UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 40-F/A





(Amendment No. 1)

(Check One)

| ̈ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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OR



|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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|For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 |  | Commission file number 1-14942





MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)





Canada

(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

6311

(Primary Standard
Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

Not applicable

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

200 Bloor Street East, NT 11, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1E5

(416) 926-3000

(Address
and Telephone Number of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)

James Gallagher, Manulife Financial Corporation, 601
Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210-2805 (617) 663-3000

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number

(including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.



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|Title of each class |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
|Common Shares       |  | New York Stock Exchange                  

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. None

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:



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|xAnnual Information Form |  |  ̈Audited Annual Financial Statements







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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of
the close of the period covered by the annual report:



|                         |  |  |               | 
|------------------------ |  |  | ------------- | 
|Common Shares            |  |  | 1,864,115,966 | 
|Class A Shares, Series 1 |  |  | 14,000,000    | 
|Class A Shares, Series 2 |  |  | 14,000,000    | 
|Class A Shares, Series 3 |  |  | 12,000,000    | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 3  |  |  | 8,000,000     | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 5  |  |  | 8,000,000     | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 7  |  |  | 10,000,000    | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 9  |  |  | 10,000,000    | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 11 |  |  | 8,000,000     | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 13 |  |  | 8,000,000     | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 15 |  |  | 8,000,000     | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 17 |  |  | 14,000,000    | 
|Class 1 Shares Series 19 |  |  | 10,000,000    | 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). If Yes is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with
such Rule.

Yes   ̈            No 
 x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days.

Yes  x            No 
  ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and
posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes   ̈            No 
 x

(Not currently applicable to Registrant)









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Principal Documents

The Annual Information Form, dated March 20, 2015, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed as exhibit 99.1 to this annual report on Form
40-F/A is hereby incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and
has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, on March 20, 2015.



Manulife Financial CorporationBy:

/s/ Stephen P. SigurdsonName:

Stephen P. SigurdsonTitle:

Executive Vice President and General Counsel




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EXHIBIT INDEX



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|Exhibit |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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|99.1    |  | Annual Information Form, dated March 20, 2015, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014                                                                                                                                                                                           
|        | 
|99.2    |  | Sections of the Management Information Circular entitled
Business of the Meeting Election of
Directors  Nominees Report of the Audit Committee
(Incorporated by reference into the Annual Information Form, dated March 20, 2015, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014)
|        | 
|99.3    |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                                                                                              
|        | 
|99.4    |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                                                                                              
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|99.5    |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|99.6    |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer