MANULIFE MUTUAL FUNDS. AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated November 5, 2010 to the Simplified Prospectus dated August 19, 2010 (the Prospectus ) of:

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1 MANULIFE MUTUAL FUNDS AMENDMENT NO. 1 dated November 5, 2010 to the Simplified Prospectus dated August 19, 2010 (the Prospectus ) of: (OFFERING ADVISOR SERIES, SERIES B, SERIES D, SERIES F, SERIES FT6, SERIES I, SERIES IT, SERIES O, SERIES T5, SERIES T6 AND SERIES T8 SECURITIES AS INDICATED) MANULIFE FUNDS Manulife Managed Solutions Manulife Leaders Balanced Income Portfolio 1,4,5,6,9 (formerly Value Leaders Balanced Income Portfolio) Manulife Leaders Balanced Growth Portfolio 1,4,5,6,10 (formerly Value Leaders Balanced Growth Portfolio) Manulife Leaders Opportunities Portfolio 1,4,5,6,10 (formerly Value Leaders Growth Portfolio) Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio 1,4,5 Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio 1,4,5 Manulife Simplicity Income Portfolio 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio 1,4,5,6,11 Manulife Simplicity Aggressive Portfolio 1,4,5 Manulife Opportunities Funds Manulife Canadian Opportunities Fund 1,4,5 Manulife European Opportunities Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Global Opportunities Balanced Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund 1,4,5 Manulife U.S. Opportunities Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC American Focused Fund) Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Focused Funds Manulife Advantage Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Advantage Fund) Manulife Advantage Fund II 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Advantage Fund II) Manulife American Advantage Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC American Advantage Fund) Manulife Canadian Focused Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Canadian Focused Fund) Manulife Diversified Canada Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Diversified Canada Fund) Manulife Global Advantage Fund 1,4,5,9 (formerly AIC Global Advantage Fund) Manulife Global Focused Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Global Focused Fund) Manulife Value Funds Manulife Canadian Equity Value Fund 7 Manulife Canadian Value Fund 1,4,5,6,11 Manulife Dividend Fund 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Global Dividend Income Fund 1,4,5,6,8,10 (formerly AIC Global Premium Dividend Income Fund) Manulife Global Monthly Income Fund 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife International Dividend Income Fund 1,4,5,6,10 (formerly Copernican International Dividend Income Fund) Manulife Monthly High Income Fund 1,2,4,5,6,10 Manulife Small Cap Value Fund 5 Manulife Value Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Value Fund) Manulife Growth Funds Manulife Canadian Balanced Growth Fund 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Canadian Core Fund 1,4,5,6,11 Manulife Canadian Equity Fund 1,4,5,6,11 Manulife Canadian Growth Fund 5 Manulife Canadian Large Cap Growth Fund 7 Manulife Sector Rotation Fund 1,4 Manulife U.S. Diversified Growth Fund 7 Manulife U.S. Mid-Cap Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Select Funds Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund 1,4,5,6,10 Manulife Canadian Equity Index Fund 7 Manulife Diversified Investment Fund 1,4,5,6,10 (formerly Manulife Mawer Diversified Investment Fund) Manulife Global Small Cap Fund 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer Global Small Cap Fund) Manulife International Equity Index Fund 7 Manulife Tax-Managed Growth Fund 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer Tax-Managed Growth Fund) Manulife U.S. Equity Fund 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer U.S. Equity Fund) Manulife U.S. Equity Index Fund 7 Manulife Income Funds Manulife Bond Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Bond Fund) Manulife Canadian Bond Fund 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer Canadian Bond Fund) Manulife Canadian Bond Plus Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Canadian Fixed Income Fund 7 Manulife Canadian Universe Bond Fund 4,5 Manulife Corporate Bond Fund 1,4,5

