MetLife (MET) AGM 2024 summary

Opening remarks and agenda

• Meeting called to order at 2:30 P.M. ET with all directors, executive leadership, and independent auditors present.

• Inspector of election appointed and quorum confirmed for business transactions.

• Retiring directors recognized; remaining directors standing for re-election for one-year terms.

• Rules of conduct and voting procedures explained; polls opened for shareholder voting.

Board and executive committee updates

• Board recommended voting for all director nominees, auditor ratification, executive compensation, and the 2025 Stock and Incentive Plan; recommended against the racial equity audit proposal.

• Two directors, Catherine R. Kinney and Gerald L. Hassell, retired from the board.

Shareholder proposals

• Five proposals presented: election of directors, auditor ratification, advisory vote on executive compensation, approval of 2025 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan, and a shareholder proposal for a third-party racial equity audit.

• Shareholder representative advocated for a racial equity audit, citing benefits and historical context.