0001086888-15-000036.txt : 20150702 0001086888-15-000036.hdr.sgml : 20150702 20150702095112 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001086888-15-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150702 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150702 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001086888 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14942 FILM NUMBER: 15967479 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BLOOR ST EAST CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W1E5 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-926-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 BLOOR ST EAST CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M4W1E5 6-K 1 form6k.htm FORM6K-MLI-DOCS form6k.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

Form 6-K 


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of July 2015

Commission File Number: 1-14942


 
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

200 Bloor Street East
North Tower 10
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 1E5
(416) 926-3000 

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F
¨
Form 40-F
þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes
¨
No
þ

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________.


 
 

 


DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K

The following documents, filed as exhibits to this Form 6-K, are incorporated by reference as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit
Description of Exhibit
   
99.1
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada – First Supplemental Indenture
99.2
Manulife Financial Corporation Subordinated Guarantee



SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
   
   
   
   
 
By:                /s/ Kay Song                                          
 
Name:          Kay Song
 
Title:     Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date:  July 1, 2015
 




 
 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Description of Exhibit
   
99.1
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada – First Supplemental Indenture
99.2
Manulife Financial Corporation Subordinated Guarantee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm EXHIBIT99-1-FIRST INDENTURE exhibit99-1.htm
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
as issuer of the Debentures,
 
-and-
 
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
 

 



FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENTAL TO
THE TRUST INDENTURE
MADE AS OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
July 1, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 
 
Page
 
       
    ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION
  2
          1.0.1    Interpretation 
  2
 
 
      ARTICLE 2 ASSUMPTION
  2 
          2.0.1   Assumption
  2
          2.0.2   Further Documentation
  2
   
     ARTICLE 3 NOTICE   3
          3.0.1    Notices and Communications   3
   
     ARTICLE 4 CONFIRMATION OF INDENTURE    3
          4.0.1    Confirmation of Indenture and Supplemental Indentures   3
          4.0.2    No Additional Waiver   3
          4.0.3    No Event of Default   4
   
     ARTICLE 5 FOR BENEFIT OF SERIES 3.938% FIXED/FLOATING SERIES A  
        SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022   4
           5.0.1    Benefit of Trust Indenture   4
   
     ARTICLE 6 ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST BY TRUSTEE   4
          6.0.1    Acceptance of Trustee   4
   
     ARTICLE 7 GENERAL   4
           7.0.1    No Novation   4
           7.0.2    Counterparts   4
           7.0.3    Severability   4
           7.0.4    Formal Date   5
           7.0.5    Governing Law   5
   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                    

 
 

 


THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
3.938% FIXED/FLOATING SERIES A SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
DUE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
 
This First Supplemental Indenture is dated as of the 1st day of July, 2015 at 11:58 p.m. (Toronto).
 
B E T W E E N:
 
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a
Canadian insurance company,
 
(“Successor”)
 
- and -
 
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a
trust company existing under the laws of Canada having its head
office in the City of Toronto,
 
(the “Trustee”)
 
WHEREAS by a trust indenture dated as of September 21, 2012, between The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, a predecessor to Successor (“Predecessor”) and the Trustee (the “Indenture”), provision was made for the issuance of Debentures (as defined in the Indenture) in one or more series, unlimited as to aggregate principal amount but issuable only upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein provided;
 
AND WHEREAS Predecessor agreed to create and issue $400,000,000 principal amount of Debentures on September 21, 2012 designated as the “3.938% Fixed/Floating Series A Subordinated Debentures, due September 21, 2022”;
 
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the SCDA Conveyance and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 1, 2015 between Successor and Predecessor, effective 11:58p.m. (Toronto time) on July 1, 2015, Predecessor transferred all of its assets to Successor and Successor assumed all of Predecessor’s liabilities as part of the winding-up of Predecessor and Successor is required pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture to execute a Supplemental Indenture to evidence the assumption by Successor of Predecessor's obligations for the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Debentures and the performance and observance of every covenant of the Indenture and any Supplemental Indenture thereto on the part of Predecessor to be performed;
 
AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 16.01 of the Indenture, Successor and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this First Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which Successor will become a party to the Indenture in accordance with Section 8.01 thereof;
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
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AND WHEREAS this Supplemental Indenture is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “First Supplemental Indenture”;
 
AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are made as representations and statements of fact by Successor, and not the Trustee;
 
NOW THEREFORE THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises, covenants and agreements herein contained (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party), the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
 
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
 
1.0.1             Interpretation
 
This First Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and shall be read in conjunction therewith. Except only insofar as the Indenture may be inconsistent with the express provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, in which case the terms of this First Supplemental Indenture shall govern and supersede those contained in the Indenture only to the extent of such inconsistency, this First Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth have effect so far as practicable as if all the provisions of the Indenture and this First Supplemental Indenture were contained in one instrument.  The expressions used in this First Supplemental Indenture and in the Debentures which are defined in the Indenture shall, except as otherwise provided herein, have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture, as the case may be.  Unless otherwise stated, any reference in this First Supplemental Indenture to an Article, Section or Schedule shall be interpreted as a reference to the stated Article, Section of or Schedule to, this First Supplemental Indenture.
 
 
ARTICLE 2
ASSUMPTION
 
2.0.1             Assumption
 
Successor hereby expressly assumes Predecessor's obligations for the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Debentures and the performance and observance of every covenant of the Indenture and any Supplemental Indenture thereto on the part of Predecessor to be performed and as such shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of Predecessor under the Indenture.  All outstanding Debentures in the name of Predecessor are deemed to be liabilities of Successor.
 
2.0.2             Further Documentation
 
Successor hereby agrees to provide such further documentation as the Trustee may reasonably require in connection with Section 2.1 hereof.
 

 
 

 
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ARTICLE 3
NOTICE
 
3.0.1             Notices and Communications
 
All notices and other communications given or delivered in accordance with Section 12.01 of the Indenture shall be delivered as follows:
 
To the Successor:
 
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1E5

Attention:           Treasurer
Fax:                      416-926-5834
Email:                   steven_moore@manulife.com
 
To the Trustee:
 
Computershare Trust Company of Canada
100 University Avenue, 11th Floor
Toronto, ON M5J 2Y1

Attention:           Manager, Corporate Trust
Fax:                      416-981-9777
Email:                   corporatetrust.toronto@computershare.com
 

 
 
ARTICLE 4
CONFIRMATION OF INDENTURE
 
4.0.1             Confirmation of Indenture and Supplemental Indentures
 
The Indenture, except to the extent of the amendments provided herein, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
 
4.0.2             No Additional Waiver
 
The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this First Supplemental Indenture shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Trustee or the Debentureholders.
 

 
 

 
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4.0.3             No Event of Default
 
As of the date hereof, Successor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee that no condition or event has occurred that constitutes an event of default or, after the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute an event of default.
 
 
ARTICLE 5
FOR BENEFIT OF SERIES 3.938% FIXED/FLOATING
SERIES A SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES DUE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
 
5.0.1             Benefit of Trust Indenture
 
Successor and the Trustee confirm that all of the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture are for the benefit of the Debentureholders so long as the Debentures remain outstanding, and may be amended with the sole consent of Successor, the Trustee and, if required by the Indenture, the Debentureholders in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
 
 
ARTICLE 6
ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST BY TRUSTEE
 
6.0.1             Acceptance of Trustee
 
The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this First Supplemental Indenture declared and provided and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions contained herein.
 
 
ARTICLE 7
GENERAL
 
7.0.1             No Novation
 
This First Supplemental Indenture and the amendments contained herein are not intended to constitute, and shall not constitute, a novation or rescission of the Indenture or the Debentures, or the creation, issuance or assumption of new debt as a result of the implementation thereof.
 
7.0.2             Counterparts
 
This First Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
7.0.3             Severability
 
In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 

 
 

 
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7.0.4             Formal Date
 
For the purposes of convenience, this First Supplemental Indenture may be referred to as bearing a formal date of July 1, 2015 irrespective of the actual date of execution hereof.
 
