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  0001770295
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001099219
  METLIFE INC
  001-15787
  200 PARK AVENUE
  NEW YORK
  NY
  10166
  212-578-5500
  DEBEL MARLENE
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  22810
  1890575.49
  692420423
  12/13/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  12/13/2024
  Option Granted 02/23/2016
  Issuer
  N
  13107
  12/13/2024
  Cash
  Common
  12/13/2024
  Option Granted 02/24/2015
  Issuer
  N
  9703
  12/13/2024
  Cash
  Y
  12/13/2024
  /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Marlene Debel