METLIFE INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 6, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: METLIFE INC (MET)
CIK: 0001099219
Period of Report: 2010-01-04

Reporting Person: SICCHITANO KENTON J (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-01-04	Common Stock Equivalent Units	$	J	366	Disposed		Common Stock (366)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each share of Common Stock Equivalent Unit is the economic value of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock.

F2: Common Stock Equivalent Units were acquired pursuant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors whereby Directors may elect to defer receipt of cash retainer fees for a specified period of time into a fund that tracks MetLife, Inc. common stock. When such Common Stock Equivalent Units are distributed, they are settled in cash. This distribution transaction was based on a prior election.