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 27, 2010
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-15787 | | 13-4075851 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York | | 10166-0188 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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.
MetLife, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of stockholders was held on April 27, 2010 (the “2010 Annual Meeting”). The matters that were voted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, as applicable, are set forth below.
At the 2010 Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected four Class II Directors, each for a term expiring at MetLife, Inc.’s 2013 Annual Meeting, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2010, and did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding cumulative voting in the election of Directors.
| (1) | | Election of Class II Directors: |
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| Nominee Name | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D. | | | 673,435,005 | | | | 11,175,042 | | | | 34,851,788 | |
| Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. | | | 678,439,549 | | | | 6,170,498 | | | | 34,851,788 | |
| James M. Kilts | | | 676,829,872 | | | | 7,780,175 | | | | 34,851,788 | |
| David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. | | | 680,117,782 | | | | 4,492,265 | | | | 34,851,788 | |
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| | | | | | Votes For | | | | Votes Against | | | | Abstained | | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
| (2) | | Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor for 2010 | | | 716,763,382 | | | | 1,908,886 | | | | 789,567 | | | | 0 | |
| (3) | | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting in the Election of Directors | | | 142,384,468 | | | | 538,696,250 | | | | 3,529,329 | | | | 34,851,788 | |
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.
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| | METLIFE, INC.
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| | By: | /s/ Gwenn L. Carr | |
| | | Name: | Gwenn L. Carr | |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President | |
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Date: May 3, 2010
