Summary
MetLife Inc. filed an 8-K on November 17, 2008, to announce the declaration of its fourth quarter 2008 dividends for its preferred stock. Specifically, the company declared a dividend of $0.2527777 per share on its floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and a dividend of $0.4062500 per share on its 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B. This filing is primarily informational, confirming the company's commitment to its preferred shareholders by declaring these quarterly dividends. Investors holding these specific series of preferred stock can expect these payments for the fourth quarter of 2008. The press release detailing these dividend declarations is attached as an exhibit to this filing.
Key Highlights
- 1MetLife declared fourth quarter 2008 dividends for its preferred stock.
- 2Series A floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock dividend: $0.2527777 per share.
- 3Series B 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock dividend: $0.4062500 per share.
- 4Filing confirms dividend payments to preferred shareholders.
- 5Press release announcing dividends is included as Exhibit 99.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce MetLife's declaration of its fourth quarter 2008 dividends for two series of its preferred stock.
The dividends are for MetLife's floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series A, and its 6.50% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series B.
The dividend for Series A is $0.2527777 per share, and the dividend for Series B is $0.4062500 per share.
No, this particular 8-K filing is limited to announcing dividend declarations and does not provide details on MetLife's overall financial performance or operational results.