UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK

PURCHASE, SAVINGS AND SIMILAR PLANS

PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

☒    ANNUAL

REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

OR

 

☐    TRANSITION

REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-32195

 

 

 

A.	Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

 

B.	Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Genworth Financial, Inc.

6620 W. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23230

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Index

 

		Page(s)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			1
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December  31, 2019 and 2018			2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019			3
Notes to Financial Statements			4-12
Supplemental Schedule I:
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets  (Held at End of Year) – December 31, 2019			13
Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2019			14
Other Information:
Exhibit Index			15
Signature			16

 

 

 

Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Plan Participants and Plan Administrator

Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Accompanying Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2019 and Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2019 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 2006.

Richmond, Virginia

June 19, 2020

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

		2019				2018
Assets:
Cash		$	1,795			$	14,248
Investments:
Investments at fair value			723,895,513				603,291,259
Receivables:
Notes receivable from participants			8,750,454				8,469,425
Receivable for securities sold			—				15,981
Accrued dividends and interest			68,809				94,843
Participant contribution receivable			13,193				—
Employer contribution receivable			11,249,479				11,232,130
Total receivables			20,081,935				19,812,379
Total assets			743,979,243				623,117,886
Liabilities:
Accrued participant expenses			82,279				143,047
Total liabilities			82,279				143,047
Net assets available for plan benefits		$	743,896,964			$	622,974,839

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

Year ended December 31, 2019

 

Additions to (reductions from) net assets attributed to:
Investment income:
Net appreciation in the fair value of investments		$	121,023,789
Interest and dividends			2,663,552
Total investment income, net			123,687,341
Interest income from notes receivable from participants			552,432
Contributions:
Participants			24,555,727
Employer			23,959,026
Rollovers			1,196,471
Total contributions			49,711,224
Benefits paid to participants			(53,028,872	)
Net increase in net assets available for plan benefits			120,922,125
Net assets available for plan benefits at:
Beginning of the year			622,974,839
End of the year		$	743,896,964

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

(1)	Description of the Plan

The following description of the Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

(a)

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan. The Plan qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and is subject to the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Genworth Financial, Inc. (the Company) is the Plan sponsor. The Company’s Board of Directors has appointed the Fiduciary & Investments Committee to be responsible for the general administration of the Plan.

The trustee and recordkeeper for the Plan are The Bank of New York Mellon and Alight Solutions, respectively.

 

(b)

Eligibility

Eligible full-time employees (those scheduled to perform at least 1,000 hours of service within a plan year) may participate in the Plan upon their date of employment. Eligible part-time employees may join the Plan once they are scheduled to perform at least 1,000 hours of service within a plan year.

 

(c)

Contributions

The Plan was amended effective January 1, 2019 to allow participants to make after-tax contributions to the Plan and this amendment is intended to meet the requirements of a qualified Roth contribution program as defined in Code Section 402A.

Subject to limitations imposed by law, participants may elect to contribute up to 50% of their eligible pay on a pre-tax and/or Roth basis. Eligible pay generally includes salary, overtime, first year commissions and bonuses. The maximum allowable aggregate (combined pre-tax and Roth) participant contribution under the Code was $19,000 per individual for 2019. Participants reaching age 50 or older by the end of the Plan year may also elect to make additional catch-up contributions to the Plan on a pre-tax and/or Roth basis subject to IRS limits. The Company makes matching contributions equal to 100% of the first 4% of eligible pay contributed by an eligible participant and 50% of the next 2% of eligible pay contributed by an eligible participant for such Plan year, provided that the Company’s matching contribution for an eligible participant does not exceed 5% of a participant’s eligible pay for the Plan year.

The Company also makes annual supplemental contributions, based upon each participant’s eligible pay. For most employees, the annual supplemental contribution is a flat 3% of eligible pay. Certain participants eligible (as of December 31, 2015) for annual supplemental contributions in the range of 4% to 6% of eligible pay will generally continue to receive that contribution rate through December 31, 2020 before converting to a flat 3% of eligible pay effective January 1, 2021. Supplemental contributions are invested as directed by the Company (see note 4).