7.0.5             Governing Law
 
This First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as an Ontario contract.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
 
 
   
THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
   
By:
    “Stephen B. Roder”
 
Name:        Stephen B. Roder
 
Title:           Senior Executive Vice-President
                    and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
    “H. Steven Moore”
 
Name:         H. Steven Moore
 
Title:           Senior Vice-President,  
                   Treasurer and Investor Relations

 
 
   
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST
COMPANY OF CANADA
   
By:
    “Yana Nedyalkova”
 
Name:         Yana Nedyalkova
Title:           Corporate Trust Officer
   
By:
    “Raji Sivalingam”
 
Name:         Raji Sivalingam
Title:          Associate Trust Officer
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to First Supplemental Trust Indenture to the Trust Indenture dated
September 21, 2012 – 3.938% Fixed/Floating Series A Subordinated Debentures]

 
 

 

EX-99.2 3 exhibit99-2.htm EXHIBIT99-2-GUARANTEE exhibit99-2.htm
SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE
 
SUBORDINATED GUARANTEE made as of July 1, 2015, by Manulife Financial Corporation, a company incorporated under the Insurance Companies Act (Canada) (the “Guarantor”), in favour of the Holders (defined herein) of certain subordinated unsecured debentures designated the 3.938% Fixed/Floating Series A Subordinated Debentures, due September 21, 2022 (the “Debentures”) issued by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, a corporation amalgamated under Insurance Companies Act (Canada) (the “Corporation”), as successor to The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (“Predecessor”), in favour of Computershare Trust Company of Canada as trustee (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the Holders under the terms of a first supplemental indenture made as of the date hereof between the Corporation and the Trustee to the trust indenture made as of September 21, 2012 between Predecessor and the Trustee, as supplemented (as the same may be further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”).
 
WHEREAS, the Guarantor owns all of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation;
 
AND WHEREAS, the Guarantor wishes to execute this Subordinated Guarantee to guarantee to the Trustee and the Holders on a subordinated basis the due and punctual payment by the Corporation of all amounts payable by the Corporation under the Debentures and the Indenture;
 
AND WHEREAS, this Subordinated Guarantee is intended to enable the Corporation to obtain an exemption (as the same may be amended, restated or superseded from time to time, the “Continuous Disclosure Exemption”) from filing certain continuous disclosure documents with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities, which will relieve the Corporation of costs and inconvenience;
 
AND WHEREAS, as the owner of all of the Corporation’s outstanding common shares, the Guarantor will indirectly benefit from the benefits to the Corporation referred to in the previous recital;
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
 
Section 1.                   Defined Terms.  The following terms, as used herein, shall have the following meanings:
 
 
(a)
“Business Day” means any day on which Canadian chartered banks are open for business in Toronto, Ontario and which is not a Saturday or a Sunday;
 
 
(b)
“Continuous Disclosure Exemption” has the meaning attributed to such term in the recitals hereto;
 
 
(c)
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning attributed to such term in Section 2 hereof;
 
 
(d)
“Guarantor Senior Indebtedness” means the principal of and the interest and premium, if any, in respect of:
 
 
(i)
indebtedness of the Guarantor (other than indebtedness evidenced by this Subordinated Guarantee) whether outstanding on the date of this
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
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Subordinated Guarantee or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, for money borrowed by the Guarantor or for money borrowed by others for the payment of which the Guarantor is responsible or liable;
 
 
(ii)
indebtedness of the Guarantor whether outstanding on the date of the Subordinated Guarantee or thereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Guarantor in connection with the acquisition by the Guarantor or by others of any business, property or other assets;
 
 
(iii)
renewals, extensions or refunds of any indebtedness referred to in Sections (d)(i) or (d)(ii) above;
 
 
(iv)
obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
 
 
(v)
any other indebtedness of the Guarantor that does not constitute either (i) subordinated indebtedness for the purpose of the Insurance Companies Act (Canada) or (ii) a Policy Liability;
 
unless in any case it is provided by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing such indebtedness or pursuant to which such indebtedness is outstanding that such indebtedness is not prior in right of payment to the Debentures or this Subordinated Guarantee thereof but ranks pari passu with, or subordinated in right of payment to, the Debentures or this Subordinated Guarantee thereof;
 
 
(e)
“Holders” means the Persons from time to time entered in the registers of the Corporation for the Debentures as holders of Debentures;
 
 
(f)
“MD&A” has the meaning attributed thereto in Section 13 hereof;
 
 
(g)
“Person” means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, government or governmental authority or entity, however designated or constituted; and
 
 
(h)
“Policy Liabilities” means, to the extent applicable, any claims of holders of policies of insurance issued by the Guarantor or for which the Guarantor is responsible or liable and described in paragraph 161(1)(c) of the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and any other statute hereafter enacted in substitution therefor, as such act or substituted statute may be amended from time to time.
 
