TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. announced that its 2008 Annual Report and its Notice of Annual Meeting and Management Information Circular for the May 21, 2009 Annual Meeting are now available.

These documents can be accessed electronically at www.sunlife.com/annualreport2008 and www.sunlife.com/annualmeetingmaterials. Shareholders may obtain printed copies of these documents free of charge by contacting the company through its website. These documents are being filed with Canadian securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Distribution to shareholders began today. The Annual Report includes the 2008 management's discussion and analysis, consolidated financial statements, sources of earnings by business group, and other company information.