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001-41504 |
95-4715639
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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2919 Allen Parkway, Woodson Tower,
Houston, Texas
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the SecuritiesAct (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the ExchangeAct (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the ExchangeAct (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the ExchangeAct (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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CRBG |
New York Stock Exchange
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6.375% Junior Subordinated Notes
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New York Stock Exchange
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| Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Employment Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, between Corebridge Financial, Inc. and Marc Costantini.
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Transition and Advisory Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, between Corebridge Financial, Inc. and Kevin T. Hogan.*
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Press Release of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (furnished herewith and not filed).
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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Corebridge Financial, Inc.
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Date:
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September 9, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Polly N. Klane
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Name:
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Polly N. Klane
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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Start Date. Your anticipated start date will be on or about December 1, 2025, or such other date that is mutually
agreeable to the parties, but will in all events occur not later than December 15, 2025 (“Start Date”).
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Position. You will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Corebridge Financial. Corebridge Financial will
also take such steps as necessary for you to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Corebridge Financial (the “Board”) effective as of the Start Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, and Corebridge Financial will re-nominate you
to the Board and recommend your election to its shareholders at all times while you are serving as Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, you will be a member of the Corebridge Financial Executive Leadership Team and report directly
to the Board.
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Location. Your assigned work location will be our New Jersey office currently located at 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City,
New Jersey.
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One-Time Relocation Stipend. You will be paid a one-time relocation stipend of US$250,000, subject to applicable tax
withholdings, to assist you with any relocation expenses you may incur in connection with accepting this role. This relocation stipend will be paid to you within thirty days of you providing notice of intent to relocate.
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Total Direct Compensation. Your initial annual target direct compensation will be US$11,500,000 as follows:
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Annual Base Salary. Your initial annual base cash salary will be at a rate of US$1,000,000 per year, subject to applicable withholdings.
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Short-Term Incentive. Your target annual short-term incentive (“STI”) award will be US$2,500,000, subject to applicable withholdings. Your first year of STI eligibility
will be 2026. As a member of the Corebridge Financial Executive Leadership Team, your STI awards will be based on a combination of Company-based performance metrics and individual-based performance metrics and will be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Corebridge Financial Short-Term Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time. Your individual award can range between 0-200% of your STI target based on Company and individual performance and will be
subject to the approval of the Board and its Compensation Committee. Your STI award is contingent on you being an active employee on the date STI awards are made and will be payable when STI awards are regularly paid to other members of
the Executive Leadership Team.
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Annual Long-Term Incentive. For 2026, your target annual long-term incentive (“LTI”) award will be US$8,000,000. LTI award grants may be delivered in a mix of performance
share units (PSUs), restricted share units (RSUs) and stock options to be determined by, and subject to approval of, the Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee, as well as you being an active employee of the Company on the
date of grant. The next annual grant of LTI awards is expected to occur in February 2026. Any LTI award will be subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant long-term incentive plan and the award agreement(s) governing the LTI
grant.
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New-Hire Cash Sign-on Award. In partial replacement of prior unvested equity awards forfeited from your prior employer as
well as the forfeiture of the entitlement to a 2025 cash bonus award from your prior employer, a one-time New-Hire Cash Sign-on Award of US$5,500,000, subject to applicable tax withholdings, will be paid to you within 30 days of your
Start Date. You understand and agree that if, within (24) months of payment, you resign without Good Reason, or your employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, then you will repay the Company, the full gross amount of this
award, including withholdings. For this purpose, “Cause” and “Good Reason” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan, except that the elements of Good Reason shall apply without regard to
whether a Change in Control (as defined in the Long-Term Incentive Plan) has occurred.
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New-Hire Long Term Incentive Award. In partial replacement of prior unvested equity awards forfeited from your prior
employer, an LTI award of US$10,000,000 will be granted to you effective as of your Start Date and will have the form of 50% PSUs, 25% RSUs, and 25% stock options. The PSUs will have the same vesting terms and performance period
(2025–2027) as applicable to the other members of the Executive Leadership Team as if you had received your LTI award in Q1 2025. The RSUs and stock options will vest ratably in annual installments over 3 years from the date of grant.
