Manulife Financial CEO to present at Institutional Investor Luncheon (July 7, 2009)

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July 7, 2009

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Manulife Financial CEO to present at Institutional Investor Luncheon

Toronto – Donald Guloien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial, will present at an investor luncheon in Toronto hosted by Bank of Montreal Capital Markets.
Mr. Guloien will introduce Manulife Financial’s incoming CFO, Michael W. Bell, to the investment community and provide a recap of Manulife Financial’s recent announcements.

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Time: 12:15pm EDT

Materials: Slides will be available at

www.manulife.com

Live Audio: 416-641-2144 / 866-696-5910. Passcode: 7573053

Replay Audio:416-695-5800 / 800-408-3053. Passcode: 1512614
(available immediately after the call until July 29)

About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$405 billion (US$322 billion) as at March 31, 2009.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.

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Investor Relations:
Amir Gorgi
1-800-795-9767
investor_relations@manulife.com

Media inquiries:
Laurie Lupton
416-852-7792
laurie_lupton@manulife.com