RICHMOND, Va., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Genworth Financial, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65625 per outstanding share of its Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable June 1, 2005, to holders of record as of the close of business on May 13, 2005.

About Genworth Financial

Genworth (NYSE: GNW) is a leading insurance holding company, serving the lifestyle protection, retirement income, investment and mortgage insurance needs of more than 15 million customers, and has operations in 22 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, the U.K. and more than a dozen other European countries. For more information, visit http://www.genworth.com.

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CONTACT: Investors: Jean Peters, +1-804-662-2693,
jean.peters@genworth.com, or Media: Mike Kachel, +1-804-662-2534,
mike.kachel@genworth.com, both of Genworth Financial, Inc.
Web site: http://www.genworth.com
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