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 15, 2014

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

 

LOGO

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32195   80-0873306

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(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)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”), held on May 15, 2014, the holders of Genworth’s Class A Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting (1) elected all ten of the director nominees for the ensuing year, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Genworth’s named executive officers, and (3) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Genworth’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014. The stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal regarding political contributions.

The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1

Election of directors

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

William H. Bolinder

     375,854,542         1,445,464         546,651         65,137,095   

G. Kent Conrad

     375,235,008         2,079,628         532,021         65,137,095   

Melina E. Higgins

     375,846,814         1,483,486         516,357         65,137,095   

Nancy J. Karch

     340,009,384         37,253,912         583,361         65,137,095   

Thomas J. McInerney

     375,998,258         1,343,696         504,703         65,137,095   

Christine B. Mead

     375,841,373         1,451,076         554,208         65,137,095   

David M. Moffett

     374,390,062         2,923,059         533,535         65,137,095   

Thomas E. Moloney

     375,860,656         1,423,828         562,173         65,137,095   

James A. Parke

     375,037,431         2,270,272         538,953         65,137,095   

James S. Riepe

     375,672,384         1,620,305         553,968         65,137,095   

Proposal 2

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Genworth’s named executive officers

     365,799,306         11,143,388         903,963         65,137,095   

Proposal 3

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2014

     438,530,728         3,868,833         584,191         N/A   

Proposal 4

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Stockholder Proposal regarding political contributions

     23,582,815         258,642,856         95,620,986         65,137,095   


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: May 21, 2014     By:  
     

/s/ Leon E. Roday

      Leon E. Roday
      Executive Vice President,
      General Counsel and Secretary