Manulife Announces Election of Directors
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TORONTO, May 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Manulife Financial Corporation (Manulife) announced today that the nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 7, 2018 were each elected as a director at the Annual Meeting held earlier today in Toronto. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.
| NAME OF NOMINEE |
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES |
% |
| Ronalee Ambrose |
1,132,104,155 |
99.60% |
4,591,932 |
0.40% |
| Joseph P. Caron |
1,131,769,609 |
99.57% |
4,926,478 |
0.43% |
| John M. Cassaday |
1,101,665,088 |
96.92% |
35,030,999 |
3.08% |
| Susan F. Dabarno |
1,131,988,977 |
99.59% |
4,707,110 |
0.41% |
| Sheila S. Fraser |
1,123,516,443 |
98.84% |
13,179,644 |
1.16% |
| Roy Gori |
1,134,202,536 |
99.78% |
2,493,551 |
0.22% |
| Luther S. Helms |
1,130,974,038 |
99.50% |
5,722,049 |
0.50% |
| Tsun-yan Hsieh |
1,119,382,065 |
98.48% |
17,314,022 |
1.52% |
| P. Thomas Jenkins |
1,121,619,430 |
98.67% |
15,076,657 |
1.33% |
| Pamela O. Kimmet |
1,130,752,586 |
99.48% |
5,943,501 |
0.52% |
| Donald R. Lindsay |
1,130,699,614 |
99.47% |
5,996,473 |
0.53% |
| John R. V. Palmer |
1,122,417,862 |
98.74% |
14,278,225 |
1.26% |
| C. James Prieur |
1,131,901,299 |
99.58% |
4,794,788 |
0.42% |
| Andrea S. Rosen |
1,134,385,515 |
99.80% |
2,310,572 |
0.20% |
| Lesley D. Webster |
1,132,013,137 |
99.59% |
4,682,950 |
0.41% |
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting will be available shortly on our website and will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.
Manulife also announced that John M. Cassaday has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Manulife and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, effective immediately. Mr. Cassaday has served as Vice-Chair since December 7, 2017, ensuring a smooth transition with the retiring Chairman, Richard B. DeWolfe. Mr. DeWolfe has retired from the Board, having completed his term.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2017, we had about 35,000 employees, 73,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving more than 26 million customers. As of March 31, 2018, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$850 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $26.9 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.
SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation
Media Contact: Sean B. Pasternak, Manulife, 416-852-2745, [email protected]
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