LSE Delisting

Sun Life Fin.Services of Canada Inc
8 April 2002


     SUN LIFE FINANCIAL TO DELIST ITS SHARES FROM THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE


(TORONTO, April 8, 2002) - Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. (TSE,
NYSE: 'SLC') today announced that it has given notice of its intention to delist
its common shares from the London Stock Exchange, effective 8 a.m. GMT on May 8,
2002. The decision to cancel the Company's secondary listing on the London Stock
Exchange was based on the low trading volume and the cost to maintain this
listing.


Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. will continue to maintain its primary
listings on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange to
provide ongoing liquidity for shareholders world-wide. The Company will also
maintain a secondary listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange, where it is often
one of the most actively traded issues.


Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization
providing a diverse range of wealth accumulation and protection products and
services to individuals and corporate customers. Tracing its roots back to 1871,
Sun Life Financial and its partners today have operations in key markets
worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong,
the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India and Bermuda. As of Dec. 31, 2001 the
Sun Life Financial group of companies has total assets under management of CDN
$352 billion.


Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSE), New York
(NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under ticker symbol 'SLC' and on the
London Stock Exchange under ticker symbol 'SFC'.



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