SEC Form 8-K filed by Genworth Financial Inc

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 22, 2025

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.)

 

11011 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA		23060
(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
Common Stock, par value $0.001 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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”), held on May 22, 2025, 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 2025 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, (4) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025, and (5) approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Genworth Holdings, Inc. to remove “Pass-Through Voting” provision.

The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

Election of ten directors

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
G. Kent Conrad			315,185,363				17,455,386				2,379,884			32,298,676
Karen E. Dyson			312,632,822				20,087,261				2,300,550			32,298,676
Jill R. Goodman			313,809,921				18,800,814				2,409,898			32,298,676
Melina E. Higgins			308,696,432				24,017,148				2,307,053			32,298,676
Thomas J. McInerney			321,467,591				11,279,091				2,273,951			32,298,676
Howard D. Mills, III			321,803,641				10,880,497				2,336,495			32,298,676
Robert P. Restrepo Jr.			314,361,383				18,319,366				2,339,884			32,298,676
Elaine A. Sarsynski			321,722,734				10,997,301				2,300,598			32,298,676
Ramsey D. Smith			321,711,195				10,889,983				2,419,455			32,298,676
Steven C. Van Wyk			321,441,280				11,176,331				2,403,022			32,298,676

Proposal 2

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation			301,189,837				31,333,344				2,497,452			32,298,676

Proposal 3

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Approval of the 2025 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan			300,416,073				32,317,076				2,287,484			32,298,676

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 2025

349,051,627

15,974,126

2,293,556

N/A

Proposal 5

 

		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Approval of an Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Genworth Holdings, Inc. to Remove “Pass-Through Voting” Provision			323,058,302				9,322,058				2,640,273			32,298,676

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 22, 2025				By:		/s/ Michael J. McCullough
						Michael J. McCullough
						Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary