# C_2010203EN.01000701.xml

| 27.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 203/7 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5925 — MetLife/Alico/DelAm)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 203/03

| 1. | On 19 July 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which the undertaking MetLife Inc. (‘MetLife’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings American Life Insurance Company(‘Alico’, USA) and Delaware American Life Insurance Company (‘DelAm’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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MetLife: US-based company active worldwide in the life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance sectors and also provides financial products and services to individual and institutional customers, —
Alico: provider of life, Accident & Health insurance, retirement planning, and wealth management solutions on a worldwide basis to individual customers, corporate clients and high net worth individuals and is also active in the global reinsurance market, —
DelAm: provides wealth management, retirement planning, life and health insurance services for commercial, institutional and individual customers, only in the US. | — | MetLife: US-based company active worldwide in the life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance sectors and also provides financial products and services to individual and institutional customers, | — | Alico: provider of life, Accident & Health insurance, retirement planning, and wealth management solutions on a worldwide basis to individual customers, corporate clients and high net worth individuals and is also active in the global reinsurance market, | — | DelAm: provides wealth management, retirement planning, life and health insurance services for commercial, institutional and individual customers, only in the US. |
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| — | MetLife: US-based company active worldwide in the life insurance, non-life insurance and reinsurance sectors and also provides financial products and services to individual and institutional customers, | | | | | | |
| — | Alico: provider of life, Accident & Health insurance, retirement planning, and wealth management solutions on a worldwide basis to individual customers, corporate clients and high net worth individuals and is also active in the global reinsurance market, | | | | | | |
| — | DelAm: provides wealth management, retirement planning, life and health insurance services for commercial, institutional and individual customers, only in the US. | | | | | | |

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5925 — MetLife/Alico/DelAm, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | J-70 | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| European Commission | | | | | | | |
| Directorate-General for Competition | | | | | | | |
| Merger Registry | | | | | | | |
| J-70 | | | | | | | |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | | | | | | | |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË | | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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