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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Manulife Private Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (“MPCF”) held a special meeting of shareholders on September 23, 2026 and submitted the following matter to the vote of the shareholders. A summary of the matter voted upon by shareholders is set forth below.
| 1. | Shareholders approved the Merger Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2026, by and among John Hancock Comvest Private Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (“JHCPIF”), MPCF, John Hancock Comvest Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of JHCPIF, Comvest Credit Managers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser to JHCPIF and Manulife Investment Management Private Markets (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser to MPCF, with JHCPIF continuing as the surviving entity, based on the following votes: |
| Votes For |
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Abstain | ||
| 8,256,379.591 | 0 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 25, 2026 | MANULIFE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND | |||||
| By: | /s/ Betsy Anne Seel | |||||
| Name: | Betsy Anne Seel | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||