---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-076647"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MET"
cik: "0001099219"
company_name: "METLIFE INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:23:49.324700+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MetLife issues $1B of 5.850% subordinated debentures due 2056

## Summary
- Issued $1B aggregate principal of 5.850% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Subordinated Debentures due 2056.
- Debentures priced Feb 24, 2026, and issued Feb 26, 2026; subordinated unsecured obligation.
- Underwriters include Barclays, BofA, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.
- Issued under shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-287370).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-076647
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MET
- cik: 0001099219
- company_name: METLIFE INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312526076647/0001193125-26-076647-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312526076647/d88473d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b3ccaa0b72929719af98c5f010cdbea779bfccfc
  claim: METLIFE INC incurred senior notes of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. at 5.850% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate maturing 2056.
  evidence_excerpt: On February 26, 2026, MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.850% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Subordinated Debentures due 2056 (the “Debentures”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000119312526076647/0001193125-26-076647-index.htm

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