[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 42009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10506]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35190; 812-15547]


John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund, et al.

May 9, 2024.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections 
18(a)(2), 18(c) and 18(i) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 23(c) of 
the Act for an exemption from rule 23c-3 under the Act, and for an 
order pursuant to section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the 
Act.
    Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit 
certain registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple 
classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution and/or service 
fees and early withdrawal charges.
    Applicants: John Hancock Multi Asset Credit Fund, John Hancock 
Asset-Based Lending Fund, Manulife Private Credit Plus Fund and John 
Hancock Investment Management LLC.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 1, 2024 and 
amended on April 11, 2024, April 30, 2024 and May 8, 2024.
    Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing 
the SEC's Secretary at [email protected] and serving the 
Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is 
listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a 
physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. Hearing 
requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on June 3, 
2024, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the Applicants, 
in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. 
Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the 
nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the 
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, 
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing 
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: [email protected]. Applicants: 
Christopher Sechler, Esq., [email protected], with a copy to Mark 
P. Goshko, K&L Gates, LLP, [email protected], and Pablo J Man, 
K&L Gates, LLP, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trace W. Rakestraw, Senior Special 
Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief 
Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' application, 
dated May 8, 2024, which may be obtained via the Commission's website 
by searching for the file number at the top of this document, or for an 
Applicant using the Company name search field on the SEC's EDGAR 
system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/legacy/companysearch.html. You may also call the 
SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-10506 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am]
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