Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

March 6, 2024

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Re: Notice of disclosure filed in Annual Report on Form 10-K Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2024.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Tamara L. Schock

Tamara L. Schock

Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer