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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 14, 2016

 

 

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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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 14, 2016, the shareholders:

 

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elected twelve Directors, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders;

 

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approved a proposal to advise the Board to adopt a by-law designating Delaware the exclusive forum for certain legal actions;

 

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ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2016;

 

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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 2016 Proxy Statement;

 

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did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board of Directors be an independent director; and

 

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did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt shareholder right to act by written consent.

Election of Directors:

 

Nominee Name		Votes For					Votes Against					Abstained					Broker Non-Votes
Cheryl W. Grisé				903,801,443					13,797,119					1,421,961					65,619,145
Carlos M. Gutierrez				913,498,738					4,580,326					941,459					65,619,145
R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D.				915,152,747					2,948,578					919,198					65,619,145
Steven A. Kandarian				884,487,586					30,820,664					3,712,273					65,619,145
Alfred F. Kelly, Jr.				911,311,526					6,749,334					959,663					65,619,145
Edward J. Kelly, III				915,082,372					2,997,891					940,260					65,619,145
William E. Kennard				911,277,851					6,783,729					958,943					65,619,145
James M. Kilts				903,425,826					14,606,962					987,735					65,619,145
Catherine R. Kinney				914,919,262					3,194,569					906,692					65,619,145
Denise M. Morrison				909,651,971					8,428,866					939,686					65,619,145
Kenton J. Sicchitano				905,819,037					12,236,900					964,586					65,619,145
Lulu C. Wang				914,175,375					3,923,191					921,957					65,619,145
		Votes For					Votes Against					Abstained					Broker Non-Votes
Adopt a by-law designating Delaware the exclusive forum for certain legal actions				631,254,542					284,820,080					2,945,901					65,619,145
Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2016				975,323,446					8,434,783					881,439					0
Approve the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers				891,668,599					25,684,606					1,667,318					65,619,145
Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board of Directors be an independent director				246,086,287					671,397,183					1,537,053					65,619,145
Shareholder proposal to adopt shareholder right to act by written consent				359,113,450					557,685,503					2,221,570					65,619,145

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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 15, 2016