Item 8.01. Other Events.
In light of the proposed increased fees for the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program ("TLGP") to be effective on
April 1, 2009, on March 23, 2009, MetLife, Inc. (the "Company") commenced an
offering of the Company's Senior Notes due 2012 (the "Notes") in a transaction
exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. As previously disclosed, the Company may issue up to $397
million under the TLGP. The Notes are to be guaranteed by the TLGP and backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States. The Notes will be senior
unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all of the
Company's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The Company expects
to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate
purposes.
