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August 12, 2024

Sun Life declares dividends on Common and Preferred Shares payable in Q3 2024

TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2024 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of $0.81 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable September 27, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2024. 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 September 27, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 28, 2024:

Series 3

$0.278125 per share

Series 4

$0.278125 per share

Series 5

$0.28125 per share

Series 8R

$0.114063 per share

Series 9QR

$0.395852 per share

Series 10R

$0.185438 per share

Series 11QR

$0.443742 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 June 30, 2024, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.46 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

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David Garg

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Senior Vice-President, Capital

Corporate Communications                                                               

Management and Investor Relations

T. 416-779-4574                                                                                 

T. 416-408-8649

kim.race@sunlife.com                                                                       

david.garg@sunlife.com 

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.