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FINANCIAL & OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, Inc. (unaudited) Life s brighter under the sun

Forward-looking statements Certain statements in this presentation and certain oral statements made during the earnings conference call on August 11, (collectively, this presentation ), including, but not limited to, statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking and are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The results or events predicted in these forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events and we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialize. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this presentation. Non-IFRS Financial Measures The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with international financial reporting standards ( IFRS ). This presentation includes financial measures that are not based on IFRS ( non-ifrs financial measures ). The Company believes that these non-ifrs financial measures provide information that is useful to investors in understanding the Company s performance and facilitate the comparison of the quarterly and full year results from period to period. These non-ifrs financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and may not be comparable with similar measures used by other companies. For certain non-ifrs financial measures, there are no directly comparable amounts under IFRS. These non-ifrs financial measures should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance determined in accordance with IFRS. Sources of earnings Sources of earnings is based on the requirements of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada and draft guidelines of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. It is used to identify the primary sources of gains or losses in each reporting period and is not based on IFRS. Additional information concerning our sources of earnings is included in the Company s Annual Report. Additional information Additional information concerning forward-looking statements and non-ifrs financial measures is included at the end of this presentation. 2

Life s brighter under the sun Dean A. Connor President and Chief Executive Officer

OPERATING RESULTS 16 reported net income of $480 million, compared to $726 million in 15 Operating net income of $474 million, versus $731 million in 15 Underlying net income of $554 million, versus $615 million in 15 Well diversified by geography and type of business Global assets under management of $865 billion Underlying Net Income by Business Group (1) SLF Asia 15% SLF Asset Management 26% SLF U.S. 19% SLF Canada 34% SLF U.K. 6% Underlying Net Income by Business Type (2) (C$ millions) 615 554 Operating ROE of 10.1% and Underlying ROE of 11.9% Deepening client relationships 2015 Protection Wealth (1) Graphic excludes Corporate Support results (2) Wealth earnings include results of Individual Wealth and Group Retirement Services in SLF Canada, Asset Management, International Wealth in SLF U.S., and the Company s wealth businesses in SLF Asia 4

HIGHLIGHTS LEADER in FINANCIAL PROTECTION and WEALTH SOLUTIONS in our Canadian home market Individual Insurance sales up 16% Group Benefits sales up 12% Individual wealth manufactured product sales (1) up 37% from continued momentum in Sun Life Global Investments mutual funds and Sun Life Guaranteed Investment Fund segregated funds PREMIER global ASSET MANAGEMENT operations MFS global assets under management of US$425 billion Gross sales of US$20.8 billion and net outflows of US$(1.0) billion Fund performance remains strong, pre-tax operating margin of 35% Sun Life Investment Management net inflows of $0.5 billion; AUM of $49 billion LEADER in U.S. GROUP BENEFITS and INTERNATIONAL high net worth solutions Integration of Assurant s U.S. employee benefits business progressing well Launched an expanded group benefits product portfolio under the Sun Life brand through unified sales teams Growth in Group Life & Health, Voluntary and Stop Loss sales GROWING Asia through DISTRIBUTION EXCELLENCE in HIGHER GROWTH MARKETS Individual insurance sales increased by 28%, driven by increased ownership levels and growth in most markets Continued investment in growth throughout the region: Increased ownership levels in India, Vietnam Acquisition of the pension business of FWD Hong Kong; 15-year distribution agreement 5 (1) Wealth manufactured products include SLGI mutual funds, Sun Life Guaranteed Investment Funds and other SLF fixed product offerings

COLM J. FREYNE Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Colm J. Freyne Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Life s brighter under the sun