2 Manulife Dollar-Cost Averaging Fund 1 Manulife Floating Rate Income Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Investment Savings Fund 1,4 Manulife Money Fund 1,3,4,5 Manulife Preferred Income Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Preferred Income Fund) Manulife Short Term Bond Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Strategic Income Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Specialty Funds Manulife Emerging Markets Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Global Infrastructure Fund 1,4,5 (formerly Brookfield Redding Global Infrastructure Fund) Manulife Global Natural Resources Fund 1,4,5 Manulife Global Real Estate Fund 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Global Real Estate Fund) MANULIFE CORPORATE FUNDS Manulife Opportunities Funds Manulife Canadian Opportunities Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Global Opportunities Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Growth Opportunities Class* 1,4,5 Manulife U.S. Opportunities Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC American Focused Corporate Class) Manulife Yield Opportunities Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Focused Funds Manulife Advantage II Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Advantage II Corporate Class) Manulife Canadian Focused Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Class) Manulife Diversified Canada Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Diversified Canada Corporate Class) Manulife Global Focused Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Global Focused Corporate Class) (individually, a Fund and, collectively, the Funds ) *Shares of Manulife Investment Exchange Funds Corp. Manulife Value Funds Manulife Canadian Value Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Canadian Large Cap Value Class* 1,4,5 Manulife International Value Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Monthly High Income Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Canadian Balanced Corporate Class) Manulife Growth Funds Manulife Canadian Core Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Canadian Equity Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Global Leaders Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Select Funds Manulife Canadian Investment Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer Canadian Equity Class) Manulife Global Equity Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer Global Equity Class) Manulife World Investment Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Mawer World Investment Class) Manulife Income Funds Manulife Short Term Yield Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Strategic Income Class* 1,4,5 Manulife Structured Bond Class* 1,4 Manulife Total Yield Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Total Yield Corporate Class) Manulife Specialty Funds Manulife China Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife China Opportunities Class) Manulife Japan Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Manulife Japan Opportunities Class) Manulife Global Infrastructure Class* 1,4,5 (formerly Brookfield Redding Global Infrastructure Corporate Class) Manulife Global Real Estate Class* 1,4,5 (formerly AIC Global Real Estate Corporate Class) 1 Offering Advisor Series securities 2 Offering Series B securities 3 Offering Series D securities 4 Offering Series F securities 5 Offering Series I securities 6 Offering Series IT securities 7 Offering Series O securities 8 Offering Series FT6 securities 9 Offering Series T5 securities 10 Offering Series T6 securities 11 Offering Series T8 securities

3 -3- This amendment to the Prospectus of the Funds provides certain additional information relating to the Funds, and the Prospectus, as amended, should be read subject to this information. All page references relate to the Prospectus. All capitalized terms not defined herein have the respective meanings set out in the Prospectus. In all other respects, the disclosure in the Prospectus is not revised. REASONS FOR AMENDMENTS 1. CHANGE TO LOW-LOAD SALES CHARGE OPTION OF THE FUNDS Effective January 5, 2011, the two year low-load sales charge option for purchasing securities will cease. For any securities purchased under the low-load option on or after January 5, 2011, a new three year low-load sales charge option will apply. The amendments to the Prospectus necessary to effect this change are set out below. AMENDMENTS TO PROSPECTUS: Purchases, Switches and Redemptions Buying securities The third paragraph on page 11 of the Prospectus under Paying for your securities Deferred sales charge option standard and low-load is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: If you choose the low-load sales charge option, you will pay any applicable redemption fees to the Manager if you redeem your securities or reclassify or convert them into securities of another series within three years of buying them. The low-load sales charge you pay depends on the date you purchased your securities and their original cost at the date of redemption, reclassification or conversion. No low-load sales charge is payable for a reclassification or conversion between Advisor Series and Series T securities. No redemption fee will be payable under the low-load sales charge option after three years of purchase. See Fees and expenses, page 18. Purchases, Switches and Redemptions Redeeming securities The first paragraph on page 13 of the Prospectus under Redeeming your Advisor Series, Series B or Series T securities Deferred sales charge option is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: You will pay a redemption fee to us on securities bought under the standard deferred sales charge option if you redeem them within six years. You will also pay a redemption fee to us on securities bought under the low-load sales charge option if you redeem them within three years. See Fees and expenses, page 18.

