TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK:945

TORONTO, April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife Financial Corporation will release its first quarter 2016 financial results on the morning of Thursday, May 5, 2016. There will be a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2:00 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 and International: 416-340-8530

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

A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6:00 p.m. (ET) beginning on May 5, 2016 through May 19, 2016 by dialing 1-800-408-3053 or 905-694-9451 (Pass Code: 1731671).

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.

SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation