---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001685040-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHF"
cik: "0001685040"
company_name: "Brighthouse Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:03:44.873061+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brighthouse Financial shareholders approve $4.1B all-cash merger with Aquarian Capital at $70/share

## Summary
- Stockholders voted 99.7% in favor of the merger with an Aquarian Capital affiliate.
- Transaction valued at ~$4.1B; common stockholders to receive $70.00 per share in cash.
- Closing expected in 2026, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
- CEO Eric Steigerwalt said approval marks a step toward the company's next chapter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001685040-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHF
- cik: 0001685040
- company_name: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504026000005/0001685040-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504026000005/bhf-20260212.htm

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