FWP

Filed pursuant to Rule 433
October 8, 2008

Relating to
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 8, 2008 to
Prospectus Dated November 6, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-147180

Final Term Sheet

75,000,000 Shares
(METLIFE LOGO)
Common Stock
     
Issuer:   MetLife, Inc. (“Issuer”)
Securities:   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Number of Securities:   75,000,000 shares of Common Stock
Option to Purchase Additional Securities:   11,250,000 shares of Common Stock
Initial Price to Public:   $26.50 per share; $1,987,500,000 total
Pricing Date:   October 8, 2008
Settlement Date (T+4):   October 15, 2008
Sole Bookrunning Manager:   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Joint Lead Managers:   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
and UBS Securities LLC

All terms used and not otherwise defined in this term sheet have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the preliminary prospectus supplement.

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