---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001685040-22-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHF"
cik: "0001685040"
company_name: "Brighthouse Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T03:12:58.154448+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brighthouse Financial stockholders elect nine directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with majority support; broker non-votes ranged 6.3M shares per nominee.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY2022: 60.2M for, 0.4M against, 45.7K abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 53.6M for, 0.6M against, 0.2M abstain; 6.3M broker non-votes.
- Annual meeting held June 8, 2022; results reflect all proposals described in the April 26, 2022 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001685040-22-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHF
- cik: 0001685040
- company_name: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504022000022/0001685040-22-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504022000022/bhf-20220609.htm

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