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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-03 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

18Reported items
587Asset managers
5,451Fund votes
2026-06-02Main meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

These tallies are Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-03 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. reported 2 meetings in this season; each is tabulated separately below, with its own filing.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-06-02 (Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-03)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: C. Edward ("Chuck") Chaplin	37,566,650	173,461	58,104	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Stephen C. Hooley	37,664,393	75,801	58,021	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Michael J. Inserra	37,661,290	78,860	58,065	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Carol D. Juel	37,645,131	78,814	74,270	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Eileen A. Mallesch	37,600,089	133,864	64,262	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Diane E. Offereins	37,472,798	260,948	64,469	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Eric T. Steigerwalt	37,691,962	46,354	59,899	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Paul M. Wetzel	37,619,367	119,602	59,246	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Lizabeth H. Zlatkus	37,639,233	84,340	74,642	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes
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	43,086,381	147,967	80,592	--	--	Majority: yes
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)	37,075,125	545,676	177,414	--	5,516,725	Majority: yes

This meeting is also recorded here as 2026-06-03; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: Brighthouse Financial, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-06-03 — read the filing on EDGAR.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-02-12 (Form 8-K, filed 2026-02-12)
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
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 Merger Su	39,728,503	50,048	59,057	--	--	Majority: yes
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	32,891,771	6,512,865	432,972	--	--	Majority: yes
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 Merg	37,813,382	1,935,656	88,570	--	--	Majority: yes

This meeting is also recorded here as 2026-02-11; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: Brighthouse Financial, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-02-12 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 meetings

Each item below shows how the 587 asset managers that disclosed a Brighthouse Financial, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to Brighthouse Financial's Named Executive Officers

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 17 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 37,075,125AGAINST: 545,676

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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)”): 37,075,125 for, 545,676 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 65% for, 1.0% against (65% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 543 asset managers below cast 99.3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (37,392,764 for, 230,058 against).

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 37,392,764 (99.1%)AGAINST: 230,058 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 92,759 (0.2%)NOT VOTED: 2,593 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to Brighthouse Financial's Named Executive Officers” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,490,481	1	For
American Century	5,052,336	0	For
BlackRock	4,414,770	315	For
DME Capital Management, LP	2,654,988	0	For
GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC	2,196,683	0	For
State Street	1,721,586	2,002	For
Dimensional	1,515,504	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,134,672	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,091,191	0	For
Fidelity	890,023	0	For
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND	642,800	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC	621,025	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	0	For
Invesco	602,675	0	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	0	For
Northern Trust	541,592	0	For
SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC	399,597	0	For
Calamos	393,050	0	For
AllianceBernstein	383,091	0	For
AQR	381,872	0	For
First Trust	369,146	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	278,021	0	For
M3F, Inc.	264,080	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	246,699	0	For
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.	215,111	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 543 asset managers. See all 543 in the interactive database.

2. 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

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

Combines 22 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

83% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 83%AGAINST 17%

FOR: 32,891,771AGAINST: 6,512,865

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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 ”): 32,891,771 for, 6,512,865 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-12 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 57% for, 11% against (69% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 507 asset managers below cast 82% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (27,995,392 for, 6,050,729 against).

FOR 82%AGAINST 18%

FOR: 27,995,392 (81.7%)AGAINST: 6,050,729 (17.6%)ABSTAIN: 197,957 (0.6%)VOTE FOR ALL EVENTS AND PROPOSALS: 42,336 (0.1%)NOT VOTED: 61 (0.0%)DID NOT VOTE: 8 (0.0%)NO VOTE: 8 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Brighth” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,382,154	1,389	For
American Century	0	4,569,029	Against
BlackRock	4,567,755	0	For
Fidelity	2,143,781	0	For
State Street	1,733,310	3,388	For
Dimensional	1,602,732	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,063,712	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,013,668	0	For
Invesco	913,482	0	For
First Trust	762,215	0	For
Nuveen	0	578,838	Against
TIAA	0	570,604	Against
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	0	For
Northern Trust	547,579	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC	508,514	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	508,514	0	For
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND	497,600	0	For
GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC	358,046	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	319,766	0	For
AllianceBernstein	280,193	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	254,268	0	For
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC.	249,145	0	For
CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL	232,196	0	For
Goldman Sachs	173,138	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	150,947	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 507 asset managers. See all 507 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 37,664,393AGAINST: 75,801

