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Sun Life Financial Declares Quarterly Dividends

Toronto—(PHStocks)—The Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. (PSE: SLF) (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per common share, payable September 30, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on 26 August 2015. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.

The Board also announced that the following quarterly dividends on its Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares are payable on September 30, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on 26 August 2015:

  • Series 1: $0.296875 per share
  • Series 2: $0.30 per share
  • Series 3: $0.278125 per share
  • Series 4: $0.278125 per share
  • Series 5: $0.28125 per share
  • Series 8R: $0.142188 per share
  • Series 9QR: $0.130753 per share
  • Series 10R: $0.24375 per share
  • Series 12R: $0.26563 per share

Dividends payable on September 30, 2015 to participants in the Canadian Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) will be used to purchase common shares from treasury at the volume weighted average market price determined in accordance with the Plan.

Sun Life Financial Inc. has designated the dividends referred to above as eligible dividends for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

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