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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: April 19, 2000
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(Date of earliest event reported)
MetLife, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-15787 13-4075851
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3690
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(212) 578-2211
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Item 5. Other Information.
On April 19, 2000, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of
MetLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of
MetLife, Inc., dated April 19, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
METLIFE, INC.
By: /s/ Gwenn L. Carr
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Name: Gwenn L. Carr
Title: Vice-President and Secretary
Date: April 21, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated April 19, 2000.
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Exhibit 99.1
MetLife Contact: Kevin Foley Conning Contact: Paul Kopsky
212 578-4132 314-444-0423
[email protected] [email protected]
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METLIFE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CONNING
New York, April 19, 2000--Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Conning
Corporation (NASDAQ:CNNG) announced that MetLife has acquired all remaining
shares of Conning Corporation by means of a cash merger effective today,
completing its previously disclosed acquisition of Conning. Conning expects that
its common stock will cease to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market
commencing tomorrow, Thursday, April 20, 2000.
Conning provides asset management services primarily to insurance companies and
institutional investors, manages private equity funds investing in insurance and
insurance-related companies, and conducts in-depth research on the insurance
industry.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., is a leading
provider of insurance and financial services to individual and group customers.
The company, with $418.8 billion of assets under management as of December 31,
1999, on a pro-forma basis, including the acquisition of GenAmerica Corporation,
serves approximately nine million individual households in the U.S. and
companies and institutions with 33 million employees and members. MetLife also
has international insurance operations in 10 countries. For more information
about MetLife, please visit the company's Web site at www.metlife.com.