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 0.2% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,739,297 for, 1,317 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 16,739,297 (99.9%)AGAINST: 1,317 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 37,661,290AGAINST: 78,860

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 0.2% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,739,297 for, 1,317 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 16,739,297 (99.9%)AGAINST: 1,317 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 37,645,131AGAINST: 78,814

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 0.2% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,739,297 for, 1,317 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 16,739,297 (99.9%)AGAINST: 1,317 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 37,600,089AGAINST: 133,864

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 65% for, 0.3% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,728,819 for, 11,795 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,728,819 (99.9%)AGAINST: 11,795 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%

FOR: 37,472,798AGAINST: 260,948

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 65% for, 0.5% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,728,818 for, 11,795 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,728,818 (99.9%)AGAINST: 11,795 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,701	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 37,691,962AGAINST: 46,354

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 0.1% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,739,297 for, 1,317 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 16,739,297 (99.9%)AGAINST: 1,317 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 37,619,367AGAINST: 119,602

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 65% for, 0.3% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,728,819 for, 11,795 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,728,819 (99.9%)AGAINST: 11,795 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 37,639,233AGAINST: 84,340

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 0.2% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,739,297 for, 1,317 against).

FOR 99.9%

FOR: 16,739,297 (99.9%)AGAINST: 1,317 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,038,702	For
American Century	2,459,220	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	For
Fidelity	885,703	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	532,832	For
Calamos	393,050	For
First Trust	366,726	For
Invesco	281,490	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	For
Jackson National	96,049	For
TIAA	88,172	For
Equitable	76,476	For
New York Life	60,693	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	For
Northern Trust	47,653	For
John Hancock	47,639	For
Putnam	43,086	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

11. RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

AUDIT-RELATEDMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 43,086,381AGAINST: 147,967

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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”): 43,086,381 for, 147,967 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 75% for, 0.3% against (75% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 89 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,724,447 for, 16,167 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,724,447 (99.9%)AGAINST: 16,167 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUB” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,032,484	6,218	For
American Century	2,459,220	0	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	0	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	0	For
Fidelity	885,703	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	0	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	0	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	0	For
State Street	531,551	1,281	For
Calamos	393,050	0	For
First Trust	366,726	0	For
Invesco	281,490	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	0	For
Jackson National	96,049	0	For
TIAA	88,172	0	For
Equitable	76,476	0	For
New York Life	60,693	0	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	0	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	0	For
Northern Trust	47,653	0	For
John Hancock	47,639	0	For
Putnam	43,086	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 89 asset managers. See all 89 in the interactive database.

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

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%

FOR: 37,566,650AGAINST: 173,461

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 2026-06-03 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 65% for, 0.4% against (66% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 87 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (16,716,735 for, 15,211 against).

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 16,716,735 (99.9%)AGAINST: 15,211 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 8,934 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of nine (9) Directors each to serve a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,035,286	3,416	For
American Century	2,459,220	0	For
BlackRock	2,438,667	0	For
Dimensional	1,109,688	0	For
Fidelity	885,703	0	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	621,025	0	For
Charles Schwab	567,139	0	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	0	For
State Street	532,832	0	For
Calamos	393,050	0	For
First Trust	366,726	0	For
Invesco	281,490	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	145,847	0	For
Jackson National	96,049	0	For
TIAA	88,172	0	For
Equitable	76,476	0	For
New York Life	60,693	0	For
Lincoln Financial	60,620	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	51,697	0	For
Tidal Trust II	51,309	0	For
Northern Trust	47,653	0	For
John Hancock	47,639	0	For
Putnam	43,086	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	41,535	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 87 asset managers. See all 87 in the interactive database.

13. 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

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%

FOR: 39,728,503AGAINST: 50,048

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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 partnersh”): 39,728,503 for, 50,048 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-12 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 69% for, 0.1% against (69% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 86 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,648,102 for, 0 against).

FOR 100%

FOR: 17,648,102 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as it may be amended from time to tim” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	4,943,701	For
BlackRock	2,583,967	For
American Century	2,227,458	For
Fidelity	1,505,378	For
Dimensional	1,227,864	For
First Trust	759,795	For
TIAA	570,562	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	For
State Street	552,710	For
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	508,514	For
Charles Schwab	506,708	For
Invesco	353,464	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	150,947	For
Jackson National	97,285	For
Equitable	80,357	For
AIG/SunAmerica	72,018	For
Northern Trust	60,466	For
Tidal Trust II	59,798	For
Lincoln Financial	59,611	For
Russell Investments	52,420	For
New York Life	46,025	For
Columbia Threadneedle	43,461	For
Victory Capital	42,406	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	For
MERGER FUND	37,181	For

Showing the 25 largest of 86 asset managers. See all 86 in the interactive database.