16 RESULTS C$ millions (except EPS and ROE) 16 Q1 16 15 Reported net income 480 540 726 Operating net income 474 531 731 Underlying net income 554 582 615 Diluted operating EPS (C$) 0.77 0.87 1.19 Diluted underlying EPS (C$) 0.90 0.95 1.00 Operating ROE 10.1% 11.3% 16.5% Underlying ROE 11.9% 12.4% 13.9% Business Performance Capital Management Benefitting from diversified business model Assets under management of $865 billion Adjusted premiums and deposits of $37 billion Book value per share of $30.42 Strong capital position with an SLA MCCSR of 214%, SLF MCCSR of 225% (1) $0.8 billion cash level at Inc. Leverage Ratio of 23.5% Disciplined capital deployment (1) Minimum Continuing Capital and Surplus Requirements ( MCCSR ) ratio of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. ( SLA ) and Inc. ( SLF ) 7

BUSINESS GROUP PERFORMANCE UNDERLYING NET INCOME (C$ millions) SLF Canada Solid result against strong comparative in prior year Mortality, morbidity and policyholder experience largely inline with expectations 250 200 105 114 173 153 71 85 SLF U.S. Contributions from the Assurant employee benefits business Unfavourable morbidity experience in Stop Loss Favourable investing activity and mortality experience in International Life SLF Asset Management Canada U.S. SLF Asset Management 15 16 Asia MFS operating margin of 35%, on lower average net assets and higher operating costs Net flows of US$(1.0) billion at MFS and $0.5 billion at SLIM SLF Asia Business growth across the region Lower new business strain 8

SOURCES OF EARNINGS VIEW Sources of earnings Common shareholders C$ millions 16 15 Change Expected profit on in-force business 668 672 (4) Impact of new business (37) (39) 2 Experience gains or (losses) (97) 252 (349) Assumption changes and management actions (10) 22 (32) Earnings from operations 524 907 (383) Earnings on surplus 118 126 (8) Earnings before income taxes 642 1,033 (391) Income tax (expense) or recovery (134) (259) 125 Non-controlling interest and preferred share dividends (34) (43) 9 Operating net income 474 731 (257) 9

SALES RESULTS C$ millions 16 15 Change over 15 Individual life and health 260 214 21% Group life and health 278 213 31% Total Insurance sales 538 427 26% Wealth SLF Asset Management 28,182 25,292 11% Wealth Non SLF Asset Management (1) 4,523 6,424 (30%) Total Wealth sales 32,705 31,716 3% (1) Excludes the sales of investment products in and 2015 from SLF U.S s International wealth business which was closed to new sales in December 2015 Note: Sales for Asia joint ventures based on our proportionate equity interest. 10

OPERATING EXPENSES 3,100 2,900 2,700 2,500 2,409 84 281 117 (3) (85) 9 2,812 C$ millions 2,300 2,100 1,900 1,700 1,500 15 YTD Actual Controllable Expenses Impact of Acquisitions Currency Contractual Volumes Fair Value Adjustments Other 16 YTD Actual Increase in controllable expenses of 3.5% reflecting investments in growth partially funded through productivity gains Higher expenses driven primarily by net expenditures associated with recently acquired businesses and currency 11

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RECONCILIATION OF UNDERLYING INCOME C$ millions 16 Pre-tax 16 After-tax Operating net income 474 Net equity market impact (including basis risk impact of $6 million) (1) 21 14 Net interest impact (including credit spread impact of $(11) million and swap spread impact of $nil) (1) (143) (95) Net impact of fair value changes of real estate 6 9 Assumption changes and management actions (10) (8) Underlying net income 554 (1) Amounts provided for basis risk, credit spread and swap spread are after tax. 13

OTHER NOTABLE ITEMS Impact of other items on our net income C$ millions Experience related items 16 Pre-tax 16 After-tax Impact of investment activity on insurance contract liabilities 49 41 Mortality 8 10 Morbidity (34) (30) Credit 20 15 Lapse and other policyholder behaviour (3) 0 Expenses (25) (18) Other 10 9 Total other notable items 25 27 Differences between pre and post-tax results reflect mix of business based on the Company s international operations 14

ENERGY EXPOSURE Highlights Total of $5.4 billion in energy debt securities and corporate loans, 4% of total invested assets. Credit Quality Debt Securities & Corporate Loan Carrying Value by Rating (as of June 30, ) AAA AA A BBB BB and Below % Total 0.5% 3.1% 33.2% 56.9% 6.3% 94% of our energy portfolio is rated investment grade Real estate and commercial mortgage holdings in Alberta of approximately $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively Integrated 12% Drilling / Servicing 4% Other Energy 8% Exploration & Production 16% Refineries 13% Pipelines, Storage & Transportation 47% has a high quality bond portfolio with manageable exposure to energy 15

