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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Steigerwalt Eric T 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Brighthouse Financial, Inc. [BHF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2026 (Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28277 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/27/2026 A 75,577(1) A $ 0 382,813 D Common Stock 02/27/2026 F 29,740(2) D $59.98 353,073 D Common Stock 03/02/2026 M 35,564(3) A (4) 388,637 D Common Stock 03/02/2026 F 13,996(5) D $59.98 374,641 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/02/2026		M			10,283	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	10,283	$ 0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/02/2026		M			14,216	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	14,216	$ 0	14,217	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/02/2026		M			11,065	(8)	(8)	Common Stock	11,065	$ 0	22,129	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/02/2026		A		109,411		(9)	(9)	Common Stock	109,411	$ 0	109,411	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Steigerwalt Eric T 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD CHARLOTTE, NC 28277	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Jacob M. Jenkelowitz, Attorney-in-Fact, on behalf of Eric T. Steigerwalt		03/02/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares earned under the 2023 Performance Share Unit ("PSUs") award based on the achievement of performance goals over the 2023-2025 performance period.
(2)	Shares withheld to cover tax obligations in connection with the vesting of PSUs.
(3)	Payout of shares upon vesting of shares of tranches of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted in March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025.
(4)	Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock.
(5)	Shares withheld to cover tax obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs.
(6)	Represents the vesting of the final tranche of the 2023 RSU award.
(7)	Represents the vesting of the second of three tranches of the 2024 RSU award. The final tranche will vest on the first business day in March 2027.
(8)	Represents the vesting of the first of three tranches of the 2025 RSU award. The remaining tranches will vest in substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2027 and March 2028.
(9)	RSUs awarded in 2026 vest in three substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2027, March 2028 and March 2029.

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