RICHMOND, Va., Feb 02, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Genworth Financial will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 9 a.m. (EST), May 19, 2005 at The Jefferson Hotel, 101 West Franklin Street in Richmond, Virginia.

The record date for determining stockholders eligible to vote at the meeting will be March 30, 2005. Proxy materials will be distributed in April 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 20 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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Mike Kachel of Genworth Financial, +1-804-662-2534, or
mike.kachel@genworth.com