METLIFE TO HOLD ANNUAL INVESTOR DAY

Live Audio and Video Webcast to be Available

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) will hold its annual investor conference on Monday, December 8, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. (ET).  Presenters will include members of MetLife’s senior management team.

A live audio and video Webcast of the conference, along with the presentation materials, will be available at www.metlife.com (through a link on the Investor Relations page).  A replay of the conference will be available at MetLife’s Web site beginning shortly after the conference ends on December 8, until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on December 15, 2008.

The conference and the accompanying presentation materials will include statements relating to the business, operations, management and financial results of MetLife, Inc., including its prospects for the remainder of 2008, as well as for 2009.

Celebrating 140 years, 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 and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions.  For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.

Contact:

MetLife
For Media: John Calagna
MetLife
For Investors : Conor Murphy