Attachment: FORM 10-K


EX-10.51

Exhibit 10.51

2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan

2021-2023 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

Dear #ParticipantName#:

You have been selected to receive a Performance Stock Unit Award (“Award”) under the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), on the terms and conditions set forth below. This Award Agreement and the Plan together govern your rights under this Award and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.

 

1.

Grant of Performance Stock Units. You are hereby granted performance stock units (“Units”), representing the right to earn, on a one-for-one basis, Shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (together with its affiliates, the “Company”) Class A common stock (“Shares”), all in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and any rules and procedures adopted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Genworth Financial, Inc. Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Units represent the right to earn from 0% to 200% of the Target Award, based on (i) your continued future employment, and (ii) the Company’s level of achievement of the Performance Goals during the Performance Period, in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement.

 

  a.

Grant Date. The “Grant Date” of your Units is #GrantDate#.

 

  b.

Target Award. The “Target Award” of Shares subject to this Award is #QuantityGranted#.

 

  c.

Performance Goals. The “Performance Goals” are as set forth on Exhibit A.

 

  d.

Performance Period. The “Performance Period” shall commence as set forth on Exhibit A with respect to each Performance Goal and shall continue through December 31, 2023.

 

2.

Agreement to Participate. You have been provided with this Award Agreement, and you have the opportunity to accept this Award Agreement, by accessing and following the procedures set forth on the stock plan administrator’s website. The Plan is available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website. You may also request a copy of the Plan at any time by contacting Human Resources at the address or telephone number set forth in Section 12(a). By agreeing to participate, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement, and you fully understand all of your rights under the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company’s remedies if you violate the terms of this Award Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions which may limit your eligibility to retain and receive the Units and/or Shares issued pursuant to the Plan and this Award Agreement.

If you do not wish to accept the Units and participate in the Plan and be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, please contact the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or at (804) 281-6000, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement. If you do not respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement, the Award Agreement is deemed accepted. If you choose to participate in the Plan, you agree to abide by all of the governing terms and provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement.

 

3.

Earning and Vesting of Units. The Units shall not provide you with any rights or interests therein until the Units have been earned and vested. Not later than March 15 following the end of the Performance Period (the “Vesting Date”), the Committee shall determine and certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals and determine the number of Units earned and vested (“Confirmed Units”). Any Units that fail to vest in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement will be forfeited and reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you.


4.

Conversion to Shares. The Confirmed Units shall automatically convert to Shares on the Vesting Date (the “Conversion Date”). These Shares will be registered on the books of the Company in your name as of the Conversion Date.

If for any reason the Committee is unable to certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals by March 15 following the end of the Performance Period, then the Vesting Date shall be March 15 following the end of the Performance Period, but the determination of the number of Confirmed Units and the Conversion Date shall be delayed, in the discretion of the Committee, for such period as may be required for the Committee to certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals, but in no event shall the Conversion Date extend beyond December 31 following the end of the Performance Period.

 

5.

Treatment of Units Upon Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 6 below, the Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled upon termination of your service with the Company prior to the Vesting Date, for any reason other than (i) a “Layoff,” as such term is defined or described in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan (a “Layoff”), (ii) your death or Total Disability, or (iii) Retirement. If your service with the Company terminates prior to the Vesting Date as a result of (i) a Layoff, (ii) your death or Total Disability, or (iii) Retirement, then the Award shall fully vest as of your termination date, and you (or your estate, in the event of your death) shall receive a pro rata payout on the regular Conversion Date following completion of the Performance Period, determined by multiplying the Confirmed Units that otherwise would have paid out based on actual performance for the entire Performance Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months elapsed from the first day of the Performance Period until the date of your termination, and the denominator of which is the number of months in the Performance Period.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Retirementshall mean your resignation other than for Cause on or after the date on which you have attained age sixty (60) and accumulated five (5) or more years of “continuous service” as defined under the Company’s “Continuous Service Policy” or equivalent.

Total Disabilityshall mean a permanent disability that would make you eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company (without regard to any time period during which the disabling condition must exist) or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

 

6.

Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan), the Units shall be treated as set forth in this Section 6.

 

  a.

