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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): June 15, 2021

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.    ☐

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Item 5.07			Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At MetLife, Inc.'s (the "Company's") annual meeting of common shareholders on June 15, 2021, the shareholders:

•elected twelve Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders;

•ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2021; and

•approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement.

Election of Directors:

			Nominee Name						Votes For						Votes Against						Abstained						Broker Non-Votes
			Cheryl W. Grisé						726,115,704						23,586,857						440,743						51,857,112
			Carlos M. Gutierrez						741,604,719						7,856,914						681,671						51,857,112
			Gerald L. Hassell						748,152,023						1,553,722						437,559						51,857,112
			David L. Herzog						736,504,395						13,219,603						419,306						51,857,112
			R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D.						731,674,123						17,750,582						718,599						51,857,112
			Edward J. Kelly, III						746,511,446						3,214,526						417,332						51,857,112
			William E. Kennard						748,249,323						1,202,128						691,853						51,857,112
			Michel A. Khalaf						748,611,258						1,105,244						426,802						51,857,112
			Catherine R. Kinney						711,198,618						38,551,954						392,732						51,857,112
			Diana L. McKenzie						747,010,124						2,732,774						400,406						51,857,112
			Denise M. Morrison						745,819,426						3,924,009						399,869						51,857,112
			Mark A. Weinberger						742,512,287						7,209,471						421,546						51,857,112

									Votes For						Votes Against						Abstained						Broker Non-Votes
			Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2021						776,863,846						24,729,770						406,800						0
			Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers						728,803,851						20,384,525						954,928						51,857,112

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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/ Timothy J. Ring
			Name:			Timothy J. Ring
			Title:			Vice President and Secretary

Date: June 21, 2021