METLIFE INC - FORM 8-K - April 27, 2012

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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): April 24, 2012

 

 

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)

212-578-2211

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

   

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

   

SIGNATURES

   

EXHIBIT INDEX

   

EX - 99.1    Press Release

   

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

The MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 24, 2012. At the meeting, the stockholders elected four Class I Directors each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2012. The stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement. The detailed results of the vote on each matter are shown below.

Election of Directors:

 

Nominee Name

    Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Gen. John M. Keane (Ret.)

    874,790,378      6,221,796    42,027,378

Catherine R. Kinney

    874,776,397      6,235,777    42,027,378

Hugh B. Price

    869,509,290    11,502,884    42,027,378

Kenton J. Sicchitano

    872,976,667      8,035,507    42,027,378

 

     Votes For      Votes Against    Abstained    Broker Non-Votes
Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2012      911,161,324       11,458,736    419,492    —
Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers      856,227,904       22,866,407    1,916,713    42,028,528

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 26, 2012, MetLife, Inc. issued a press release regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Press release of MetLife, Inc. dated April 26, 2012 regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K

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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/ Christine M. DeBiase

Name:   Christine M. DeBiase
Title:   Vice President and Secretary

Date: April 27, 2012

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

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Number

   

Exhibit

99.1    Press release of MetLife, Inc. dated April 26, 2012 regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.