Sun Life also announces the nomination of new
directors for election
TORONTO, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Sun Life Financial
Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) (the "Company") today announced that
its Annual Meeting of shareholders and the Annual Meeting of voting
policyholders of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 2021 will be held in a
virtual-only format. The Company also announced that its 2020
Annual Report and its Notice of Annual Meeting and Management
Information Circular are now available.
Virtual Annual Meetings of Shareholders and Voting
Policyholders
At Sun Life, we're in the business of helping
our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier
lives. The health and well-being of our employees, Clients,
shareholders, policyholders and communities is our top priority.
Sun Life is doing its part to help contain the spread of the
COVID-19 virus by holding its annual meetings in a virtual-only
format again this year.
Shareholders and voting policyholders will have the opportunity
to attend the meeting online in real time regardless of their
location, submit questions and vote on a number of important
matters. Shareholders, voting policyholders, investors or
members of the public will not be able to attend the meeting in
person.
Sun Life's virtual Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 5 p.m. (Toronto
time) by live webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/447957232
using the password "sunlife2021" (case sensitive). For detailed
instructions on how to join the webcast and vote at the virtual
meeting, shareholders should refer to the 2021 Management
Information Circular and voting policyholders should refer to the
Information for Voting Policyholders' Booklet and their proxy
form or voting instruction form.
Shareholders and voting policyholders are encouraged to vote
in advance by one of the methods described in the 2021 Management
Information Circular or Information for Voting
Policyholders' Booklet, as applicable. Registered
shareholders are asked to return their completed proxies or
exercise their vote by the voting deadline on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 5
p.m. (Toronto time).
Voting policyholders are asked to return their proxies no later
than 5 p.m. (Toronto time) on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
If you have any questions, please call our transfer agent, AST
Trust Company (Canada) at the
following numbers:
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Canada and the United
States:
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1-877-224-1760
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United Kingdom,
Republic of Ireland, Channel
Islands and Isle of Man:
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+ 44 (0)
345-602-1587
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Philippines:
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632-5318-8567 (Metro
Manila)
1-800-1-888-2422
(Provinces)
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Hong Kong:
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852-2862-8555
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Other
countries:
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416-682-3865
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Election of new Directors
The Management Information Circular includes the nominations of
Deepak Chopra and David H. Y. Ho for election at the Annual
Meeting to join the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Chopra is a corporate director and previously served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post Corporation.
He has more than 30 years of global experience in the financial
services, technology, logistics and supply-chain industries. He
currently sits on the boards of The Descartes Systems Group Inc.,
Celestica Inc., and The North West Company Inc. He is a Fellow of
the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and holds a Bachelor's degree in
Commerce (Honours) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business
Management (PGDBM).
Mr. Ho is Chairman and Founder of Kiina Investment Limited, a
venture capital firm that invests in start-up companies in the
technology, media and telecommunications industries. He
currently sits on the boards of Qorvo, Inc., Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc., China COSCO Shipping Corporation, and DBS Bank
(Hong Kong) Limited, a subsidiary
of DBS Group Holdings. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science
(Honours Systems Design Engineering) and a Master of Applied
Science in Management Sciences.
At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, Sara Grootwassink Lewis and Hugh D. Segal will retire from the Board of
Directors.
Meeting Materials
The meeting materials for Sun Life
Financial Inc. have been filed with the Canadian securities
regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. Distribution to shareholders began today and materials
can also be accessed electronically on:
SEDAR at https://www.sedar.com
EDGAR at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Our
transfer agent's website at
https://www.meetingdocuments.com/astca/slf
Our website at www.sunlife.com/2021agm and
www.sunlife.com/AnnualReport.
Shareholders may obtain printed copies of the audited annual
financial statements free of charge by contacting the Company
through its website.
The 2020 Annual Report includes the Company's management's
discussion and analysis, consolidated financial statements,
earnings by business group and other Company information.
The meeting materials for Sun Life Assurance Company of
Canada can be accessed
electronically on:
Our transfer agent's website at
https://www.meetingdocuments.com/astca/sla
Our website at www.sunlife.com/2021agm and
www.sunlife.com/AnnualReport.
2020 Sustainability Report
The Company's 2020
Sustainability Report and Public Accountability Statement were also
released today and can be accessed
at www.sunlife.com/Sustainability.
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 December
31, 2020, Sun Life had total assets under management of
C$1,247 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.
Media Relations
Contact:
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Investor Relations
Contact:
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Irene Poon
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Leigh
Chalmers
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Manager
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Senior
Vice-President, Head of Investor
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Corporate
Communications
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Relations &
Capital Management
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T.
416-988-0542
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T.
647-256-8201
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Irene.Poon@sunlife.com
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investor.relations@sunlife.com
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