TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2018 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced a dividend of $0.455 per common share, payable March 29, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2018. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.
The Board announced that the following quarterly dividends on its Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares are payable on March 29, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2018:
| Series 1 |
$0.296875 per share |
| Series 2 |
$0.30 per share |
| Series 3 |
$0.278125 per share |
| Series 4 |
$0.278125 per share |
| Series 5 |
$0.28125 per share |
| Series 8R Series 9QR |
$0.142188 per share $0.140671 per share |
| Series 10R |
$0.177625 per share |
| Series 11QR Series 12R |
$0.187521 per share $0.237875 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 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 Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual 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 December 31, 2017, Sun Life Financial had total assets under management ("AUM") of $975 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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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.
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