METLIFE INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: METLIFE INC (MET)
CIK: 0001099219
Period of Report: 2012-02-24

Reporting Person: Steigerwalt Eric T (EVP - CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-24	Common Stock	A	10000	$0.00	Acquired	38849	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	F	3364	$38.37	Disposed	35485	Direct
2012-02-24	Common Stock	F	238	$38.40	Disposed	35247	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-24	Restricted Stock Units	$	D	10000	Disposed		Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1247	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Each share of Restricted Stock Unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock

F2: Amount withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation due on the vesting of Restricted Stock Units

F3: The reported holding reflects shares allocated to and indirectly held by the reporting person under the Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of Metropolitan Life and Participating Affiliates Trust.

F4: Restricted Stock Units were awarded with a three-year "cliff" vesting schedule and vested on February 24, 2012.