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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Brighthouse Financial (BHF)

Brighthouse Financial to be acquired for $70 a share in cash; Q3 profit rises

Positive Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Brighthouse Financial reported third-quarter 2025 net income available to shareholders of $453 million, or $7.89 per diluted share, up from $150 million, or $2.47 per share, a year earlier, including a $316 million net favorable impact from the annual actuarial review. The same day, the company agreed to a definitive merger in which an affiliate of Aquarian Capital LLC will acquire it for $70.00 per share in cash, a transaction valued at about $4.1 billion. The company also canceled its earnings conference call because of the pending deal.

Key points

  • Aquarian Capital affiliate to acquire Brighthouse Financial for $70.00 per share in an all-cash deal valued at about $4.1 billion
  • Net income available to shareholders of $453 million, or $7.89 per diluted share, versus $150 million, or $2.47, in Q3 2024
  • Adjusted earnings, less notable items, of $261 million, or $4.54 per diluted share, versus $243 million, or $3.99, in Q3 2024
  • Estimated combined RBC ratio of 435% to 455%; holding company liquid assets of $1.0 billion as of September 30, 2025

The filing

CompanyBrighthouse Financial (BHF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 6, 2025, 7:17 PM ET
Accession number0001685040-25-000069

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 06, 2025.

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