Sunlife increases Common Share dividend and declares dividends on Preferred Shares payable in Q4 2026
The common-share dividend increases by 4 cents from the amount paid in the previous quarter.
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) declared a common-share dividend of C$1.00 per share, payable December 31, 2026.
The dividend is 4 cents higher than the previous quarter's payment. The board also declared dividends on six series of Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, payable on the same date. All dividends are payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2026 and are designated as eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes.
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- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Common-share dividend of C$1.00 per share increases 4 cents from the previous quarter, payable December 31, 2026.
Negative
- None.
News Explained
For common shares acquired through Sun Life’s dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan, the plan agent will buy shares on the open market, so those plan purchases use market-held shares rather than a company issuance under the plan.
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The Board also announced that the following dividends have been declared on the Company's Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, payable on December 31, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2026:
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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 (
About Sunlife
Sunlife is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sunlife 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 September 30, 2026, Sunlife had total assets under management of
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 Sunlife media relations, please email Media.Relations@sunlife.com.
To contact Sunlife investor relations, please email Investor_Relations@sunlife.com.
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc. - Financial News
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