TORONTO, March 31, 2020 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc.
(TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced that its Annual Meeting of
shareholders and the Annual Meeting of voting policyholders of Sun
Life Assurance Company of Canada
scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020
will be held in a virtual-only format. The Company also announced
that its 2019 Annual Report and its Notice of Annual Meeting and
Management Information Circular are available as of March 26, 2020.
In light of any possible mail disruptions in the United Kingdom, the Company wants to ensure
shareholders and voting policyholders are aware of the electronic
availability of the meeting materials and instructions to vote in
advance of this year's annual meetings.
Virtual Annual Meetings of Shareholders and Voting
Policyholders
We're in the business of helping our Clients
achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. We
have been actively monitoring COVID-19 developments and the
directives provided by Government officials and public health
authorities.
The health and well-being of our employees, Clients, investors
and communities is our top priority. We are doing our part to help
contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In line with the latest
directives and guidance from public health authorities and the
Provincial and Federal Governments, this year's annual meetings
will be held as a live webcast only. 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.
The Company's virtual Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 5
p.m. (Toronto time) by live
webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/186947015 using the
password sunlife2020. For detailed instructions on how to join the
webcast and vote at the virtual meeting, shareholders should refer
to the 2020 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 2020 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, Friday, May 1, 2020 at 5
p.m. (Toronto time).
Voting policyholders are asked to return their proxies no later
than 5 p.m. (Toronto time) on April
28, 2020.
If you have any questions, please call our transfer agent, AST
Trust Company (Canada) at the
following numbers:
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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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 has begun and these
documents 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/2019AnnualReport and
www.sunlife.com/AnnualMeetingMaterials.
Shareholders may obtain printed copies of the audited annual
financial statements free of charge by contacting the Company
through its website.
The 2019 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/2019AnnualReport and
www.sunlife.com/AnnualMeetingMaterials.
About Sun Life Financial Inc.
Sun Life Financial Inc.
is a leading international financial services organization
providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to
individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life Financial Inc. 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, 2019, Sun Life had total assets under management of
C$1,099 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.
About Sun Life Financial of Canada in the UK
Members of the Sun
Life Group of Companies operate in the UK under the brand Sun Life
Financial of Canada. Sun Life
Assurance Company of Canada (U.K.)
Limited, incorporated in England
and Wales, registered number
959082, registered office at Matrix House, Basing View,
Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4DZ, trades under the name of
Sun Life Financial of Canada and
is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation
Authority.
Media Relations Contact:
Rajani Kamath
Associate Vice-President
Corporate Communications
Rajani.Kamath@sunlife.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Leigh Chalmers
Senior Vice-President, Head of Investor
Relations & Capital Management
investor.relations@sunlife.com