Mr. Roy Gori reports

MANULIFE TO RELEASE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Manulife Financial Corp. will release its first quarter results following the market close on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, 2019. There will be a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts on Thursday, May 2, 2019, beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern Time.

Scheduled speakers are Roy Gori, president and chief executive officer, and Phil Witherington, chief financial officer.

Conference call details

Please call in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Local:  416-340-8530

Toll-free in North America:  1-800-769-8320

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on May 2, 2019, through May 16, 2019, by dialling 1-800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 (passcode: 1876093 followed by the pound key).

About Manulife Financial Corp.

Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. It operates primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. It provides financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, it had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of Dec. 31, 2018, it had $1.1-trillion in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months it made $29-billion in payments to its customers.