Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): January 15, 2020

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)

212-578-9500

(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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01	MET	New York Stock Exchange
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $0.01	MET PRA	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1,000^th interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E	MET PRE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events

On January 15, 2020, MetLife, Inc. closed the public offering of an aggregate of 40,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of the 4.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F, par value $0.01 per share and liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of MetLife, Inc. The offering and sale of the Depositary Shares and Preferred Stock were registered under MetLife, Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-234761), and a prospectus supplement related to the Depositary Shares dated January 7, 2020 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933).

The following documents are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference: (i) the Deposit Agreement, dated January 15, 2020, among MetLife, Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively, as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein, relating to the Depositary Shares, (ii) the Form of Preferred Stock Certificate, (iii) the Form of Depositary Receipt and (iv) the validity opinion and consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with respect to the Depositary Shares and the Preferred Stock.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

	4.1	Deposit Agreement, dated January 15, 2020, among MetLife, Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., collectively, as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein.

	4.2	Form of Preferred Stock Certificate (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.1 of the MetLife, Inc.’s Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2020).

	4.3	Form of Depositary Receipt (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 above).

	5.1	Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP with respect to the Depositary Shares and the Preferred Stock.

	23.1	Consent of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above).

	101	Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).

	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURE

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.