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Political Activities Report MetLife, Inc. Political Activity MetLife, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “MetLife” or the “Company”) believes that its participation in the political process is an important and essential means of achieving its goals of enhancing shareholder value and of providing people with the financial and insurance products and services they need through various life stages and economic cycles. Legislative and regulatory initiatives and priorities at the United States federal and state levels, including appropriate regulation of the financial and insurance industries, have a profound impact on MetLife and its businesses’ ability to achieve these goals. MetLife participates in the political process by helping to elect candidates whose views on important issues are good for the nation as well as MetLife and its businesses. MetLife also engages with policymakers on a wide range of public policy matters to advance the issues of importance to its shareholders and policyholders. MetLife participates in the political process through a variety of means, including several political action committees (“PACs”) and, where permissible, limited direct corporate political contributions to state candidates, committees or ballot issues. MetLife maintains appropriate policies and procedures and ensures that its political activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable laws governing political contributions and lobbying activities. MetLife solicits contributions to the MetLife PACs only from associates who are eligible to participate under the terms of the PAC and applicable law. Contributions to MetLife PACs are voluntary; MetLife does not favor or disfavor associates on the basis of their participation. Senior management reviews and approves decisions regarding all corporate political contributions, including in‐kind contributions, pursuant to the Company’s policy. The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors reviews MetLife’s goals and strategies concerning legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact the interests of the Company. The Committee also receives and reviews MetLife’s annual Political Activity Report, which describes the Company’s political contributions. This report describes MetLife PACs’ political contributions, the portion of MetLife’s annual payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations allocated to lobbying activities (where the total annual payments to such association or organization exceeded $50,000), and MetLife’s contributions to political candidates or committees. Michael Zarcone Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs 1 of 11 MetLife’s Political Participation Program MetLife's political participation program supports candidates for federal, state and local offices. The program currently consists of four separate PACs: • MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A (“Fund A”); • MetLife, Inc. Employees’ Political Participation Fund A-Federal Only (“Fund A - Federal Only”); • Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund B (“Fund B”); and • Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Political Fund C (“Fund C”). Fund A contributes to candidates for federal and state offices and local offices in certain states, and to committees supporting such candidates. Fund A-Federal Only is used exclusively to support federal candidates. Funds B and C contribute to candidates for state and local offices and committees supporting such candidates as follows: • Fund B - New York only • Fund C - Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia Each MetLife PAC is governed by a steering committee comprised of representatives from various lines of business in MetLife. Each committee reviews and approves the budget, and provides oversight to ensure that each PAC operates in a manner consistent with its purpose and objectives. The officers of each PAC administer the funds and ensure that each PAC complies with applicable laws and requirements. The officers for each of the PACs are listed below. Fund A & Fund A–Federal Only Fund C Peter Pastre - Chairman Greg Redmond – Chairman James Donnellan – Treasurer Clara Cortes – Treasurer Clara Cortes – Assistant Treasurer Fund B James Donnellan – Chairman Clara Cortes – Treasurer 2 of 11 MetLife 2018 Political Activities Report Fund A and Fund A-Federal Only Contributions – Candidates Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell D-AL-7 $2,500 Sen. Doug Jones D-AL $2,500 California Young Kim, Candidate R-CA-39 $4,000 Rep. Linda Sanchez D-CA-38 $4,000 Rep. Mike Thompson D-CA-5 $5,000 Rep. Mimi Walters R-CA-45 $1,500 Rep. Maxine Waters D-CA-43 $3,000 Colorado Rep. Ed Perlmutter D-CO-7 $5,000 Connecticut Rep. John Larson D-CT-1 $5,000 Sen. Christopher Murphy D-CT $5,000 Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE-AL $1,000 Sen. Tom Carper D-DE $1,500 Florida Rep. Vernon Buchanan R-FL-16 $1,000 Rep. Carlos Curbelo R-FL-26 $2,000 Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL-24 $1,000 Georgia Rep. Jody Hice R-GA-10 $1,000 