UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2023

Commission File Number: 1-14942

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

200 Bloor Street East

North Tower 10

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1E5

(416) 926-3000

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☐            Form 40-F  ☒

The registrant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 included in the registrant’s 2023 First Quarter Report to Shareholders filed with this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1, are incorporated by reference in the registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-12610, 333-13072, 333-114951, 333-129430, 333-157326, and 333-211366), on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-159176) and on Form F-10 (Registration No. 333-259543). Except for the foregoing, no other document or portion of a document filed with this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference in the above registration statements.

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

The following documents, filed as exhibits to this Form 6-K, are incorporated by reference as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News release- dated December 11, 2023

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Kay Song
Name:	Kay Song
Title:	Assistant Corporate Secretary

Date: December 11, 2023