TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. announced that it will provide its shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation at annual meetings. This advisory vote, which will be non-binding, will be submitted to shareholders beginning at its annual meeting to be held in 2010.

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 December 31, 2008, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $381 billion.