BRIEF-MetLife completes common stock offering

Wed. October 15, 2008; Posted: 06:10 PM

, Oct 16, 2008 (Reuters via COMTEX) -- MET | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- MetLife Inc:

* Completes public offering of common stock

* Says issued an additional 11.25 million shares of common stock pursuant to exercise in full by underwriters of over-allotment option

* Says total offering of 86.25 million shares produced gross proceeds of

approximately $2.3 billion

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