# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000751173
**File Stem:** 0001999371-26-007322
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 3863
**Document Hash:** f6d88a21af8415414add659be402adfa
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001999371-26-007322.hdr.sgml**: 20260331

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001999371-26-007322

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: APP WD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260331

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260331

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000751173

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** APP WD

**SEC ACT:**
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 803-00294
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26820222

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 290 WOODCLIFF DRIVE
- **CITY:** FAIRPORT
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14450
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 585-325-6880

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 290 WOODCLIFF DRIVE
- **CITY:** FAIRPORT
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14450

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MANNING & NAPIER FUND, INC /NY/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060929

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** EXETER FUND INC /NY/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980226

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MANNING & NAPIER FUND INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000062039

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 453240790
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** APP WD

**SEC ACT:**
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 803-00294-01
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26820223

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 290 WOODCLIFF DRIVE
- **CITY:** FAIRPORT
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14450
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5853256880

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 290 WOODCLIFF DRIVE
- **CITY:** FAIRPORT
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 14450

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MANNING & NAPIER ADVISORS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920929

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**Sean Graber**<br> Partner<br> +1.215.963.5598<br> sean.graber@morganlewis.com<br>

March 31, 2026

**Via EDGAR Transmission**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Filing Desk

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. and Manning & Napier Advisers, LLC;<br> <u>Request for Withdrawal of Exemptive Application (File No. 803-00294)</u>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are writing on behalf of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. and Manning & Napier Advisers, LLC (the "Applicants") to respectfully request the partial withdrawal of the Applicants' application (as discussed below), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2026 for an order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") for an exemption from Sections 2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 18(f)(1), 18(i), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and Rule 22c-1 under the Act, and pursuant to Sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act, to permit the Applicants to offer one class of exchange-traded shares that operates as an exchange-traded fund and one or more classes of shares that are not exchange-traded (the "Application").

The Applicants respectfully request that the Application be withdrawn only with respect to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (File No. 803-00294) and that the Securities and Exchange Commission take no withdrawal action with respect to the Investment Company Act (File No. 812-15999).

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at 215.963.5598 or sean.graber@morganlewis.com.

Sincerely,

<u>/s/ Sean Graber</u> 

Sean Graber

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