Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC

Item 5 Fees and Compensation

BIA does not charge fees for the asset allocation service it provides with respect to the Marquis
Portfolios. Participating contract holders will bear costs, both direct and indirect, associated with
their investments in the variable annuity contracts and underlying investment portfolios,
including their portion of fees and expenses incurred by the variable annuity contracts and
investment portfolios, such as management fees paid to BIA in its capacity as investment adviser
to Brighthouse Funds available in the Marquis Portfolios and 12b-1 fees paid to our affiliated
broker dealer and affiliated insurance companies by registered funds available in the Marquis
Portfolios.

Item 7 Types of Clients

BIA serves as the investment adviser to participants in the asset allocation program made
available exclusively under Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts by the issuing
insurance companies. In this capacity, our clients are holders of Marquis Portfolios variable
annuity contracts. As noted above, BIA also serves as investment adviser to the Brighthouse
Funds.