METLIFE TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL FOR FIRST QUARTER 2007 RESULTS

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) will hold its first quarter 2007 earnings conference call and audio Webcast on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (ET). These events will follow MetLife’s issuance of its first quarter earnings press release on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, after the market closes. The press release will also be available on the MetLife Investor Relations Web page at www.metlife.com.

The conference call will be available live via telephone and the Internet. To listen over the telephone, dial (612) 326-1003 (domestic and international callers). To listen to the conference call over the Internet, visit www.metlife.com (through a link on the Investor Relations page). Those who want to listen to the call on the telephone or via the Internet should dial in or go to the Web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, and/or download and install any necessary audio software.

The conference call will be available for replay via telephone and the Internet beginning at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, until Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). To listen to a replay of the conference call over the telephone, dial (320) 365-3844 (domestic and international callers). The access code for the replay is 867011. To access the replay of the conference call over the Internet, visit the above-mentioned Web site.

MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its domestic and international subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches more than 70 million customers around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

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