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 11, 2015
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32195 | 80-0873306 | ||
| (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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 11, 2015, Genworth Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release relating to the sale of a portion of its interest in its subsidiary, Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, a holding company for the Company’s Australian mortgage insurance business. In connection therewith, the Company has entered into a customary arrangement to not sell any additional shares of Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, subject to customary exceptions, before its release of financial results for the first half of 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release announcing the sale of a portion of Genworth Financial, Inc.’s interest in Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited | |
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.
Date: May 11, 2015
| GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ward E. Bobitz | |
| Name: | Ward E. Bobitz | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
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