4 - 4 - The first paragraph on page 13 of the Prospectus under Redeeming your Advisor Series, Series B or Series T securities Low-load sales charge option is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: You cannot redeem, reclassify or convert securities that you bought under the low-load sales charge option without paying the full redemption fee if you have held them for less than 3 years. Fees and Expenses Fees and expenses payable directly by you The second paragraph on page 23 of the Prospectus under Sales charges Deferred sales charge option (Advisor Series securities, Series B securities, Series T (including Series T5, T6 and T8) securities and Series D securities) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: If you choose the low-load sales charge option, you will pay the full redemption fee to the Manager if you redeem your securities within three years of buying them. The third paragraph and its accompanying chart on page 23 of the Prospectus under Redemption fees is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: The redemption fee for Funds purchased under the lowload sales charge option is based on the date and original purchase price of your securities, and is calculated from the beginning of the quarter in which you purchased your securities, as follows: If redeemed you pay During Year 1 3.0% During Year 2 3.0% During Year 3 3.0% After year 3 0%

5 - 5 - Fees and Expenses Impact of sales charges The chart on page 24 of the Prospectus under Impact of sales charges is hereby deleted and replaced with the following, effective January 5, 2011: At time of 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years purchase Front-end option 1 $50 $0 $0 $0 $0 Standard deferred $0 $60 $50 $40 $0 sales charge option 2 Low-load sales charge option 2 $0 $30 $30 $0 $0 1 Advisor Series, Series B and Series T securities of the Funds 2 Advisor Series, Series B and Series T securities of the Funds (except Manulife Money Fund) and Series D securities of Manulife Money Fund Dealer Compensation Trailer fee The reference to (2 Year DSC) in the headings to the chart on page 25 of the Prospectus under Trailer fee is hereby deleted and replaced with (3 Year DSC), effective January 5, ADDITION OF SUB-ADVISOR TO EACH OF MANULIFE SIMPLICITY CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE SIMPLICITY MODERATE PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE SIMPLICITY INCOME PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE SIMPLICITY BALANCED PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE SIMPLICITY GLOBAL BALANCED PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE SIMPLICITY GROWTH PORTFOLIO AND MANULIFE SIMPLICITY AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO Effective on or about December 1, 2010, MFC Global Investment Management (Canada), a division of MAML and the portfolio advisor of the Funds, will retain the services of MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC to act as the portfolio sub-advisor of each of Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Income Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio and Manulife Simplicity Aggressive Portfolio. AMENDMENTS TO PROSPECTUS: The second sentence in the third paragraph on page nine under the heading Investment Manager Selection and Monitoring Process which reads Additionally, for sub-advised Funds or for Funds that have not met IMS review criteria, a review is conducted semiannually shall be deleted.

6 - 6 - Fund Details The Portfolio advisor row in the chart under the heading Fund Details for each of Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio (page 43 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio (page 45 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Income Portfolio (page 47 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio (page 50 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio (page 53 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio (page 56 of the Prospectus) and Manulife Simplicity Aggressive Portfolio (page 59 of the Prospectus) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Portfolio advisor MFC Global Investment Management (Canada) Toronto, Ontario Effective on or about December 1, 2010: Portfolio sub-advisor: MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC 2 Boston, MA, U.S.A. 2 The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor are subsidiaries of Manulife Financial Corporation. There may be difficulty in enforcing legal rights against the portfolio sub-advisor, or its individual representatives, because it and all or substantially all of its assets are located outside of Canada. The portfolio advisor is responsible for any loss that arises out of any failure of the portfolio sub-advisor: (i) to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of its office honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Fund and the portfolio advisor; or (ii) to exercise the degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in the circumstances. The last two bulleted paragraphs under Investment Strategies for each of Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio (page 43 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio (page 45 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Income Portfolio (47 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio (page 50 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio (page 53 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio (page 56 of the Prospectus) and Manulife Simplicity Aggressive Portfolio (page 59 of the Prospectus) are hereby deleted and replaced with the following: Through i-watch, Manulife's proprietary manager selection and monitoring process, monitors the Underlying Funds on an ongoing basis and completes a thorough review of each advisor and/or sub-advisor of an Underlying Fund on an annual basis Effective on or about December 1, 2010, the portfolio sub-advisor will begin providing the above asset allocation services in collaboration with the portfolio advisor.