14. 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.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCEMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 37,813,382AGAINST: 1,935,656

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“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”): 37,813,382 for, 1,935,656 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-02-12 (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. Of all 57,445,785 outstanding shares: 66% for, 3% against (69% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 85 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,054,449 for, 584,300 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 17,054,449 (96.6%)AGAINST: 584,300 (3.3%)ABSTAIN: 9,229 (0.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING TO A LATER DATE OR DATES, IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, TO SO” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	4,943,700	1	For
BlackRock	2,583,967	0	For
American Century	2,227,458	0	For
Fidelity	1,505,378	0	For
Dimensional	1,227,864	0	For
First Trust	759,795	0	For
TIAA	570,562	0	For
NEXPOINT FUNDS I	554,918	0	For
State Street	2,231	550,479	Against
FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS	508,514	0	For
Charles Schwab	506,708	0	For
Invesco	353,464	0	For
HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST	150,947	0	For
Jackson National	97,285	0	For
Equitable	80,357	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	72,018	0	For
Northern Trust	60,466	0	For
Tidal Trust II	59,798	0	For
Lincoln Financial	42,261	17,350	For
Russell Investments	52,420	0	For
New York Life	46,025	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	43,461	0	For
Victory Capital	42,406	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	37,302	0	For
MERGER FUND	37,181	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 85 asset managers. See all 85 in the interactive database.

15. Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

99.5% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.5%

The 5 asset managers below cast 99.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (777,012 for, 3,838 against).

FOR: 777,012 (99.5%)AGAINST: 3,838 (0.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
HBK INVESTMENTS L P	705,653	0	For
JPMorgan	45,169	0	For
Empower	26,154	0	For
APG Asset Management US Inc.	0	3,838	Against
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	36	0	For

16. ELECTION OF DIRECTOR TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR TERM ENDING AT THE 2027 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS: C. EDWARD (CHUCK&QUOT) CHAPLIN &QUOT

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2026-06-02.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,668 for, 0 against).

FOR: 8,668 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTOR TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR TERM ENDING AT THE 2027 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS: C. EDWARD (CH” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
TIMOTHY PLAN	8,363	0	0	0	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III	305	0	0	0	For

17. Adjourn Meeting

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (71,323 for, 0 against).

FOR: 71,323 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Adjourn Meeting” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
JPMorgan	45,169	0	0	0	For
Empower	26,154	0	0	0	For

18. Approve Merger Agreement

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Meeting held 2026-02-12.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (71,323 for, 0 against).

FOR: 71,323 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approve Merger Agreement” at Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
JPMorgan	45,169	0	0	0	For
Empower	26,154	0	0	0	For

Largest Brighthouse Financial, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 57,445,785 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Brighthouse Financial, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	9.56%
2	American Century	8.79%
3	BlackRock	7.69%
4	DME Capital Management, LP	4.62%
5	GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC	3.82%
6	State Street	3.00%
7	Dimensional	2.64%
8	Charles Schwab	1.98%
9	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.90%
10	Fidelity	1.55%

Reported Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	6.33%	13G
Vanguard Capital Management	5.24%	13G
Eric Steigerwalt	0.81%	DEF14A
John Rosenthal	0.20%	DEF14A
Ed Spehar	0.11%	DEF14A
Chuck Chaplin	0.09%	DEF14A
Myles Lambert	0.09%	DEF14A
Stephen Hooley	0.04%	DEF14A
Allie Lin	0.03%	DEF14A

Percentages above are of 57,445,785 shares outstanding, as reported by Brighthouse Financial, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated 2026-05-01 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Brighthouse Financial, Inc.’s 10-Q dated 2026-05-01. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Brighthouse Financial, Inc.'s 2 shareholder meetings in the 2025-2026 proxy season (held 2026-02-12 and 2026-06-02), 587 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 5,451 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 18 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item of the season, voted at the meeting held 2026-06-02 — Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to Brighthouse Financial's Named Executive… — FOR was 99% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-06-03.

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