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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): August 17, 2020

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,
NY

 
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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 1/1,000th
interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series E
MET PRE
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th
interest in a share of 4.75% Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series F
MET PRF
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 August 17, 2020, MetLife, Inc. issued a news release announcing the declaration of (i) a quarterly dividend of $0.25555555 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, $25 liquidation preference per share; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $9.93697111 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 5.250% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series C, $1,000 liquidation preference per share; (iii) a semi-annual dividend of $29.375 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series D, $1,000 liquidation preference per share; (iv) a quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, which is $0.3515625 per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series E Preferred Stock; and (v) a quarterly dividend of $296.875 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 4.75% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series F, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, which is $0.296875 per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series F Preferred Stock. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1

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).








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/ Timothy J. Ring
 
Name:
Timothy J. Ring
 
Title:
Vice President and Secretary
Date: August 17, 2020