(January 19 – 10:30 ET) – Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. has initiated a shareholder selling program. It will enable registered and beneficial holders who owned 99 or fewer common shares of the company as of January 18, 2001, to sell their shares without incurring brokerage commissions.

This voluntary program is open to qualifying shareholders of record as of January 18, 2001. It will begin immediately and expire on March 19, 2001. Both registered and beneficial holders of the shares held in nominee form are eligible to participate. Material will be forwarded to eligible shareholders providing details about the program.

Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. has retained Georgeson Shareholder Communications Canada, Inc. to manage the program. Questions regarding the program should be directed to Georgeson Shareholder Communications Canada, Inc. in English at 1-800-890-1037 and in French at 1- 888-890-2933.
-IE Staff