Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 8, 2008, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("MetLife"), entered into (i) an underwriting agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference), and (ii) a pricing agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2 and incorporated herein by reference) (the "Pricing Agreement") relating to the sale of 75,000,000 shares of MetLife's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), each among MetLife and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement (the "Underwriters"), at an initial public offering price of $26.50 per share. To the extent that the Underwriters sell more than 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock, the Underwriters have the option (for 30 days from the date of the underwriting agreement) to purchase up to an additional 11,250,000 shares of Common Stock from MetLife.
The Common Stock is being offered and sold pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-147180) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 6, 2007, and a prospectus supplement dated October 8, 2008 (the "Prospectus Supplement"). The terms of the Common Stock are set forth in the Prospectus Supplement (filed on October 10, 2008 with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act). Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated October 8, 2008 among MetLife and the Underwriters.

1.2 Pricing Agreement dated October 8, 2008 among MetLife and the Underwriters.

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