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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12 (g)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS
UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 33-57020
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of America
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
500 N. Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 (416) 926-6700
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common stock
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
N/A
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to
file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box (es) to designate the appropriate rule provision
(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4 (a)(1) (i) ( ) Rule 12h-3 (b)(1)(i) ( )
Rule 12g-4 (a)(1) (ii) ( ) Rule 12h-3 (b)(1)(ii) ( )
Rule 12g-4 (a)(1) (i) ( ) Rule 12h-3 (b)(2)(i) ( )
Rule 12g-4 (a)(1) (ii) ( ) Rule 12h-3 (b)(2)(ii) ( )
Rule 15d-6 (X)
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 128
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 THE
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA has caused this
certification/notice to be signed on its behalf duly authorized person.
DATE: January 29, 1998 By: /s/ JAMES D. GALLAGHER
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