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): June 12, 2018
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At MetLife, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) annual meeting of shareholders on June 12, 2018, the shareholders:
| • | elected eleven Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders; |
| • | ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018; |
| • | approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement; and |
| • | did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent Director. |
Election of Directors:
| Nominee Name |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheryl W. Grisé |
857,710,183 | 17,315,517 | 6,013,743 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlos M. Gutierrez |
876,431,981 | 3,399,534 | 1,207,928 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gerald L. Hassel |
875,896,660 | 4,308,839 | 833,944 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| David L. Herzog |
866,175,174 | 14,045,957 | 818,312 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D. |
870,878,163 | 9,328,657 | 832,623 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven A. Kandarian |
856,565,353 | 23,397,493 | 1,076,597 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Edward J. Kelly, III |
872,232,011 | 7,975,572 | 831,860 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| William E. Kennard |
872,501,013 | 7,236,899 | 1,301,531 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| James M. Kilts |
856,734,280 | 23,396,137 | 909,026 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Catherine R. Kinney |
876,890,432 | 3,358,496 | 790,515 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denise M. Morrison |
873,280,893 | 6,976,682 | 781,868 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018 | 921,773,142 | 21,842,699 | 812,862 | -0- | ||||||||||||||||
| Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers | 852,021,252 | 27,052,558 | 1,965,633 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent Director | 265,250,234 | 614,322,082 | 1,467,127 | 63,389,260 | ||||||||||||||||
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: June 13, 2018