-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ETs2hkiOW5QOCPsTsRhkaA0NZSqxT2vW9LMaLN+tQ4zTtwOv3SrOQRBBW1FR298n 0ToTPd62W2U9pVAJ2qPPwQ== 0000950123-00-003913.txt : 20000424 0000950123-00-003913.hdr.sgml : 20000424 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-00-003913 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000419 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000421 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METLIFE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001099219 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411] IRS NUMBER: 134075851 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15787 FILM NUMBER: 606382 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010-3690 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125782211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10010-3690 8-K 1 METLIFE, INC. 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 19, 2000 ------------------------------ (Date of earliest event reported) MetLife, Inc. ------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-15787 13-4075851 - ---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3690 ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 578-2211 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Item 5. Other Information. On April 19, 2000, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., dated April 19, 2000. 3 SIGNATURE 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 thereunto duly authorized. METLIFE, INC. By: /s/ Gwenn L. Carr ------------------------------------- Name: Gwenn L. Carr Title: Vice-President and Secretary Date: April 21, 2000 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit - ------- -------- 99.1 Press Release, dated April 19, 2000. EX-99.1 2 PRESS RELEASE 1 Exhibit 99.1 MetLife Contact: Kevin Foley Conning Contact: Paul Kopsky 212 578-4132 314-444-0423 Kfoley@metlife.com Pkopsky@Conning.com ------------------ ------------------- METLIFE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CONNING New York, April 19, 2000--Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Conning Corporation (NASDAQ:CNNG) announced that MetLife has acquired all remaining shares of Conning Corporation by means of a cash merger effective today, completing its previously disclosed acquisition of Conning. Conning expects that its common stock will cease to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market commencing tomorrow, Thursday, April 20, 2000. Conning provides asset management services primarily to insurance companies and institutional investors, manages private equity funds investing in insurance and insurance-related companies, and conducts in-depth research on the insurance industry. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., is a leading provider of insurance and financial services to individual and group customers. The company, with $418.8 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 1999, on a pro-forma basis, including the acquisition of GenAmerica Corporation, serves approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. MetLife also has international insurance operations in 10 countries. For more information about MetLife, please visit the company's Web site at www.metlife.com. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----