SLF.PR.G / SLF.PR.J : 9% Net Conversion to FixedReset

Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced (on June 19):

that 116,341 of its 5,192,686 Class A Non-cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 8R (the “Series 8R Shares”) have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2020, on a one-for-one basis, into Class A Non-cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 9QR (the “Series 9QR Shares”), and 1,140,986 of its 6,007,314 Series 9QR Shares have been elected for conversion on June 30, 2020 on a one-for-one basis, into Series 8R Shares. Consequently, on June 30, 2020, Sun Life will have 6,217,331 Series 8R Shares and 4,982,669 Series 9QR Shares issued and outstanding. The Series 8R Shares and Series 9QR Shares will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols SLF.PR.G and SLF.PR.J, respectively.

Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the outstanding Series 8R Shares, at Sun Life’s option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption, on June 30, 2025 and on the 30th of June in every fifth year thereafter. Subject to regulatory approval, Sun Life may redeem all or any part of the then outstanding Series 9QR Shares, at Sun Life’s option, by the payment of an amount in cash for each share so redeemed of (i) $25.00, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on June 30, 2025 and on June 30 every five years thereafter, or (ii) $25.50, together with all declared and unpaid dividends to the date fixed for redemption in the case of redemptions on any other date.

SLF.PR.G was issued as a FixedReset, 4.35%+141, announced 2010-5-13 and commenced trading 2010-5-25. It reset to 2.275% effective 2015-6-30, which triggered a 50% conversion to the FloatingReset SLF.PR.J. I recommended against conversion. SLF.PR.G resets to 1.825% effective 2020-6-30. The issue is tracked by HIMIPref™ and is assigned to the FixedReset (Discount) subindex.

SLF.PR.J is a FloatingReset, Bills+141, that arose from a 50% conversion from the FixedReset SLF.PR.G. It commenced trading 2015-6-30.

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