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SEPARATE ACCOUNT THREE - VENTURE VUL
- VENTURE SVUL
AND
SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOUR - VUL
ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUSES DATED FEBRUARY 14, 1996
This Supplement updates certain information in the Prospectuses
named above. Please read it and keep it with your Prospectus for
future reference.
The following portfolios are not available to residents of the
State of New Jersey at this time:
Manulife Series Fund
Equity Index Fund
NASL Series Trust
Value Equity Trust
U.S. Government Securities Trust
Growth and Income Trust
Equity Trust
Conservative Asset Allocation Trust
Moderate Asset Allocation Trust
Aggressive Asset Allocation Trust
The date of this Supplement is March 6, 1996.
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