Metlife Inc : OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY APPROVES GE CAPITAL’S ACQUISITION OF METLIFE BANK DEPOSIT BUSINESS

NEW YORK, December 12, 2012 - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a conditional approval of GE Capital's acquisition of approximately $6.5 billion in bank deposits from MetLife Bank, N.A.

Upon completion of the acquisition, which is subject to closing conditions, deposit customers of MetLife Bank will become customers of GE Capital Retail Bank, a unit of GE Capital.

After closing, MetLife will work with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve to take the necessary administrative steps to deregister as a bank holding company.

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