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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001099219-25-000058
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250225
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250227

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PAPPAS BILL
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001787586
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15787
		FILM NUMBER:		25679154

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		METLIFE, INC.
		STREET 2:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			METLIFE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001099219
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				134075851
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-578-5500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10166
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        <footnote id="F1">Restricted stock unit award under the MetLife, Inc. 2025 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On April 3, 2024, 5,618 shares were distributed to the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the 2023 GRAT, and are now reported as directly owned.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On September 20, 2024, 7,900 shares were distributed to the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the 2022 GRAT, and are now reported as directly owned.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Shares acquired from the determination of the performance factor for and payout of 2022-2024 performance shares under the MetLife, Inc. 2015 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation due on the performance share payout.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were contributed to a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (&quot;2024 GRAT&quot;) in September 2024.</footnote>
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    <remarks>Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Taylor Jansen, Authorized Signer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-02-27</signatureDate>
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RING, TAYLOR JANSEN, MORGAN MAYES</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> and JENNIFER WANG</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">execute</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">file,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.045em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">or</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">cause</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.068em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">be</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.11800000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">filed,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">such</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reports, and</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">any</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">amendments</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.10400000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">thereto,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.131em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">on</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.027em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">behalf</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.14em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.036000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.063em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.195em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">with</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.068em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.077em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and Exchange</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.154em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Commission</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">any</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">other</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.045em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">proper</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.131em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">bodies</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.109em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">at</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.054em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">any</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.036000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">time</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.063em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">when</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.10400000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.081em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">filing</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.077em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">said Reports</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.154em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">is</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.063em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">in</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.054em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">order,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">containing</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.122em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">such</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.068em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">information</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.168em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">as</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%">TIMOTHY J. RING, TAYLOR JANSEN, MORGAN MAYES</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> and JENNIFER WANG</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">may</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.09em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">deem</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">advisable.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.063em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">authority</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.109em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.036000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%">TIMOTHY J. RING, TAYLOR JANSEN, MORGAN MAYES</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> and JENNIFER WANG</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">under</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">this</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.068em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">authorization</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.177em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">shall</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.081em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">continue</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.081em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">until</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.186em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">is</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.031em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">no</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">longer required</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.109em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.095em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">file</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.054em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reports</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.109em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">with</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.109em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">regard</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.15em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.09em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned's</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.168em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">ownership</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.11800000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">or</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.04em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">transactions</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.177em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">in securities</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.05em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">MetLife,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.136em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Inc.,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.077em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">unless</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">earlier</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">revoked</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.136em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">by</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.063em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.059000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.2em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">in writing.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.036000000000000004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.24em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">acknowledges</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.14em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">that</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.10400000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.07200000000000001em;line-height:120%">TIMOTHY J. RING, TAYLOR JANSEN, MORGAN MAYES</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.113em;line-height:120%"> and JENNIFER WANG</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">are</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.031em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">not</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.122em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">assuming</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.15em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">any</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.1em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.022em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.077em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">undersigned's</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.231em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">responsibilities</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.20400000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">to comply</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.081em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">with</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.154em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.19em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-0.04em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.027em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.127em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.08600000000000001em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exchange</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.131em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Act</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.095em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">of</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.15em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1934,</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.004em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">as</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.018000000000000002em;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">amended.</font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Signature&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Bill Pappas </font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:15.9pt"><font style="color:#0a0a0a;font-family:'Times New 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