February 2, 2005
| TO: | United States Securities and Exchange Commission | |||
| AND TO: | Stock Exchange of Hong Kong | |||
| Philippines Securities & Exchange Commission |
Dear Sirs/Mesdames:
Manulife Financial Corporation
Revised Renewal Annual Information Form
On April 28, 2004, Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) completed a merger transaction with John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (“John Hancock”) with the result that John Hancock became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFC. In order to revise MFC’s public disclosure record to include disclosure relating to John Hancock, MFC filed with securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada a Revised Renewal Annual Information Form which incorporates by reference certain financial information of John Hancock for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 from John Hancock’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Yours very truly,
/s/ Richard A. Lococo
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
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