For purposes of determining the number of units of PSUs and RSUs, we will use the average Corebridge closing price of the five trading days prior to the date of grant. For stock options, the value will be divided by the Corebridge
Black-Scholes value to determine the number of stock options. The strike price for stock options will be the closing market price on the NYSE on the actual date of grant. This LTI award will be subject to the terms and conditions of
the relevant long-term incentive plan and the award agreement(s) governing the LTI grant.
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Benefits. You will be entitled to benefits consistent with similarly situated senior executives of the Company and
reimbursement of reasonable business expenses, in each case in accordance with applicable Company programs and policies as in effect from time to time.
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Paid Time Off (“PTO”). You will be eligible for 30 days of PTO on an annual basis, accruing in accordance with the terms
set forth in the Company’s Employee Handbook, as in effect from time to time.
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Executive Severance Plan. Effective as of the Start Date, you will be designated as a participant in the Company’s
Executive Severance Plan and will be eligible for the severance pay and termination benefits in the event of a covered termination under that plan.
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Notice Period. You agree that if you voluntarily resign, you will give six months’ written notice to the Company of your
resignation, which may be working notice or non-working notice at the Company’s sole discretion and which notice period is waivable by the Company at the Company’s sole discretion. If you execute an LTI award agreement containing a
different notice period than the notice period contained in this offer letter, the notice period in the LTI award agreement will govern.
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Clawback Policy. Any bonus, equity or equity-based award or other incentive compensation granted to you will be subject
to forfeiture and/or repayment to the extent provided for in any Company clawback policy (and any other Company policies as may be in effect from time to time).
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Indemnification and Cooperation. During and after your employment, the Company will indemnify you in your capacity as a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and Corebridge Financial’s charter and by-laws and will provide you with director and officer liability insurance coverage (including
post-termination/post-director service tail coverage) on the same basis as other similarly situated officers. The Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent to your selection of your own counsel in any indemnification matter,
and the reasonable expenses of the counsel you select will also be included in the indemnification.
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Tax Matters. Tax will be withheld by the Company under applicable tax requirements for any payments or deliveries under
this letter. To the extent any taxable expense reimbursement or in-kind benefits under this letter is subject to Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the amount thereof eligible in one taxable year shall not affect
the amount eligible for any other taxable year, in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which you incurred such expenses and in no event shall any right to
reimbursement or receipt of in- kind benefits be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. To the extent applicable, each payment under this letter will be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.
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Company Policies. In addition to those policies referred to in this letter specifically, you will be subject to all
employment and other policies of the Company applicable to the Executive Leadership Team, including the Corebridge Financial Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct, as may be in effect and as may be amended from time to time in the
Company’s discretion.
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No Guarantee of Employment or Target Direct Compensation. This offer letter is not a guarantee of employment or target
direct compensation for a fixed term.
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Entire Agreement. This offer letter constitutes the Company’s only statement relating to its offer of employment to you
and supersedes any previous communications or representations, oral or written, from or on behalf of the Company.
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Miscellaneous Representations. You confirm and represent to the Company by signing this letter, that: (a) you are under
no obligation or arrangement (including any restrictive covenants with any prior employer or any other entity) that would prevent you from becoming an employee of or that would adversely impact your ability to perform the expected
services on behalf of the Company other than as previously disclosed in writing to the Company; (b) you have not taken (or failed to return) any confidential information belonging to your prior employer or any other entity, and, to the
extent you remain in possession of any such information, you will never use or disclose such information to the Company or any of its employees, agents or affiliates; (c) you understand and accept all of the terms and conditions of this
offer; and (d) you acknowledge that the Company is an intended third party beneficiary of this offer letter. You have provided the Company copies of any restrictive covenants with any prior employer to which you are currently subject.
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Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement. Simultaneously with your entering into this letter, you are also entering
into the annexed Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement. The Non-Solicitation and Non- Disclosure Agreement will become effective as of the Start Date.
