financial sector, regardless of the fact that this person is internal or external to such entity.

Taiwan: This portion of the website is for Taiwanese institutional investors only. Investors residing outside Taiwan are prohibited from using this portion of the website. Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. was established in 1998 and became a member of Manulife Financial Corporation in October 2008. Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. may at its sole discretion approve or revoke anyone’s right to use this website. The Terms are subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of China (Taiwan); with respect to these Terms, the court of the Taiwan Taipei District Court has nonexclusive jurisdiction. If any part of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, it will be regarded as revised as necessary so as to render it valid, and the rest of the Terms will remain valid. Please refer to “Country Schedule” for the “Notification Letter of Collection, Processing, Use and International Transmission of Personal Information by Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. is part of the Manulife group of companies and certain content of this website may be provided by Manulife Group of companies and may refer to the services or capacity to be performed by other affiliates of Manulife Group of companies.

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United States: This website is operated by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, Manulife Investment Management Private Markets (US) LLC, and Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture, Inc. This section of the website is only intended for the information of intermediaries and institutional investors resident in the United States in which Manulife Investment Management products may be sold, unless otherwise stated, and is not suitable for individual investors. If you are an individual investor please leave this section of the website immediately.

Vietnam: This website is operated by Manulife Investment Fund Management (Vietnam) Company Ltd, which is regulated by the State Securities Commission. This section of the website is only directed at Vietnamese based institutional investors and is not suitable for individual investors. Individual investors resident in Vietnam and those resident or domiciled in territories other than Vietnam should not access this website.

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