SEC Company Response from METLIFE (MET) — Apr 24, 2018
METLIFE INC
Date: April 24, 2018 · CIK: 0001099219 · Accession: 0001193125-18-129047
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File numbers found in text: 001-15787
Referenced dates: April 12, 2018
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP MetLife, Inc. 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 Stephen W. Gauster Senior Vice President Interim General Counsel April 24, 2018 VIA EDGAR Office of Healthcare and Insurance United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-7010 Re: MetLife, Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Filed March 1, 2018 File No. 001-15787 Ladies and Gentlemen: Further to the conversation between Mary Mast of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Brian Wessel of the Law Department of MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) yesterday, I submit this letter in response to the comments of the staff of the SEC pertaining to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Form 10-K”) contained in your letter dated April 12, 2018 to William O’Donnell, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company (the “Comment Letter”). We are working expeditiously to respond to the Comment Letter. We respectfully request an extension of time to respond to the inquiries contained in the Comment Letter. We currently anticipate submitting a response to the Comment Letter on or before May 10, 2018. Please do not hesitate to call me at (212) 578-4011 with any concerns you may have regarding the timetable described above. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, /s/ Stephen W. Gauster cc: Mary Mast, Division of Corporation Finance Angela Connell, Division of Corporation Finance William O’Donnell, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer John Hele, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer