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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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MANUFACTURERS INVESTMENT TRUST
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NEW INVESTMENT OPTIONS PROPOSED FOR VENTURE ANNUITIES
On March 26, 1999, the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Investment Trust
("MIT"), which provides the underlying investment options for your Venture
Annuity contract, unanimously approved the appointment of six new asset
managers:
* A I M Capital Management, Inc.
* Capital Guardian Trust Company
* Franklin Advisers, Inc.
* Pacific Investment Management Company
* State Street Global Advisors
* Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc.
In addition to the new manager appointments, the Board also approved changes in
the investment objectives of a number of the portfolios to reflect the
investment strategies of the new or changed managers, as well as revisions to
the MIT advisory agreements, including changes in the advisory fees paid by
several of the Trusts.
Contract owners with variable investments as of February 28, 1999, were mailed a
proxy statement detailing those changes requiring contractholder/shareholder
approval. Changes will be effective May 1, 1999, pending
shareholder/contractholder approval. For further details, please contact your
financial consultant.
