Manulife Chief Investment Officer to Speak at National Bank Financial Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference

March 25, 2019

TORONTO – Scott Hartz, Chief Investment Officer of Manulife, will speak at the National Bank Financial Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:25 a.m.

Interested parties may access the live audio webcast through our Presentations page. An archived version of the replay audio will be available the day after the live event at the same location for six months.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of December 31, 2018, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$794 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.0 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Media Contact                             

Brooke Tucker-Reid

Manulife

647-528-9601

brooke_tucker-reid@manulife.com

Investor Relations

Adrienne O’Neill

Manulife

416-926-6997

adrienne_oneill@manulife.com