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CONTACT INFORMATION
Corporate Headquarters
MetLife, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-0188
212-578-2211
Internet Address
http://www.metlife.com
Transfer Agent/Shareholder Records
For information or assistance regarding shareholder accounts or
dividend checks, please contact MetLife, Inc.’s transfer agent:
Mellon Investor Services, LLC
P.O. Box 4410
South Hackensack, NJ 07606-2010
1-800-649-3593
TDD for Hearing Impaired: 201-680-6611
www.melloninvestor.com
Trustee, MetLife Policyholder Trust
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
302-651-1000
www.wilmingtontrust.com
Investor Information
http://investor.metlife.com
Governance Information
http://www.metlife.com/corporategovernance
MetLife News
http://metnews.metlife.com
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Corporate Profile
MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and financial ser-
vices with operations throughout the United States and the Latin
America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its domestic
and international subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches
more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the
largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-
force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto
and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to
individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retire-
ment & savings products and services to corporations and other
institutions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.
Form 10-K and Other Information
MetLife, Inc. will provide to shareholders without charge,
upon written or oral request, a copy of MetLife, Inc.’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K (including financial state-
ments and financial statement schedules, but without
exhibits) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
MetLife, Inc. will furnish to requesting shareholders any
exhibit to the Form 10-K upon the payment of reasonable
expenses incurred by MetLife, Inc. in furnishing such
exhibit. Requests should be directed to MetLife Investor
Relations, MetLife, Inc., One MetLife Plaza, 27-01 Queens
Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101-4007, via
the Internet by going to http://investor.metlife.com and
selecting “Information Requests,” or by calling 1-800-
649-3593. The Annual Report on Form 10-K may also be
accessed at http://investor.metlife.com and at the web-
site of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at
http://www.sec.gov.
Dividend Information and Common Stock Performance
MetLife Inc.’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the trading symbol “MET.” MetLife, Inc.
declared an annual dividend of $0.59 per common share on
October 24, 2006 and $0.52 per common share on October 25,
2005. Future dividend decisions will be determined by MetLife,
Inc.’s Board of Directors after taking into consideration factors
such as MetLife, Inc.’s current earnings, expected medium- and
long-term earnings, financial condition, regulatory capital position,
and applicable governmental regulations and policies. The pay-
ment of dividends and other distributions to MetLife, Inc. by its
insurance subsidiaries is regulated by insurance laws and regu-
lations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital
Resources — The Holding Company — Liquidity Sources — Div-
idends” and Note 17 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The following table presents the high and low closing prices for
the common stock of MetLife, Inc. on the NYSE for the periods
indicated.
2006 High Low
Common Stock
Price
First quarter $51.98 $48.14
Second quarter $53.19 $48.37
Third quarter $57.23 $49.65
Fourth quarter $59.83 $56.23
2005 High Low
Common Stock
Price
First quarter $41.37 $38.31
Second quarter $45.45 $37.85
Third quarter $50.20 $45.47
Fourth quarter $52.15 $46.80
As of February 26, 2007, there were approximately 5.2 million
beneficial common shareholders of MetLife, Inc.
82 MetLife, Inc.