Senior officer Melissa Jane Kennedy purchased 41,062 shares of Sun Life Financial Inc. for $4.5 million on September 8, 2026, according to a filing on SEDI.
What the filing shows
Melissa Jane Kennedy, a Senior Officer of Issuer at Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX:SLF), bought 41,062 shares at an average price of $110.05 per share, for a total value of $4.5 million, according to a filing on SEDI.
The trade took place on September 8, 2026, and was reported to SEDI on September 10, 2026. SEDI is the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders, the online system where insiders of Canadian public companies report trades in their company's securities.
Melissa Jane Kennedy's trading at Sun Life Financial Inc.
Over the last 12 months, Kennedy made 4 purchase transactions at Sun Life Financial Inc., with a combined total value of $4.5 million, according to SEDI records.
The September 8, 2026 purchase is the transaction most recently reported by Kennedy at the company, according to the filing.
Other insider activity at Sun Life Financial Inc.
In the 30 days before the filing, other insiders at Sun Life Financial Inc. reported sales rather than purchases. Kevin Strain, who holds the relationship of Director of Issuer and Senior Officer of Issuer, sold shares totaling $11.3 million, with a latest trade date of September 3, 2026, according to SEDI. Jacques Jr. Goulet, a Senior Officer of Issuer, sold shares totaling $4.1 million, also with a latest trade date of September 3, 2026.
Looking at the last 12 months across all insiders at the company, 1 insider made purchases totaling $4.5 million, while 2 insiders made sales totaling $15.4 million, according to SEDI records.
In the last 90 days, there was 1 insider trade report of $100k or more involving a purchase and 0 involving a sale, according to SEDI.
Sun Life Financial Inc. on the public record
Sun Life Financial Inc. was the subject of 4 lobbying filings reported in the last 12 months, according to federal lobbying registry records filed under the Lobbying Act.
Share price context
Sun Life Financial Inc. shares closed at $112.17 in the week ending September 15, 2026, according to weekly closing price data.
Over the past 52 weeks, the stock's weekly close ranged from a high of $115.72 to a low of $80.54.