The Plan has automatic enrollment features with respect to newly hired or re-hired employees. If the employee is eligible to participate, he or she will be automatically enrolled in the Plan with pre-tax contributions being made at the rate of 3% of eligible pay the first year. As part of the automatic enrollment, participant contribution rates are automatically increased by 1% each year until they reach 6% of eligible pay. Eligible participants may decline participation in the Plan, change the contribution rate from 3% of eligible pay or modify the automatic rate escalation. These contributions are invested in the BlackRock LifePath Index Fund associated with a participant’s date of birth, until the participant directs investment of the automatic deferrals into another investment option offered by the Plan.

Rollover contributions as shown in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits represent account balances rolled over into the Plan by participants from other qualified plans.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

 

(d)

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with his or her contributions, the Company’s matching and supplemental contributions and the earnings or losses based on their individual fund elections. Each participant is entitled to the benefits that can be provided from his or her vested account.

 

(e)

Vesting

Participants hired after December 31, 2010, and who have no recognized service with the Employer before January 1, 2011, must attain two years of service to reach full vesting on Company matching contributions. Company supplemental contributions are fully vested after three years of service. Participants hired before January 1, 2011 or re-hired after December 31, 2010 with any recognized service before January 1, 2011 were immediately vested in their account balances excluding their supplemental contribution accounts. Forfeitures are used to reduce future employer contributions to the Plan. Forfeitures available to reduce future employer contributions as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $26,802 and $5,413, respectively, and forfeitures used to reduce employer contributions were $635,325 and $1,253,240 in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

(f)

Investment Options

Participants are permitted to allocate their account balances to one or more of 17 investment options currently available under the Plan. The Fiduciary & Investments Committee determines the Plan’s investment offerings and generally monitors investment performance. Participants may change investment options for future contributions as frequently as daily, and subject to time constraints by certain investment managers, may initiate transfers among investments daily. Direct transfers from the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund to the BlackRock Short-Term Investment Fund are not permitted. Instead, participants who wish to transfer from the T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund to the BlackRock Short-Term Investment Fund must first transfer to one of the other Plan investment options and remain in that option for 90 days before transferring into the BlackRock Short-Term Investment Fund.

The Genworth Common Stock Fund invests primarily in common stock of the Company. A small portion of the fund is held in cash or other short-term investments to provide liquidity. Within the financial statements and supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year), the assets of the fund are presented separately as common stock and short-term investments.

On October 21, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Asia Pacific Global Capital Co., Ltd. (“Parent”), a limited liability company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China and a subsidiary of China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd., a limited liability company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (together with its affiliates, “China Oceanwide”), and Asia Pacific Global Capital USA Corporation (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Pacific Insurance USA Holdings LLC (“Asia Pacific Insurance”), which is a Delaware limited liability company and owned by China Oceanwide, pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub would merge with and into Genworth Financial with Genworth Financial surviving the merger as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Pacific Insurance. China Oceanwide has agreed to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding common stock for a total transaction value of approximately $2.7 billion, or $5.43 per share in cash.

At a special meeting held on March 7, 2017, the Company’s stockholders voted on and approved a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. The closing of the transaction remains subject to other closing conditions.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

(g)

Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants may borrow from their account a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance (excluding their supplemental contribution account). There is a charge for each loan that is reflected as a reduction from the appropriate participant’s account. Loan transactions are treated as transfers between the respective investment funds and the loan fund.

The period of repayment of any loan is determined by mutual agreement between the Plan administrator and the borrower, but such period may not exceed five years from the effective date of the loan. Loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at an effective annual percentage rate that is 2% above the Prime interest rate in effect as of the second business day of each calendar quarter before the loan was requested. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the Plan document.

