# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001097362
**File Stem:** 0001279569-25-000648
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 9650
**Document Hash:** 92e8526daf4ff78b1f6d0f3ffc2a041e
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001279569-25-000648.hdr.sgml**: 20250620

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001279569-25-000648

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 4

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250620

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250620

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250620

**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:** 251059551

**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 June 2025** | 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 June 20, 2025](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: June 20, 2025 | By: | /s/ "*Kevin Armitage*" |
|  |  | Kevin Armitage |
|  |  | AVP & Managing Counsel, Corporate Legal at Sun Life |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Sun Life Reports Results of Conversion Privilege of Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR**

TORONTO, June 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that 1,400 of its 6,217,331 Class A Non-cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R (the "Series 8R Shares") have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2025, on a one-for-one basis, into Class A Non-cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR (the "Series 9QR Shares"), and 2,664,916 of its 4,982,669 Series 9QR Shares have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2025 on a one-for-one basis into Series 8R Shares. Consequently, on June 30, 2025, Sun Life will have 8,880,847 Series 8R Shares and 2,319,153 Series 9QR Shares issued and outstanding. The Series 8R Shares and Series 9QR Shares will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols SLF.PR.G and SLF.PR.J, respectively.

Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the outstanding Series 8R Shares, at Sun Life's option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption, on June 30, 2030 and on June 30 every five years thereafter. Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the then outstanding Series 9QR Shares, at Sun Life's option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of (i) $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on June 30, 2030 and on June 30 every five years thereafter, or (ii) $25.50, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on any other date.

The Series 8R Shares and the Series 9QR Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America for the account or benefit of U.S. persons. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States.

**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 March 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.55 trillion. For more information, please visit 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*

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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

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%CIK: 0001097362

CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

CNW 10:06e 20-JUN-25

### Attached PDF Documents

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

News Release

Sun Life

# Sun Life Reports Results of Conversion Privilege of Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR

TORONTO, ON - (June 20, 2025) - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced that 1,400 of its 6,217,331 Class A Non-cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R (the "Series 8R Shares") have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2025, on a one-for-one basis, into Class A Non-cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR (the "Series 9QR Shares"), and 2,664,916 of its 4,982,669 Series 9QR Shares have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2025 on a one-for-one basis into Series 8R Shares. Consequently, on June 30, 2025, Sun Life will have 8,880,847 Series 8R Shares and 2,319,153 Series 9QR Shares issued and outstanding. The Series 8R Shares and Series 9QR Shares will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols SLF.PR.G and SLF.PR.J, respectively.

Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the outstanding Series 8R Shares, at Sun Life's option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption, on June 30, 2030 and on June 30 every five years thereafter. Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the then outstanding Series 9QR Shares, at Sun Life's option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of (i) $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on June 30, 2030 and on June 30 every five years thereafter, or (ii) $25.50, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on any other date.

The Series 8R Shares and the Series 9QR Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America for the account or benefit of U.S. persons. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy such securities in the United States.

## 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 March 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.55 trillion. For more information, please visit 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

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

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