GLOBAL ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT General Account Management of general fund assets on SLF balance sheet Supports the business operations and policyholder liabilities Range of factors considered in investment process Asset liability management Asset type Credit / sector exposure Micro and macro economic developments SLF Asset Management Source, create and market investment solutions in active asset management, liabilitydriven investing and alternative asset classes for third party clients Wealth Management Solutions Provide holistic wealth management solutions to address client needs, helping them achieve lifetime financial security. Total Assets Under Management of $865 billion 16

In this presentation, Inc. and its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates are referred to as we, us, our and the Company. Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures We report certain financial information using non-ifrs financial measures, as we believe that these measures provide information that is useful to investors in understanding our performance and facilitate a comparison of our quarterly and full year results from period to period. These non-ifrs financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and may not be comparable with similar measures used by other companies. For certain non-ifrs financial measures, there are no directly comparable amounts under IFRS. These non-ifrs financial measures should not be viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance determined in accordance with IFRS. Additional information concerning these non-ifrs financial measures and reconciliations to the closest IFRS measures are included in our annual and interim management's discussion and analysis ( MD&A ) and the Supplementary Financial Information packages that are available on www.sunlife.com under Investors Financial results & reports. Reconciliations to IFRS measures are also available in this document under the heading Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Financial Measures. Operating net income (loss) and financial measures based on operating net income (loss), consisting of operating earnings per share ( EPS ) or operating loss per share, and operating return on equity ( ROE ), are non-ifrs financial measures. Operating net income (loss) excludes from reported net income the impact of the following amounts that are not operational or ongoing in nature to assist investors in understanding our business performance: (i) certain hedges in SLF Canada that do not qualify for hedge accounting; (ii) fair value adjustments on MFS's share-based payment awards; (iii) acquisition, integration and restructuring amounts (including impacts related to acquiring and integrating acquisitions); (iv) goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges; and (v) other items that are not operational or ongoing in nature. Operating EPS also excludes the dilutive impact of convertible instruments. Underlying net income (loss) and financial measures based on underlying net income (loss), consisting of underlying EPS or underlying loss per share, and underlying ROE, are non-ifrs financial measures. Underlying net income (loss) removes from operating net income (loss) the impact of the following items that create volatility in our results under IFRS and when removed assist in explaining our results from period to period: (a) market related impacts; (b) assumption changes and management actions; and (c) other items that have not been treated as adjustments to operating net income and when removed assist in explaining our results from period to period. Market related impacts include: (i) the impact of changes in interest rates that differ from our best estimate assumptions in the reporting period on investment returns and the value of derivative instruments used in our hedging programs, including changes in credit and swap spreads, and any changes to the assumed fixed income reinvestment rates in determining the actuarial liabilities; (ii) the impact of changes in equity markets, net of hedging, above or below our best estimate assumptions of approximately 2% growth per quarter in the reporting period and of basis risk inherent in our hedging program for products that provide benefit guarantees; and (iii) the impact of changes in the fair value of real estate properties in the reporting period. Additional information regarding these adjustments is available in the footnotes to the table included under the heading vs. 2015 in the Financial Summary section in the interim MD&A for the second quarter of. Assumption changes reflect the impact of revisions to the assumptions used in determining our liabilities for insurance contracts and investment contracts. The impact on our liabilities for insurance contracts and investment contracts of actions taken by management in the current reporting period, referred to as management actions include, for example, changes in the prices of in-force products, new or revised reinsurance on in-force business, or material changes to investment policies for asset segments supporting our liabilities. Underlying EPS also excludes the dilutive impact of convertible instruments. Other non-ifrs financial measures that we use include adjusted revenue, administrative services only ( ASO ), premium and deposit equivalents, mutual fund assets and sales, managed fund assets and sales, premiums and deposits, adjusted premiums and deposits, assets under management ( AUM ), assets under administration, and effective income tax rate on an operating net income basis. Unless indicated otherwise, all factors discussed in this document that impact our results are applicable to reported net income (loss), operating net income (loss), and underlying net income (loss). Reported net income (loss) refers to Common shareholders' net income (loss) determined in accordance with IFRS. Reconciliation of Net Income Measures 16 Q1 16 15 Common shareholders' reported net income (loss) 480 540 726 Impact of certain hedges that do not qualify for hedge accounting (6) (13) 6 Fair value adjustments on share-based payment awards at MFS 20 7 (11) Acquisition, integration and restructuring (8) 15 - Common Shareholders' operating net income (loss) 474 531 731 Net equity market impact 14 (18) (11) Net interest rate impact (95) (19) 97 Net increases (decrease) in the fair value of real estate 9 (3) 11 Assumption changes and management actions (8) (11) 19 Common shareholders' underlying net income (loss) 554 582 615

Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this presentation, including statements (i) relating to our growth strategies, (ii) statements concerning our medium-term financial objectives, (iii) statements relating to productivity and expense initiatives, growth initiatives and other business objectives and (iv) statements that are predictive in nature or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions and (v) statements that include words such as "aim", "anticipate", "assumption", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "goal", "intend", "may", "objective", "outlook", "plan", "project", "seek", "should", "initiatives", "strategy", "strive", "target", "will" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this presentation represent our current expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events and are not statements of historical facts. By their very nature, forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on several assumptions, both general and specific, which give rise to the possibility that actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialize and undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Future results and shareholder value may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements due to, among other factors, the matters set out in the Company s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2015 and for the quarter ended June 30, under the heading Forward-looking Statements and in the risk factors set out in the Company s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2015 (our AIF ) under the heading Risk Factors and other factors detailed in the Company s annual and interim financial statements and any other filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators made available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation describe our expectations, estimates and projected future events as at August 11,. Except as may be required by Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. The forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any non-recurring or other special items or of any dispositions, mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations or other transactions that may be announced or that may occur after August 11,. If any non-recurring or other special item or any transaction should occur, the financial impact could be complex and the effect on our operations or results would depend on the facts particular to such item and we cannot describe the expected impact in a meaningful way or in the same way we could present known risks affecting our business. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to: credit risks - related to issuers of securities held in our investment portfolio, debtors, structured securities, reinsurers, counterparties, other financial institutions and other entities; market risks related to the performance of equity markets; changes or volatility in interest rates or credit spreads or swap spreads; real estate investments; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; insurance risks - related to mortality, morbidity, longevity and policyholder behaviour; product design and pricing; the impact of higher-than-expected future expenses; and the availability, cost and effectiveness of reinsurance; business and strategic risks related to global economic and political conditions; changes in distribution channels or customer behaviour including risks relating to market conduct by intermediaries and agents; changes in the competitive, legal or regulatory environment, including capital requirements and tax laws; tax matters, including estimates and judgments used in calculating taxes; the design and implementation of business strategies; the performance of our investments and investment portfolios managed for clients such as segregated and mutual funds; our international operations, including our joint ventures; market conditions that affect our capital position or ability to raise capital; downgrades in financial strength or credit ratings; and the impact of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; operational risks related to breaches or failure of information system security and privacy, including cyber-attacks; our ability to attract and retain employees; the execution and integration of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; legal, regulatory compliance and market conduct, including the impact of regulatory inquiries and investigations; our information technology infrastructure; a failure of information systems and Internet-enabled technology; dependence on third-party relationships, including outsourcing arrangements; business continuity; model errors; information management; the environment, environmental laws and regulations and third-party policies; and liquidity risks - the possibility that we will not be able to fund all cash outflow commitments as they fall due. Forward-looking statements are presented for the purpose of assisting investors and others in understanding our expected financial position and results of operations as at the date of this presentation, as well as our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook, and in obtaining a better understanding of our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements may not be appropriate for other purposes.