Management Change – Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 5, 2023

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(804)281-6000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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On February 6, 2023, Genworth Financial, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Daniel J. Sheehan IV will be transitioning out of his current role of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer in early March 2023 but will remain with the Company in an advisory role until March 31, 2023 in order to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Sheehan will continue to oversee the completion of the financial close process for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the filing of the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 on Form 10-Kwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before March 1, 2023.

The Company will appoint Jerome T. Upton as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in early March 2023. Mr. Upton has been serving as a Senior Vice President, Deputy CFO and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of the Company since April 2022.

Mr. Sheehan's termination of employment at the end of March will trigger payments to him, vesting acceleration of certain equity awards and retirement benefits pursuant to the previously disclosed terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Senior Executive Severance Plan.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.