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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001086888-22-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220421
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220421

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				889897526
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14942
		FILM NUMBER:		22842737

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST, NT-10
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4W1E5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-926-3000

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		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST, NT-10
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4W1E5
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    <div style="line-height: 17.7pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">TORONTO, WINNIPEG, April 19, 2022 &#8211; Three Canadian life insurance companies, Great-West Lifeco Inc., Manulife Financial Corporation and
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Great-West Lifeco is an international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement
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      28,000 employees, 215,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners &#8211; all serving over 33 million customer relationships across these regions. Great-West Lifeco trades on the Toronto (TSX) Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
      GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies. To learn more, visit<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">&#160;</font>greatwestlifeco.com<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</font></div>
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        Manulife Investment Management, the global brand for our global wealth and asset management segment, we serve individuals, institutions and retirement plan members worldwide. Our principal operations are in Asia and Canada, and the United States,
        where we have served customers for more than 155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong. In the previous 12 months we made CAD$31.8 billion in payments to our customers.<br>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold;">About Sun Life</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions
      to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore,
      Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2021, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.44 trillion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com<font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</font></div>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.</div>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Great-West Lifeco Inc.<br>
      The Canada Life Assurance Company</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Media Relations</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Liz Kulyk</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">204</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">-</font><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">391-8515</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">media.relations@canadalife.com</font></div>
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    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Investor Relations</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Deirdre Neary</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">647</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">-</font><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">328-2134</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">deirdre.neary@canadalife.com</font></div>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Manulife Financial Corporation</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold;">The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Media Contact</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt;"><font style="font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Cheryl Holmes</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 144pt">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">416-557-0945</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">cheryl_holmes@manulife.com</div>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Investor Relations</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Hung Ko</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">416-806-9921</div>
    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; color: #808080; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">hung_ko@manulife.com</div>
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    <div style="line-height: 10.85pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold;">Sun Life Financial Inc.<br>
      Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada</div>
    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Media Relations</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Rajani Kamath</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">416</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">-</font><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">979-6070</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">rajani.kamath@sunlife.com</font></div>
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    <div style="line-height: 12.55pt; font-family: 'Manulife JH Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Investor Relations</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">Yaniv Bitton</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">416</font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">-</font><font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">979-6496</font><br>
      <font style="font-size: 9.5pt;">yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com</font></div>
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