Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Stephen C. Hooley

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen C. Hooley”): 37,664,393 for, 75,801 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,739,297 for, 1,317 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Michael J. Inserra

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J. Inserra”): 37,661,290 for, 78,860 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,739,297 for, 1,317 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Carol D. Juel

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carol D. Juel”): 37,645,131 for, 78,814 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,739,297 for, 1,317 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Eileen A. Mallesch

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eileen A. Mallesch”): 37,600,089 for, 133,864 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,728,819 for, 11,795 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Diane E. Offereins

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Diane E. Offereins”): 37,472,798 for, 260,948 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,728,818 for, 11,795 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Eric T. Steigerwalt

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric T. Steigerwalt”): 37,691,962 for, 46,354 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,739,297 for, 1,317 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Paul M. Wetzel

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul M. Wetzel”): 37,619,367 for, 119,602 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,728,819 for, 11,795 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Lizabeth H. Zlatkus

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lizabeth H. Zlatkus”): 37,639,233 for, 84,340 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,739,297 for, 1,317 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: C. Edward ("Chuck") Chaplin

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: C. Edward ("Chuck") Chaplin”): 37,566,650 for, 173,461 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 87 asset managers below reported 16,716,735 for, 15,211 against, 8,934 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Aquarian Holdings ian Holdings VI L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), Aquarian Beacon Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, Aquarian Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely for the purpose of certain provisions, and Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (the "Merger Proposal"), which provides for the acquisition of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. by Parent (the "Merger");

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“1. The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among Aquarian Holdings VI L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), Aquarian Beacon Merger Sub In”): 39,728,503 for, 50,048 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 12, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The final voting results were as follows: Proposal 1 : The Company's stockholders adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among Aquarian Holdings VI L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), Aquarian Beacon Merge…”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 86 asset managers below reported 17,648,102 for.

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The 2 asset managers below reported 71,323 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO A LATER DATE OR DATES, IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE MERGER PROPOSAL.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Pr”): 37,813,382 for, 1,935,656 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 12, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 : The Company's stockholders approved the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Proposal.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 85 asset managers below reported 17,054,449 for, 584,300 against, 9,229 abstained.

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The 2 asset managers below reported 71,323 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to Brighthouse Financial's Named Executive Officers

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. An advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers (the "Say-on-Pay" vote)”): 37,075,125 for, 545,676 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 : The Company's stockholders approved an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers (the "Say-on-Pay" vote).”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 88 managers: 16,727,056 for, 12,240 against, 10,251 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 482 managers: 20,665,708 for, 217,818 against, 82,508 abstained, 2,593 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Brighthouse Financial, Inc.'s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger; and

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger”): 32,891,771 for, 6,512,865 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed February 12, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 : The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger.”
Support: 83% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 85 managers: 14,833,821 for, 2,847,255 against, 9,229 abstained, 8 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 443 managers: 13,203,907 for, 3,203,473 against, 188,728 abstained, 69 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 2 managers: 71,323 for.

Institutional-manager reports, all 3 managers: 705,689 for, 3,838 against.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026”): 43,086,381 for, 147,967 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 3, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 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.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 16,724,447 for, 16,167 against, 8,934 abstained.

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