Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 23, 2025, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (the Company) elected Tomohiro Yao as a director of the Company, effective immediately. In connection with the election of Mr. Yao, the Board increased its size from 13 to 14 directors, and Mr. Yao will join the Board and fill the resulting vacancy. The Board also appointed Mr. Yao to the Compensation and Management Development Committee (the Committee), and Mr. Minoru Kimura has resigned from the Committee, effective immediately. The Board has determined that Mr. Yao qualifies as an independent director under the Corporate Governance Standards of the New York Stock Exchange and is a “non-employee director” as defined by Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Mr. Yao has been appointed to and serves as a member of the Board in accordance with and pursuant to the Stockholder’s Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2024 (the Stockholder’s Agreement), by and between the Company and Nippon Life Insurance Company, which is filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 10, 2024. Pursuant to the Stockholder's Agreement, Mr. Yao will not be compensated by the Company for his service on the Board or the Committee. Mr. Yao has no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On October 23, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Yao to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated October 23, 2025. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 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. Date: October 24, 2025 By: /s/Jeannette N. Pina Name: Jeannette N. Pina Title: Deputy General Counsel and Secretary