TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of
Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today
announced a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per common share, payable March 31, 2016, to shareholders of record at the
close of business on March 2, 2016.
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
March 31, 2016, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on March 2,
2016:
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Series 1 |
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$0.296875 |
Series 2 |
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$0.30 |
Series 3 |
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$0.278125 |
Series 4 |
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$0.278125 |
Series 5 |
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$0.28125 |
Series 8R |
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$0.142188 |
Series 9QR |
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$0.115433 |
Series 10R |
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$0.24375 |
Series 12R |
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$0.26563 |
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Dividends payable to participants in the Canadian Dividend
Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the "Plan") are used to
purchase common shares either from treasury or in the open market,
at our discretion. Commencing with the dividends payable on
March 31, 2016, and until further
notice, common shares acquired under the Plan will be purchased by
the Plan agent on the open market. Participants in the Plan are
hereby notified that the Amended and Restated Offering Circular for
the Plan has been amended to reflect that open market purchases may
be made through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange and
though 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 Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth
products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Sun
Life Financial 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 December 31, 2015, the Sun Life Financial
group of companies had total assets under management of
$891 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.
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.