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): June 12, 2018

 

 

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)

212-578-9500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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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).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At MetLife, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) annual meeting of shareholders on June 12, 2018, the shareholders:

 

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elected eleven Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders;

 

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ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018;

 

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approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement; and

 

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did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent Director.

Election of Directors:

 

Nominee Name		Votes For					Votes Against					Abstained					Broker Non-Votes
Cheryl W. Grisé				857,710,183					17,315,517					6,013,743					63,389,260
Carlos M. Gutierrez				876,431,981					3,399,534					1,207,928					63,389,260
Gerald L. Hassel				875,896,660					4,308,839					833,944					63,389,260
David L. Herzog				866,175,174					14,045,957					818,312					63,389,260
R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D.				870,878,163					9,328,657					832,623					63,389,260
Steven A. Kandarian				856,565,353					23,397,493					1,076,597					63,389,260
Edward J. Kelly, III				872,232,011					7,975,572					831,860					63,389,260
William E. Kennard				872,501,013					7,236,899					1,301,531					63,389,260
James M. Kilts				856,734,280					23,396,137					909,026					63,389,260
Catherine R. Kinney				876,890,432					3,358,496					790,515					63,389,260
Denise M. Morrison				873,280,893					6,976,682					781,868					63,389,260
		Votes For					Votes Against					Abstained					Broker Non-Votes
Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018				921,773,142					21,842,699					812,862					-0-
Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers				852,021,252					27,052,558					1,965,633					63,389,260
Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent Director				265,250,234					614,322,082					1,467,127					63,389,260

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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.

 

Date: June 13, 2018