TORONTO, Nov. 13,
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 $0.78 per share on the common shares of the
Company has been declared, payable December
29, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business
on November 29, 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 December 29, 2023 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on November 29, 2023:
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
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$0.114063 per
share
|
Series 9QR
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$0.413811 per
share
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Series 10R
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$0.185438 per
share
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Series 11QR
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$0.461701 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 asset management, wealth, 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 September 30, 2023, Sun Life had total assets
under management of $1.34 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.T
Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars
Media Relations
Contact:
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Investor Relations Contact:
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Krista
Wilson
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David Garg
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Director
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Senior Vice-President,
Capital
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Corporate
Communications
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Management and Investor
Relations
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T.
226-751-2391
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T.
416-408-8649
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krista.wilson@sunlife.com
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david.garg@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.