TORONTO, May 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced that the 12 nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 20, 2017 were elected as directors of Sun Life Financial. The detailed results of the vote held at its annual meeting of common shareholders today in Toronto are set out below.
Following the annual meeting, James H. Sutcliffe retired from the Board of Directors. He is succeeded as Chairman by William D. Anderson who has been a Director since 2010 and chair of the Company's Audit and Conduct Review Committee since 2012.
| Nominee |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Withheld |
% Withheld |
| William D. Anderson |
275,645,807 |
99.0% |
2,679,714 |
1.0% |
| Dean A. Connor |
277,852,923 |
99.8% |
472,598 |
0.2% |
| Stephanie L. Coyles |
277,650,793 |
99.8% |
674,728 |
0.2% |
| Martin J. G. Glynn |
277,774,338 |
99.8% |
551,183 |
0.2% |
| M. Marianne Harris |
277,499,116 |
99.7% |
826,405 |
0.3% |
| Sara G. Lewis |
275,754,919 |
99.1% |
2,570,602 |
0.9% |
| Christopher J. McCormick |
277,588,532 |
99.7% |
736,989 |
0.3% |
| Scott F. Powers |
277,742,283 |
99.8% |
583,238 |
0.2% |
| Réal Raymond |
277,424,693 |
99.7% |
900,828 |
0.3% |
| Hugh D. Segal |
277,678,756 |
99.8% |
646,765 |
0.2% |
| Barbara G. Stymiest |
277,753,143 |
99.8% |
572,378 |
0.2% |
| A. Greig Woodring |
277,748,138 |
99.8% |
577,383 |
0.2% |
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 Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individuals and corporate Clients. 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 March 31, 2017, Sun Life Financial had total assets under management of $927 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.
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.
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