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Supplement to Prospectus for Metropolitan Life Separate Account E for
Preference Plus(R) Account Group and Individual Annuity Contracts dated May 1,
1997.
1. Add the following sentence immediately after the fifth paragraph on the
first page of the prospectus (B-PPA-1):
INTERESTS IN THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE FIXED INTEREST ACCOUNT ARE NOT
DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR INSURED, OR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT, ANY BANK OR OTHER DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. UNITS ARE NOT
DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION, ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND INVOLVE
INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
KEEP THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS
August 26, 1997
RSCPPA-B SUPPLEMENT
