Paul M. Wetzel - 01 May 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Jacob M. Jenkelowitz, Attorney-in-Fact, on behalf of Paul M. Wetzel
Issuer symbol: BHF
Transactions as of: 01 May 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 May 2025, 16:20:56 UTC
Previous filing: 10 Jun 2024
Next filing: 06 Jun 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Wetzel Paul M.	Director	11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD, CHARLOTTE	/s/ Jacob M. Jenkelowitz, Attorney-in-Fact, on behalf of Paul M. Wetzel	02 May 2025	0001709824

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BHF	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+1,120	+7.5%	$0.000000	16,003	01 May 2025	Direct	F1
holding	BHF	Common Stock						9	01 May 2025	Shares held by spouse

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BHF	Deferred Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-1,120	-16%	$0.000000	5,944	01 May 2025	Common Stock	0		Direct	F1, F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive one share of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("BHF") common stock.
F2	Award for service as a Board member pursuant to the Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 2017 Non-Management Director Stock Compensation Plan.
F3	The RSUs vested on June 8, 2023 and the vested shares were credited to the Reporting Person's deferred compensation account in accordance with the Reporting Person's deferral election made pursuant to the terms of the Brighthouse Services, LLC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors. In accordance with the Reporting Person's deferral election, one-third of the shares were paid out on May 1, 2025, and the remaining shares will be paid out in two equal installments on May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027, respectively, or, if earlier, in whole upon termination of the Reporting Person's service as a Director.