{"url_path":"/sec/bhfap/8-k/2026-06-03/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-03","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/0001685040-26-000022-index.html","accession_number":"0001685040-26-000022","cik":"0001685040","ticker":"BHF","issuer_name":"Brighthouse Financial, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/0001685040-26-000022-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001685040","primary_entity_name":"Brighthouse Financial, Inc."},"word_count":214,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn June 2, 2026, Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). At the 2026 Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”). The final voting results were as follows:\n\nProposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected the nine director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement to serve a one-year term ending at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results are set forth below:\n\nDirector NomineeForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote\n\nC. Edward (“Chuck”) Chaplin37,566,650173,46158,1045,516,725\n\nStephen C. Hooley37,664,39375,80158,0215,516,725\n\nMichael J. Inserra\n37,661,29078,86058,0655,516,725\n\nCarol D. Juel37,645,13178,81474,2705,516,725\n\nEileen A. Mallesch37,600,089133,86464,2625,516,725\n\nDiane E. Offereins37,472,798260,94864,4695,516,725\n\nEric T. Steigerwalt37,691,96246,35459,8995,516,725\n\nPaul M. Wetzel37,619,367119,60259,2465,516,725\n\nLizabeth H. Zlatkus37,639,23384,34074,6425,516,725\n\nProposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The voting results are set forth below:\n\nForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote\n\n43,086,381147,96780,592N/A\n\nProposal 3: The Company’s stockholders approved an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say-on-Pay” vote). The voting results are set forth below:\n\nForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote\n\n37,075,125545,676177,4145,516,725"}