SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0104
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Henkel Kathleen A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

200 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10166

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METLIFE INC [ MET ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	E.V.P. - Human Resources

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	18,062	D
Common Stock	1,472	I	By The Company's Savings and Investment Plan - 401(k)⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	02/18/2012	Common Stock	14,000	$30.35	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	02/16/2014	Common Stock	9,600	$35.26	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	04/14/2015	Common Stock	8,350	$38.47	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	02/27/2016	Common Stock	7,600	$50.12	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁶⁾	02/26/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$62.8	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁷⁾	02/25/2018	Common Stock	6,000	$60.51	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁸⁾	02/23/2019	Common Stock	14,000	$23.3	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁹⁾	02/22/2020	Common Stock	28,300	$34.84	D
Restricted Stock Unit	02/24/2012⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	10,000	$23.3	D
Common Stock Equivalent Units	⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock	9,724	⁽¹²⁾	D
Common Stock Equivalent Units	⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹³⁾	Common Stock	2,575	⁽¹²⁾	I	By Auxiliary Savings and Investment Plan

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported holding reflects shares allocated to, and indirectly held by, the reporting person under the Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of Metropolitan Life and Participating Affiliates Trust.

2. The option vested in three equal installments on February 19, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

3. The option vested in three equal installments on February 17, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

4. The option vested in three equal installments on April 15, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

5. The option vested in three equal installments on February 28, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

6. The option vested in three equal installments on February 27, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

7. Two-Thirds (2/3) of this option are currently vested and exercisable. The remaining one-third (1/3) will become exercisable on February 26, 2011.

8. One-Third (1/3) of this option is currently vested and exercisable. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) will become exercisable on February 24, 2011 and 2012.

9. The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on February 23, 2011, 2012, and 2013

10. The award of Restricted Stock Unit has a three year cliff vesting schedule and will vest on February 24, 2012, and will be payable 100% in shares.

11. The reported Common Stock Equivalent Units reflect the current balance in the reporting person's deferred account allocated pursuant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers whereby participants may elect to defer receipt of annual cash incentive payment for a specified period of time into a fund that tracks a MetLife Common Stock fund. When such Common Stock Equivalent Units are distributed, they are settled in cash.

12. Each share of Common Stock Equivalent Unit is the economic value of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock.

13. The reported Common Stock Equivalent Units reflects the amount allocated by the reporting person into a simulated investment that tracks the MetLife common stock pursuant to the Auxiliary Savings and Investment Plan. The distribution of the amounts are made based on the reporting person's prior election and when such Common Stock Equivalent Units are distributed, they are paid in cash.

Remarks:

	Jeffrey A. Welikson, authorized signer	03/05/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.