 

(h)

Withdrawals

Withdrawals for financial hardship are permitted (excluding supplemental contribution accounts) provided they are for a severe and immediate financial need and the distribution is necessary to satisfy that need. Beginning January 1, 2019, participants were no longer required to fully use the Plan loan program, described above, before requesting a hardship withdrawal. In-service withdrawals are permitted, allowing participants who have reached age 59 ¹⁄₂ or older to obtain withdrawals of their contribution account and rollover accounts.

 

(i)

Payment of Benefits

Upon termination of service for any reason, a participant (or a designated beneficiary) may elect to receive the vested interest in his or her account in a lump-sum amount or via partial lump-sum distributions. Upon termination, participants with assets in the group variable annuity investment option may elect to annuitize that portion of their account and begin receiving their guaranteed minimum income if they are age 55 or older. Alternatively, upon termination, participants with assets in the group variable annuity investment option may elect to receive the vested interest in his or her group variable annuity account in a lump-sum amount and forfeit the lifetime retirement income guarantee. In the event of annuitizations for participants ages 55 to 64, the guaranteed amount will be less than the amount that would be received at age 65 because payments are projected to be made over a longer period of time.

 

(2)	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

 

(b)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) requires management of the Plan to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes in net assets available for plan benefits and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(c)

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Investments are stated at fair value. The shares of registered investment companies (mutual funds) are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset values (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end. Investments in common/collective trust funds are valued at the NAV as determined using the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities in the respective funds on the last day of the Plan year. The common stock of the Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and is valued at the quoted market price on the last business day of the Plan year. Investment in the separately managed fund is valued based on the fair value of the underlying investments, which is based upon the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

The ClearCourse ^SM group variable annuity is valued daily by Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (GLAIC) (see note 6), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Plan sponsor, using the quoted market price of the underlying mutual fund (Vanguard Balanced Institutional Index Fund) less the applicable ClearCourse ^SM asset charge.

The change in the difference between the fair value and the cost of the investments held at the beginning and end of each year, adjusted for realized gains and losses on investments sold during the year, is reflected in the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits as net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments.

The cost of investments sold is determined on the basis of average cost. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

(d)

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants equal the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

(e)

Benefits

Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.

 

(f)

Expenses

Substantially all expenses related to the administration of the Plan are paid by the Company, including Trustee fees, record-keeping administrator fees, accountant’s and counsel’s expenses. Investment management fees and expenses attributable to an investment fund are offset against that fund’s earnings in the affected Participant’s account. The Plan’s loan and qualified domestic relations order fees are paid from participants’ accounts. Participants paid $33,200 and $28,750 in the aggregate in 2019 and 2018, respectively, for loan fees and qualified domestic relations order fees.

 

(3)	Investments, at Fair Value

 

(a)

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Fair value measurements are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our view of market assumptions in the absence of observable market information. The Plan utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. All assets carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

•

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in actively traded markets.

 

•

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

•

Level 3—Instruments whose significant value drivers are unobservable.

Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as actively traded equity securities and actively traded mutual fund investments. Financial instruments in this category include short-term investments, mutual funds, Genworth common stock, equity securities and the ClearCourse ^SM group variable annuity.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

Level 2 is comprised of investments in common/collective trust funds that are valued at the net asset value as determined using the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities in the respective funds on the last day of the Plan year.

The Plan had no Level 3 assets as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset, such as the relative impact on the fair value as a result of including a particular input. The Plan reviews the fair value hierarchy classifications each reporting period. Changes in valuation techniques used to measure fair value are monitored at least annually by the Plan to determine if a change results in a measurement that is equally or more representative of fair value. Changes in valuation techniques or their application are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates. Furthermore, changes in the observability of the valuation attributes may result in a reclassification of certain financial assets. Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in and out of each level at the beginning fair value for the reporting period in which the changes occur. There were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018. See note 2(c) for additional information related to fair value measurements.

