TORONTO,
Aug. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - The
Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE:
SLF) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.405 per common share, payable September 30, 2016, to shareholders of record at
the close of business on August 31,
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
September 30, 2016, to shareholders
of record at the close of business on August
31, 2016:
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 8R
Series 9QR
Series 10R
Series 12R |
$0.296875 per share
$0.30 per share
$0.278125 per share
$0.278125 per share
$0.28125 per share
$0.142188 per share
$0.122814 per share
$0.24375 per share
$0.26563 per share |
Common shares acquired under the 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 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 June 30,
2016, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total
assets under management of $865
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.
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.