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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 20, 2026
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
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GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-32195 | 80-0873306 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
11011 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, Virginia | 23060 | |||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(804) 281-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $.001 per share | GNW | 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).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”), held on May 20, 2026, the holders of Genworth’s Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting (1) elected all ten of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Genworth’s named executive officers, (3) approved the 2026 Genworth Financial, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan, and (4) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.
The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Election of ten directors | ||||||||||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
G. Kent Conrad | 300,269,224 | 14,013,603 | 725,096 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Karen E. Dyson | 305,435,820 | 8,848,139 | 723,964 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Jill R. Goodman | 306,447,780 | 7,774,792 | 785,351 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Melina E. Higgins | 302,173,874 | 12,106,978 | 727,071 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Thomas J. McInerney | 305,112,012 | 9,210,376 | 685,535 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Howard D. Mills, III | 306,642,543 | 7,639,248 | 726,132 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Robert P. Restrepo Jr. | 306,616,283 | 7,665,551 | 726,089 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Elaine A. Sarsynski | 306,749,032 | 7,528,670 | 730,221 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Ramsey D. Smith | 306,779,465 | 7,442,309 | 786,149 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Steven C. Van Wyk | 306,516,593 | 7,757,493 | 733,837 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation | 303,193,071 | 10,747,307 | 1,067,545 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
| Proposal 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Approval of the 2026 Genworth Financial, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan | 307,109,681 | 6,845,268 | 1,052,974 | 30,908,201 | ||||||||||
| Proposal 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 | 333,181,180 | 7,183,102 | 5,551,842 | N/A | ||||||||||
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.
| GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: May 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Michael J. McCullough | |||||||||
| Michael J. McCullough | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||