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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) October 29, 2009
MetLife, Inc.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-15787   13-4075851
 
(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)
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1
EX-99.2

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2009, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued (i) a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and (ii) a Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release and the Quarterly Financial Supplement are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 also announced that MetLife, Inc.'s Board of Directors had declared an annual dividend for 2009 of $0.74 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 14, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 9, 2009.
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 October 29, 2009, announcing third quarter 2009 results and the declaration of the annual dividend on its common stock.
  99.2   Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

 

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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/ Gwenn L. Carr  
    Name:   Gwenn L. Carr   
    Title:   Executive Vice President  
 
Date: October 29, 2009

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit
 
    
99.1
  Press Release of MetLife, Inc., dated October 29, 2009, announcing third quarter 2009 results and the declaration of the annual dividend on its common stock.
 
99.2
  Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.