SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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*
Cook Richard A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
11225 NORTH COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD

(Street)
CHARLOTTE NC 28277

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2024
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. [ BHF ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
checkbox checked Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Interim Chief Accounting Off.
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
checkbox checked Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 4,994 D
Common Stock 55 I Shares held by spouse
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) (1) Common Stock 1,010 (2) D
Restricted Stock Units (3) (3) Common Stock 517 (2) D
Restricted Stock Units (4) (4) Common Stock 308 (2) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded in 2024, which will vest in three substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2025, 2026 and 2027.
2. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock.
3. Represents unvested portion of RSUs awarded in 2023, which will vest in two substantially equal installments on the first business day in March 2025 and 2026.
4. Represents unvested portion of RSUs awarded in 2022, which will vest on the first business day in March 2025.
Remarks:
Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
/s/ Jacob M. Jenkelowitz, Attorney-in-Fact, on behalf of Richard A. Cook 11/12/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Pursuant to the authorization set forth in the instructions for the filing of Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5, respectively (hereinafter referred to as the "Reports"), under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby designates and authorizes each of BRUCE H. SCHINDLER, JACOB M. JENKELOWITZ, ALEXANDER V. ULIANOV, IAN MACDONALD and COLLEEN JOHNSON to (1) execute and file, or cause to be filed, such Reports, and any amendments thereto, for and on behalf of the undersigned, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and any other proper bodies at any time when the filing of said Reports is in order, containing such information as BRUCE H. SCHINDLER, JACOB M. JENKELOWITZ, ALEXANDER V. ULIANOV, IAN MACDONALD and COLLEEN JOHNSON may deem advisable and (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of such Reports, or any amendment thereto, and the timely filing of such Reports with the SEC and any other proper bodies, including, without limitation, the filing of a Form ID and any other forms or applications, including applications for EDGAR access codes and passwords, required to be filed or submitted in accordance with Regulation S-T promulgated by the SEC (or any successor provision) in order to file the Reports electronically. The authority of BRUCE H. SCHINDLER, JACOB M. JENKELOWITZ, ALEXANDER V. ULIANOV, IAN MACDONALD and COLLEEN JOHNSON under this authorization shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Reports with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that BRUCE H. SCHINDLER, JACOB M. JENKELOWITZ, ALEXANDER V. ULIANOV, IAN MACDONALD and COLLEEN JOHNSON are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. /s/ Richard A. Cook October 30, 2024