Form 8-K
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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): January 10, 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:

 

¨ 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 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 10, 2012, MetLife, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it is exiting the business of originating forward residential mortgages. 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.

 

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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 January 10, 2012 announcing that it is exiting the business of originating forward residential mortgages. 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: January 10, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit

99.1    Press release of MetLife, Inc., dated January 10, 2012 announcing that it is exiting the business of originating forward residential mortgages. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.