Exhibit 99.1

Sun Life announces election of directors

TORONTO, ON – (May 9, 2019) - Sun Life Financial Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced today that each of the nominee directors listed in the management information circular of the Company dated March 15, 2019 was elected as a director of the Company at the annual meeting of common shareholders of the Company held today in Toronto. Voting results for the individual directors are set out below.

Nominee	Votes For		% For		Votes Withheld		% Withheld
William D. Anderson		283,555,563		99.7%		907,348		0.3%
Dean A. Connor		283,540,853		99.7%		922,058		0.3%
Stephanie L. Coyles		283,553,905		99.7%		909,006		0.3%
Martin J. G. Glynn		283,503,802		99.7%		959,109		0.3%
Ashok K. Gupta		283,405,220		99.6%		1,057,594		0.4%
M. Marianne Harris		282,857,347		99.4%		1,605,564		0.6%
Sara Grootwassink Lewis		281,145,443		98.8%		3,317,468		1.2%
James M. Peck		282,788,167		99.4%		1,674,744		0.6%
Scott F. Powers		283,475,193		99.7%		987,718		0.3%
Hugh D. Segal		282,389,252		99.3%		2,073,562		0.7%
Barbara G. Stymiest		283,492,758		99.7%		970,056		0.3%

The voting results on all matters voted at the annual meeting of common shareholders held earlier today will be available shortly on www.sunlife.com and through Canadian and U.S. securities regulators at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively.

About Sun Life

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate 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 March 31, 2019, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1,011 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

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Media Relations Contact: Krista Wilson Director Corporate Communications T. 519-888-3900 ext. 341-4896 krista.wilson@sunlife.com Investor Relations Contact: Greg Dilworth Vice-President Investor Relations T. 416-979-6230 investor.relations@sunlife.com