UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)
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GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
SCOTT KLARQUIST
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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Scott Klarquist published the following Tweet on April 12, 2022 [handle: @sevencornerscap]:
"I bot another 20K $GNW shares on the open market today and now have personally purchased more shares than all of the other so-called "Independent Directors" combined over the past 5 years. Meanwhile, $GNW has disclosed spending $55K in shareholder $$$ to avoid accountability [thumbs down emoji]
4:00 PM · Apr 12, 2022·Twitter for iPad"
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANT:
Scott Klarquist intends to file a definitive proxy statement and accompanying proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to be used to solicit votes at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). MR. KLARQUIST STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PROXY SOLICITATION MATERIALS, WHEN AVAILABLE, WILL BE POSTEDUNDER THE "ACTIVISM" TAB ON SEVENCORNERSCAPITAL.COM.
As of the date hereof, Mr. Klarquist may be deemed to directly beneficially own 50,100 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.