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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 23, 2024

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

 

LOGO

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 $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).

Emerging growth company

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. ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”), held on May 23, 2024, 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) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024, (4) approved an amended and restated certificate of incorporation to remove all references to legacy GE provisions including the removal of references to Class B Common Stock and renaming Class A Common Stock, and (5) approved an amendment to Genworth’s certificate of incorporation to provide stockholders the right to request the calling of a special meeting of stockholders at a 25% ownership threshold.

The final voting results were as follows:

 

Proposal 1

           

Election of nine directors

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions     

Broker
Non-Votes

G. Kent Conrad

     341,745,952        21,796,335        240,257      32,960,439

Karen E. Dyson

     347,135,570        14,612,741        2,034,233      32,960,439

Jill R. Goodman

     348,050,024        13,698,257        2,034,263      32,960,439

Melina E. Higgins

     342,701,190        19,045,813        2,035,541      32,960,439

Thomas J. McInerney

     351,429,644        12,150,886        202,014      32,960,439

Howard D, Mills, III

     350,829,746        12,707,864        244,934      32,960,439

Robert P. Restrepo Jr.

     349,258,912        12,490,066        2,033,566      32,960,439

Elaine A. Sarsynski

     350,880,567        12,667,975        234,002      32,960,439

Ramsey D. Smith

     351,040,144        12,503,726        238,674      32,960,439

 

Proposal 2

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions     

Broker
Non-Votes

Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

     336,873,730        26,122,479        786,335      32,960,439

 

Proposal 3

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions     

Broker
Non-Votes

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2024

     374,899,522        21,567,471        275,990      N/A

 

Proposal 4

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions     

Broker
Non-Votes

Approval of an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Remove All References to Legacy GE Provisions Including the Removal of References to Class B Common Stock and Renaming Class A Common Stock

     355,920,391        7,555,973        306,180      32,960,439

 


Proposal 5

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions     

Broker
Non-Votes

Approval of an Amendment to Genworth’s Certificate of Incorporation to Provide Stockholders the Right to Request the Calling of a Special Meeting of Stockholders at a 25% Ownership Threshold

     354,874,523        8,380,277        527,744      32,960,439

In connection with Proposal 5, Genworth also intends to amend and restate its Bylaws to make similar conforming changes. It is expected that the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws will become effective early next month.

 


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 24, 2024     By:  

/s/ Michael J. McCullough

            Michael J. McCullough
            Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary