# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-23-000096
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-23-000096.hdr.sgml**: 20230202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-23-000096

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 6

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230201

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230201

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001097362
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** Z4
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15014
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23578016

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA
- **STREET 2:** ONE YORK STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** M5J 0B6
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4169794800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA
- **STREET 2:** ONE YORK STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **STATE:** A6
- **ZIP:** M5J 0B6

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SUN LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030702

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SUN LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF CANADA INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20000224

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**<br> **Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

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

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| **For the month of February 2023** | Commission File Number: 001-15014 |

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**SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.**

(the "Company")

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(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 ☒

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| **Exhibits** | **Description** |
| [99.1](ex991.htm) | [Press Release dated February 1, 2023 – Sun Life completes majority acquisition of Advisors Asset Management](ex991.htm) |

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**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.

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|  | ****Sun Life Financial Inc.***<br> *(Registrant)* | ****Sun Life Financial Inc.***<br> *(Registrant)* |
| Date: February 1, 2023 | By: | /s/ "*Tracie Allan*" |
|  |  | Tracie Allan |
|  |  | Assistant Vice-President & Managing Counsel |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![](logo.jpg)

**Sun Life completes majority acquisition of Advisors Asset Management**

TORONTO, ON; WELLESLEY, MA; MONUMENT, CO, Feb. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) ("Sun Life") today announced the completion of its acquisition of a 51%<sup>1</sup> stake in Advisors Asset Management, Inc. ("AAM"), a leading independent U.S. retail distribution firm. AAM will be part of SLC Management, Sun Life's institutional fixed income and alternatives asset manager. AAM will become the U.S. retail distribution arm of SLC Management.

AAM provides a range of solutions and products to financial advisors at wirehouses, registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers. AAM will have exclusive rights to market and promote SLC Management's specified alternative investment products to the U.S. retail market. AAM oversees US$40.5 billion (approximately C$55 billion) in assets as of December 31, 2022. With 10 offices across nine U.S. states, AAM has a team of more than 270 professionals.

With the growing demand among high-net-worth ("HNW") retail investors for alternative assets in the U.S., the acquisition of a majority stake in AAM will allow SLC Management and its affiliated investment managers, BentallGreenOak, Crescent Capital Group and InfraRed Capital Partners, to offer their investment strategies to the U.S. HNW market. The transaction is also strategic for AAM, which will expand its product roster to include a range of alternative products in commercial real estate, private credit and infrastructure.

The transaction includes a put / call option, pursuant to which Sun Life may acquire the remaining outstanding ownership interests of AAM starting in 2028. AAM will continue to operate under its current leadership and will retain its individual brand, office locations and clients.

*The original news release related to this announcement is available here*.

***Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.***

**About Sun Life**<br> 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 September 30, 2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.27 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.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;____________________________________________ |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>1</sup> 51% ownership interest is calculated on a fully diluted basis |

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**About SLC Management**<br> SLC Management is a global institutional asset manager that offers institutional investors traditional, alternative and yield-orientated investment solutions across public and private fixed income markets, as well as global real estate equity and debt. SLC Management is the brand name for the institutional asset management business of Sun Life Financial Inc. under which the entities of Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC in the United States, and Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc. in Canada operate. These entities are also referred to as SLC Fixed Income and represent the investment grade public and private fixed income strategies of SLC Management.

BentallGreenOak, InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed) and Crescent Capital Group (Crescent) are also part of SLC Management. BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services. InfraRed is an international investment manager focused on infrastructure, managing equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. Crescent is a global alternative credit investment asset manager registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. Crescent provides private credit financing (including senior, unitranche and junior debt) to middle-market companies in the U.S. and Europe and invests in high-yield bonds and broadly syndicated loans.

As of September 30, 2022, SLC Management has assets under management of C$353 billion (US$255 billion).

For more information, please visit slcmanagement.com.

CRN: SLC-20230127-2704013

**About Advisors Asset Management**<br> For over 40 years, AAM has been a trusted resource for financial advisors and broker/dealers. It offers access to unit investment trusts (UITs), open- and closed-end mutual funds, separately managed accounts (SMAs), structured products, the fixed income markets, portfolio analytics and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For more information, visit www.aamlive.com.

As of December 31, 2022, the brokerage and advised business at AAM represents approximately US$40.5 billion in assets. (Assets under supervision represent US$5.4 billion in UIT assets. The firm has US$31.4 billion in assets under administration that represents the non-proprietary assets for which AAM provides various levels of service, but not management. The firm's US$3.7 billion in assets under management represents AAM's proprietary separately managed account, mutual fund and ETF assets.)

Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and member FINRA/SIPC.

CRN 2023-0126-10609 R

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Sun Life Media Relations Contact:** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Sun Life Investor Relations Contact:** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rajani Kamath | &nbsp;&nbsp;Yaniv Bitton |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Associate Vice-President | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vice-President, Head of |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Communications | &nbsp;&nbsp;Investor Relations & Capital Markets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;647-515-7514 | &nbsp;&nbsp;416-979-6496 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;rajani.kamath@sunlife.com | &nbsp;&nbsp;yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**SLC Management Media Relations Contact:** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Advisors Asset Management Media Relations Contact:** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Hannah Stewart | &nbsp;&nbsp;Matthew Bono |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Associate Director, Communications | &nbsp;&nbsp;Account Executive, JConnelly |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;416-557-4428 | &nbsp;&nbsp;973-590-9110 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;hannah.stewart@slcmanagement.com | &nbsp;&nbsp;mbono@jconnelly.com |

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![](image_001.jpg)

AAM logo (CNW Group/Sun Life Financial Inc.)

![](image_002.jpg)

SLC Management logo (CNW Group/Sun Life Financial Inc.)

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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

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%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

CNW 17:01e 01-FEB-23

### Attached PDF Documents

**Attachment 1:** `ex991.pdf`

# News Release

## Sun Life completes majority acquisition of Advisors Asset Management

TORONTO, ON; WELLESLEY, MA; MONUMENT, CO - (February 1, 2023) - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) (“Sun Life”) today announced the completion of its acquisition of a 51%$^{1}$ stake in Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (“AAM”), a leading independent U.S. retail distribution firm. AAM will be part of SLC Management, Sun Life’s institutional fixed income and alternatives asset manager. AAM will become the U.S. retail distribution arm of SLC Management.

AAM provides a range of solutions and products to financial advisors at wirehouses, registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers. AAM will have exclusive rights to market and promote SLC Management’s specified alternative investment products to the U.S. retail market. AAM oversees US$40.5 billion (approximately C$55 billion) in assets as of December 31, 2022. With 10 offices across nine U.S. states, AAM has a team of more than 270 professionals.

With the growing demand among high-net-worth (“HNW”) retail investors for alternative assets in the U.S., the acquisition of a majority stake in AAM will allow SLC Management and its affiliated investment managers, BentallGreenOak, Crescent Capital Group and InfraRed Capital Partners, to offer their investment strategies to the U.S. HNW market. The transaction is also strategic for AAM, which will expand its product roster to include a range of alternative products in commercial real estate, private credit and infrastructure.

The transaction includes a put / call option, pursuant to which Sun Life may acquire the remaining outstanding ownership interests of AAM starting in 2028. AAM will continue to operate under its current leadership and will retain its individual brand, office locations and clients.

*The original news release related to this announcement is available here.*

**Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.**

### 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 September 30, 2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.27 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.

$^{1}$51% ownership interest is calculated on a fully diluted basis

SLC Management

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## About SLC Management

SLC Management is a global institutional asset manager that offers institutional investors traditional, alternative and yield-orientated investment solutions across public and private fixed income markets, as well as global real estate equity and debt. SLC Management is the brand name for the institutional asset management business of Sun Life Financial Inc. under which the entities of Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC in the United States, and Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc. in Canada operate. These entities are also referred to as SLC Fixed Income and represent the investment grade public and private fixed income strategies of SLC Management.

BentallGreenOak, InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed) and Crescent Capital Group (Crescent) are also part of SLC Management. BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services. InfraRed is an international investment manager focused on infrastructure, managing equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. Crescent is a global alternative credit investment asset manager registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. Crescent provides private credit financing (including senior, unitranche and junior debt) to middle-market companies in the U.S. and Europe and invests in high-yield bonds and broadly syndicated loans.

As of September 30, 2022, SLC Management has assets under management of C$353 billion (US$255 billion).

For more information, please visit slcmanagement.com.

CRN: SLC-20230127-2704013

## About Advisors Asset Management

For over 40 years, AAM has been a trusted resource for financial advisors and broker/dealers. It offers access to unit investment trusts (UITs), open- and closed-end mutual funds, separately managed accounts (SMAs), structured products, the fixed income markets, portfolio analytics and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For more information, visit www.aamlive.com.

As of December 31, 2022, the brokerage and advised business at AAM represents approximately US$40.5 billion in assets. (Assets under supervision represent US$5.4 billion in UIT assets. The firm has US$31.4 billion in assets under administration that represents the non-proprietary assets for which AAM provides various levels of service, but not management. The firm's US$3.7 billion in assets under management represents AAM's proprietary separately managed account, mutual fund and ETF assets.)

Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and member FINRA/SIPC.

CRN 2023-0126-10609 R

### Sun Life Media Relations Contact:

Rajani Kamath  
Associate Vice-President  
Corporate Communications  
647-515-7514  
rajani.kamath@sunlife.com

### Sun Life Investor Relations Contact:

Yaniv Bitton  
Vice-President, Head of  
Investor Relations & Capital Markets  
416-979-6496  
yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com

SLC Management

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SLC Management Media Relations Contact:

Hannah Stewart
Associate Director, Communications
416-557-4428
hannah.stewart@slcmanagement.com

Advisors Asset Management Media Relations Contact:

Matthew Bono
Account Executive, JConnelly
973-590-9110
mbono@jconnelly.com

SLC Management

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