EX-99.1 CHARTER 2 slfecr.htm EARNINGS COVERAGE RATIO FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

Sun Life Financial Inc.

Earnings Coverage Ratio

For the 12 months ended December 31, 2006

This updated calculation of the earnings coverage ratio of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Section 8.4 of National Instrument No. 44-102 as an exhibit to the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2006, in connection with the MTN program established by the Company under its prospectus supplement dated June 22, 2006 to a short form base shelf prospectus dated November 4, 2005.

The pro forma interest requirement on the Company’s outstanding indebtedness was $337,700,000 for the 12 months ended December 31, 2006. The Company’s earnings before interest and income tax for the 12 months ended December 31, 2006 were $2,883,000,000, which is 8.5 times the Company’s interest requirements for that period.