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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2011
METLIFE, INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware   1-15787   13-4075851
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York   10166-0188
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
212-578-2211
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
     On February 18, 2011, MetLife, Inc. issued a press release announcing the declaration of first quarter 2011 dividends of $0.2500000 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and $0.4062500 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B, subject to the final confirmation that it has met the financial tests specified in the Series A and Series B preferred stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (a)   Not applicable.
 
  (b)   Not applicable.
 
  (c)   Not applicable.
 
  (d)   Exhibits
99.1   Press release of MetLife, Inc., dated February 18, 2011, announcing the declaration of first quarter 2011 dividends on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and its 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B, subject to the final confirmation that it has met the financial tests specified in the Series A and Series B preferred stock.

 

 

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.
         
  METLIFE, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Christine M. DeBiase  
    Name:   Christine M. DeBiase   
    Title:   Vice President and Secretary  
 
Date:  February 18, 2011

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
EXHIBIT    
NUMBER   EXHIBIT
99.1
   Press release of MetLife, Inc., dated February 18, 2011, announcing the declaration of first quarter 2011 dividends on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and its 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B, subject to the final confirmation that it has met the financial tests specified in the Series A and Series B preferred stock.