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 24, 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)
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| Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 24, 2012. At the meeting, the stockholders elected four Class I Directors each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2012. The stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement. The detailed results of the vote on each matter are shown below.
Election of Directors:
| Nominee Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Gen. John M. Keane (Ret.) |
874,790,378 | 6,221,796 | 42,027,378 | |||
| Catherine R. Kinney |
874,776,397 | 6,235,777 | 42,027,378 | |||
| Hugh B. Price |
869,509,290 | 11,502,884 | 42,027,378 | |||
| Kenton J. Sicchitano |
872,976,667 | 8,035,507 | 42,027,378 |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2012 | 911,161,324 | 11,458,736 | 419,492 | — | ||||||
| Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers | 856,227,904 | 22,866,407 | 1,916,713 | 42,028,528 | ||||||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 26, 2012, MetLife, Inc. issued a press release regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. 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.
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 April 26, 2012 regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K |
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: April 27, 2012
| Exhibit |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release of MetLife, Inc. dated April 26, 2012 regarding its exit from the reverse mortgage business. The press release is furnished and not filed pursuant to Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. | |