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): September 4, 2014
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 4, 2014, MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release that included its statement after the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) notified the Company that it has been preliminarily designated a non-bank Systemically Important Financial Institution (“SIFI”). The news release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
On September 4, 2014, the FSOC notified the Company that it has been preliminarily designated a non-bank SIFI.
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 September 4, 2014, including the Company’s statement after the FSOC notified the Company that it has been preliminarily designated a non-bank SIFI. |
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: Vice President and Secretary | ||
Date: September 8, 2014
| EXHIBIT | ||
| NUMBER |
EXHIBIT | |
| 99.1 | News release of MetLife, Inc., dated September 4, 2014, including the Company’s statement after the FSOC notified the Company that it has been preliminarily designated a non-bank SIFI. |