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TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Manulife Financial Corporation
("Manulife") today announced that as a result of strong investor demand for its previously announced Canadian public offering of
Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 21 ("Series 21 Preferred Shares"), the size of the offering has been increased
to 16 million shares. The gross proceeds of the offering will now be $400 million. The offering
will be underwritten by a syndicate of investment dealers co-led by RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
and is anticipated to qualify as Tier 1 capital for Manulife. The expected closing date for the offering is February 25, 2016.
Manulife has also granted the underwriters an option, exercisable in whole or in part at any time up to 30 days following the
closing of the offering, to purchase up to an additional 1 million Series 21 Preferred Shares at the same offering price, for the
purpose of covering over-allotments, if any. The maximum gross proceeds raised under the offering will be $425 million should this option be exercised in full. Manulife intends to file a prospectus supplement to its
December 17, 2015 base shelf prospectus in respect of this issue.
Manulife intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including future refinancing
requirements.
The Series 21 Preferred Shares have not been and will not be registered in the United States
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any state of
the United States and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly in
the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, a "U.S. person" (as defined in
Regulation S under the Securities Act) absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This
press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities in the United
States and any public offering of the securities in the United States must be made by means
of a prospectus.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group providing forward-thinking solutions to help
people with their big financial decisions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset
management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2015, we had approximately 34,000 employees,
63,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving 20 million customers. At the end of December 2015, we had $935 billion (US$676 billion)
in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made more than $24.6
billion in benefits, interest and other payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States 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. Follow Manulife on Twitter @ManulifeNews or visit www.manulife.com or www.johnhancock.com.
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