# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001099219
**File Stem:** 0001099219-26-000037
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 9119
**Document Hash:** 6d2cecb26a1a64b9aaf2f989f3fda295
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001099219-26-000037.hdr.sgml**: 20260515

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001099219-26-000037

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260515

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260515

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260515

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** METLIFE INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001099219
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 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:** 26987941

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-578-5500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166

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**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): May 15, 2026**

**METLIFE, INC.**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

**Delaware** 

**(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)**

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| **1-15787** | **1-15787** | **1-15787** | **1-15787** | **13-4075851** |
| **(Commission File Number)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |
| | **200 Park Avenue,** | **New York,** | **NY** | **10166-0188** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**(212**) **578-9500** 

**(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:

☐ 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **<u>Title of each class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | MET | New York Stock Exchange |
| Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock,<br>Series A, par value $0.01 | MET PRA | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th<br>interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative <br>Preferred Stock, Series E | MET PRE | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F | MET PRF | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐

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**Item 8.01 Other Events.**

On May 15, 2026, MetLife, Inc. issued a news release announcing the declaration of (i) a quarterly dividend of $0.31190376 per share on MetLife, Inc.'s floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, $25 liquidation preference per share; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on MetLife, Inc.'s 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, which is $0.3515625 per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series E Preferred Stock; and (iii) a quarterly dividend of $296.875 per share on MetLife, Inc.'s 4.75% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series F, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, which is $0.296875 per depositary share, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series F Preferred Stock. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

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| <u>[99.1](ex991newsrelease051526.htm)</u> | <u>[MetLife, Inc. news release dated May 15, 202](ex991newsrelease051526.htm)[6](ex991newsrelease051526.htm)[, announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A; a quarterly dividend on its 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E; and a quarterly dividend on its 4.75% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series F.](ex991newsrelease051526.htm)</u> |

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101 Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language)

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

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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.

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| METLIFE, INC. | METLIFE, INC. | METLIFE, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Ring | /s/ Timothy J. Ring |
|  | Name: | Timothy J. Ring |
|  | Title: | Senior Vice President and<br>Secretary |

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Date: May 15, 2026

## Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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| ![metlife_logoxprimaryxrgbxd.jpg](metlife_logoxprimaryxrgbxd.jpg) | For Immediate Release \| Global Communications \| MetLife, Inc. |

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**MetLife Declares Second Quarter 2026 Preferred Stock Dividends**

**NEW YORK, May 15, 2026** — MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Quarterly dividend of $0.31190376 per share on the company's floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, with a liquidation preference of $25 per share (NYSE: MET PRA).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on the company's 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, represented by depositary shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of the preferred stock, holders of which will receive $0.3515625 per depositary share (NYSE: MET PRE).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Quarterly dividend of $296.875 per share on the company's 4.75% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series F, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, represented by depositary shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of the preferred stock, holders of which will receive $0.296875 per depositary share (NYSE: MET PRF).

The above dividends will be payable June 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Friday, May 29, 2026, due to the record date occurring on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

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<u>Contacts</u>:

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| **For Media**:<br>Steve LaMarca<br>646-884-3840<br>Steve.LaMarca@metlife.com | **For Investors**:<br>John Hall<br>212-578-7888<br>John.A.Hall@metlife.com |

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<u>About MetLife</u>

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("MetLife"), is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help individual and institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.

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<u>Forward-Looking Statements</u>

The forward-looking statements in this news release, using words such as "will," are based on assumptions and expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, including the "Risk Factors" MetLife, Inc. describes in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. MetLife's future results could differ, and it does not undertake any obligation to publicly correct or update any of these statements.

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