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                                                                                                                                              Exhibit 10.29.14

AMENDMENT NUMBER THIRTEEN TO THE 
METLIFE LEADERSHIP DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
(As amended and restated effective with respect to salary and Cash Incentive Compensation January 1, 2005 and with respect to Stock Compensation, April 15, 2005)

The MetLife Leadership Deferred Compensation Plan (“the Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as of the dates set forth below, as follows:

		
	I.
	Section 7.2 shall be replaced with the following, effective January 1, 2019:

		
	7.2
	Unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, a Reallocation Election shall be effective on the date it is received by the Plan Administrator, or on the following day if it is received by the Plan Administrator at a time when the Plan Administrator determines that it is not practical or convenient to the operation of the Plan to apply such Reallocation Election on the date that is received.

		
	II.
	Section 22.33 shall be replaced with the following, effective March 15, 2018:

		
	22.33  
	“SIP” shall mean each and all of the MetLife 401(k) Plan, the MetLife Auxiliary Match Plan (and/or any successor plan(s)).   

		
	III.
	Section 4.7 shall be replaced with the following, effective January 1, 2019:

		
	4.7
	Effective prior to January 1, 2019, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan to the contrary, no Compensation payable to a Participant less than one hundred eighty (180) days after the first day of the second calendar month following a hardship payment to the Participant under SIP or other nonqualified deferred compensation plan in which the individual participates by virtue of employment with any Affiliate shall be deferred under this Plan.  Effective as of January 1, 2019, Participants who have received a hardship distribution under SIP or any other deferred compensation arrangement sponsored by an Affiliate shall be eligible to continue deferring Compensation under this Plan without interruption.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment Number Thirteen to the MetLife Leadership Deferred Compensation Plan is hereby adopted and approved.

By: /s/Andrew J. Bernstein        
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

Date:  12/4/2018            

Witness /s/Kathleen Kamocsai    

Explanation of Amendment Thirteen to
MetLife Leadership Deferred Compensation Plan

Item I – Section 7.2 is amended to eliminate the six-per-year limit on Reallocation Elections that existed prior to January 1, 2019.

Item II – Changes the definition of “SIP” to reflect the name change of SIP and Auxiliary SIP to the MetLife 401(k) Plan and the MetLife Auxiliary Match Plan, respectively.

Item III – eliminates the six-month suspension of contributions to the Leadership Plan for participants who receive a hardship distribution from SIP.Exhibit

                                                                                                                                 Exhibit 10.31.10

AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE TO THE
METLIFE PLAN FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR GRADES 14 AND ABOVE

(Amended and Restated Effective April 1, 2014)

THE METLIFE PLAN FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR GRADES 14 AND ABOVE (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as indicated below, as follows:

		
	1.
	Effective October 15, 2018, Section 1.4.09 is hereby amended it its entirety to read as follows:

“§1.4.09    Employee:    “Employee” means anyone who:

		
	(a)
	is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary and compensated in or from the United States; and

		
	(b)
	is a grade 14M, 14A or 14S or any higher grade, as designated by the Company or a Subsidiary; and

		
	(c)
	is either:

(1)    a regular full-time employee; or

(2) a regular part-time employee whose regularly scheduled annual service is   1,000 hours or more in a 12-month period, and

		
	(d)
	is not within the definition of “Employee” in the MetLife Plan for Transition Assistance for Grades 13 and Below; and

		
	(e)
	is not a temporary employee; and

		
	(f)
	is not a leased employee within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code §414(n); and

		
	(g)
	is not performing services for the Company or a Subsidiary under an agreement in which such individual acknowledges that he or she is an independent contractor and that he or she is not entitled to participate in the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s employee benefit plans, or under an agreement entered into between the Company or a Subsidiary and some other person (other than a MetLife Enterprise Affiliate), in either case notwithstanding the fact that a regulatory body or court determines that such an individual is a common law employee; and

		
	(h)
	notwithstanding any provision of this §1.4.09 or the Plan to the contrary and in accordance with and subject to Section 8.1 of the Plan, “Employee” shall include any employee or sales agent of the MetLife Premier Client Group at Grade 14 or above who becomes a Transferred Employee in accordance with 

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and as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement by and among MetLife, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company dated February 26, 2016; and

		
	(i)
	effective October 15, 2018, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee is also not any individual who is:

		
	(1)
	treated or classified by the Company or Subsidiary, in their sole and absolute discretion, as an independent contractor and/or not as a common law employee, which may, but need not, be conclusively evidenced by the Company or Subsidiary not withholding federal income and/or employment taxes from the individual’s pay;

		
	(2)
	being paid by any third party pursuant to an agreement or understanding between the Company or Subsidiary and such third party; and/or

		
	(3)
	treated or classified by the Company or Subsidiary as a non-employee, consultant, or a seasonal, occasional, limited duration, leased, provisional, or temporary employee; in each case regardless of any contrary governmental, judicial, arbitral, or other determination that relates to such employment status or federal income and/or employment tax withholding with respect to any period.

