Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund Announces Anticipated Monthly Cash Distribution for 2019

Manulife Floating Rate Senior Loan Fund (the Fund) is a closed-end investment fund. The Fund's investment objectives are to provide holders of Units (the Unitholders) with monthly distributions; to preserve capital, and to provide the opportunity for increased income if short-term interest rates rise. The Fund invests in an actively managed portfolio consisting of investments in senior floating rate loans and short duration debt securities. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in short duration debt securities, including short duration high yield bonds. Manulife Asset Management Limited is the investment manager of the Fund. Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC is the sub-advisor of the Fund.