Sun Life Financial to hold Annual Meeting

TORONTO, May 11 /CNW/ - Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX/NYSE:SLF) will hold its Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario on May 18, 2011.

The Annual Meeting will be chaired by Ronald W. Osborne, Chairman of the Board, with a presentation by Donald A. Stewart, Chief Executive Officer. Photography and cameras are permitted during the first 15 minutes of the Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting will be followed by a media session hosted by Donald A. Stewart. Registered media are welcome to attend the media session in the Videoconferencing Room. The media session is scheduled to take place approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the meeting. Journalists planning to attend the briefing should RSVP to Frank Switzer no later than May 16, 2011.

To view the live webcast of the Annual Meeting and accompanying presentation slides, please visit www.sunlife.com/annualmeetingmaterials a few minutes prior to the start of the meeting, and follow the instructions to access the webcast. The webcast will be archived on our website on the following business day and will be available until November 18, 2011.

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2011, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $469 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.

Note to Editors: All figures in Canadian dollars.