 

(b)

Valuation Methodologies

The following is a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used to determine fair value by class of instrument.

Short-term investments: Short-term investments are valued at quoted prices for the identical instrument.

Common stock: Common stock is valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

Registered investment companies: Mutual funds are valued at NAV and trade on a market exchange. Each fund’s NAV is calculated as of the close of business of the NYSE and National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.

Common/collective trust funds: The funds are valued at NAV as determined by using estimated fair value of the underlying assets held in the funds. Standard models are used to estimate the fair value of the underlying assets using observable market inputs.

Separately managed fund: This fund is valued based on the fair value of the underlying investments. The underlying investments consist of interest-bearing cash and marketable securities and are valued based upon the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded. The Cambiar Investors fund was liquidated on June 28, 2019. The Cambiar Investors fund was replaced by the BlackRock Russell 2000 Value Fund.

Group variable annuity: The ClearCourse ^SM group variable annuity is valued daily by GLAIC (see note 6) using the quoted market price of the underlying mutual fund (Vanguard Balanced Institutional Index Fund) less the applicable ClearCourse ^SM asset charge.

The preceding methods described may produce fair value calculations that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan sponsor believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies and assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

Classification within the fair value hierarchy table is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31:

 

2019(1)
		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Investments:
Short-term investments		$	281,416			$	281,416			$	—			$	—
Mutual funds
Bond funds			23,398,774				23,398,774
Balanced funds			31,557,243				31,557,243				—				—
Growth funds			67,494,117				67,494,117				—				—
Common/collective trust funds
Money market funds			14,338,623				—				14,338,623				—
Stable value funds			24,902,353				—				24,902,353				—
Value funds			41,867,267								41,867,267
Growth funds			17,453,920				—				17,453,920				—
Blend funds			54,361,282				—				54,361,282				—
Foreign blend funds			31,149,339				—				31,149,339				—
Target date maturity funds			383,515,339				—				383,515,339				—
Group variable annuity			22,174,419				22,174,419				—				—
Common stock of Genworth Financial, Inc.			11,401,421				11,401,421				—				—
		$723,895,513				$156,307,390				$567,588,123				$ —
2018(1)
		Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3
Investments:
Short-term investments		$	414,401			$	414,401			$	—			$	—
Mutual funds
Bond funds			20,008,435				20,008,435				—				—
Balanced funds			26,908,788				26,908,788				—				—
Growth funds			55,489,936				55,489,936				—				—
Common/collective trust funds
Money market funds			11,778,800				—				11,778,800				—
Stable value funds			24,433,846				—				24,433,846				—
Value funds			18,450,191				—				18,450,191				—
Growth funds			13,609,644				—				13,609,644
Blend funds			42,040,051				—				42,040,051				—
Foreign blend funds			25,437,309				—				25,437,309				—
Target date maturity funds			315,419,979				—				315,419,979				—
Separately managed fund
Interest-bearing cash			842,799				842,799				—				—
Small-cap equity securities			16,509,374				16,509,374				—				—
Group variable annuity			19,582,093				19,582,093				—				—
Common stock of Genworth Financial, Inc.			12,365,613				12,365,613				—				—
		$603,291,259				$152,121,439				$451,169,820				$ —

 

(1)	Funds previously classified as Mutual funds are now classified as Common/Collective Trust funds, see Schedule H, Line 4i for further detail. The 2018 balances have been reclassified for comparative purposes.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

(4)	Nonparticipant-Directed Assets

Information about the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits relating to the nonparticipant-directed investment was as follows:

 

		As of December 31,
		2019				2018
Net assets available for plan benefits:
Common/collective trust funds		$	179,398,069			$	150,529,554
Employer supplemental contributions receivable			11,162,909				11,150,248
Total		$	190,560,978			$	161,679,802

 

		Year ended December 31, 2019
Changes in net assets available for plan benefits:
Net appreciation in fair value of common/collective trust funds		$	30,527,854
Employer contributions			11,162,909
Benefits paid to participants			(12,809,587	)
Net increase		$	28,881,176

 

(5)	Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan investment options include various investment securities, which in general are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risk. It is reasonable to expect that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances.

