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<PAGE> PAGE 18
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<PAGE> PAGE 19
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<PAGE> PAGE 20
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015 B000234 S
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015 A000240 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
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<PAGE> PAGE 21
015 B000243 S
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<PAGE> PAGE 22
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015 E040255 X
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<PAGE> PAGE 23
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<PAGE> PAGE 24
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<PAGE> PAGE 25
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<PAGE> PAGE 26
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<PAGE> PAGE 27
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<PAGE> PAGE 28
008 D020301 MA
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011 A000301 JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS, INC.
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011 C010301 BOSTON
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<PAGE> PAGE 29
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015 D010310 PEOPLES REP OF CHINA
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015 C010311 BOGOTA
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015 E040311 X
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015 D010312 CYPRUS
015 E040312 X
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015 E040314 X
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015 E040315 X
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015 C010316 HELSINKI
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<PAGE> PAGE 30
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<PAGE> PAGE 31
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<PAGE> PAGE 32
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<PAGE> PAGE 33
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<PAGE> PAGE 34
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<PAGE> PAGE 35
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<PAGE> PAGE 36
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<PAGE> PAGE 37
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<PAGE> PAGE 38
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<PAGE> PAGE 39
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<PAGE> PAGE 40
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<PAGE> PAGE 41
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<PAGE> PAGE 42
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<PAGE> PAGE 43
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<PAGE> PAGE 44
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<PAGE> PAGE 45
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<PAGE> PAGE 46
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<PAGE> PAGE 47
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<PAGE> PAGE 48
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<PAGE> PAGE 49
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<PAGE> PAGE 50
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<PAGE> PAGE 51
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<PAGE> PAGE 52
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