Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – 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

May 18, 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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At the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. ("Genworth"), held on May 18, 2023, the holders of Genworth's Class A Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting (1) elected all nine of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Genworth's named executive officers, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of Genworth's named executive officers, and (4) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

Election of nine directors

Proposal 2

Proposal 3

After considering these results, and consistent with its own recommendations, Genworth's Board of Directors has determined that Genworth will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.

Proposal 4

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.