---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-062174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MET"
cik: "0001099219"
company_name: "METLIFE INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T01:07:45.894251+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MetLife issues ¥112.3B in seven tranches of senior notes with coupons ranging 1.009%-2.448%

## Summary
- Issued ¥7.1B of 1.009% Senior Notes due 2029, ¥23.1B of 1.415% due 2031, and five other tranches through 2059.
- Total aggregate principal amount ¥112.3B across seven yen-denominated tranches.
- Notes sold via underwriters Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, SMBC Nikko, and Merrill Lynch.
- Issuance under shelf registration statement (File No. 333-268442) and prospectus supplement dated March 1, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-062174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MET
- cik: 0001099219
- company_name: METLIFE INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/d792289d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of ¥11,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.953% Senior Notes due 2039 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 1.953% maturing 2039.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: ¥11,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.953% Senior Notes due 2039
  - Counterparty: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  - Rate: 1.953%
  - Maturity: 2039
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: ¥11,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.953% Senior Notes due 2039 (the “2039 Senior Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of ¥16,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.670% Senior Notes due 2034 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 1.670% maturing 2034.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: ¥16,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.670% Senior Notes due 2034
  - Counterparty: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  - Rate: 1.670%
  - Maturity: 2034
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: ¥16,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.670% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Senior Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of ¥7,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.009% Senior Notes due 2029 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 1.009% maturing 2029.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: ¥7,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.009% Senior Notes due 2029
  - Counterparty: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  - Rate: 1.009%
  - Maturity: 2029
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: On March 7, 2024, MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) issued ¥7,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.009% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Senior Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of ¥15,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.195% Senior Notes due 2044 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 2.195% maturing 2044.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: ¥15,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.195% Senior Notes due 2044
  - Counterparty: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  - Rate: 2.195%
  - Maturity: 2044
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: ¥15,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.195% Senior Notes due 2044 (the “2044 Senior Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of ¥23,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.415% Senior Notes due 2031 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 1.415% maturing 2031.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: ¥23,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.415% Senior Notes due 2031
  - Counterparty: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
  - Rate: 1.415%
  - Maturity: 2031
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: ¥23,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.415% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Senior Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312524062174/0001193125-24-062174-index.htm

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