The classification of “Employee” will be conclusively determined by the Company or Subsidiary in its sole and absolute discretion.

This definition overrides the definition in the MetLife Welfare Benefit Plan, of which this Plan is a Constituent Plan.”

		
	2.
	Effective October 1, 2018, Section 6.1 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“§6.1 Amendment. The Company may amend or terminate this Plan or any benefit or coverage thereunder at any time by means of a written instrument executed by a person authorized by the Company, subject to the limitation of this section. Except as hereinafter stated, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designate is authorized to amend this Plan by formal action. Any amendment or group of amendments adopted on the same date, which would increase or decrease the annual cost of Plan benefits for Participants by $10 million or more shall be adopted by formal action of the Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be executed on this 
    15th    day of November, 2018 by the duly authorized individual below.

METLIFE GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/ Andrew J. Bernstein                                   .
Andrew J. Bernstein, Plan Administrator
 

Witness: /s/ J.N. Eidenberg
 

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                                                                                                                                              Exhibit 10.31.11

AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN TO THE
METLIFE PLAN FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR GRADES 14 AND ABOVE

(Amended and Restated Effective April 1, 2014)

THE METLIFE PLAN FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR GRADES 14 AND ABOVE (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as indicated below, as follows:

		
	1.
	Effective October 15, 2018, Section 1.4.09 is hereby amended it its entirety to read as follows:

“§1.4.09    Employee:    “Employee” means anyone who:

		
	(a)
	is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary and compensated in or from the United States; and

		
	(b)
	is a grade 14M, 14A or 14S or any higher grade, as designated by the Company or a Subsidiary; and

		
	(c)
	is either:

(1)    a regular full-time employee; or

(2) a regular part-time employee whose regularly scheduled annual service is   1,000 hours or more in a 12-month period, and

		
	(d)
	is not within the definition of “Employee” in the MetLife Plan for Transition Assistance for Grades 13 and Below; and

		
	(e)
	is not a temporary employee; and

		
	(f)
	is not a leased employee within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code §414(n); and

		
	(g)
	is not performing services for the Company or a Subsidiary under an agreement in which such individual acknowledges that he or she is an independent contractor and that he or she is not entitled to participate in the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s employee benefit plans, or under an agreement entered into between the Company or a Subsidiary and some other person (other than a MetLife Enterprise Affiliate), in either case notwithstanding the fact that a regulatory body or court determines that such an individual is a common law employee; and

		
	(h)
	notwithstanding any provision of this §1.4.09 or the Plan to the contrary and in accordance with and subject to Section 8.1 of the Plan, “Employee” shall include any employee or sales agent of the MetLife Premier Client Group at Grade 14 or above who becomes a Transferred Employee in accordance with 

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and as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement by and among MetLife, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company dated February 26, 2016; and

		
	(i)
	effective October 15, 2018, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee is also not any individual who is:

		
	(1)
	treated or classified by the Company or Subsidiary, in their sole and absolute discretion, as an independent contractor and/or not as a common law employee, which may, but need not, be conclusively evidenced by the Company or Subsidiary not withholding federal income and/or employment taxes from the individual’s pay;

		
	(2)
	being paid by any third party pursuant to an agreement or understanding between the Company or Subsidiary and such third party; and/or

		
	(3)
	treated or classified by the Company or Subsidiary as a non-employee, consultant, or a seasonal, occasional, limited duration, leased, provisional, or temporary employee; in each case regardless of any contrary governmental, judicial, arbitral, or other determination that relates to such employment status or federal income and/or employment tax withholding with respect to any period.

The classification of “Employee” will be conclusively determined by the Company or Subsidiary in its sole and absolute discretion.

This definition overrides the definition in the MetLife Welfare Benefit Plan, of which this Plan is a Constituent Plan.”

		
	2.
	Effective October 1, 2018, Section 6.1 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“§6.1 Amendment. The Company may amend or terminate this Plan or any benefit or coverage thereunder at any time by means of a written instrument executed by a person authorized by the Company, subject to the limitation of this section. Except as hereinafter stated, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designate is authorized to amend this Plan by formal action. Any amendment or group of amendments adopted on the same date, which would increase or decrease the annual cost of Plan benefits for Participants by $10 million or more shall be adopted by formal action of the Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be executed on this 
    15th    day of November, 2018 by the duly authorized individual below.

METLIFE GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/ Andrew J. Bernstein                                   .
Andrew J. Bernstein, Plan Administrator
 

Witness: /s/ J.N. Eidenberg
 

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