John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

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New Listing Registration (Form 8-A12B)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts See Below
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

to be so Registered

Name of the Exchange on Which Each

Class is to be so Registered

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

Shares of beneficial interest, $0.00 par value per share, of:
John Hancock Large Cap Opportunities ETF NYSE Arca, Inc. 42-1925351

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:

333-183173

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

None.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share, of John Hancock Large Cap Opportunities ETF, a series of John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust (the "Trust"), to be registered hereunder, is set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733)filed on June 26, 2026, which description is incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any form of amendment or supplement to the registration statement that is subsequently filed is hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2. Exhibits.

1.

The Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated January 22, 2016, is included as Exhibit (a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2016.

2.

The Amendment dated December 13, 2018 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2019.

3.

The Trust's By-Laws dated November 24, 2009 as amended June 25, 2015, ("By-Laws") are included as Exhibit (b)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 2015.

4.

The Amendment dated March 10, 2016 to the Trust's By-Laws is included as Exhibit (b)(1)(A) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-183173; 811-22733), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2016.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, as of this 26th day of June, 2026.

John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
By:

/s/ Kristie M. Feinberg

Name: Kristie M. Feinberg
Title: President (Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer)
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