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Employment Dispute Resolution Program. As a condition of applying for and/or accepting employment with the Company, you
consent to participate in the Company’s Employment Dispute Resolution (“EDR”) program, as in effect from time to time. By signing below, you represent that you have read and understand the Corebridge EDR Program Brochure, a copy of
which has been provided to you, and agree to the EDR Program’s alternative dispute resolution process. You also confirm your understanding that by agreeing to binding arbitration for certain work-related disputes with the American
Arbitration Association as described in the EDR Program Brochure, both you and the Company give up your right to trial by jury of any claim covered under Step 4 of the EDR Program, and the right to bring any such claim in court. Nothing
in the EDR Program is intended to affect your right to bring claims that are not arbitrable under applicable law or to affect your right to file an administrative charge before a governmental agency, but you do waive the right to
monetary recovery with respect to such a charge.
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Background Investigation. Your role is deemed a Position of Trust. Therefore, this offer is contingent upon the
successful results of a background screen in accordance with the Corebridge Financial Position of Trust Background Screening policy and any other applicable Company policy or practice, which may include, without limitation, verification
of employment, professional certifications, designations or licenses, criminal and credit history, educational background, and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. We advise you that these matters have been completed and
are not outstanding.
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COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC.
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/s/ Liz Cropper
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Name: Liz Cropper
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Title: EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
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/s/ Marc Costantini
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Marc Costantini
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Dated: September 5, 2025
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the Employee hereby assigns all right, title and interest in any intellectual property, including but not limited to discoveries, ideas, inventions, works, reports, rules, processes, lists, data and other materials along with all
improvements thereto (whether or not patentable or registerable under copyright or similar statutes) conceived, produced or developed by the Employee, either alone or in conjunction with others, pursuant to, or in furtherance of the
Employee’s employment with the Company (collectively “Intellectual Property”). Moreover, if requested, the Employee agrees to execute any documents required to perfect Corebridge Financial’s interest in the above referenced intellectual
property, and to otherwise fully cooperate with such process during and after the Employee’s employment with the Company.
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This assignment shall include all such Intellectual Property that: (1) relates in any way to Corebridge Financial’s business, or to actual or anticipated research and development of Corebridge Financial; or (2) results in any way from
the performance by the Employee of duties and responsibilities as an employee of the Company. The Employee further agrees that all original works of authorship which were made by the Employee (either alone or with others) within the scope
of and during the period of the Employee’s employment with the Company and which are protectable by copyright laws, are “works made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act.
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Notwithstanding the above, this Section does not apply to inventions that qualify under state law as inventions that cannot be required to be assigned.
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/s/ Marc Costantini
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Marc Costantini
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9/5/2025 | |
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Transition Period; Termination of Employment
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Severance
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Other Benefits
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Release of Claims; Supplemental Release
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Proceedings
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Time to Consider
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Revocation
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No Admission
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| IX. |
Restrictive Covenants
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Non-Solicitation/Non-Competition
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During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the one-year anniversary of the Termination Date (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive shall not,
directly or indirectly, solicit, participate in the solicitation or recruitment of, or in any manner encourage or provide assistance to any employee, consultant, registered representative, or agent of Corebridge to terminate his or her
employment or other relationship with Corebridge or to leave its employ or other relationship with Corebridge for any engagement in any capacity or for any other person or entity, without Corebridge’s written consent; provided, that a general advertisement for employment shall not be deemed a solicitation.
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During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:
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For purposes of this Section IX, a “Competitive Business” means, as of any date, including during the Restricted Period, any person or entity (including any joint
venture, partnership, firm, corporation or limited liability company) that engages in or proposes to engage in the following activities in any geographical area in which Corebridge does such business:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement
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The Executive understands that the provisions of this Section IX.A may limit the Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of Corebridge but the Executive nevertheless agrees and hereby
acknowledges that:
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It is expressly understood and agreed that, although the Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section IX.A to be reasonable, if a judicial determination is made by a court of competent
jurisdiction that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Section IX.A or elsewhere in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Executive, the provisions of the Agreement shall not be
rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction
finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained
herein.
