TORONTO, May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of
Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company")
(TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of
$0.55 per share on the common shares
of the Company has been declared, payable June 30, 2020 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on May 27, 2020.
This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.
The Board also announced that the following dividends have been
declared on the Company's Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares,
payable on June 30, 2020 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on May 27, 2020:
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Series 1
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$0.296875 per
share
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Series 2
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$0.30 per
share
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Series 3
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$0.278125 per
share
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Series 4
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$0.278125 per
share
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Series 5
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$0.28125 per
share
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Series 8R
Series 9QR
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$0.142188 per
share
$0.189978 per
share
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Series 10R
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$0.177625 per
share
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Series
11QR
Series 12R
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$0.237348 per
share
$0.237875 per
share
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Common shares of the Company acquired under the Company's
Canadian Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the "Plan")
will be purchased by the Plan agent on the open market through the
facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange and through the facilities
of other Canadian stock exchanges and alternative Canadian trading
platforms.
Sun Life Financial Inc. has designated the dividends referred to
above as eligible dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax Act
(Canada).
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and
asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun
Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2020, Sun Life
had total assets under management of $1,023
billion. For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars
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Media Relations
Contact:
Krista Wilson
Director
Corporate Communications
T. 226-751-2391
krista.wilson@sunlife.com
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Investor Relations
Contact:
Leigh
Chalmers
Senior Vice-President, Head of Investor
Relations & Capital
Management
T. 647-256-8201
investor.relations@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.