SLFIF Sun Life Financial Inc (PK)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of May 2023

Commission File Number: 001-15014

 

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.

(the "Company")

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(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 0B6

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐

Form 40-F ☒

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits		Description
99.1		Press Release dated May 11, 2023 – Sun Life increases Common Share dividend and declares dividends on Preferred Shares payable in Q2 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

		Sun Life Financial Inc. (Registrant)
Date: May 11, 2023		By:		/s/ “Tracie Allan”
				Tracie Allan
				Assistant Vice-President & Managing Counsel

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Sun Life increases Common Share dividend and declares dividends on Preferred Shares payable in Q2 2023

TORONTO, May 11, 2023 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of $0.75 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable June 30, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2023. This represents a 3 cent increase to the amount 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, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2023:

Series 3	$0.278125 per share
Series 4	$0.278125 per share
Series 5	$0.28125 per share
Series 8R Series 9QR	$0.114063 per share $0.372352 per share
Series 10R	$0.185438 per share
Series 11QR	$0.419722 per share

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 asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional 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, 2023, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.36 trillion. 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

Media Relations Contact:									Investor Relations Contact:
Krista Wilson Director Corporate Communications                                          T: 226-751-2391 krista.wilson@sunlife.com									Yaniv Bitton  Vice-President, Head of Investor  Relations & Capital Markets  T: 416-979-6496  yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com

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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

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CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

CNW 17:02e 11-MAY-23

This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
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