Mr. Donald Guloien reports

MANULIFE FINANCIAL TO RELEASE FIRST QUARTER 2014 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Manulife Financial Corp. will release its first-quarter 2014 financial results on the morning of Thursday, May 1, 2014. There will be a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2 p.m. (ET).

Scheduled speakers are Donald Guloien, president and chief executive officer, and Steve Roder, senior executive vice-president and chief financial officer.

Telephone conference call

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

Local (Toronto):  416-340-8530

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

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6 p.m. (ET) beginning on May 1 through May 15 by dialling 1-800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 (passcode: 1458053).