Section 2.                   Guarantee.  The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and, subject to Section 4 and Section 13 hereof, irrevocably guarantees to each Holder and to the Trustee, on behalf of each such Holder, as principal and not merely as surety, the due and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise) of the principal, premium, if any, interest and redemption price, if any, on each Debenture and all other amounts payable by the Corporation under the Indenture; provided, however, that the payment of interest on overdue installments of interest is guaranteed only to the extent permitted by law (such amounts, the “Guaranteed Obligations”).  In the case of the failure of
 
 

 
 
 

 
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the Corporation to punctually make any such payment of principal, premium, if any, interest and redemption price, if any, on each Debenture or any other amounts payable by the Corporation under the Indenture, the Guarantor hereby agrees, subject to Section 4 hereof, to make or cause any such payment to be made punctually when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise), and in any event within 15 days of receiving notice of any such failure and demand for payment therefor from the Trustee or, to the extent permitted by Section 15 hereof, any Holder, and as if such payment were made by the Corporation.
 
Section 3.                   Guarantee Absolute.  The Guarantor agrees that the guarantee contained in this Subordinated Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and that the Guarantor’s obligation to pay the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder shall be primary, absolute and unconditional and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by:
 
 
(a)
any extension of the time or times for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver, indulgence or release granted to the Corporation by the Holders or the Trustee in respect of any obligation of the Corporation under the Indenture or any Debenture, by operation of law or otherwise;
 
 
(b)
any modification or amendment of or supplement to the Indenture or any Debenture;
 
 
(c)
any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Corporation, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Corporation or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Corporation contained in the Indenture or any Debenture;
 
 
(d)
the existence of any defense, claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at any time against the Corporation, the Trustee, any Holder or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions;
 
 
(e)
any invalidity, illegality, irregularity or unenforceability for any reason of the Indenture or any Debenture or in any part thereof as regards the Corporation, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Corporation of the principal, premium, if any, interest or redemption price, if any, on any Debenture or any other amount payable by the Corporation under the Indenture;
 
 
(f)
any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Corporation, the Trustee, any Holder or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder;
 
 
(g)
any contest by the Corporation or any Person as to the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations;
 
 
(h)
the failure to enforce the provisions of any Debenture or the Indenture; or
 
 
(i)
the recovery of any judgment against the Corporation or any action to enforce the same.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
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Section 4.                   Subordination.
 
 
(a)
The terms of this Section 4(a) and Section 4(c) have paramountcy over the terms of every other section of this Subordinated Guarantee. The Guarantor covenants and agrees that the Guarantor’s obligations under this Subordinated Guarantee to make any payment with respect to the Debentures are expressly postponed and subordinated, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Policy Liabilities and all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, in accordance with the terms of such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness whether now outstanding or hereinafter incurred. Upon any distribution of assets of the Guarantor upon any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization of the Guarantor, whether in bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Guarantor or otherwise (subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred in this Subordinated Guarantee upon the Policy Liabilities and the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and the holders thereof with respect to payments in respect of this Subordinated Guarantee and the Holders by a lawful plan or reorganization under applicable insolvency law),
 
 
(i)
the holders of all Policy Liabilities and all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full of any principal thereof, premium, if any, interest, redemption price, if any, or any other amount payable, and any interest thereon, due thereon before any Holder is entitled to receive any payment pursuant to this Subordinated Guarantee in respect of the principal, premium, interest, redemption price or any other amount payable of or on the Debentures, or interest on overdue amounts thereof;
 
 
(ii)
any payment or distribution of assets of the Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders or the Trustee would be entitled except for the provisions of this Section 4(a) shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Policy Liabilities or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness in respect thereof; and
 
 
(iii)
in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment or distribution of assets of the Guarantor of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders or any Holder before all Policy Liabilities and all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
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distribution shall be paid over to the holders of such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Policy Liabilities and all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness in respect thereof.
 
