About the Meeting More about voting by proxy Voting by proxy is the easiest way to vote. It About confidentiality and voting results means you’re giving someone else (your Our transfer agent independently counts and proxyholder) the authority to attend the meeting tabulates the votes to maintain confidentiality. and vote for you according to your instructions. A proxy form or voting instruction form is only Roy Gori, President and Chief Executive Officer referred to us if it’s clear that a shareholder or, in his place, Donald R. Lindsay, Chair of the wants to communicate with the board or Board (with full power of substitution) have management, the validity of the form is in agreed to act as Manulife proxyholders to vote question, or the law requires it. your shares at the meeting according to your After the meeting the voting results will be instructions. If you do not name a different posted on manulife.com, on SEDAR proxyholder when you complete your form, you (sedar.com), and on EDGAR (sec.gov/edgar). are authorizing Mr. Gori or Mr. Lindsay to act as your proxyholder to vote for you at the meeting according to your instructions. If you do not indicate on the form how you want to vote your shares, Mr. Gori or Mr. Lindsay will vote: • FOR the election of each of the nominated directors in this circular • FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors • FOR the advisory vote on our approach to executive compensation You can also appoint someone else to be your proxyholder – that individual does not need to be a Manulife shareholder. To do so, print the person’s name in the blank space on the proxy form or voting instruction form, sign and return the form in the envelope provided but do not fill in your voting instructions because your proxyholder will vote during the meeting (check the form for the deadline for submitting it, and make sure you allow enough time for the envelope to be delivered), or go to the website indicated on the proxy form or voting instruction form and follow the instructions. Once your intermediary receives your instructions your proxyholder needs to either attend the meeting in person (please have your proxyholder bring photo ID to the meeting) or get a control number to attend the meeting online by contacting TSX Trust by no later than 5 p.m. (Eastern time) on May 9, 2023. They can do this in one of two ways: • call 1-866-751-6315 (within North America) or 647-252-9650 (outside of North America), or • go online at www.tsxtrust.com/control-number-request. If there are amendments to the items to be voted on or any other matters that are properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment, your proxyholder can vote your shares as they see fit. Questions? Call the transfer agent in your region if you have any questions or to ask for a new proxy form (see page 5 for details). 2023 Management information circular 11