-----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, G4sqCgzXBvcQFZtBmx3Hmh5XYdRYc0Jp/e6EdX213zAOTmniCS306M/ra2RWTI2G jN6hbBuAfjOHZzZPC4p+bw== 0000950123-06-008737.txt : 20060707 0000950123-06-008737.hdr.sgml : 20060707 20060707171215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-06-008737 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060707 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060707 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060707 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: 06951963 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125782211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 8-K 1 y23032e8vk.txt FORM 8-K 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): July 7, 2006 METLIFE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 1-15787 13-4075851 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS. On July 7, 2006, MetLife, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release commenting on Citigroup's sale of MetLife, Inc. shares. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 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 July 7, 2006, commenting on Citigroup's sale of MetLife, Inc. shares. 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. METLIFE, INC. By: /s/ Gwenn L. Carr ------------------------------------------- Name: Gwenn L. Carr Title: Senior Vice-President and Secretary Date: July 7, 2006 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT - -------- ------- 99.1 Press release of MetLife, Inc., dated July 7, 2006, commenting on Citigroup's sale of MetLife, Inc. shares. EX-99.1 2 y23032exv99w1.txt EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE [METLIFE COMPANY LOGO] PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS METLIFE, INC. ONE METLIFE PLAZA 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 Contacts: For Media: John Calagna (212) 578-6252 For Investors: Tracey Dedrick (212) 578-5140
METLIFE COMMENTS ON CITIGROUP'S SALE OF SHARES NEW YORK, July 7, 2006 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that it has been informed by Citigroup Inc. that Citigroup has sold to an unaffiliated broker-dealer all of the 22,436,617 shares of MetLife common stock that Citigroup had received in the July 1, 2005 sale of Travelers Life & Annuity and substantially all of Citigroup's international insurance businesses to MetLife. Citigroup further informed MetLife that all of the MetLife shares were delivered to the third-party broker-dealer today pursuant to certain forward contracts entered into by Citigroup and the broker-dealer previously. Because MetLife believes that the broker-dealer had previously engaged in hedging activities with respect to a substantial portion or more of the shares, the sale of these shares to the broker-dealer should not result in a material increase in the net supply of MetLife shares into the market. MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowner's insurance and retail banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com. 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 operations and financial results and the business and the products of the company and its subsidiaries, 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 results or other consequences from litigation, arbitration or regulatory investigations; (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 and its affiliates' claims paying ability, financial strength or credit ratings; (x) changes in rating agency policies or practices; (xi) 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; (xii) discrepancies between actual experience and assumptions used in establishing liabilities related to other contingencies or obligations; (xiii) the effects of business disruption or economic contraction due to terrorism or other hostilities; (xiv) the company's ability to identify and consummate on successful terms any future acquisitions, and to successfully integrate acquired businesses with minimal disruption; and (xv) 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-----