7 - 7 - The following paragraph is hereby added as the second paragraph below the chart under Target Weightings for each of Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio (page 44 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio (page 46 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Income Portfolio (page 48 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio (page 51 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio (page 54 of the Prospectus), Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio (page 57 of the Prospectus) and Manulife Simplicity Aggressive Portfolio (page 60 of the Prospectus): Effective on or about December 1, 2010, the portfolio sub-advisor will begin providing the above asset allocation services in collaboration with the portfolio advisor. 3. ADDITION OF U.S. DOLLAR PURCHASE OPTION FOR ADVISOR SERIES AND SERIES F SECURITIES OF EACH OF MANULIFE LEADERS OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO, MANULIFE YIELD OPPORTUNITIES FUND, MANULIFE DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENT FUND, MANULIFE CORPORATE BOND FUND, MANULIFE FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND, MANULIFE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES CLASS, MANULIFE YIELD OPPORTUNITIES CLASS, MANULIFE WORLD INVESTMENT CLASS AND MANULIFE STRATEGIC INCOME CLASS, SERIES F SECURITIES OF EACH OF MANULIFE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BALANCED FUND, MANULIFE U.S. OPPORTUNITIES FUND, MANULIFE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, MANULIFE U.S. OPPORTUNITIES CLASS AND MANULIFE GLOBAL FOCUSED CLASS AND SERIES I SECURITIES OF EACH OF MANULIFE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND AND MANULIFE STRATEGIC INCOME CLASS Effective on or about January 26, 2011, the series of securities indicated of the Funds listed in the chart below shall be available in both Canadian and U.S. dollars: Manulife Leaders Opportunities Portfolio Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund Manulife Diversified Investment Fund Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Manulife Floating Rate Income Fund Manulife Global Opportunities Class Manulife Yield Opportunities Class Manulife World Investment Class Manulife Strategic Income Class Manulife Global Opportunities Balanced Fund Manulife U.S. Opportunities Fund Manulife Strategic Income Fund Manulife U.S. Opportunities Class Manulife Global Focused Class Advisor Series, Series F and Series I Series F Series F Series F and Series I Series F Series F

8 - 8 - AMENDMENTS TO PROSPECTUS: The following footnote is hereby added in the Prospectus to the Fund Details section of the above listed Funds where such footnote is not already included. * May be purchased in both Canadian and U.S. dollars, effective on or about January 26, Purchases, switches and redemptions The following heading and paragraph is hereby added on page 10 of the Prospectus after the section entitled Series of securities : Buying in U.S. dollars If you choose to buy in U.S. dollars: we will calculate the NAV per security in Canadian dollars and convert it to U.S. dollars based on the noon rate of exchange as quoted by the Bank of Canada when you redeem any securities, we will pay you in U.S. dollars using the exchange rate from the day we process the redemption when you request cash dividends or distributions, we will pay you in U.S. dollars using the exchange rate from the day we pay the dividend or distribution We calculate the NAV per security in both Canadian and U.S. dollars on a daily basis for the Canadian-dollar and U.S.-dollar Funds. We take the Canadian-dollar NAV and apply the exchange rate as quoted by the Bank of Canada to get the U.S.-dollar NAV. Purchasers Statutory Rights Securities legislation in some provinces gives you the right to withdraw from an agreement to buy mutual funds within two business days of receiving the Simplified Prospectus, or to cancel your purchase within 48 hours of receiving confirmation of your order. Securities legislation in some provinces and territories also allows you to cancel an agreement to buy mutual fund securities and get your money back if you do not receive our Simplified Prospectus, or to make a claim for damages if the Simplified Prospectus, annual information form or financial statements misrepresent any facts about the mutual fund. These rights must usually be exercised within certain time limits. For more information, refer to the securities legislation of your province or territory or consult your lawyer.