MetLife (MET) ALERT: Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson Fistel Initiates Investigation of MetLife, Inc.; Encourages Any Investor to Contact the Firm

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Fistel, LLP has commenced an investigation concerning whether MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) violated federal securities laws.

On January 29, 2018, MetLife announced it had postponed its earnings report and conference call related to its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2017, which had previously been scheduled for Jan. 31, 2018, and Feb. 1, 2018, respectively. The Company cited "material weakness" in its financial reporting. MetLife also advised investors it expects to increase reserves in total between $525 million and $575 million on a pre-tax basis to cover certain annuity recipients "who have been unresponsive or missing over time."

If you are a MetLife shareholder and are interested in learning more about the investigation or your legal rights and remedies, please contact Jim Baker (jimb@johnsonandweaver.com) by email or by phone at 619-814-4471. If emailing, please include a phone number where you can be reached.

About Johnson Fistel, LLP:
Johnson Fistel, LLP is a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm with offices in California, New York and Georgia. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative and securities class action lawsuits. For more information about the firm and its attorneys, please visit http://www.johnsonfistel.com. Attorney advertising. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Contact:
Johnson Fistel, LLP
Jim Baker, 619-814-4471
jimb@johnsonfistel.com

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