The Plan’s exposure to a concentration of credit risk is limited by the diversification of investments across the participant-directed fund elections. Additionally, the investments within each participant-directed fund election are further diversified into varied financial instruments, with the exception of the Genworth Common Stock Fund, which generally invests in a single security. Investment decisions are made, and the resulting risks are borne, exclusively by the Plan participants who make such decisions.

The value, liquidity and related income of the securities in which the Plan invests are sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including real estate value, delinquencies or defaults, or both, and may be adversely affected by shifts in the market’s perception of the issuers and changes in interest rates.

 

(6)	Party-in-Interest Transactions

One investment option available to participants is the ClearCourse ^SM group variable annuity provided under the Plan. Each contribution into ClearCourse ^SM provides a guaranteed amount of retirement income to the participant. GLAIC offers the guaranteed amount of retirement income provided by this ClearCourse ^SM group variable annuity product. Fees paid by the Plan to GLAIC for the Plan years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were approximately $200,000 and $203,000, respectively.

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

Another investment in the Plan is an investment fund comprised primarily of shares of common stock issued by the Company. The Plan owned 2,591,232 and 2,653,565 shares of common stock of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, the shares had a cost basis of $12,483,008 and $12,904,201, respectively, and a fair value of $11,401,421 and $12,365,613, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2019, 104,105 shares of common stock of the Company were purchased at a total cost of $384,203, and 166,438 shares were sold at a total cost of $805,397.

Certain Plan investments are held by The Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York Mellon is the Trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, is a party-in-interest. Participant loans are considered exempt party-in-interest transactions.

 

(7)	Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in the Company’s contributions.

 

(8)	Federal Income Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated July 13, 2018 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2019, there were no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits of the Plan for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to federal or state tax examinations of the Plan for years prior to 2016.

 

(9)	Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

		As of December 31, 2019				As of December 31, 2018
Net assets available for plan benefits:		$	743,896,964			$	622,974,839
Deemed Loan Activity			(95,557	)			(98,204	)
Net assets available for plan benefits per Form 5500		$	743,801,407			$	622,876,635

 

		Year Ended December 31, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for plan benefits:		$	120,922,125			$	(26,741,857	)
Changes in Deemed Loan Activity			2,647				(98,204	)
Net income (loss) per Form 5500		$	120,924,772			$	(26,840,061	)

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2019 and 2018

 

(10)	Subsequent Events

The Plan is exposed to potential risks and uncertainties as a result of the economic events associated with the recent outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global economy and financial markets, business operations, and participant behavior and confidence. As a result, the Plan could experience significant declines in asset valuations, which could adversely impact the Plan’s net assets available for plan benefits. The coronavirus pandemic has not impacted the Plan’s normal business operations, while it has resulted in the Plan’s sponsor practicing social distancing with its employees through office closures. While the impact of the developing coronavirus pandemic is difficult to predict, the related outcomes and impact on the Plan will depend on the length of the pandemic and shape of the economic recovery. The Plan Sponsor is continuing to monitor pandemic developments and the potential financial impacts. However, given the specific risks, it is possible the pandemic could have a material adverse impact on the Plan, including a material adverse effect on its net assets available for plan benefits.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law. One of the main provisions of the CARES Act is to provide emergency assistance and enhanced health care benefits for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, including expanding permitted financial hardship withdrawals. On April 16, 2020, two changes to the Plan were approved as a result of the CARES Act. These changes affect participants who self-certify that they are a “qualified individual.” Qualified individuals under the CARES Act include (1) participants or their spouses/dependents diagnosed with the coronavirus or (2) participants that have suffered financial harm related to the coronavirus. The first change allows Qualified Individuals to obtain a coronavirus-related distribution from their vested account balance up to $100,000 and the second change permits Qualified Individuals to suspend participant loan repayments for 12 months. These changes were effective May 8, 2020.

