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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 7, 2017

 

 

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, 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)

 

 

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):

 

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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).

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 7, 2017, MetLife, Inc. (“MetLife”) issued a news release announcing that it had completed its spin-off of Brighthouse Financial.

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    MetLife, Inc. news release, dated August 7, 2017, announcing that it had completed its spin-off of Brighthouse Financial.

 


 

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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/ Jeannette N. Pina

 

Name:

 

Jeannette N. Pina

 

Title:

 

Vice President and Secretary

Date: August 7, 2017

 


 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

 

EXHIBIT

99.1   MetLife, Inc. news release, dated August 7, 2017, announcing that it had completed its spin-off of Brighthouse Financial.