# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-23-000098
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7823
**Document Hash:** cb0ab1291542416d080e4140a7401b95
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-23-000098.hdr.sgml**: 20230202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-23-000098

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**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:** 23578104

**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 sale of association, affinity, and group creditor business](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 sale of association, affinity, and group creditor business**

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ("SLA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Inc. ("Sun Life" or "SLF") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the completion of the sale of its sponsored markets business (association, affinity, and group creditor) to Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company ("Canadian Premier").

This transaction will see Sun Life's association, affinity and group creditor business move to Canadian Premier, including plan members and customers.

Sun Life is the leader in the Canadian group benefits market, providing coverage to over five million employees and their dependents. Each year Sun Life supports the health care needs of Canadians with more than 80 million claims paid.

Click here to see the initial 2021 announcement on the agreement between Sun Life and Canadian Premier.

**Connect with Sun Life**<br> https://www.facebook.com/SLFCanada<br> https://www.facebook.com/SLFCanada<br> https://twitter.com/SunLifeCA

**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.

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|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Media Relations Contacts:** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Investor Relations Contact:** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Gannon Loftus | &nbsp;&nbsp;Yaniv Bitton |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Director, Corporate Communications | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations & |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Sun Life | &nbsp;&nbsp;Capital Markets |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;T. 647.228.8244 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Sun Life |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;gannon.loftus@sunlife.com | &nbsp;&nbsp;T. 416.979.6496 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rajani Kamath |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Associate Vice-President, Corporate Communications |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Sun Life |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;T. 647.515.7514 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;rajani.kamath@sunlife.com |  |

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View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sun-life-completes-sale-of-association-affinity-and-group-creditor-business-301736713.html

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February 2023/01/c4774.html

%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

CNW 17:15e 01-FEB-23

### Attached PDF Documents

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

News release

Sun Life

# Sun Life completes sale of association, affinity, and group creditor business

**TORONTO, ON - (February 1, 2023)** - Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“SLA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Inc. (“Sun Life” or “SLF”) (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the completion of the sale of its sponsored markets business (association, affinity, and group creditor) to Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company (“Canadian Premier”).

This transaction will see Sun Life’s association, affinity and group creditor business move to Canadian Premier, including plan members and customers.

Sun Life is the leader in the Canadian group benefits market, providing coverage to over five million employees and their dependents. Each year Sun Life supports the health care needs of Canadians with more than 80 million claims paid.

Click here to see the initial 2021 announcement on the agreement between Sun Life and Canadian Premier.

# Connect with Sun Life

![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg)

# 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.

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# Media Relations Contacts:

Gannon Loftus
Director, Corporate Communications
Sun Life
T. 647.228.8244
gannon.loftus@sunlife.com

# Investor Relations Contact:

Yaniv Bitton
Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations &
Capital Markets
Sun Life
T. 416.979.6496
yaniv.bitton@sunlife.com

Rajani Kamath
Associate Vice-President, Corporate Communications
Sun Life
T. 647.515.7514
rajani.kamath@sunlife.com