Press Release

DBRS Discontinues Rating of Manulife Financial Capital Trust due to Redemption

Non-Bank Financial Institutions
July 03, 2012

DBRS has today discontinued the rating on the Manulife Financial Capital Securities - Series A & B (the Notes) as the Notes were fully repaid on June 30, 2012.

Note:
The applicable methodology is Rating Companies in the Canadian Life Insurance Industry, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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