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        <name>Pfizer Inc.</name>
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        <name>Shell PLC</name>
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        <name>SSandC Technologies Holdings Inc.</name>
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        <name>Skyworks Solutions Inc.</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>STATE STR INSTL INVT TR TREAS MMKT FD INST</name>
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        <name>Tyson Foods Inc.</name>
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        <name>Amdocs Limited</name>
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        <name>Humana Inc.</name>
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        <name>Lear Corporation</name>
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        <name>Magna International Inc.</name>
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        <name>Medtronic Public Limited Company</name>
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        <name>UBS Group AG</name>
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    <explntrNotes>
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    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-05-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>John Hancock Capital Series</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Salvatore Schiavone</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
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