METLIFE, INC. (NYSE:MET) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

MetLife, Inc. is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect the impact of the separation of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Brighthouse") through a distribution of 96,776,670 shares of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. common stock to the MetLife, Inc. common shareholders on August 4, 2017 (the “Separation”) on its previously filed financial statements and other disclosures included in MetLife, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Annual Report”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The Separation resulted in the elimination of the Brighthouse Financial segment. The results of Brighthouse are reflected in MetLife, Inc.'s consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations and, therefore, are presented as assets and liabilities of disposed subsidiary on the consolidated balance sheets and income (loss) from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations. Prior period results have been revised to reflect discontinued operations, which are reported in Corporate & Other. The reporting of discontinued operations had no impact on total consolidated assets or liabilities or on total consolidated net income (loss) for any of the periods presented.

The following items of the 2016 Annual Report (collectively, the “Revised Sections”) are being revised in their entirety as reflected in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

The Revised Sections are being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are hereby incorporated by reference herein. The disclosures filed as Exhibit 99.1 supersede the corresponding portions of the 2016 Annual Report, as specified in such Exhibit. No Items of the 2016 Annual Report other than those identified above are being revised by this filing. Information in the 2016 Annual Report is generally stated as of December 31, 2016 and this filing does not reflect any subsequent information or events other than the changes described above. Without limitation of the foregoing, this filing does not purport to update the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including the Consolidated Company Outlook, contained in the 2016 Annual Report, for any information, uncertainties, transactions, risks, events or trends occurring, or known to management, other than the events described above. More recent information, including Risk Factors and the Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, is contained in MetLife, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (the “Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q”) and other filings made by MetLife, Inc. with the SEC. Accordingly, this Current Report on Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the 2016 Annual Report, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other filings made by MetLife, Inc. with the SEC.

Item 8.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

METLIFE INC Exhibit
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About METLIFE, INC. (NYSE:MET)

MetLife, Inc. (MetLife) is a provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management. The Company’s segments include Retail; Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits; Corporate Benefit Funding; Latin America (collectively, the Americas); Asia, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Its Retail segment is organized into two businesses: Life & Other, and Annuities. Its Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits insurance products and services include life, dental, group short- and long-term disability, property and casualty, long-term care, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans. Its Corporate Benefit Funding segment provides funding and financing solutions that help institutional customers manage liabilities primarily associated with their qualified, nonqualified and welfare employee benefit programs using a spectrum of life and annuity-based insurance and investment products.