Date Closed

July 15, 2005

Lead Office

Toronto

Value

325.00 Million CAD

On July 15, 2005, Sun Life Financial Inc. announced the successful completion of a domestic public offering of $325 million Class A Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series 2, at $25.00 per share yielding 4.8% annually. This is the second time that Sun Life has accessed the public capital markets with a preferred share issuance.

Sun Life Financial, Inc. is a Canada-based financial services company known primarily as a life insurance company.  Sun Life and its partners provide insurance, retirement and investment solutions for individuals and businesses around the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP advised the underwriters with  a team led by Barry Ryan.