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March 23, 2000
PSE CIRCULAR FOR BROKERS NO. 763-00
SUBJECT : Sun Life Financial Services of Canada, Inc
Secondary Listing by Way of Introduction
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
|A. Brief Background on the Demutualization of Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada, Ine ("Sunlife"
Key Dates on Demutuaizaton Plan
January27, 1998 + Board of Directors of SunLife instructed its
‘management to prepae a plan for
demutualization
+ Bligibilty Date for Polcyholéers to be
entitled to Demutualization Benefits
‘August 4,199 +The Plan of Demutuelization was approved
by the Board of Directors
September28, + The Board of Directors of Sun Life ot
(Canada 1999 adopted the Conversion Plan
December 15, + ‘Special Meeting was held whereby
Eligible 1999 Policyholders were asked to
vote on the Plan for Demutualization.
Eligible Polieyholders of Sunlife approved
the Coaversion Plan
Structure Before and After Demutualization
Before the proposed demutualization, Sun Life is owned by its Participating
Policyholders, with no common shareholders. As such, in accordance with the
Insurance Companies Act of Canada, the Board of Directors is elected in full by the
Participating Poticyholders.
With the proposed demutualization, a new insurance holding company, Sun
Life Financial Services of Canada, Inc. (the "Company" or *SLC'), has been
‘ever ane COTedeopue hana ome +incorporated under the Insurance Companies Act for the purpose of becoming the
parent holding company of Sun Life. Under a plan of conversion adopted by the board
‘of directors of Sun Life on September 28, 1999 and approved by Eligible
Policyholders on December 15, 1999, Sun Life Assurance will convert from a mutual
insurance company to an insurance company with share capital and become a
‘wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Services.
B. Salient Features of Sun Life Financial Services of Canada, Inc.'s
Listing
[No.of shares for listing
Listing Date
‘Number of Cash-eletion
shares from Philippine
olleyholders
Number of shares to be
retained by Philippine
policyholders
Par Value
Offer Price
Tax Treanment of +
Transactions
‘Soros coverage nan he
Approximately 400,148,008 common
shares
(The same number of shares will be
listed in Toronto Stock Exchange, New
York Stock Exchange, London Stock
Exchange and the Philippine Stock
Exchange, In)
March 24,2000
Approximately 12,080,278 common
shares
ott
Approximately 13,535,862 common
shares
SLC has no par value. Part $ Section
63 ofthe Insurance Companies Act of
(Canada prohibits insurance companies
from stating a par value for its shares.
‘The offer price shall be determined
today, Merch 23, 2000
Price Range: Can12.00 to CanS15.00
Issuance of SLC shares to
Bligible Policyholders who opted
for shares
‘The orginal issuances of SLC
‘common shares to eligible
Philippine policyholders isnot,
subject to documentary stamp fx.+ Selling the SLC shares onthe
PSE:
‘Should the eligible policyholders
‘ish to sll those shares, the
individual shareholder shall be
required to pay stock transaction
1x of 0.5% ofthe proceeds and
documentary stamp tax atthe rate
(0f 0.25% of the original issue price
ofthe shares.
Schedule of Block Trade March 29, 2000
‘Trading of shares in the PSE Eligible policyholders who opted for
shares has the option of receiving
shares in certificates or holding them in
‘Sun Life of Canada Share Account
+ Policyolders who elected to
receive a share certificate can sll
their shares immediately following
the demutualization effective date
by taking their shares to a broker.
‘Share certificates have been sent
by registered mail beginning
March 17, 2000 to those Eligible
Policybolders who chose to receive
centificates, However, SLC cannot
‘guarantee their delivery prior tothe
scheduled listing on the PSE.
Following the listing of common
shares of SLC on the PSE and
receipt ofthe share certificate,
Eligible Polieyholders will be able to
sll thie common shares onthe
PSE.
+ ForPhilippine policyholders who
‘old their shares in the Share
‘Account, there are 2 options.
(1 They choose to sel their
haces as part ofthe Share
‘Seraieraee cova nan ear ag omen 3Selling Service, they mast walt,
30 days ftom the