METLIFE EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK AT RAYMOND JAMES CONFERENCE

Paul Sylvester, senior vice president, U.S. Business for MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), will present at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at approximately 9:15 a.m. (ET).

A live audio Webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj54/. The case-sensitive username and password to access the Webcast are INST2010 and IIC31, respectively. Those who want to listen via the Internet should go to the Web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary software. A replay of the presentation will be available until Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) at the same Web site beginning immediately after the presentation.

Materials for Sylvester’s presentation will be available over the Internet at www.metlife.com (through a link on the Investor Relations page)

MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services with operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Through its 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, visit www.metlife.com.