---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001099219-25-000219"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MET"
cik: "0001099219"
company_name: "METLIFE INC"
filed_at: "2025-09-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:35:58.810608+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MetLife warns shareholders to reject unsolicited mini-tender offer at 34% below market

## Summary
- Potemkin offers $53.00/share for up to 10,000 MET shares, 34.42% below $80.82 closing price on Sept 12, 2025.
- Offer covers only 0.00002% of outstanding shares; MetLife does not endorse and recommends shareholders reject.
- Mini-tender offers avoid many SEC disclosure requirements; SEC has warned investors of below-market bids.
- Shareholders who already tendered may withdraw before offer expires Oct 7, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001099219-25-000219
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MET
- cik: 0001099219
- company_name: METLIFE INC
- filed_at: 2025-09-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921925000219/0001099219-25-000219-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921925000219/met-20250915.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099219-25-000219.txt

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