-----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, WZ407eJvHO5sEYxRoOwKwWxX0ajuo2h+4oO8ZUWVgPe4f3GvSZWB0UY9TnM/0cTW kKYtx4hVNZBnfkO/n2qnUg== 0000950123-01-508672.txt : 20020411 0000950123-01-508672.hdr.sgml : 20020411 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-01-508672 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011119 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20011120 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: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15787 FILM NUMBER: 1796216 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 y55202e8-k.txt FORM 8-K - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 19, 2001 --------------------------------- (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 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release of MetLife, Inc., dated November 19, 2001. 99.2 Press Release of MefLife, Inc., dated November 19, 2001. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure The press releases attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, which are incorporated in this Item 9 by reference thereto, are furnished pursuant to Regulation FD. 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: November 19, 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit - ------- -------- 99.1 Press Release, dated November 19, 2001. 99.2 Press Release, dated November 19, 2001. EX-99.1 3 y55202ex99-1.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 Media Contact: Holly Sheffer 212-578-4072 hsheffer@metlife.com Investor Contact: Kevin Helmintoller 212-578-5140 helmintoller@metlife.com METLIFE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL $1.25 BILLION DEBT OFFERING NEW YORK, November 19, 2001 -- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that it has agreed to sell an aggregate of $1.25 billion of senior notes in its inaugural debt offering. The offering includes $500 million 5-year senior notes at 5.25 percent due December 1, 2006 and $750 million 10-year senior notes at 6.125 percent due December 1, 2011. The senior notes are issued under MetLife's $4 billion shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. The joint book-running managers for the offering are Banc of America Securities LLC and Lehman Brothers. A copy of the final prospectus may be obtained from Banc of America Securities at 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 and from Lehman Brothers at 790 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the senior notes or any other security. MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and group customers. The MetLife companies serve approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. It also has international insurance operations in 13 countries. # # # EX-99.2 4 y55202ex99-2.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.2 Contact: Holly Sheffer Elke Schwarz MetLife Santander Chile Group 212-578-4132/4072 011-562-320-8393 METLIFE ENTERS CHILEAN INSURANCE MARKET WITH ACQUISITION OF SEGUROS DE VIDA SANTANDER AND SOINCE REINSURANCE COMPANY New York, NY, Madrid, Spain and Santiago, Chile, November 19, 2001--MetLife, Inc. and Santander Central Hispano, announced today that MetLife has acquired Seguros de Vida Santander and Soince Reinsurance Company, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Santander Central Hispano in Chile. This acquisition marks MetLife's entrance into the Chilean insurance market and the newest addition to the company's Latin American operations. William J. Toppeta, President of MetLife's International Operations, said, "We are enthusiastic about the business opportunities in Chile. We believe that Chile's economy is one of the strongest and most stable in the Latin American region and that its insurance market holds promise for substantial growth. We are very impressed with the performance of the two companies and the quality of their employees and look forward to working with the professional management team. We plan to rename the companies MetLife Chile and to build upon Santander Central Hispano's leading position in the Chilean insurance market." Mauricio Larrain, Director of the Santander Chile Group, stated that this Santander Central Hispano sale "is consistent with the company's strategy of focusing on insurance distribution through the bank's branches started over two years ago, when the new Chilean bank law allowed us to explore this line of business. We are very happy that our strategic partner, MetLife, enters this market to which it will contribute its great experience in the U.S. and around the globe." - more - -2- Founded in 1989, Seguros Santander has a market share of 6.21% in the annuities market, the 6th position in the ranking. It occupies the fifth position in the traditional life insurance business, with a 6.20% share. At the end of the third quarter 2001, it had total assets of US$1.1 billion, reserves of US$933.7 million and equity of US$126.3 million. "We believe that Seguros de Vida Santander's and Soince Reinsurance Company's current portfolio mix of life insurance and retirement savings products complements MetLife's core competencies and experience in the financial services market," said Jose Gestal, MetLife Vice President. "The company's expertise in the annuity market will be a great asset as we continue to build upon the success of these companies," added Mr. Gestal. MetLife has a strong presence in the Latin American region with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay. In the past year, MetLife has expanded operations in Argentina with the launching of a private pension company, known as an AFJP, in Brazil with the acquisition of Seguradora America Do Sul S.A., and in Mexico with an annuity business acquisition. Santander Central Hispano is the largest Spanish bank, with almost US$400 billion in assets under management, offering services to 36 million clients in 42 countries. It is also the premier financial services franchise in Latin America, with assets of US$110 billion and an operational presence in 12 countries, with 16 commercial bank affiliates and 23 million clients. It has a market share of over 10% and is a leader in investment fund management and pension administration. During this year its plans are to have net benefits in Latin America of US$1.5 billion. MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and group customers. The MetLife companies serve approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. It also has international insurance operations in 13 countries. ### - more - -3- With respect to MetLife, this release contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to trends in the company's operations and financial results and the business and the products of the company, as well as other statements including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the company. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the following: (i) changes in general economic conditions, including the performance of financial markets and interest rates; (ii) heightened competition, including with respect to pricing, entry of new competitors and the development of new products by new and existing competitors; (iii) unanticipated changes in industry trends; (iv) the company's primary reliance, as a holding company, on dividends from its subsidiaries to meet debt payment obligations and the applicable regulatory restrictions on the ability of the subsidiaries to pay such dividends; (v) deterioration in the experience of the "closed block" established in connection with the reorganization of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; (vi) catastrophe losses; (vii) adverse litigation or arbitration results; (viii) regulatory, accounting or tax changes that may affect the cost of, or demand for, the company's products or services; (ix) downgrades in the company's affiliates' claims paying ability or financial strength ratings; (x) discrepancies between actual claims experience and assumptions used in setting prices for the company's products and establishing the liabilities for the company's obligations for future policy benefits and claims; and (xi) other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its S-1 and S-3 registration statements. The company specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----