Manulife Global Fund - Sustainable Asia Equity Fund AA/  LU0314105171  /

Sustainable Asia Equity Fund aims to achieve capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity and equity related securities of companies incorporated , located, listed or with significant business interests in Asia, including Australia, and New Zealand, that have been identified as demonstrating strong or improving sustainability attributes. Such equity and equity related securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, REITs and depositary receipts. The Sub-Fund will invest less than 30% of its net assets in REITs. Sustainability attributes may include, or be defined or characterized by the Investment Manager as, but are not limited to, an issuer"s performance on and management of certain environmental factors, such as climate change and natural resource use; social factors, such as labour standards and diversity considerations; and governance factors, such as board composition and business ethics ("ESG"). Issuers with improving sustainability attributes are those that the Investment Manager considers demonstrate awareness and commitment to ESG issues, while issuers with strong sustainability attributes are those that the Investment Manager considers demonstrate stronger performance on and management of ESG issues compared to their peers. In order to select securities of companies with strong or improving sustainability attributes, the Investment Manager will adhere to a process of ESG integration, an exclusion framework, applying ESG rankings, and active stewardship. The Sub-Fund shall adhere to an exclusion framework where certain companies are not considered permissible for investment.

Sustainable Asia Equity Fund aims to achieve capital growth by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity and equity related securities of companies incorporated , located, listed or with significant business interests in Asia, including Australia, and New Zealand, that have been identified as demonstrating strong or improving sustainability attributes. Such equity and equity related securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, REITs and depositary receipts. The Sub-Fund will invest less than 30% of its net assets in REITs.