8-K 1 form8-k051519801901kw.htm 8-K Document


 
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): May 15, 2019
 
 
 
 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)
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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).
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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.  ☐

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 1/1000th
interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series E
 
MET PRE
 
New York Stock Exchange
 




Item 8.01
Other Events.
On May 15, 2019, MetLife, Inc. issued a news release announcing the declaration of (i) a quarterly dividend of $0.26111111 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, $25 liquidation preference per share; (ii) a semi-annual dividend of $26.25 per share on MetLife, Inc.’s 5.250% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series C, $1,000 liquidation preference per share; and (iii) 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. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.






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/ Jeannette N. Pina
 
Name:
Jeannette N. Pina
 
Title:
Vice President and Secretary
Date: May 15, 2019