SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
______________________________ SCHEDULE 13D/A |
[Rule 13d-101] |
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO §240.13d-1(a) AND |
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO §240.13d-2(a) |
(Amendment No. 13)* |
______________________________ Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated |
(Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
759351109 |
(CUSIP Number) |
______________________________ Gwenn L. Carr |
MetLife, Inc. |
1 MetLife Plaza |
27-01 Queens Plaza North |
Long Island City, New York 11101 |
(212) 578-2211 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
______________________________ February 22, 2008 |
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this |
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨ |
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. |
_________________ * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). |
CUSIP No. 759351109 | SCHEDULE 13D | (Page 2 of 8) | ||||||
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | |||||||
MetLife, Inc. | ||||||||
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2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ | ||||||
(b) ¨ | ||||||||
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||||
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||||
Not Applicable | ||||||||
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5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT | |||||||
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | |||||||
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |||||||
Delaware | ||||||||
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NUMBER OF
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7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||||||
None | ||||||||
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8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
None | ||||||||
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10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES | |||||||
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
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13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |||||||
52%* | ||||||||
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14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) | |||||||
HC | ||||||||
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* | This percentage is based upon 62,001,463 Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2007, as reported in RGAs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007. | |||||||
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CUSIP No. 759351109 | SCHEDULE 13D | (Page 3 of 8) | ||||||
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | |||||||
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | ||||||||
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2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ | ||||||
(b) ¨ | ||||||||
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||||
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||||
Not Applicable | ||||||||
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5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT | |||||||
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | |||||||
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |||||||
New York | ||||||||
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NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||||||
SHARES | None | |||||||
BENEFICIALLY | ||||||||
OWNED BY | ||||||||
EACH | ||||||||
REPORTING | ||||||||
PERSON WITH | ||||||||
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8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
None | ||||||||
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10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES | |||||||
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
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13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |||||||
52%* | ||||||||
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14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) | |||||||
IC | ||||||||
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* | This percentage is based upon 62,001,463 Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2007, as reported in RGAs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007. | |||||||
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CUSIP No. 759351109 | SCHEDULE 13D | (Page 4 of 8) | ||||||
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | |||||||
GenAmerica Financial, LLC | ||||||||
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2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ | ||||||
(b) ¨ | ||||||||
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||||
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||||
Not Applicable | ||||||||
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5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT | |||||||
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | |||||||
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |||||||
Missouri | ||||||||
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NUMBER OF
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7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||||||
None | ||||||||
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8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
None | ||||||||
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10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES | |||||||
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
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13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |||||||
52%* | ||||||||
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14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) | |||||||
HC, CO | ||||||||
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* | This percentage is based upon 62,001,463 Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2007, as reported in RGAs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007. | |||||||
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CUSIP No. 759351109 | SCHEDULE 13D | (Page 5 of 8) | ||||||
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1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS | |||||||
General American Life Insurance Company | ||||||||
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2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ | ||||||
(b) ¨ | ||||||||
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||||||
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||||
Not Applicable | ||||||||
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5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT | |||||||
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) | ¨ | |||||||
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | |||||||
Missouri | ||||||||
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NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER | ||||||
SHARES | None | |||||||
BENEFICIALLY | ||||||||
OWNED BY | ||||||||
EACH | ||||||||
REPORTING | ||||||||
PERSON WITH | ||||||||
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8 | SHARED VOTING POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
None | ||||||||
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10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | |||||||
32,243,539 | ||||||||
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12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES | |||||||
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) | ¨ | |||||||
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13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) | |||||||
52%* | ||||||||
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14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) | |||||||
IC | ||||||||
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* | This percentage is based upon 62,001,463 Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2007, as reported in RGAs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007. | |||||||
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This Statement amends the Schedule 13D Statement, as amended, of (i) MetLife, Inc. (MLINC), (ii) Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MLINC (MetLife), (iii) GenAmerica Financial, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of MetLife (GenAm Financial) and (iv) General American Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of GenAm Financial (GenAm Life and collectively with MLINC, MetLife and GenAm Financial, the Filing Parties), in respect of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Shares), of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation (RGA), as follows:
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Item 4 is hereby amended by replacing the final sentence of the third paragraph with the following:
On January 25, 2006, Lisa M. Weber resigned from her position on the Board of Directors of RGA. On January 26, 2006, Georgette A. Piligian was elected as a director of RGA. On January 18, 2007, Leland C. Launer, Jr. resigned from his position as chairman of the Board of Directors of RGA. On January 25, 2007, Steven A. Kandarian was elected as a director and as chairman of the Board of Directors of RGA.
Item 4 is hereby further amended by replacing the penultimate paragraph thereof with the following:
As previously disclosed, the Filing Parties continuously evaluate RGAs businesses and prospects, alternative investment opportunities and other factors deemed relevant in determining whether additional Shares will be acquired by any of the Filing Parties or whether any of the Filing Parties will dispose of Shares. At any time, depending on certain factors including market conditions, trading prices for the Shares and of the securities of MLINC, actions taken by the Board of Directors of RGA, alternative investment opportunities and the outlook for RGA, the Filing Parties and other industry participants, one or more of the Filing Parties may acquire additional Shares or may dispose of some or all of the Shares beneficially owned by such Filing Parties, in either case in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. In this connection, the Filing Parties are examining certain alternatives for the disposition of all of the Shares held by the Filing Parties, including a tax-free exchange of all or substantially all of such Shares with MLINC securityholders and a sale of all or substantially all of such Shares to a third party. There is no assurance that the Filing Parties will determine to or agree with any other person to effect any transaction relating to the Shares or otherwise, nor as to the terms of any such transaction.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is hereby amended by replacing the first sentence of the first paragraph of Item 5(a) and (b) with the following:
(a) and (b). As of February 22, 2008, each of the Filing Parties beneficially owned 32,243,539 Shares, or approximately 52 percent of the outstanding Shares.
