8-K
 

 
 
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 22, 2008
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)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     In accordance with the retirement policy of the Board of Directors, on April 22, 2008, James R. Houghton, Helene L. Kaplan and Charles M. Leighton retired from the Boards of MetLife, Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc. had previously waived the provisions of its retirement policy that would have required Mrs. Kaplan to serve only until the annual meeting coincident with or immediately following her 72nd birthday.

 


 

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/  Gwenn L. Carr  
    Name:   Gwenn L. Carr   
    Title:   Senior Vice-President and Secretary   
 
Date: April 28, 2008