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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F [ Check One ] ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ☑ OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ( a ) OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 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 9 , Toronto , Ontario , Canada M4W 1E5 , ( 416 ) 926-3000 ( Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices ) James D. Gallagher , Manulife Financial Corporation , 200 Berkeley Street , Boston , MA 02116 , ( 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 . Title of each class Common Shares Trading Symbol ( s ) MFC Name of each exchange on which registered 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 . 4.150 % Senior Notes due 2026 , 2.484 % Senior Notes due 2027 , 5.375 % Senior Notes due 2046 , and 4.061 % Subordinated Notes due 2032 For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form : Annual Information Form × Audited Annual Financial Statements