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SEPARATE ACCOUNT TWO - VARIABLE ANNUITY ISSUED BY
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
Dated May 1, 1996
This Statement of Additional Information relates to certain Flexible Payment
Variable Annuity Policies issued by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
of America. The Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but
should be read in conjunction with the prospectus of Separate Account Two
dated May 1, 1996 as amended August 14, 1996 which may be obtained from The
Manufacturers Life of America Service Office, 200 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1E5.
The date of this supplement is August 14, 1996.
The date of this Statement of Additional Information is May 1, 1996.
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