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
July 24, 2020
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

 

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	001-32195	 	80-0873306	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	

6620 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA	 	23230	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	 	Trading
Symbol(s)	 	Name of each exchange
on which registered	
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share	 	GNW	 	NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
Chief Financial Officer Transition
On July 24, 2020, Kelly L. Groh, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genworth Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that she intends to resign from the Chief Financial Officer position for personal reasons after the completion of the financial close process for the second quarter of 2020 and the related filing of the Company’s financial statements for the second quarter of 2020 on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is expected to occur in early August 2020. Ms. Groh will remain with the Company in an advisory role for a period of time thereafter in order to ensure a smooth transition to a new Chief Financial Officer.
Upon Ms. Groh’s resignation, it is expected that Daniel J. Sheehan IV will be appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sheehan has been serving as the Company’s Executive Vice President—Chief Investment Officer since December 2013, and will continue to have oversight of the Company’s investments function in addition to taking over the responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer.
 
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
(d) Exhibits.

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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.

Date: July 29, 2020	 		 	GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.	
				
	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Pamela M. Harrison	
	 		 		 	Pamela M. Harrison	
	 		 		 	Executive Vice President – Human Resources