Ms. Marlene Klassen reports

GREAT-WEST LIFECO'S SECOND QUARTER 2016 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL AVAILABLE BY WEBCAST

Great-West Lifeco Inc. will release its 2016 second quarter financial results on Aug. 3, 2016.

The results will be discussed in a conference call and audio webcast hosted by company management at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016.

The audio webcast and slide presentation will be available on Great-West Lifeco's website following the release of the second quarter results. To listen to the live webcast and view the presentation materials, visit the company's website.

The one-hour call can also be accessed by calling the following numbers:

Participants in the Toronto area:  416-340-2216

Participants from North America:  866-223-7781

For international participants:  look up the dial-in information for your location on-line

The call will be archived and can be accessed later as follows:

• By calling 1-800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 in Toronto (passcode: 6396358, followed by the pound symbol) from Aug. 4 to Aug. 11, 2016;
• From the webcast on the company's website from Aug. 4, 2016, to Aug. 3, 2017.