TORONTO, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) announced that the 11 nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 21, 2016 were elected as directors of Sun Life Financial. The detailed results of the vote held at its annual meeting of common shareholders today in Toronto are set out below. 






                                                                      

    Nominee            Votes For        % For            Votes              %
                                                      Withheld       Withheld

    William         281,415,998        99.6%        1,100,069           0.4% 
    D.
    Anderson

    John H.         281,791,635        99.7%          724,432           0.3% 
    Clappison

    Dean A.         282,005,930        99.8%          510,137           0.2% 
    Connor

    Martin J.        281,893,270       99.8%          622,797           0.2% 
    G. Glynn

    M.              282,012,851        99.8%          503,216           0.2% 
    Marianne
    Harris

    Sara G.         280,098,629        99.1%        2,417,438           0.9% 
    Lewis

    Scott F.        281,926,007        99.8%          590,060           0.2% 
    Powers

    Réal            281,908,905        99.8%          607,162           0.2% 
    Raymond

    Hugh D.         281,838,635        99.8%          677,432           0.2% 
    Segal, CM

    Barbara         281,970,417        99.8%          545,650           0.2% 
    G.
    Stymiest

    James H.        281,889,318        99.8%          626,749           0.2% 
    Sutcliffe

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial 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, 2016, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $861 billion. 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.

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.