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Pricing Supplement Dated March 27,1996 Rule 424(b)(2)
(To Prospectus dated November 23,1994 File No. 33-55295
and Prospectus Supplement dated December 7, 1994)
THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series B
(U.S. $ Floating Rate)
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Trade Date: March 27, 1996 Original Issue Date: March 28,1996
Principal Amount:$50,000,000 Net Proceeds to Issuer:$50,000,000
Issue Price: 100% Agent's Capacity:
Selling Agent's x Principal Basis Agency Basis
Commission/Discount: $0
Initial Interest Rate: to be set 3/28/96
Maturity Date: March 27, 1998
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Form: x Book-Entry
Certificated
Base Rate:
Certificate of Deposit Rate
CMT Rate
Commercial Paper Rate
Federal Funds Rate
x LIBOR Telerate LIBOR Reuters
LIBID
Prime Rate
Treasury Rate
Other (see attached)
Initial Interest Rate Reset Date: June 26, 1996
Interest Rate Reset Period: Quarterly
Interest Payment Dates: March 28, June 28, September 28 and
December 28
Index Maturity: 3 month
LIBOR Currency:
Spread (+/-): + 4 basis points
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate:
Minimum Interest Rate:
Redemption: x The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to maturity
The Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity
Initial Redemption Date: N/A
Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A%
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: N/A%
Repayment: x The Notes cannot be repaid prior to maturity
The Notes may be repaid prior to maturity at the
option of the holder of the Notes
Optional Repayment Date: N/A
Optional Repayment Price: N/A
Discount Note: Yes x No
The Chase Manhattan Corporation and Chemical Banking Corporation
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August
27, 1995. On December 11, 1995 the stockholders of both companies
approved the merger which will be effective March 31, 1996. Information
concerning the merger is contained in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
dated as of October 31, 1995.
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