An anonymous director reports

SUN LIFE TO HOST 2026 ANNUAL MEETINGS ON MAY 6, 2026

The annual and special meeting of common shareholders of Sun Life Financial Inc., and the annual meeting of voting policyholders of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Shareholders and voting policyholders are invited to participate on-line or in person.

The company also announced that its 2025 annual report and its notice of annual and special meeting and management information circular for the 2026 annual and special meeting are now available.

Annual and special meeting of shareholders and annual meeting of voting policyholders

Shareholders and voting policyholders can attend the meeting on-line or in person at Sun Life's global headquarters in Toronto. They will have the opportunity to ask questions and vote on a number of important matters regardless of whether they attend on-line or in person.

Shareholders and voting policyholders are advised to periodically check the annual meetings page on the Sun Life website in advance of the meeting for updated information.

Date:  Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Time:  5 p.m. ET

On-line:  meeting No.: 400-804-248-487; password: sunlife2026 (case sensitive)

In person:  1 York St. (35th floor), Toronto, Ont.

For detailed instructions on how to join the webcast and vote at the on-line meeting, shareholders should refer to the 2026 management information circular, and voting policyholders should refer to the 2026 information for voting policyholders' booklet and their proxy form or voting instruction form.

Shareholders and voting policyholders are encouraged to vote in advance by one of the methods described in the 2026 management information circular or 2026 information for voting policyholders' booklet, as applicable, by Monday, May 4, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET.

Meeting materials

The meeting materials for Sun Life Financial have been filed with the Canadian securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Distribution to shareholders began today and materials can also be accessed electronically on SEDAR+ and EDGAR, via the transfer agent's website, and via the company's website.

Shareholders may obtain printed copies of the audited annual financial statements free of charge by contacting the company's transfer agent.

The meeting materials for Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada will begin to be distributed to voting policyholders on March 30, 2026, and can be accessed electronically from March 30, 2026, on the transfer agent's website or the company's website.

2025 annual report

The 2025 annual report includes the company's management's discussion and analysis, consolidated financial statements, earnings by business group, and other company information.

About Sun Life Financial Inc.

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 Dec. 31, 2025, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.60-trillion.

Sun Life Financial trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SLF.