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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HASSELL GERALD L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METLIFE INC [MET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/02/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10166 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/02/2018   A(1)   833 A $ 45.02 1,018 D   Common Stock               29 I By the MetLife Policyholder Trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock Equivalent Units

(3)

04/02/2018

A(4)

333.1853

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

333.1853

$ 45.02

333.1853

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HASSELL GERALD L 200 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10166	X

Signatures

Mark A. Schuman, authorized signer		04/04/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person acquired these Deferred Shares under MetLife, Inc.'s non-management Director compensation arrangements, which provide for 50% of non-management Director retainer fees to be paid in company common stock, and the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors, under which Directors may elect to defer receipt of such stock for a specific period of time.
(2)	Shares held in trust under the MetLife Policyholder Trust established to hold shares of common stock allocated to eligible policyholders of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc.
(3)	Each Common Stock Equivalent Unit is the economic value of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock. Common Stock Equivalent Units were acquired pursuant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors, whereby Directors may elect to defer receipt of cash retainer fees for a specified period of time into a fund that tracks MetLife, Inc. common stock. Common Stock Equivalent Units are settled in cash. Directors may transfer deferred cash retainer fees out of the fund that tracks MetLife, Inc. common stock and into other simulated investments.
(4)	The Reporting Person acquired these Common Stock Equivalent Units pursuant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Management Directors, under which Directors may elect to defer receipt of cash retainer fees for a specified period of time into a fund that tracks MetLife, Inc. common stock.

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