UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~July 121, 2026

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	~~001-41504~~	~~95-4715639~~		001-41504	95-4715639
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)				(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
2919 Allen Parkway, Woodson Tower,
Houston,			Texas		77019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)					(Zip Code)

2919 Allen Parkway, Woodson Tower,
Houston,Texas		77019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-877-375-2422

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

~~Trading Symbol(s)~~

~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~

TradingSymbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

~~CRBG~~

~~New York Stock Exchange~~

CRBG

New York Stock Exchange

6.375% Junior Subordinated Notes

~~CRBD~~

~~New York Stock Exchange~~

CRBD

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 8.01			Other Events.

AsOn ~~previously~~June ~~announced~~28, on2026, ~~March~~a ~~26,~~special ~~2026,~~committee (the Special Committee) of the Board of Directors (the Board) of Corebridge Financial, Inc., a(the ~~Delaware~~Company) ~~corporation~~established ~~(“Corebridge”)~~September 16, ~~entered~~2026, ~~into~~at an9:00 ~~Agreement~~a.m. ~~and~~Eastern ~~Plan~~Time, ofas ~~Merger,~~the bydate and ~~among Corebridge,~~time ~~Equitable~~of ~~Holdings,~~the ~~Inc.,~~Company’s a2026 ~~Delaware~~annual ~~corporation~~meeting ~~(“Equitable~~of ~~Holdings”),~~stockholders ~~Mountain~~(the ~~Holding,~~2026 ~~Inc~~Annual Meeting)., aThe ~~newly~~Special ~~formed~~Committee ~~Delaware~~has ~~corporation~~fixed ~~and~~the ~~wholly-owned~~close ~~subsidiary~~ of ~~Corebridge~~business ~~(“HoldCo”),~~on ~~Palisade~~July ~~Holding~~28, ~~Inc.~~2026, aas ~~newly~~the ~~formed~~record ~~Delaware corporation~~date ~~and~~for adetermining ~~wholly-owned~~stockholders ~~subsidiary~~ of ~~HoldCo,~~the ~~and~~Company ~~Marcy~~who ~~Holding~~are entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting, ~~Inc~~including any adjournments or postponements thereof., aThe ~~newly~~location ~~formed~~of ~~Delaware~~the ~~corporation~~2026 ~~and~~Annual aMeeting ~~wholly-owned~~will ~~subsidiary~~be ofspecified ~~HoldCo,~~in ~~pursuant~~the toCompany’s ~~which~~definitive ~~Corebridge~~proxy ~~and~~statement ~~Equitable~~for ~~Holdings~~the ~~have~~2026 ~~agreed~~Annual toMeeting ~~effect~~(the an2026 ~~all-stock~~Proxy ~~merger transaction~~Statement) to ~~combine~~be ~~their~~filed ~~respective~~by ~~businesses~~the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on Schedule 14A.

OnThe ~~May~~Company’s ~~12,~~2025 ~~2026~~annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 3, ~~Corebridge~~2025 ~~and~~(the ~~Equitable~~2025 ~~Holdings~~Annual ~~issued~~Meeting). aThe ~~joint~~definitive ~~press~~proxy ~~release~~statement ~~announcing~~filed by the ~~proposed~~Company ~~leadership~~with ~~team~~the ofSEC ~~HoldCo~~on atSchedule ~~closing~~14A on May 27, 2025 in connection with the special meeting of stockholders of the ~~proposed~~Company ~~merger transaction.~~held ~~The~~on ~~press~~July ~~release~~9, is2025 ~~attached~~disclosed ~~hereto~~under as“Stockholder ~~Exhibit~~Proposals ~~99.1~~for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders” dates for submissions of stockholder proposals and isdirector ~~incorporated~~nominations ~~herein~~for bythe ~~reference~~2026 Annual Meeting.

~~Item~~Because ~~9.01~~the ~~Financial~~date ~~Statements~~of the 2026 Annual Meeting differs by more than thirty calendar days from the anniversary of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, the previously disclosed deadlines for submission of stockholder proposals and ~~Exhibits~~director nominations have been updated as set forth below.

The Company is providing the following disclosure in accordance with Rule 14a-5(df) ~~Exhibits~~under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated May 12, 2026, jointly issued by Corebridge Financial, Inc. and Equitable Holdings, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in 2026 Proxy Statement

As noted above, the 2026 Annual Meeting date will represent a change of more than thirty calendar days from the anniversary of the date of 2025 Annual Meeting. As a result, pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, a new deadline will apply for the receipt of any stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act for inclusion in the 2026 Proxy Statement. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8(e)(2) under the Exchange Act, such proposals must be received no later than July 24, 2026, which the Company has determined to be a reasonable time before it expects to begin to print and send its proxy materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting.

Proposals intended for inclusion in the 2026 Proxy Statement pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 should be sent to the Corporate Secretary of the Company by mail or email by writing to Corporate Secretary, c/o Corebridge Financial, Inc., 2919 Allen Parkway L4-01, Woodson Tower, Houston, Texas 77019, or by emailing [email protected].

Stockholder Director Nominations for Inclusion in 2026 Proxy Statement

The Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws (the By-laws) permit a stockholder, or a group of up to 20 stockholders, owning three percent or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s annual meeting proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two individuals or 20 percent of the Board, provided that the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in the By-laws. Notice of director nominees submitted pursuant to this proxy access by-law must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary of Corebridge in accordance with the By-laws and must be received no later than July 11, 2026. The notice of director nominees must include all of the information required by the By-laws.

Stockholder Director Nomination and Other Stockholder Proposals for Presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting Not Included in 2026 Proxy Statement

Under the By-laws, notice of any other stockholder proposal or the nomination of a candidate for election as a director to be made during the 2026 Annual Meeting and not submitted for inclusion in the 2026 Proxy Statement (either pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 or the proxy access provisions of the By-laws) must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary of the Company in accordance with the By-laws no later than July 11, 2026. The notice must include all of the information required by the By-laws.

In addition to satisfying the requirements set forth in the By-laws, in order to comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees must provide us with a notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 by July 11, 2026.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Corebridge Financial, Inc.~~

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

Date:

~~May 12, 2026~~

~~By:~~

~~/s/Jeannette~~July N.1, ~~Pina~~2026

By:

/s/Jeannette N. Pina

~~Name:~~

~~Jeannette N. Pina~~

Name:

Jeannette N. Pina

~~Title:~~

~~Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary~~

Title:

Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

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