MetLife, Inc. filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2026, disclosing the declaration of preferred stock dividends across four series of its preferred equity.

Key Highlights

  • Series A dividend: A quarterly dividend of $0.31471411 per share declared on MetLife's Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, with a $25 liquidation preference per share.
  • Series D dividend: A semi-annual dividend of $29.375 per share declared on MetLife's 5.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share.
  • Series E dividend: A quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share declared on MetLife's 5.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share, equal to $0.3515625 per depositary share.
  • Series F dividend: A quarterly dividend of $296.875 per share declared on MetLife's 4.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F, with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share, equal to $0.296875 per depositary share.
  • Common Stock listing: MetLife's common stock trades on NYSE:MET with a par value of $0.01 per share.

MetLife Announces Preferred Dividend Declarations Across Four Series on August 17, 2026

According to the filing, MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) issued a news release on August 17, 2026, announcing the declaration of dividends on four series of its preferred stock. The disclosures were made under Item 8.01 (Other Events) of the Form 8-K. The registrant is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0188.

The filing details four separate dividend declarations. For Series A, a quarterly payment of $0.31471411 per share was declared on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, which carries a $25 liquidation preference per share. For Series D, a semi-annual dividend of $29.375 per share was declared on the 5.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, which carries a $1,000 liquidation preference per share. The Series D preferred stock is not listed among the registered securities in the filing's cover page table.

For Series E, the filing reports a quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on the 5.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, which carries a $25,000 liquidation preference per share. Because depositary shares each represent a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series E Preferred Stock, the equivalent per-depositary-share amount is $0.3515625. For Series F, a quarterly dividend of $296.875 per share was declared on the 4.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, with a $25,000 liquidation preference per share, equal to $0.296875 per depositary share on the same 1/1,000th basis. The filing was signed by Timothy J. Ring, Senior Vice President and Secretary of MetLife, Inc.

What Was Disclosed

MetLife, Inc. disclosed in its August 17, 2026 Form 8-K the declaration of preferred stock dividends on Series A (quarterly), Series D (semi-annual), Series E (quarterly), and Series F (quarterly), with specific per-share and per-depositary-share amounts for each series.