# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-26-000413
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 6497
**Document Hash:** f8ab951fcffc6f30f70829a465b5e668
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-26-000413.hdr.sgml**: 20260508

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-26-000413

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260507

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260508

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260507

**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:** 26955356

**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 7, 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 7, 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 election of directors**

TORONTO, May 7, 2026 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) (the "Company") announced that the 13 nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 13, 2026 were elected as directors of the Company. The detailed results of the vote held yesterday at its annual and special meeting of common shareholders are set out below.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Nominee** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Votes For** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **% For** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Votes Withheld** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**% Withheld** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Deepak Chopra | &nbsp;&nbsp;294876799 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.5% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1537406 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stephanie L. Coyles | &nbsp;&nbsp;293926972 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.2% | &nbsp;&nbsp;2487233 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Patrick P.F. Cronin | &nbsp;&nbsp;295311382 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.6% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1102823 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.4% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Ashok K. Gupta | &nbsp;&nbsp;294577098 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.4% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1837107 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;David H. Y. Ho | &nbsp;&nbsp;293867330 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.1% | &nbsp;&nbsp;2546875 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Laurie G. Hylton | &nbsp;&nbsp;294569387 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.4% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1844818 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Stacey A. Madge | &nbsp;&nbsp;294603854 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.4% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1810351 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Helen M. Mallovy Hicks | &nbsp;&nbsp;291122475 | &nbsp;&nbsp;98.2% | &nbsp;&nbsp;5291730 | &nbsp;&nbsp;1.8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Marcia Moffat | &nbsp;&nbsp;295848022 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.8% | &nbsp;&nbsp;566183 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.2% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Marie-Lucie Morin | &nbsp;&nbsp;294639585 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.4% | &nbsp;&nbsp;1774620 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph M. Natale | &nbsp;&nbsp;290047494 | &nbsp;&nbsp;97.9% | &nbsp;&nbsp;6366711 | &nbsp;&nbsp;2.1% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Scott F. Powers | &nbsp;&nbsp;293853053 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.1% | &nbsp;&nbsp;2561152 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Kevin D. Strain | &nbsp;&nbsp;295913980 | &nbsp;&nbsp;99.8% | &nbsp;&nbsp;500225 | &nbsp;&nbsp;0.2% |

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<br> The voting results on all matters voted at the annual and special meeting of common shareholders will be available on www.sunlife.com and through Canadian and U.S. securities regulators at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively.

**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 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-election-of-directors-302766311.html

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May 2026/07/c4578.html

%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News

CNW 13:00e 07-MAY-26

### Attached PDF Documents

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

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