Date Closed

February 25, 2013

Lead Office

Toronto

Value

200.00 Million CAD

On February 25, 2013, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (“MLI”), the Canadian insurance company subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, successfully completed its previously announced offering of C$200 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated debentures. The 2.819% fixed/floating subordinated debentures due February 26, 2023, which are guaranteed by Manulife Financial Corporation on a subordinated basis, were issued under a prospectus supplement dated February 20, 2013 to MLI’s short form base shelf prospectus dated November 11, 2011.

The debentures were offered through a syndicate of dealers co-led by RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, headquartered in Toronto, is a leading financial services company with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented the syndicate of dealers co-led by RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets with a team led by Barry Ryan.