<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001145443-13-000353.txt : 20130213
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001145443-13-000353
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130213
GROUP MEMBERS:		MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001362898
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-87270
		FILM NUMBER:		13603045

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1901 - 130 ADELAIDE STREET WEST
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 3P5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-364-4938

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1901 - 130 ADELAIDE STREET WEST
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 3P5

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Avalon Ventures Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060516

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST
		STREET 2:		NORTH TOWER 11
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4169263500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST
		STREET 2:		NORTH TOWER 11
		CITY:			TORONTO ONTARIO CANA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			00000
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<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>
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<P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>SCHEDULE 13G</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px" align=center><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>
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<TR><TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; vertical-align: top; width: 100%; padding-top: 12pt"><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>053470100</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="border:1px solid #000000" width=30.667><P style="margin:0px" align=center>X</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" width=30.667><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD STYLE="width: 552.53px; padding-left: 6pt"><P style="margin:0px">Rule 13d-1(c)</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" width=30.667><P>&nbsp;</P></TD><TD STYLE="width: 552.53px; padding-left: 6pt"><P style="margin:0px">Rule 13d-1(d)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px">The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&ldquo;Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</P>
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<TR><TD style="border:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=214.4><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt"><B>CUSIP No. &nbsp;&nbsp;053470100</B></P>
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<TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=48></TD><TD width=49.333></TD><TD width=48></TD><TD width=80%></TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="border-left:2px solid #000000; border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>1</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">Manulife Financial Corporation</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:2px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>2</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-14.667px; font-size:9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</P>
<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; text-indent:480px; font-size:9pt">(a) &nbsp;<FONT style="font-family:WINGDINGS">o</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD style="background-color:#5F5F5F; border-top:1px solid #000000; border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SEC USE ONLY</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">Canada</P>
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<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Number of</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">-0-</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>6</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>7</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">-0-</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-right:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>8</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">-0-</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:2px solid #000000; border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>9</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC</P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:2px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>10</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:normal; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES<FONT style="font-size:10pt"><B>*</B></FONT></P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">See line 9 above.</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:normal; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<FONT style="font-size:10pt"><B>*</B></FONT></P>
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</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; text-indent:480px; font-size:9pt">(a) &nbsp;<FONT style="font-family:WINGDINGS">o</FONT></P>
<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; text-indent:480px; font-size:9pt">(b) &nbsp;<FONT style="font-family:WINGDINGS">o</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">Delaware</P>
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<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Number of</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Shares</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Beneficially</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Owned by</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Each</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Reporting</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>Person</P>
<P style="margin:0px" align=center>With</P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:1px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=48><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>5</B></P>
</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">6,081,804</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">6,081,804</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000" valign=top width=80%><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-top:2px solid #000000; border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">6,081,804</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:normal; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES<FONT style="font-size:10pt"><B>*</B></FONT></P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">N/A</P>
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</TD><TD style="border-right:2px solid #000000; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=top width=598.667 colspan=3><P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9</P>
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<P style="line-height:11pt; margin:0px; font-size:9pt">5.87%</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Name of Issuer</U>:<BR>
Avalon Rare Metals Inc.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 1(b)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Address of Issuer&rsquo;s Principal Executive Offices</U>:<BR>
130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1901<BR>
Toronto, Ontario &nbsp;M5H 3P5<BR>
Canada</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 2(a)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Name of Person Filing</U>:<BR>
This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation (&ldquo;MFC&rdquo;) and MFC&rsquo;s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (&ldquo;MAM (US)&rdquo;).</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Address of Principal Business Office</U>:<BR>
The principal business office of MFC is located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5.<BR>
The principal business office of MAM (US) is located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199. </P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Citizenship</U>:<BR>
MFC is organized and exists under the laws of Canada.<BR>
MAM (US) is organized and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 2(d)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Title of Class of Securities</U>:<BR>
Common Stock</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>CUSIP Number</U>:<BR>
053470100</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 3</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>If this statement is filed pursuant to &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a</U>:</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:312px; text-indent:-48px">(g) (X)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:312px">a parent holding company or control person in <BR>
accordance with &#167;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:312px; text-indent:-240px">MAM (US):</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:312px">an investment adviser in accordance with <BR>
&#167;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px">(a) &nbsp;<U>Amount Beneficially Owned</U>: &nbsp;MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 6,081,804 shares of Common Stock. &nbsp;Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM (US), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares. </P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:24px"><U>Percent of Class</U>: &nbsp;Of the 103,621,986 shares outstanding as of November 30, 2012, according to the issuer&rsquo;s Report of Foreign Issuer filed on Form 6-K for the month of January 2013, MAM (US) held 5.87%.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px">(c) &nbsp;<U>Number of shares as to which the person has</U>: </P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:144px">sole power to vote or to direct the vote:<BR>
MAM (US) has sole power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:144px">sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: <BR>
MAM (US) has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:144px; text-indent:-48px">(iv)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class</U>:<BR>
Not applicable.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person</U>:<BR>
Not applicable.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person</U>:<BR>
See Items 3 and 4 above.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 8</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group</U>:<BR>
Not applicable.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 9</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Notice of Dissolution of Group</U>:<BR>
Not applicable.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-16px; padding-left:72px; text-indent:-72px">Item 10</P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:72px"><U>Certification</U>:<BR>
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>Manulife Financial Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">William E. Corson</TD></TR>
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<P style="margin:0px">* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px" align=justify>Manulife Financial Corporation and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC agree that the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of Avalon Rare Metals Inc., is filed on behalf of each of them.</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">Kenneth G. Pogrin</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Dated: &nbsp;February 13, 2013</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%"><U>/s/ William E. Corson</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">William E. Corson</TD></TR>
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<P style="margin:0px">* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.</P>
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