UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1724, 2026

METLIFE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction ~~of Incorporation)~~

1-15787

13-4075851

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Park Avenue,

New York,

10166-0188

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

of Incorporation)

1-15787

13-4075851

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


200 Park Avenue, New York, NY		10166-0188
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 578-9500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	~~Trading Symbol(s)~~	Name of each exchange on which registered	~~Name of each exchange on which registered~~
Common Stock, par value $0.01	MET	~~MET~~	New York Stock Exchange	~~New York Stock Exchange~~
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock,Series A, par value $0.01		MET PRA		New York Stock Exchange
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $0.01	MET PRA		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000thinterest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E		MET PRE		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E	MET PRE		New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F	MET PRF	~~MET PRF~~	New York Stock Exchange	~~New York Stock Exchange~~

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8 5.0102 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 17 24, 2026, ~~MetLife, Inc. issued a news release announcing~~ the ~~declaration~~Board of Directors (ithe “Board”) ~~a semi-annual dividend~~ of ~~$29.375 per share on~~ MetLife, Inc.’s ~~5.875% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series D, $1,000 liquidation preference per share;~~ (iithe “Company”) aincreased ~~quarterly~~the ~~dividend~~number of ~~$351.5625~~directors ~~per~~serving ~~share~~ on ~~MetLife,~~the ~~Inc.’s~~Board ~~5.625%~~from ~~non-cumulative~~eleven ~~preferred~~to ~~stock~~thirteen, ~~Series~~and E,elected ~~$25,000~~Daniel ~~liquidation~~S. ~~preference~~Glaser ~~per~~and ~~share,~~Michelle ~~which is $0~~R.~~3515625~~ ~~per~~Seitz ~~depositary~~as ~~share,~~directors ~~each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share~~ of ~~Series~~the ~~E Preferred Stock; (iii) a quarterly dividend of $296~~Company.~~875~~ ~~per~~The ~~share~~Board onappointed ~~MetLife, Inc~~Mr.’s Glaser ~~4.75%~~to ~~non-cumulative~~its ~~preferred~~Audit ~~stock~~Committee, ~~Series~~Compensation FCommittee, ~~$25,000~~and ~~liquidation~~Finance ~~preference~~and ~~per~~Risk ~~share~~Committee, ~~which~~and isappointed $0Ms.~~296875~~ Seitz ~~per~~to ~~depositary~~its ~~share,~~Compensation ~~each representing a 1/1~~Committee,~~000th~~ ~~interest~~Governance ~~in a share of Series F Preferred Stock;~~ and ~~(iv)~~Corporate aResponsibility ~~quarterly dividend of $0.31501229 per share on MetLife~~Committee, ~~Inc.’s~~and ~~floating~~Investment ~~rate non-cumulative preferred stock~~Committee, ~~Series~~each A,effective ~~$25~~immediately. ~~liquidation~~The ~~preference~~Board ~~per~~has ~~share,~~affirmatively ~~subject~~determined ~~to final confirmation~~ that iteach ~~has met the financial tests specified in the Series A preferred stock certificate~~ of ~~designations~~Mr. Glaser Aand ~~copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~Ms.1 Seitz ~~and~~ is ~~incorporated~~an ~~herein~~independent ~~by reference~~director.

~~Item~~Each of Mr. 9Glaser and Ms.01 Seitz ~~Financial~~will ~~Statements~~participate in the Company’s standard non-management director compensation arrangements. The Company pays non-management directors a retainer of $355,000 per year, $205,000 payable in shares of the Company’s common stock and ~~Exhibits~~$150,000 payable in cash. Directors earn a pro-rated retainer for partial-year service, earning the first of four annual installments at the beginning of service.

99.1 MetLife, Inc. news release dated February 17, 2026, announcing the declaration of a semi-annual dividend on its 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series D; a quarterly dividend on its 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E; a quarterly dividend on its 4.75% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series F; and a quarterly dividend on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, subject to final confirmation that it has met the financial tests specified in the Series A preferred stock certificate of designations.

101 Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language)

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


METLIFE, INC.

By:	/s/ Timothy J. Ring
	Name:	Timothy J. Ring
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Secretary

Date: February 17 24, 2026

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