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): March 6, 2017
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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On March 6, 2017, MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release confirming its previously announced declaration of first quarter 2017 dividends of $0.25 per share on the Company’s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A. 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.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | News release of MetLife, Inc., dated March 6, 2017, confirming its previously announced declaration of first quarter 2017 dividends on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A. |
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/ Timothy J. Ring | |
| Name: Timothy J. Ring | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Secretary | ||
Date: March 6, 2017
| EXHIBIT | ||
| NUMBER |
EXHIBIT | |
| 99.1 | News release of MetLife, Inc., dated March 6, 2017, confirming its previously announced declaration of first quarter 2017 dividends on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A. |