 

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Supplemental Schedule I

Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2019

 

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or similar party		Description of investment including maturity date, number of shares or units, rate of interest, collateral and par or maturity value		Cost				Current value
Short-term investments:
**The Bank of New York Mellon		Interest-bearing cash		$	281,416			$	281,416
Mutual funds:
Capital Research and Management Company		1,106,883 shares of American Balanced Fund			26,526,615				31,557,243
Dodge & Cox		1,667,767 shares of Dodge & Cox Income Fund			22,650,337				23,398,774
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.		1,532,216 shares of T. Rowe Price Inst. Large Cap Growth Fund			46,862,086				67,494,117
		Total mutual funds		96,039,038				122,450,134
Common/collective trust funds:
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		2,003,172 units of BlackRock Equity Index			36,421,265				54,361,282
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		3,290,883 units of BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Fund			65,442,073				71,869,273
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		2,605,348 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2030 Fund			46,299,356				63,410,528
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		1,619,179 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2040 Fund			29,500,781				41,847,034
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		1,302,102 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund			19,629,831				25,898,030
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		72,623 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2060 Fund			987,404				1,092,405
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		2,467,505 units of BlackRock LifePath Index Retirement Fund*			51,605,214				53,887,594
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		3,424,921 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2030 Fund*			56,410,107				83,357,779
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		1,312,847 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2040 Fund*			22,366,896				33,930,016
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		413,368 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2050 Fund*			5,931,882				8,221,636
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		69 units of BlackRock LifePath Index 2060 Fund*			890				1,044
***BlackRock Fund Advisors		14,338,623 shares of BlackRock Short-Term Investment Fund			14,338,623				14,338,623
BlackRock Fund Advisors		359,160 shares of BlackRock Russell 2000 Value Fund			18,709,680				20,190,225
***BlackRock Fund Advisors		651,116 shares of BlackRock Russell 2000 Growth Fund			13,283,677				17,453,920
***Invesco Advisors, Inc.		2,066,448 shares of Invesco Growth & Income Fund			20,011,474				21,677,042
***Harding Loevner		2,326,314 shares of Harding Loevner International Fund			27,293,229				31,149,339
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.		24,902,353 units of T. Rowe Price Stable Value Common Trust Fund			24,902,353				24,902,353
		Total common/collective trust funds		453,134,735				567,588,123
Group variable annuity:
**Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company		1,092,303 units of ClearCourse SM Group Variable Annuity			10,853,546				22,174,419
Common stock:
**Genworth Financial, Inc.		2,591,232 shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. common stock			12,483,008				11,401,421
**Notes receivable from participants		1,421 loans to participants with interest rate of 5.25% to 7.50% and maturity dates through December 2024			8,750,454				8,750,454
				$581,542,197				$732,645,967

 

*	Non-participant directed.

**	Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.

***	Funds previously classified as Mutual funds are now classified as Common/Collective Trust funds.

See Accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan

Schedule H, Line 4j—Schedule of Reportable Transactions

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

Identity of party involved		Description of asset		Purchase price		Selling price		Cost of asset		Current value of asset on transaction date		Net gain
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		LifePath Index 2020 Fund (non-participant directed)		$—		$48,090,385		$35,156,106		$48,090,385		$12,934,279
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company NA		LifePath Index Retirement Fund (non-participant directed)		$48,090,385		$—		$48,090,385		$48,090,385		$—

See Accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
23		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				Genworth Financial, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
Date: June 19, 2020				By:		/s/ Matthew D. Farney
				Matthew D. Farney
				Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
				Genworth Financial, Inc.

 

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