Updated Call-in Information for Manulife Financial Corporation’s Second Quarter Earnings Results Conference Call

    TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC; SEHK: 0945



    TORONTO, Aug. 7 /EMWNews/ - Manulife Financial Corporation

has released updated information for its Second Quarter Earnings Results

Conference Call at 2:00 p.m. ET on August 7, 2008. For local and

international locations, please call (416) 695-6320 and toll free in North

America please call (866) 902-2211. Please call in ten minutes before the

call starts. You will be required to provide your name and organization to

the operator. A playback of this call will be available by 6:00 p.m. ET on

August 7, 2008 until August 21, 2008 by calling (416) 695-5800 (passcode

#3264575).



    The conference call will also be webcast through Manulife Financial's

website at 2:00 p.m. ET on August 7, 2008. You may access the webcast at:

http://www.manulife.com/quarterlyreports. An archived version of the webcast will

be available later on the website at the same URL as above.



    The Second Quarter 2008 Financial Statements and Statistical

Information Package are also available on the Manulife website at:

http://www.manulife.com/quarterlyreports. Each of these documents may be

downloaded before the webcast begins.



    Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group

serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide.

Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through

John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse

range of financial protection products and wealth management services

through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution

partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries

were Cdn$400 billion (US$393 billion) as at June 30, 2008.



    Manulife Financial is one of two publicly traded life insurance

companies in the world whose rated life insurance subsidiaries hold

Standard & Poor's Rating Services' highest "AAA" rating.



    Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and

PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the

Internet at http://www.manulife.com.