Item 8.01 Other Events Underwriting Agreement On November 4, 2025, Corebridge Financial, Inc. (the “ Company”), American International Group, Inc. (the “ Selling Stockholder”), and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “ Underwriter”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement”) pursuant to which the Selling Stockholder agreed to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agreed to purchase from the Selling Stockholder, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, 32,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock”), at a price of $31.0300 per share. The Company also agreed, subject to the completion of the offering, to purchase 16,113,438 shares of Common Stock sold to the Underwriter at the same per share price paid by the Underwriter to the Selling Stockholders in the offering. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy thereof, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, relating to the validity of the Common Stock, is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated November 4, 2025, between Corebridge Financial, Inc., American International Group, Inc., and J. P. Morgan Securities LLC. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 5.1 Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. 23.1 Consent of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Date: November 6, 2025 Corebridge Financial, Inc. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── By: /s/ Elias Habayeb Name: Elias Habayeb Title: Chief Financial Officer