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Nondisparagement
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Code of Conduct
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Confidentiality/Company Property
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Developments
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Cooperation
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Enforcement and Clawback
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Resignation From Board of Directors
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General Provisions
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No Waiver; Severability
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Governing Law
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Entire Agreement/Counterparts
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Section 409A
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Notice
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EXECUTIVE
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By:
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/s/ Kevin T. Hogan
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Name: Kevin T. Hogan
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Date: September 5, 2025
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COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Liz Cropper
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Name: Liz Cropper
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Title: EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
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Date: September 5, 2025
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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changes in interest rates and changes to credit spreads;
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the deterioration of economic conditions, including an increase in the likelihood of an economic slowdown or recession, changes in market conditions, trade disputes with
other countries, including the effect of sanctions and trade restrictions, such as tariffs and trade barriers imposed by the U.S. government and any countermeasures by other governments in response to such tariffs, weakening in capital
markets in the U.S and globally, volatility in equity markets, inflationary pressures, the rise of pressures on the commercial real estate market, and geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing armed conflicts between Ukraine and Russia
and in the Middle East;
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the unpredictability of the amount and timing of insurance liability claims;
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unavailable, uneconomical or inadequate reinsurance or recaptures of reinsured liabilities;
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uncertainty and unpredictability related to our reinsurance agreements with Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (“Fortitude Re”) and its performance of its obligations
under these agreements;
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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failure to complete any portion of the transaction with Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company and Venerable Holdings, Inc.;
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our limited ability to access funds from our subsidiaries;
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our ability to incur indebtedness, our potential inability to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness or our ability to obtain additional financing on favorable
terms or at all;
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our ability to maintain sufficient eligible collateral to support business and funding strategies requiring collateralization;
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our inability to generate cash to meet our needs due to the illiquidity of some of our investments;
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the inaccuracy of the methodologies, estimations and assumptions underlying our valuation of investments and derivatives;
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a downgrade in our Insurer Financial Strength (“IFS”) ratings or credit ratings;
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exposure to credit risk due to non-performance or defaults by our counterparties or our use of derivative instruments to hedge market risks associated with our
liabilities;
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our ability to adequately assess risks and estimate losses related to the pricing of our products;
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the failure of third parties that we rely upon to provide and adequately perform certain business, operations, investment advisory, functional support and administrative
services on our behalf;
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the impact of risks associated with our arrangement with Blackstone ISG-I Advisors LLC (“Blackstone IM”), BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock”) or any other
asset manager we retain, including their historical performance not being indicative of the future results of our investment portfolio and the exclusivity of certain arrangements with Blackstone IM;
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our inability to maintain the availability of critical technology systems and the confidentiality of our data, including challenges associated with a variety of privacy
and information security laws;
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the ineffectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures;
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significant legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings;
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the intense competition we face in each of our business lines and the technological changes, including the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), that may present new and
intensified challenges to our business;
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catastrophes, including those associated with climate change and pandemics;
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business or asset acquisitions and dispositions that may expose us to certain risks;
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our ability to protect our intellectual property;
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our ability to operate efficiently and compete effectively in a heavily regulated industry in light of new domestic or international laws and regulations or new
interpretations of current laws and regulations;
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impact on sales of our products and taxation of our operations due to changes in U.S. federal income or other tax laws or the interpretation of tax laws;
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the ineffectiveness of our productivity improvement initiatives in yielding our expected expense reductions and improvements in operational and organizational efficiency;
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differences between actual experience and the estimates used in the preparation of financial statements and modeled results used in various areas of our business;
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our inability to attract and retain key employees and highly skilled people needed to support our business;
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our relationships with AIG, Nippon and Blackstone and conflicts of interests arising due to such relationships;
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the indemnification obligations we have to AIG;
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potentially higher U.S. federal income taxes due to our inability to file a single U.S. consolidated federal income tax return for five years following our initial public
offering (“IPO”) and our separation from AIG causing an “ownership change” for U.S. federal income tax purposes caused by our separation from AIG;
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risks associated with the Tax Matters Agreement with AIG and our potential liability for U.S. income taxes of the entire AIG Consolidated Tax Group for all taxable years
or portions thereof in which we (or our subsidiaries) were members of such group;
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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the risk that anti-takeover provisions could discourage, delay, or prevent our change in control, even if the change in control would be beneficial to our shareholders;
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challenges related to compliance with applicable laws incident to being a public company, which is expensive and time-consuming; and
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other factors discussed in “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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