Sen. David Perdue R-GA $1,000 Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos D-IL-17 $1,000 Rep. Rodney Davis R-IL-13 $1,000 Rep. Bill Foster D-IL-11 $1,000 Rep. Randy Hultgren R-IL-14 $2,500 Rep. Darin LaHood R-IL-18 $3,500 Rep. Peter Roskam R-IL-6 $2,500 Indiana Rep. Greg Pence, Candidate R-IN-6 $2,000 Rep. Jackie Walorski R-IN-2 $2,500 3 of 11 Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr R-KY-6 $1,000 Rep. Brett Guthrie R-KY-2 $1,000 Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise R-LA-1 $5,000 Maine Sen. Angus King I-ME $1,000 Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MD-5 $5,000 Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD $2,500 Michigan Rep. Michael Bishop R-MI-8 $1,000 Rep. Bill Huizenga R-MI-2 $3,000 Rep. Dan Kildee D-MI-5 $5,000 Rep. Timothy Walberg R-MI-7 $5,000 Sen. Gary Peters D-MI $2,500 Sen. Debbie Stabenow D-MI $2,000 Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith D-MN $1,000 Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5 $6,000 Rep. Sam Graves R-MO-6 $1,500 Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO-3 $3,000 Rep. Jason Smith R-MO-8 $3,000 Sen. Roy Blunt R-MO $2,500 Sen. Claire McCaskill R-MO $2,500 Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon R-NE-2 $1,000 Rep. Adrian Smith R-NE-3 $2,000 Sen. Deb Fischer R-NE $2,500 New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5 $7,500 Rep. Leonard Lance R-NJ-7 $2,000 Rep. Tom MacArthur R-NJ-3 $4,000 Rep. Donald Norcross D-NJ-1 $1,000 Rep. Bill Pascrell D-NJ-9 $1,000 Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Candidate D-NJ-11 $1,000 4 of 11 Name Party/Jurisdiction Amount New York Rep. Brian Higgins D-NY-26 $2,000 Rep. Carolyn Maloney D-NY-12 $8,000 Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney D-NY-18 $2,000 Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY-5 $3,000 Rep. Joe Morelle, Candidate D-NY-25 $5,000 Rep. Kathleen Rice D-NY-4 $5,000 Rep. Elise Stefanik R-NY-21 $3,500 Rep. Claudia Tenney R-NY-22 $5,000 Rep. Nydia Velazquez D-NY-7 $2,000 North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx R-NC-5 $2,500 Rep. George Holding R-NC-2 $5,000 Sen. Thom Tillis R-NC $2,000 North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp D-ND $1,500 Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty D-OH-3 $1,000 Rep. Steve Stivers R-OH-15 $4,000 Sen. Sherrod Brown D-OH $2,500 Oregon Rep. Greg Walden R-OR-2 $1,000 Pennsylvania John Chrin, Candidate R-PA-8 $1,000 Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA-16 $4,000 Texas Sen. John Cornyn R-TX $2,500 Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene D-WA-1 $1,000 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers R-WA-5 $5,000 West Virginia Rep. Alex Mooney R-WV-2 $1,000 Wisconsin Rep. Ron Kind D-WI-3 $4,000 Rep. Sean Duffy R-WI-7 $5,000 Rep. Mark Pocan D-WI-2 $1,000 5 of 11 Federal Contributions – National Party and Industry Committees Name Amount American Benefits Council PAC (ABC PAC) $2,500 American Council of Life Insurance PAC (ACLI PAC) $5,000 Congressional Black Caucus (CBC PAC) $1,000 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) $15,000 Moderate Democrats PAC $5,000 National Assn of Dental Plans (NADPAC) $5,000 National Association of Vision Care Plans PAC $1,000 National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) $15,000 National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) $15,000 New Democrat Coalition PAC (NDCPAC) $5,000 Property Casualty Insurers Association PAC (PCI PAC) $5,000 Real Estate Roundtable PAC (REALPAC) $2,500 Republican Main Street Partnership PAC $5,000 Federal Contributions – Member Committees Committee Name Member Amount 21st Century Majority Fund Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) $2,500 Alamo PAC Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) $5,000 America Works PAC Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) $5,000 AmeriPAC:Fund for A Greater America Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) $5,000 Ax PAC Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) $5,000 BadgerPAC Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) $5,000 BLAINE PAC Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) $5,000 Bluegrass Cmte Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) $5,000 Citizens for Prosperity in America Today Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) $2,500 CMR PAC Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) $5,000 Common Values PAC Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) $2,500 Conservative Roundtable Rep. George Holding (R-NC) $5,000 Dakota Prairie PAC Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) $5,000 Democrats Reshaping America Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) $2,500 Dirigo PAC Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) $2,500 Excelsior PAC Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) $1,000 Eye of the Tiger PAC Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) $5,000 First State PAC Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) $2,500 Freedom Fund Sen.
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