UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number File No. 811-08961
TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in charter)
730 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017-3206
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
Rachel M. Zufall, Esq.
TIAA-CREF Life Funds
8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.
Charlotte, N.C. 28262-8500
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 704-595-1000
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2022
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
Printed on paper containing recycled fiber
2259756 | A10937 (8/22) |
Item 2. Code of Conduct.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audited Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
a) See Portfolio of investments in Item 1.
b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing date of the report under the supervision of the Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this semi-annual reporting period.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not Applicable
Item 13. Exhibits.
13(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.
13(a)(2)(i) Section 302 certification of the principal executive officer
13(a)(2)(ii) Section 302 certification of the principal financial officer
13(b) Section 906 certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TIAA-CREF LIFE FUNDS | ||||
Dated: August 19, 2022 | By: | /s/Bradley Finkle | ||
Bradley Finkle | ||||
Principal Executive Officer and President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Dated: August 19, 2022 | By: | /s/Bradley Finkle | ||
Bradley Finkle | ||||
Principal Executive Officer and President | ||||
(principal executive officer) | ||||
Dated: August 19, 2022 | By: | /s/E. Scott Wickerham | ||
E. Scott Wickerham | ||||
Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting | ||||
Officer and Treasurer | ||||
(principal financial officer) |