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 18, 2019
 
 
 
  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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01
 
MET
 
New York Stock Exchange
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series A, par value $0.01
 
MET PRA
 
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1000th
interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series E
 
MET PRE
 
New York Stock Exchange
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  ☐
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.  ☐
 




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

At MetLife, Inc.'s (the "Company's") annual meeting of common shareholders on June 18, 2019, the shareholders:
•
elected twelve Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders;
•
ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2019; and
•
approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement.

Election of Directors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nominee Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheryl W. Grisé
 
772,435,928

 
26,343,624

 
         645,106
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Carlos M. Gutierrez
 
797,066,701

 
     1,327,549

 
      1,030,408
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Gerald L. Hassell
 
793,627,699

 
5,124,007

 
         672,952
 
      65,057,213
 
 
David L. Herzog
 
788,942,578

 
     9,802,086

 
         679,994
 
      65,057,213
 
 
R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D.
 
784,363,611

 
14,389,137

 
         671,910
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Edward J. Kelly, III
 
793,556,073

 
     5,187,090

 
         681,495
 
      65,057,213
 
 
William E. Kennard
 
792,907,890

 
5,467,273

 
1,049,495
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Michel A. Khalaf
 
797,514,725

 
     1,230,768

 
         679,165
 
      65,057,213
 
 
James M. Kilts
 
769,811,235

 
28,943,069

 
         670,354
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Catherine R. Kinney
 
793,391,389

 
     5,411,827

 
         621,442
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Diana McKenzie
 
797,625,335

 
1,161,422

 
         637,901
 
      65,057,213
 
 
Denise M. Morrison
 
793,659,416

 
     5,146,129

 
         619,113
 
      65,057,213
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2019
 
832,760,124
 
31,017,872

 
703,875
 
0
 
 
Advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers
 
760,650,196
 
37,527,993

 
1,246,469
 
65,057,213
 





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/ Jeannette N. Pina
 
Name:
Jeannette N. Pina
 
Title:
Vice President and Secretary
Date: June 19, 2019