GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers.

On March 23, 2022, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, the Board of Directors of Genworth Financial, Inc. (the
"Company" or "Genworth") increased the size of the Board of Directors to 10
directors and elected Elaine A. Sarsynski to serve as a new director. The Board
of Directors has determined that Ms. Sarsynski is an independent director within
the meaning of the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Board of Directors will
determine committee appointments for Ms. Sarsynski in the future.

As of the date of her election to the Board of Directors, Ms. Sarsynski will
participate in the Company's compensation plans for non-management directors, as
described in detail in the Company's proxy statement dated April 1, 2021 and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on such date.

In addition, on March 23, 2022, the Company announced that current board member Debra Perry intends to retire from service on the Board of Directors following
the completion of her current term in May 2022, and will not stand for
re-election.

Elaine A. Sarsynski

Ms. Sarsynski, age 66, served as Chairwoman, Chief Executive Officer and
President of Mass Mutual International, an insurance company, until her
retirement in 2017. She joined Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company in 2005 as
Managing Director at Babson Capital Management LLC, a MassMutual subsidiary. She
became Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Executive
Officer and President of MassMutual International in 2006 and Executive Vice
President, member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and President of
MassMutual Retirement Services, as well as Chairwoman of MassMutual
International, in 2008. Prior to joining Babson Capital, she served two elected
terms as First Selectman for the town of Suffield, Connecticut. In 1998, she
founded Sun Consulting Group LLC, offering consulting services to the real
estate industry. Ms. Sarsynski previously spent 17 years at Aetna where she held
multiple senior management positions overseeing segments of the company's
Investments Division and leading the Corporate Finance Department. She currently
serves on the Board of Directors of TI Fluid Systems PLC, Horizon Technology
Finance Corporation and Horace Mann Educators Corporation. Ms. Sarsynski previously served on the Board of Directors of AXA S.A. from 2018 - 2021. Ms. Sarsynski received a B.A. from Smith College and an M.B.A. from Columbia
University.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release (the "Press Release"). The
Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company intends to file a proxy statement on Schedule 14A, an accompanying
WHITE proxy card and other relevant documents with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the solicitation of proxies
from the Company's stockholders for the Company's 2022 annual meeting of
stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE
COMPANY'S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO) AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR
ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. Investors and stockholders may obtain a copy of the definitive
proxy statement, an accompanying WHITE proxy card, any amendments or supplements
to the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with
the SEC at no charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be
available at no charge on our website at
https://genworth2014.q4web.com/investors/Financials-Reports/sec-filings/default.aspx,
or by contacting [email protected] as soon as reasonably practicable
after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

Certain Information Regarding Participants to the Solicitation

The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders in
connection with matters to be considered at the Company's 2022 annual meeting of
stockholders. Information regarding the direct and indirect interests in the
Company, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company's directors and
executive officers is included in the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 1,
2021, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2021, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022, and in the Company's Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC from time to time. Changes to the direct
or indirect interests of the Company's directors and executive officers are set
forth in SEC filings on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or
Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4. These documents are available free
of charge as described above. Updated information regarding the identities of
potential participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security
holdings or otherwise, in the Company will be set forth in the Company's Proxy
Statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and other relevant
documents to be filed with the SEC, if and when they become available.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1      Press Release issued by the Company, dated March 23, 2022

104.    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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