MFC.PR.R Manulife Financial Corporation

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2016 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Manulife Financial Corporation Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 23

TSX Symbol: MFC.PR.R

Reason: Pending Closing

Halt Time (ET): 8:00 AM ET

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions