# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000937834
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-193700
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 2576
**Document Hash:** 6e6f371b2f151700fc66e62974d25568
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## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-193700.hdr.sgml**: 20250902

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-193700

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: RW

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250902

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250902

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000937834
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 135581829
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** RW

**SEC ACT:**
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289871
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251283961

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 PARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10166
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-578-9000

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

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| ![LOGO](g183894g01g01.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Metropolitan Life Insurance Company<br> 200 Park Avenue, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, NY 10166-0005 |

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September 2, 2025

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

RE: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

File No. 333-289871

SEC Accession No. 0001193125-25-188859

Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement Pursuant to Rule 477

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (the "Registrant") hereby requests the withdrawal of the Registrant's initial registration statement on Form N-4 for the Registered Fixed Account Option (MVA), File No. 333-289871, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2025 (the "Registration Statement").

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has been advised by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that such Registration Statement should be filed as a Post-Effective Amendment to SEC File No. 333-268428, pursuant to Rule 485(a). The Registration Statement has not yet become effective, and no securities have been sold in connection with the Registration Statement.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Tom Conner at Carlton Fields, P.A. at 202-965-8139.

Sincerely,

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

By:<u>/s/ Heather C. Harker</u> <u> </u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heather C. Harker

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assistant General Counsel

cc: W. Thomas Conner, Esq.