# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-26-000390
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 9004
**Document Hash:** bf67af34a6c40784896630a5fa74c34e
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-26-000390.hdr.sgml**: 20260507

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-26-000390

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260506

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260507

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260506

**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:** 26950052

**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 May 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 May 6, 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: May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ "*Kevin Armitage*" |
|  |  | Kevin Armitage |
|  |  | AVP & Managing Counsel, Corporate Legal |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Sun Life Announces Intention to Renew Normal Course Issuer Bid**

TORONTO, May 6, 2026 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) (the "**Company**") announced today that, subject to the approval of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("**OSFI**") and the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "**TSX**"), it intends to renew its normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 10,000,000 of its common shares (representing approximately 1.8% of the 554,013,029 common shares issued and outstanding as at March 31, 2026) (the "**NCIB**"). The Company will file a notice of intention with the TSX in this regard.

The NCIB will provide the Company with the flexibility to acquire common shares in order to return capital to shareholders as part of its overall capital management strategy.

The NCIB is expected to commence on May 29, 2026, or such earlier date determined by the Company following receipt of applicable approvals by OSFI and the TSX, and will end at the latest on the date that is 12 months after the commencement of the NCIB. Purchases under the NCIB may be made through the facilities of the TSX, other Canadian stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") and/or alternative trading platforms in Canada and the United States, at prevailing market rates. Subject to regulatory approval, purchases under the NCIB may also be made by way of private agreements or share repurchase programs under issuer bid exemption orders issued by securities regulatory authorities. Any purchases made under an exemption order issued by a securities regulatory authority will generally be at a discount to the prevailing market price. The actual number of common shares purchased under the NCIB, and the timing of such purchases (if any), will be determined by the Company. Any common shares purchased by the Company pursuant to the NCIB will be cancelled or used in connection with certain equity settled incentive arrangements.

From time to time, when the Company does not possess material non-public information about itself or its securities, it may enter into a pre-defined plan with its broker to allow for the repurchase of common shares of the Company at times when the Company ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plans entered into with the Company's broker will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws.

**Forward-Looking Statements**<br> From time to time, the Company makes written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the "safe harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements (i) relating to the Company's potential normal course issuer bid (including, but not limited to, statements relating to the entrance into a pre-defined plan with its broker); (ii) that are predictive in nature or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and (iii) that include words such as "intends", "expects", "will" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements made in this news release are stated as at May 6, 2026, represent the Company's current expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and are not historical facts. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve assumptions and risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Some of these assumptions and risks and uncertainties are described further in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2025 under the heading "Forward-looking Statements", in the risk factors set out in the Company's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2025 under the heading "Risk Factors", and in the Company's interim management's discussion and analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 under the heading "Risk Management", in the other factors detailed in the Company's annual and interim financial statements and in the Company's other filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators, which are available for review at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements and there is no assurance that OSFI and/or the TSX will approve the NCIB or that any common shares will be purchased under the NCIB.

The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

**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 March 31, 2026, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.58 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-announces-intention-to-renew-normal-course-issuer-bid-302764597.html

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May 2026/06/c4244.html

%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

CNW 17:02e 06-MAY-26

### Attached PDF Documents

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

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