# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002094982
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-047873
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 2549
**Document Hash:** e88093aecb7e4069b86801b664896519
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-047873.hdr.sgml**: 20260212

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-047873

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-8A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260212

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260212

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Manulife GA Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002094982

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-8A
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-24158
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26623876

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6176633000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 BERKELEY STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02116

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Manulife GA Senior Loan Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20251103

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM N-8A** 

**NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED** 

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF** 

**THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940** 

The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and in connection with such notification of registration submits the following information:

Name: Manulife GA Trust

Address of Principal Business Office:

197 Clarendon Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Telephone Number: 1-617-663-3000

Name and address of agent for service of process:

E. DAVID PEMSTEIN

197 Clarendon Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Check Appropriate Box:

Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-8A: YES ☒ NO ☐

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<u>SIGNATURE</u> 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its behalf in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 12th of February 2026.

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| MANULIFE GA TRUST | MANULIFE GA TRUST | MANULIFE GA TRUST |
| By: | /s/ E. David Pemstein | /s/ E. David Pemstein |
|  | Name: | E. David Pemstein |
|  | Title: | Secretary and Chief Legal<br> Officer |

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| Attest: | /s/ Betsy Seel |
|  | Name: Betsy Seel |
|  | Title: Assistant Secretary |

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