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TORONTO, May 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Manulife Financial
Corporation's Board of Directors today announced a quarterly shareholders' dividend of $0.205 per
share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the "Company"), payable on and after June
19, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2017.
The Board also declared dividends on the following non-cumulative preferred shares, payable on or after June 19, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2017:
- Class A Shares Series 2 - $0.29063 per share
- Class A Shares Series 3 - $0.28125 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 3 - $0.136125 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 4 - $0.118213 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 5 - $0.243188 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 7 - $0.269500 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 9 - $0.275 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 11 - $0.25 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 13 - $0.2375 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 15 - $0.24375 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 17 - $0.24375 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 19 - $0.2375 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 21 - $0.35 per share
- Class 1 Shares Series 23 - $0.303125 per share
In respect of the Company's June 19, 2017 common share dividend payment date, the Board has
decided that the common shares in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and optional cash purchases pursuant to the
Company's Canadian Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan and its U.S. Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan be
purchased on the open market. The purchase price of such shares will be based on the average of the actual cost to purchase such
common shares. There are no applicable discounts because the common shares are being purchased on the open market and are not
being issued from treasury.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people achieve their dreams and
aspirations by putting customers' needs first and providing the right advice and solutions. We operate 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 2016, we had approximately 35,000 employees, 70,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving more than 22
million customers. As of March 31, 2017, we had $1 trillion
(US$754 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we
made almost $26.3 billion in 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.
SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation
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