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TORONTO, May 14, 2026 /CNW/ - Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife") announced today that each of the following 13 nominees proposed to be elected at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today has been elected. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

NAME OF NOMINEE	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES WITHHELD	%
Nicole S. Arnaboldi	923,106,544	99.19 %	7,569,575	0.81 %
Guy L.T. Bainbridge	908,415,354	97.61 %	22,260,765	2.39 %
Nancy J. Carroll	920,908,127	98.95 %	9,767,992	1.05 %
Julie E. Dickson	927,556,188	99.66 %	3,119,931	0.34 %
J. Michael Durland	920,976,611	98.96 %	9,699,508	1.04 %
Donald P. Kanak	928,659,130	99.78 %	2,016,989	0.22 %
Donald R. Lindsay	887,578,840	95.37 %	43,097,279	4.63 %
Anna Manning	928,957,110	99.82 %	1,719,009	0.18 %
John S. Montalbano	928,892,606	99.81 %	1,783,513	0.19 %
May Tan	918,057,264	98.64 %	12,618,855	1.36 %
Leagh E. Turner	928,667,625	99.78 %	2,008,494	0.22 %
Philip J. Witherington	928,909,491	99.81 %	1,766,628	0.19 %
John W. P-K. Wong	920,724,122	98.93 %	9,951,997	1.07 %

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting will be available shortly on our website (www.manulife.com/annualmeeting) and will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About Manulife 

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Anchored in our ambition to be the number one choice for customers, we operate as Manulife across Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice, insurance and health solutions for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment solutions, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2025, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 106,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 37 million customers with operations across 25 markets globally. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and Philippine stock exchanges, and under '945' on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.

Media Relations:

Fiona McLean

Manulife

437-441-7491

fiona_mclean@manulife.com

Investor Relations:

Derek Theobalds

Manulife

416-254-1774

derek_theobalds@manulife.com

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Manulife Announces Election of Directors