SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Latrenta Nicholas D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

200 PARK AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10166

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METLIFE INC [ MET ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	General Counsel

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	44,757	D
Common Stock	10	I	By The MetLife Policyholder Trust⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	10	I	By The Latrenta Family Trust in the MetLife Policyholder Trust⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	04/08/2011	Common Stock	200	$29.95	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	04/08/2011	Common Stock	18,975	$29.95	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	02/18/2012	Common Stock	35,000	$30.35	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	02/17/2013	Common Stock	21,000	$26	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁶⁾	02/16/2014	Common Stock	20,000	$35.26	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁷⁾	04/14/2015	Common Stock	11,000	$38.47	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁸⁾	02/27/2016	Common Stock	12,000	$50.12	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁹⁾	02/26/2017	Common Stock	12,000	$62.8	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁰⁾	02/25/2018	Common Stock	11,500	$60.51	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹¹⁾	02/23/2019	Common Stock	15,400	$23.3	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹²⁾	02/22/2020	Common Stock	16,000	$34.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares held in trust under the MetLife Policyholder Trust established to hold shares of Common Stock allocated to eligible policyholders of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc.

2. The option became fully exercisable on April 9, 2004.

3. The option vested in three equal installments on April 9,2002, 2003 and 2004.

4. The option vested in three equal installments on February 19, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

5. The option vested in three equal installments on February 18, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

6. The option vested in three equal installments on February 17, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

7. The option vested in three equal installments on April 15, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

8. The option vested in three equal installments on February 28, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

9. The option vested in three equal installments on February 27, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

10. Two-Thirds (2/3) of this option is currently exercisable and the remaining one-third (1/3) will become exercisable on February 26, 2011.

11. One-Third (1/3) of this option is currently exercisable and the remaining two-thirds (2/3) will become exercisable in equal installments on February 24, 2011 and 2012.

12. The option will become exercisable in three equal installments on February 23, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Remarks:

	Jeffrey A. Welikson, authorized signer	05/07/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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