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accession: "0001685040-25-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHF"
cik: "0001685040"
company_name: "Brighthouse Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T03:32:12.342284+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brighthouse Financial amends Bylaws to update stockholder meeting notice and disclosure rules

## Summary
- Revised disclosure requirements for stockholder nominations and other business proposals, including nominee qualifications.
- Requires stockholder to appear at meeting to present nomination/proposal or it is disregarded.
- Stockholders soliciting proxies must use a non-white proxy card; white reserved for Board use.
- Added definitions for affiliates, associates, business day; requires update notices 15 days before meeting.
- Other ministerial, clarifying, and conforming changes made.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001685040-25-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHF
- cik: 0001685040
- company_name: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504025000002/0001685040-25-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504025000002/bhf-20250204.htm

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