Manulife's Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Globe and Mail, Rob Carrick, 1 April 2006Manulife Financial has just handed small investors a gift with an unpleasant surprise inside.Manulife introduced a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP, last month that will give shareholders the option of having their dividends used to buy new shares instead of paid in cash. Manulife also created a share purchase plan, whereby shareholders can buy