Manulife Financial Corporation

Notice of Meeting and Record Date

Pursuant to National Instrument 54-101 - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer, please be advised as follows:

Meeting Date	May 2, 2019
Record Date for Notice	March 6, 2019
Record Date for Voting	March 6, 2019
Beneficial Ownership Determination Date	March 6, 2019
Securities Entitled to Notice	Common Shares
Securities Entitled to Vote	Common Shares
Meeting Type	Annual
Notice-and-Access	No
Direct sending of proxy-related materials to NOBOs by issuer	No
Issuer to pay for sending proxy-related materials to OBOs by proximate intermediary	Yes

/s/ Antonella Deo

Antonella Deo

Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

February 1, 2019