Pricing Supplement No.12N Dated March 26, 1998 Rule 424(b)(2)
(To Prospectus dated June 9, 1997 and File No's. 33-64261
Prospectus Supplement dated June 12, 1997) and 33-49965
THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION
[ ] Senior Medium -Term Notes, Series C Due From Nine
Months to Thirty Years from Date of Issue
[X] Subordinated Medium Term Notes , Series A Due From
Nine Months to Thirty Years from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $225,000,000
Issue Price: 100.00%
Commission :
Proceeds to Company: $24,036,334.00
Agent: SALOMON SMITH BARNEY
Agent's Capacity: [ ] As agent [X] As principal
If as principal
[ ] The Notes are being offered at varying prices to
prevailing market prices at the time of sale
[X] The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public
offering price equal to the Issue Price (as a
percentage of Principal Amount).
Original Issue Date: APRIL 17, 1998
Stated Maturity: APRIL 17, 2028
Form: [X] Book-entry [ ] Certificated
Currency: U.S. Dollars
[ ] Fixed Rate Note: ZERO COUPON
Interest Rate:
[ ]Floating Rate Note: CD[ ] Commercial Paper Rate [ ]
Federal Fund Effective Rate [ ] CMT [ ]
LIBOR Telerate [ ] LIBOR Reuter [ ]
Treasury Rate [ ] Prime Rate [ ]
CALLABLE ON THE FOLLOWING:
YEAR APRIL 17 OCTOBER 17 YEAR APRIL 17 OCTOBER 17
2002 14.744108 15.297012 2015 38.398057 39.837984
2003 15.870650 16.465800 2016 41.331909 42.881855
2004 17.083267 17.723890 2017 44.489925 46.158297
2005 18.388536 19.078106 2018 47.889233 49.685079
2006 19.793535 20.535792 2019 51.548270 53.481330
2007 21.305885 22.104855 2020 55.486881 57.567639
2008 22.933787 23.793804 2021 59.726426 61.966167
2009 24.686072 25.611799 2022 64.289898 66.700759
2010 26.572242 27.568701 2023 69.202048 71.797125
2011 28.602527 29.675122 2024 74.489517 77.282874
2012 30.787939 31.942487 2025 80.180981 83.187768
2013 33.140330 34.383092 2026 86.307310 89.543834
2014 35.672458 37.010176 2027 92.901727 96.385542