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MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) – Report of Voting Results of Matters Submitted to a Vote of Common Shareholders at the Annual Meeting of the Company held May 7, 2015 (the “Meeting”)


The following matters were put to vote at the Meeting, and pursuant to National Instrument 51-102, the voting results were as follows:

1.
Election of Directors

A ballot was conducted for the resolution to elect directors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting.
 
The following nominees were elected as directors:
 
 
NAME OF NOMINEE
VOTES FOR
%
VOTES WITHHELD
%
Joseph P. Caron
1,012,271,429
96.94%
31,963,442
3.06%
John M. Cassaday
   988,077,822
94.62%
56,156,987
5.38%
Susan F. Dabarno
1,012,913,882
97.00%
31,321,256
3.00%
Richard B. DeWolfe
1,036,552,211
99.26%
7,684,935
0.74%
Sheila S. Fraser
1,031,800,557
98.81%
12,432,960
1.19%
Donald A. Guloien
1,008,076,604
99.52%
4,909,226
0.48%
Luther S. Helms
1,037,808,506
99.38%
6,426,557
0.62%
Tsun-yan Hsieh
1,002,170,895
95.97%
42,063,157
4.03%
P. Thomas Jenkins
1,035,773,538
99.19%
8,461,387
0.81%
Donald R. Lindsay
1,038,044,708
99.41%
6,190,557
0.59%
John R. V. Palmer
1,029,808,419
98.62%
14,426,137
1.38%
C. James Prieur
1,012,543,965
96.97%
31,691,209
3.03%
Andrea S. Rosen
1,039,931,495
99.59%
4,301,121
0.41%
Lesley D. Webster
1,004,477,472
96.19%
39,750,355
3.81%

 
2.
Appointment of Auditor

A ballot was conducted for the resolution to appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company until the next Annual Meeting.  Ernst & Young LLP was appointed.

VOTES FOR
%
VOTES WITHHELD
%
1,072,248,910
98.57%
15,570,052
1.43%

 
3.
Advisory resolution accepting approach to executive compensation

A ballot was conducted for the advisory resolution accepting approach to executive compensation.  The advisory resolution was approved.

VOTES FOR
%
VOTES AGAINST
%
947,823,571
90.77%
96,399,000
9.23%