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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 13, 2018

 

 

 

LOGO

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)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”), held on December 13, 2018, the holders of Genworth’s Class A Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting (1) elected all nine of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Genworth’s named executive officers, (3) approved the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan and (4) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.

The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

 

Election of directors

           
     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

William H. Bolinder

     339,409,245        10,905,474        1,205,602        90,708,457  

G. Kent Conrad

     339,400,879        10,949,643        1,169,799        90,708,457  

Melina E. Higgins

     328,269,784        22,078,111        1,172,426        90,708,457  

Thomas J. McInerney

     340,351,885        9,867,515        1,300,921        90,708,457  

David M. Moffett

     338,717,311        11,623,446        1,179,564        90,708,457  

Thomas E. Moloney

     340,438,344        9,894,941        1,187,036        90,708,457  

Debra J. Perry

     340,465,734        9,853,319        1,201,268        90,708,457  

Robert P. Restrepo Jr.

     340,376,614        9,949,526        1,194,181        90,708,457  

James S. Riepe

     337,419,375        12,779,982        1,320,964        90,708,457  

Proposal 2

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

     194,140,279        155,807,823        1,572,219        90,708,457  

Proposal 3

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Approval of the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan

     322,621,238        27,737,705        1,161,378        90,708,457  

Proposal 4

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2017

     431,785,524        8,518,574        1,924,680        N/A  


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: December 13, 2018     By:   /s/ Ward E. Bobitz
      Ward E. Bobitz
      Executive Vice President and General Counsel