Item 5 is hereby further amended by replacing the last paragraph of Item 5(a) and
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(b) with the following:
The percentage amounts set forth in this Item 5 are based upon 62,001,463 Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2007, as reported in RGAs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007.
Item 5 is hereby further amended by removing the second paragraph of Item 5(a) and 5(b).
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 6 is hereby amended by removing the last paragraph of Item 6.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit | Description of Exhibits | |
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99.1 | Directors and Executive Officers of the Filing Parties | |
99.9 | Agreement Required for Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1(k)(1) |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 22, 2008
METLIFE, INC. |
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
GENAMERICA FINANCIAL, LLC |
By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Manager |
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Directors and Executive Officers of the Filing Parties
Set forth below is the name and present principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer of MLINC and MetLife. MLINC is a holding company and MetLife is an insurance company. The principal business address of MLINC and MetLife is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0188. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the directors and executive officers is c/o MetLife, Inc. Each person listed below is a citizen of the United States.
Directors |
Name and Business Address | Principal Occupation or Employment |
Sylvia Mathews Burwell |
President of the Global Development Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
Burton A. Dole, Jr. |
Retired Chairman of Dole/Neal LLC (privately-held energy management firm), and retired Partner and Chief Executive Officer of MedSouth Therapy Associates, LLC (rehabilitative health care) |
Cheryl W. Grise |
Retired Executive Vice President of Northeast Utilities (public utility holding company) |
C. Robert Henrikson |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, MLINC and MetLife |
James R. Houghton |
Chairman Emeritus and Director of Corning Incorporated (global technology) |
R. Glenn Hubbard |
Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University (business school) |
Helene L. Kaplan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Four Times Square New York, New York 10036 |
Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (law firm) |
John M. Keane 2020 K Street N.W. Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 |
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director of Keane Advisors, LLC (private equity investment firm) |
Name and Business Address | Principal Occupation or Employment |
James M. Kilts |
Partner, Centerview Partners Management, LLC (financial advisory firm) |
Charles M. Leighton |
Executive Director of US SAILING
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Hugh B. Price |
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution |
David Satcher |
Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and the Center of Excellence on Health Disparities at the Morehouse School of Medicine |
Kenton J. Sicchitano |
Retired Global Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (assurance, tax and advisory services) |
William C. Steere, Jr. |
Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer Inc. |
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Executive Officers (who are not directors) | |
Name | Principal Occupation or Employment |
Ruth A. Fattori | Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, MLINC and MetLife |
Steven A. Kandarian |
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, MLINC and MetLife |
James L. Lipscomb |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, MLINC and MetLife |
Maria R. Morris |
Executive Vice President, Technology and Operations, MLINC and MetLife |
William J. Mullaney |
President, Institutional Business, MLINC and MetLife |
Catherine A. Rein |
Senior Executive Vice President, MLINC and MetLife |
William J. Toppeta |
President, International, MLINC and MetLife |
Lisa M. Weber | President, Individual Business, MLINC and MetLife |
William J. Wheeler |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, MLINC and MetLife |
GenAm Financial is a holding company. The principal business address of GenAm Financial is One MetLife Plaza, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York 11101. GenAm Financial is a limited liability company with MetLife serving as its Manager. The directors and executive officers of MetLife are listed above.
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Set forth below is the name and present principal occupation or employment of each director and executive officer of GenAm Life. GenAm Life is an insurance company. The principal business address of GenAm Life is 13045 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63128. Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each of the directors and executive officers is c/o MetLife, Inc. Each person listed below is a citizen of the United States.
Name and Business Address | Principal Occupation or Employment |
Mark K. Farrell |
Senior Vice President, MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
James L. Lipscomb |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, MLINC and MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
William J. Mullaney |
President, Institutional Business, MLINC and MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, MLINC, MetLife and GenAm Life |
Catherine A. Rein |
Senior Executive Vice President, MLINC and MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
Eric T. Steigerwalt |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer, MLINC, MetLife and GenAm Life; Director, GenAm Life |
Stanley J. Talbi |
Executive Vice President, MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
Michael J. Vietri | Director, GenAm Life |
Lisa M. Weber |
President, Individual Business, MLINC and MetLife; Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, GenAm Life |
William J. Wheeler |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, MLINC and MetLife; Director, GenAm Life |
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Exhibit 99.9
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the persons or entities below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of the Statement on Schedule 13D (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, and agree that such statement is, and any amendments thereto filed by any of them will be, filed on behalf of each of them, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
Dated: February 22, 2008
METLIFE, INC. | ||
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. | ||
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. | ||
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
GENAMERICA FINANCIAL, LLC | ||
By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, its Manager | ||
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. | ||
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
By: /s/ Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. | ||
Name: Joseph J. Prochaska, Jr. | ||