6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2024 Commission File Number: 001-15014

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.

(the "Company")

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 0B6

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒

Exhibits	Description
99.1	News Release dated February 7, 2024

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Sun Life Financial Inc. (Registrant)
Date: February 7, 2024	By:	/s/ “Tracie Allan”
		Tracie Allan
		Assistant Vice-President & Managing Counsel

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Sun Life declares dividends on Common and Preferred Shares payable in Q1 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of $0.78 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2024. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.

The Board also announced that the following dividends have been declared on the Company's Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, payable on March 28, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2024:

Series 3	$0.278125 per share
Series 4	$0.278125 per share
Series 5	$0.28125 per share
Series 8R	$0.114063 per share
Series 9QR	$0.402145 per share
Series 10R	$0.185438 per share
Series 11QR	$0.449515 per share

Common shares of the Company acquired under the Company's 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 through 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

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional 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 December 31, 2023, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.40 trillion. 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

Media Relations Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Krista Wilson	David Garg
Director	Senior Vice-President, Capital
Corporate Communications	Management and Investor Relations
T. 226-751-2391	T. 416-408-8649
krista.wilson@sunlife.com	david.garg@sunlife.com

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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

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