 
(b)
Subject to the payment in full of all Policy Liabilities and all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness when due and owing, the Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions of cash, property or securities of the Guarantor applicable to Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness until the principal, premium, interest, redemption price, if any, or any other amount payable, and any interest thereon, of or on the Debentures shall be paid in full and no payments or distributions to the Holders of cash, property or securities otherwise distributable to the Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall, as between the Guarantor, its creditors other than the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders, be deemed to be a payment by the Guarantor to or on account of the Debentures. It is understood that the provisions of this paragraph and paragraph (a) above are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders, on the one hand, and the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, on the other hand. Nothing contained in this paragraph or paragraph (a) above or elsewhere in this Subordinated Guarantee (other than Section 13 hereof) is intended to or shall impair, as between the Guarantor, its creditors other than the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, and the Holders, the obligation of the Guarantor, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Holders the principal, premium, interest, redemption price or any other amount payable of or on the Debentures, as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or to affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Guarantor other than the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, nor shall anything herein or in the Debentures prevent the Trustee or the Holders from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under the Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under this paragraph or paragraph (a) above of the holders of Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness in respect of cash, property or securities of the Guarantor received upon the exercise of any such remedy.
 
 
(c)
No payment by the Guarantor on account of principal, premium, interest, redemption price or any other amount payable of or on the Debentures shall be made unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest or any other amount payable on Policy Liabilities and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness has been made or duly provided for in money or money’s worth.
 

 
 

 
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(d)
The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders and the Trustee against the Corporation in respect of any amounts paid to such Holders by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Subordinated Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or to receive any payments arising out of or based upon such right of subrogation until the principal of, premium, if any, interest and redemption price, if any, on all Debentures shall have been paid in full.
 
Section 5.                   Covenants.
 
 
(a)
The Guarantor shall furnish to the Trustee and each Holder such continuous disclosure documents of the Guarantor that the Guarantor is required to deliver to Holders pursuant to the Continuous Disclosure Exemption in the manner and at the times required by the Continuous Disclosure Exemption.
 
 
(b)
The Guarantor shall file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities such continuous disclosure documents of the Guarantor that the Guarantor is required to file pursuant to the Continuous Disclosure Exemption in the manner and at the times required by the Continuous Disclosure Exemption.
 
Section 6.                   Representations and Warranties.  The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof that:
 
 
(a)
Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Subordinated Guarantee (i) are within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official except as have been obtained or filed, and do not contravene any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the by-laws, constating documents or resolutions of its shareholders or directors, and (ii) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation, as amended from time to time, or of any judgment, injunction, order, decree, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Guarantor or result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien on any asset of the Guarantor other than any contravention, default or lien which would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Subordinated Guarantee.
 
 
(b)
Binding Effect.  This Subordinated Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the effect of any bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyances, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and subject to the qualifications that equitable remedies may only be granted in a court of competent jurisdiction (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
 
 
(c)
Litigation.  There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against the Guarantor or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened against the Guarantor before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official in which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse decision (i) which, except as
 
 
 

 
 

 
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disclosed by the Guarantor in any filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities, would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Subordinated Guarantee, or (ii) which in any manner draws into question the enforceability or validity of this Subordinated Guarantee.
 
Section 7.                   Priority of Payment.  All payments to be made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made to the Trustee for application in accordance with Section 7.04 of the Indenture.
 
Section 8.                   Enforcement of Guarantee.  The Guarantor agrees that the Trustee or any Holder (but subject always to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) need not seek or exhaust their recourse against the Corporation or any other Person in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations before being entitled to payment under this Subordinated Guarantee.
 
Section 9.                   Waiver.  The Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, filing of claims with a court in the event of the merger, amalgamation, reorganization, insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceeding affecting the Corporation or its assets or change in corporate structure or ownership of the Corporation, protest and any and all other notice not provided for herein and any requirement that at any time the Trustee, any Holder (but subject always to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) or any other Person exhaust any right or take any action against the Corporation or any other Person and any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge, release or defense of the Guarantor or that might otherwise limit recourse against the Guarantor.
 
