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): December 12, 2012
METLIFE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-15787 | 13-4075851 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York |
10166-0188 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
212-578-2211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 12, 2012, MetLife, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a conditional approval of the acquisition by General Electric Capital Corporation of approximately $6.5 billion in bank deposits from MetLife Bank, N.A. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release of MetLife, Inc. dated December 12, 2012 announcing that the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a conditional approval of the acquisition by General Electric Capital Corporation of approximately $6.5 billion in bank deposits from MetLife Bank, N.A. |
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.
| METLIFE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Christine M. DeBiase | |
| Name: | Christine M. DeBiase | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
Date: December 12, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press release of MetLife, Inc. dated December 12, 2012 announcing that the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a conditional approval of the acquisition by General Electric Capital Corporation of approximately $6.5 billion in bank deposits from MetLife Bank, N.A. |