SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Amendment No. -)*
Caribiner International, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
14188810
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than 5 percent of the
class securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of
five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
* The remainder of the cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover
page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the act
(however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following page(s))
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CUSIP No. 14188810 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(I.R.S. NO. 13-5581829)
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [
] (b) [
]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A New York Corporation
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5. SOLE VOTING POWER
992,200
NUMBER OF
SHARES 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY -0-
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 992,200
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER -0-
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
992,200
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10. CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
10.3%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC, IC
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
Caribiner International, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Office
16 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023-7604
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
By Jane C. Weinberg, Associate General Counsel.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Item 2(c). Citizenship
A New York Corporation
Item 2(d). Title of Class of
Securities Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
14188810
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the
person
filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section
15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act (c) [X] Insurance Company registered under
Section
3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section
8 of the Investment Company Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which
is subject to the provisions of
the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of
1974 or Endowment Fund: see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Section 240.13d- 1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:
See
Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 4. Ownership
If the percent of the class owned, as of
December 31 of the year covered by the statement, or
as of the
last day of any month described in Rule 13d-
1(b)(2),
if applicable, exceeds 5 percent, provide the
following
information as of that date and identify those
shares
which there is a right to acquire.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 992,200
(b) Percent of Class: 10.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
992,200
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the
disposition of: 992,200
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct
the disposition of: -0-
MetLife disclaims any beneficial interest in any of
the foregoing securities.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a
Class.
If this statement is being filed to report
the fact that as of the date hereof the
reporting
person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf
of Another Person.
Not Applicable
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 7. Identification and Classification of
the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
State Street Research and Management
Company, Inc., an Investment
Adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act, is
the
beneficial owner of all shares of the securities reported in
Item 4(a) hereof.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
Members
of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of
my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred
to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the
control
of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquire and to the best of
my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Date: March 7, 1997
Signature: ________________________
Name/Title: Jane C. Weinberg
Associate General Counsel
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