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 18, 2011

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

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GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32195   33-1073076

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2011 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”) was held on May 18, 2011. At the annual meeting, the holders of Genworth’s Class A Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting (1) elected all ten of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, (3) approved holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year, and (4) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.

The voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

Election of Directors

 

     Votes For      Votes
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Steven W. Alesio

     389,023,316         7,399,958         403,390         47,454,746   

William H. Bolinder

     395,528,338         884,787         413,539         47,454,746   

Michael D. Fraizer

     385,282,248         11,057,634         486,782         47,454,746   

Nancy J. Karch

     369,973,890         26,456,182         396,592         47,454,746   

J. Robert “Bob” Kerrey

     392,929,383         3,495,880         401,401         47,454,746   

Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey

     394,901,524         1,521,412         403,728         47,454,746   

Christine B. Mead

     394,368,437         2,039,232         418,995         47,454,746   

Thomas E. Moloney

     395,553,666         858,821         414,177         47,454,746   

James A. Parke

     389,053,452         7,377,215         395,997         47,454,746   

James S. Riepe

     389,023,127         7,395,816         407,721         47,454,746   

Proposal 2

 

     Votes For      Votes
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

     375,558,360         20,648,636         619,668         47,454,746   

 

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Proposal 3

 

     One Year      Two
Years
     Three
Years
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Advisory vote to approve the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation

     354,618,510         900,727         40,682,083         625,345         47,454,746   

Based on these results, and consistent with Genworth’s Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined that Genworth will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation on an annual basis until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.

Proposal 4

 

     Votes For      Votes
Against
     Abstentions  

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2011

     441,169,106         2,693,961         418,343   

 

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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 20, 2011

   
  By:  

/s/    Leon E. Roday        

    Leon E. Roday
    Senior Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary

 

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