Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SCHMIDT OSCAR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METLIFE INC [MET]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 PARK AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Latin America
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10166
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
No shares beneficially owned 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Units (Cash Payable)   (1)   (1) Common Stock 2,429 $ (2) D  
Restricted Units (Cash Payable)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 3,559 $ (2) D  
Restricted Units (Cash Payable)   (4)   (4) Common Stock 9,891 $ (2) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (5) 02/22/2021 Common Stock 30,558 $ 40.91 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (7) 02/27/2022 Common Stock 11,416 $ 34.21 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (8) 02/24/2024 Common Stock 12,589 $ 45.15 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (9) 02/23/2025 Common Stock 12,529 $ 45.91 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (10) 02/22/2026 Common Stock 14,565 $ 34.33 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (11) 02/27/2027 Common Stock 16,010 $ 46.85 (6) D  
Unit Options (Cash-Payable)   (12) 03/01/2028 Common Stock 29,664 $ 45.5 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SCHMIDT OSCAR
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10166
      President, Latin America  

Signatures

Mark A. Schuman, authorized signer 05/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These Restricted Units will vest on March 1, 2019.
(2) Each Restricted Unit is the contingent right to receive cash equal to the closing price of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock on the vesting date.
(3) The Restricted Units will vest in two installments on March 1, 2019 and March 2, 2020.
(4) The Restricted Units will in three installments on March 4, 2019, March 2, 2020 and 2021.
(5) These Unit Options became exercisable in three installments on February 23, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(6) Each Unit Option is the contingent right to receive cash equal to the closing price of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock less the exercise price.
(7) These Unit Options became exercisable in three installments on February 28, 2013, 2014 and 2015. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(8) These Unit Options became exercisable in three installments on February 25, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(9) These Unit Options became exercisable in three installments on February 24, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(10) These Unit Options became and will become exercisable in three installments on February 23, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(11) These Unit Options became and will become exercisable in three installments on February 28, 2018, 2019 and 2020. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.
(12) These Unit Options become exercisable in three installments on March 2, 2019, 2020 and 2021. The reported number of units represent outstanding unexercised options.

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