EXHIBIT 10.1

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

FOR SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT

This Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated August 9, 2011 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among GENWORTH MI CANADA INC., a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“Genworth Canada”), GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Genworth Financial”), BROOKFIELD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, a corporation existing under the laws of Bermuda (“Brookfield”), GENWORTH MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC, a limited liability company existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina (“GNW Mortgage Holdings”), and GENWORTH MORTGAGE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina (“GMIC NC”).

RECITALS

 

A. Genworth Canada, Genworth Financial and Brookfield are parties to a Shareholder Agreement dated July 7, 2009 (the “Shareholder Agreement”).

 

B. Pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement dated August 8, 2011, GNW Mortgage Holdings became a party to the Shareholder Agreement.

 

C. Pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Shareholder Agreement, any member of the Genworth Financial Group may assign the Shareholder Agreement to any other member of the Genworth Financial Group to whom Common Shares of Genworth Canada are transferred and who agrees to become party to and be bound by the Shareholder Agreement and Genworth Canada consents and agrees to the assignment.

 

D. Pursuant to a Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) dated August 9, 2011 between GNW Mortgage Holdings and GMIC NC, on the date hereof, GNW Mortgage Holdings conveyed 1,587,880 Common Shares of Genworth Canada, valued at approximately US$35 million, to GMIC NC.

 

E. GNW Mortgage Holdings wishes to assign its rights and obligations under the Shareholder Agreement to GMIC NC in respect of the Common Shares transferred to GMIC NC pursuant to the Contribution Agreement pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Shareholder Agreement.

 

F. GMIC NC wishes to become a party to, and become bound by, the Shareholder Agreement.

 

G. Capitalized terms not defined herein (including the Recitals hereto) have the meaning assigned thereto in the Shareholder Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Assignment of Shareholder Agreement. Pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Shareholder Agreement, and solely in respect of Common Shares transferred by it, GNW Mortgage Holdings hereby assigns its rights and obligations under the Shareholder Agreement to GMIC NC (whereupon GMIC NC becomes an Applicable GNW Shareholder in respect of such Common Shares).

 

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2. Assumption of Shareholder Agreement. GMIC NC covenants and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Shareholder Agreement as if it was an original signatory thereto as an Applicable GNW Shareholder.

 

3. Genworth Canada Consent. Genworth Canada consents and agrees to, the assignment and assumption of the Shareholder Agreement to GMIC NC as set forth in this Agreement.

 

4. Notices. GMIC NC acknowledges that for the purposes of Section 7.03 of the Shareholder Agreement, all notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications shall be given or made:

 

  Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation of North Carolina  
  8325 Six Forks Road  
  Raleigh, NC 27615  

 

  Attention: Stephen Cooke, SVP & General Counsel                  
  Phone: 800-444-5664  
  Fax: 800-592-4434  

 

5. Part of Shareholder Agreement. This Agreement shall be deemed to form a part of the Shareholder Agreement.

 

6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario irrespective of the choice of laws principles.

 

7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the date first written above by their respective duly authorized officers.

 

GENWORTH MI CANADA INC.

By:

  

/s/ Philip Mayers

  Name:   Philip Mayers
  Title:   SVP & CFO

 

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.

By:

  

/s/ Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr.

  Name:   Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr.
  Title:   Vice President

 

BROOKFIELD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

By:

  

/s/ Ward Bobitz

  Name:   Ward Bobitz
  Title:   President

 

GENWORTH MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, LLC

By:

  

/s/ A. Dean Mitchell

  Name:   Dean Mitchell
  Title:   VP Finance

 

GENWORTH MORTGAGE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA

By:

  

/s/ Stephen D. Cooke

  Name:   Stephen D. Cooke
  Title:   SVP & General Counsel

 

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