Form 8-K

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

October 8, 2004

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-32195

33-1073076

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


6620 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA		23230
(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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 8, 2004, Genworth Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing its consolidated earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01(c). Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following material is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press release dated October 8, 2004.

SIGNATURE

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: October 8, 2004	By:	/s/ Richard P. McKenney
		Richard P. McKenney
		Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release dated October 8, 2004.