# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-26-000122
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 5826
**Document Hash:** 9c4bf54c2c4b27e31770416a3fb00736
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-26-000122.hdr.sgml**: 20260212

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-26-000122

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260211

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260212

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260211

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001097362
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 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:** 26622579

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA
- **STREET 2:** ONE YORK STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** A6
- **ZIP:** M5J 0B6
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4169794800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA
- **STREET 2:** ONE YORK STREET
- **CITY:** TORONTO
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** 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 2026** | Commission File Number: 001-15014 |

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**SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.**

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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) | [News Release dated February 11, 2026](ex991.htm) |

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirement 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 11, 2026 | By: | /s/ "*Kevin Armitage*" |
|  |  | Kevin Armitage |
|  |  | AVP & Managing Counsel, Corporate Legal |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Sun Life declares dividends on Common and Preferred Shares payable in Q1 2026**

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2026 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Sun Life Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that a dividend of $0.92 per share on the common shares of the Company has been declared, payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2026. This is the same amount as paid in the previous quarter.

The Board also announced that the following dividends have been declared on the Company's Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, payable on March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2026:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.278125 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 4 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.278125 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 5 | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.281250 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 8R | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.264375 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 9QR | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.223644 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 10R | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.185438 per share |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Series 11QR | &nbsp;&nbsp;$0.270493 per share |

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Common shares of the Company acquired under the Company's 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**

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 U.S., the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.60 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.

**Note to editors:** All figures in Canadian dollars

*To contact Sun Life media relations, please email Media.Relations@sunlife.com*

*To contact Sun Life investor relations, please email Investor_Relations@sunlife.com*

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sun-life-declares-dividends-on-common-and-preferred-shares-payable-in-q1-2026-302685707.html

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February 2026/11/c8602.html

%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

CNW 17:02e 11-FEB-26

### Attached PDF Documents

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

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