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            <revenueRange>Decline to Disclose</revenueRange>
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            <dateOfFirstSale>
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            <totalRemaining>Indefinite</totalRemaining>
            <clarificationOfResponse>Total amount sold represents sales made in 2016.</clarificationOfResponse>
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        <investors>
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        <salesCommissionsFindersFees>
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                <dollarAmount>0</dollarAmount>
            </salesCommissions>
            <findersFees>
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            <clarificationOfResponse>There will be no sales commissions or finders' fees in connection with this offering.</clarificationOfResponse>
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        <useOfProceeds>
            <grossProceedsUsed>
                <dollarAmount>0</dollarAmount>
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            <clarificationOfResponse>Gross proceeds of this offering will not be used for payments to any of the persons required to be named as executive officers, directors or promoters in response to Item 3 above.</clarificationOfResponse>
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                <signatureTitle>Associate Secretary</signatureTitle>
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            <signature>
                <issuerName>Great-West Lifeco U.S. Holdings, LP</issuerName>
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                <nameOfSigner>Stephen J. Tate</nameOfSigner>
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