Section 10.                   Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as follows:
 
If to the Guarantor:
 
Manulife Financial Corporation
200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1E5
Attention:                  Treasurer
Fax No.:                      416-926-5834
 
If to the Corporation, the Trustee or any Holder, as specified in Article 12 of the Indenture.
 
Section 11.                   No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure on the part of the Trustee or any Holder (but subject always to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
 
Section 12.                     Continuing Guarantee; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances.  The guarantee contained in this Subordinated Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall:
 
(i)           remain in full force and effect until the earlier of the indefeasible payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations or termination of the Subordinated Guarantee pursuant to Section 13 hereof;
 
(ii)           be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns; and
 
 
 

 
 

 
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(iii)           inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee and any Holder (but subject always to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) and their respective successors and permitted assigns;
 
provided, however, that this Subordinated Guarantee shall not be construed to create any right in any Person other than the Trustee and any Holder (but subject to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) and their respective successors and permitted assigns, or to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any Person other than the Trustee and the Holders (but subject to the provisions of Section 15 hereof) and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  If at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Corporation or otherwise, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.
 
Section 13.                   Term.              Notwithstanding Section 12, this Subordinated Guarantee shall come into force and be effective as of 11:58 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date hereof and shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (except in respect of any demand previously made on the Guarantor hereunder) at the earlier of:
 
(i)           unless the Guarantor and the Corporation agree to the contrary, the date that no Debentures are outstanding;
 
(ii)          the date as of which the Guarantor no longer owns, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation;
 
(iii)         the date that the Continuous Disclosure Exemption is no longer available to the Corporation; or
 
(iv)         the date the Corporation commences filing with securities regulatory authority or regulator in each of the provinces and territories of Canada its own (i) audited annual financial statements including management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”), (ii) unaudited interim financial reports including MD&A, (iii) annual information forms, (iv) press releases and material change reports in the case of material change reports that are also material changes in the affairs of the Guarantor, and (v) other material contracts, in each case pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations.
 
Section 14.                   Stay of Liability to Pay or Time for Payment.  Without limiting any other provision of this Subordinated Guarantee, if the liability to pay or the time for payment of any Guaranteed Obligation is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Corporation, all such amounts otherwise subject to payment shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantor hereunder to the Trustee or, to the extent permitted by Section 15, hereof, the Holders forthwith on demand.
 
Section 15.                   Holders May Not Enforce.  No Holder shall have the right to institute any suit, action or proceeding against the Guarantor for any default hereunder except in the manner and subject to the conditions, mutatis mutandis, set forth in Section 10.01 of the Indenture, it being understood and intended that no one or more of the Holders shall have any right in any manner whatsoever to enforce any right hereunder or pursuant hereto by any action except as aforesaid and that all powers and trusts hereunder shall be exercised and all proceedings at law or in equity shall be instituted, had and maintained by the Trustee, except as aforesaid.
 
 
 

 
 

 
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Section 16.                   Expenses.  The Guarantor shall pay, or reimburse, the Trustee and the Holders for all costs and expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by it in connection with the enforcement of this Subordinated Guarantee; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall only be required to pay, or reimburse, for the reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements for one counsel for the Trustee and the Holders.
 
Section 17.                   Governing Law.  This Subordinated Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
 
Section 18.                   Severability.  Any provision of this Subordinated Guarantee which is illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and any such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability in any judgment shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
Section 19.                   Entire Agreement.  This Subordinated Guarantee embodies the entire agreement of the Guarantor with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior written or oral agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Subordinated Guarantee to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above as a contract under seal with the intention that the Guarantor be bound whether or not there is consideration for this Subordinated Guarantee notwithstanding references to consideration in this Subordinated Guarantee.
 
 
 
 
 
(seal)
 
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
By:
“H. Steven Moore”
 
Name:          H. Steven Moore
     
Title:    Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[signature page to the Subordinated Guarantee of Manulife Financial Corporation]