Qualifying Change of Control and Awards are Not Assumed. Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Change of Control (as defined below) in which the Successor Entity fails to Assume and Maintain this Award of Units, the Units shall immediately vest as of the effective date of such Qualifying Change of Control; shall be deemed earned based on actual pro rata performance as of the date of such Qualifying Change of Control, to the extent such performance can be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee, or otherwise based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels, if actual pro rata performance cannot be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee; shall be distributed or paid to you within thirty (30) days following the date of the Qualifying Change of Control pro rata based on the portion of the Performance Period elapsed on the date of the Qualifying Change of Control in cash, Shares (based on the value of the Shares as of the effective date of the Change of Control), other securities, or any combination, as determined by the Committee; and shall thereafter terminate, provided that the circumstances giving rise to such Qualifying Change of Control meet the definition of a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

 

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  b.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Qualifying Change of Control. If a Qualifying Change of Control occurs and the Successor Entity Assumes and Maintains this Award of Units, and if your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates is terminated by the Successor Entity or one of its Affiliates without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason (as such terms are defined below) within twelve (12) months following the effective date of such Qualifying Change of Control, then the Units shall immediately vest as of the date of termination of your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates; shall be deemed earned based on actual pro rata performance as of the date of termination of your service with the Company, to the extent such performance can be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee, or otherwise based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels, if actual pro rata performance cannot be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee; shall be distributed or paid to you, subject to Section 6(d), within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates pro rata based on the portion of the Performance Period elapsed as of the termination of your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates; and shall thereafter terminate.

 

  c.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Non- Qualifying Change of Control. If a Non-Qualifying Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and if your service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Non-Qualifying Change of Control, then the Units shall immediately vest as of the date of termination of your service with the Company; shall be deemed earned based on actual pro rata performance as of the date of termination of your service with the Company, to the extent such performance can be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee, or otherwise based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels, if actual pro rata performance cannot be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee; shall be distributed or paid to you, subject to Section 6(d), within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of your service with the Company pro rata based on the portion of the Performance Period elapsed on the date of the Change of Control; and shall thereafter terminate.

 

  d.

Delay in Payment in Certain Circumstances. If the Units become vested upon your separation from service pursuant to Sections 6(b) or 6(c) during a period in which you are a “specified employee” (as defined below), then, to the extent delivery of Shares would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, your right to receive the Shares will be delayed until the earlier of your death or the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service.

 

  e.

Defined Terms. For purposes of this Award Agreement:

 

  (i)

Business Unit Sale shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

 

  (ii)

Cause shall mean (i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your Total Disability); (ii) your commission, conviction or pleading guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) your willful engagement in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) your material violation or breach of any Company policy, or any noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company, that applies to you; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  (iii)

Good Reasonshall mean any material reduction in the aggregate value of your compensation (including base salary and bonus), or a substantial reduction in the aggregate value of benefits provided to you; provided, however, that Company-initiated across-the-board reductions in compensation or benefits affecting substantially all employees shall alone not be considered Good Reason.

 

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  (iv)

Non-Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that results from a Business Unit Sale, provided that following such Change of Control (i) the Company remains in existence as a publicly-traded company (separate and apart from any Successor Entity resulting from the Change of Control, and regardless of whether the Company continues to use the name “Genworth Financial, Inc.” or a different name), (ii) your employment with the Company is not terminated by the Company without Cause in connection with the Change in Control, and (iii) the Units subject to this Award Agreement remain outstanding.

 

  (v)

Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that is not a Non-Qualifying Change of Control.

 

  (vi)

Specified Employee shall have has the meaning given such term in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Award Agreement.

 

7.

Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving payment of the Award, you agree to the following:

 

  a.

Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations you may have under applicable law, you will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit your ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

 

  b.

Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or through another person, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom you had material contact during your employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

 

  c.

Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company, directly or through another person, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

 

8.

Payment of Taxes. The Company has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you to remit to the employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including your FICA obligation), domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the vesting or payment of this Award. With respect to such withholding, the employer may satisfy the tax withholding requirement by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined equal to the amount required to be withheld in accordance with applicable tax requirements, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. The obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct in cash or Shares any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to you.

 

 

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9.

Nontransferability. This Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (“Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in the Plan. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the Award is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon this Award, your right to receive any payment pursuant to the terms of this Award shall be immediately and automatically be forfeited, and this Award Agreement shall be null and void.

 

10.

Administration. This Award Agreement and your rights hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon you. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan and this Award Agreement, shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

11.

Limitation of Rights. The Units do not confer to you or your beneficiary, executors or administrators any rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the Units. This Award Agreement shall not confer upon you any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your employment at any time.

 

12.

Plan; Prospectus and Related Documents; Electronic Delivery.

 

  a.

A copy of the Plan will be furnished upon written or oral request made to the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  b.

As required by applicable securities laws, the Company is delivering to you a prospectus in connection with this Award, which delivery is being made electronically. A paper copy of the prospectus may also be obtained without charge by contacting the Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above. By accepting this Award Agreement, you shall be deemed to have consented to receive the prospectus electronically.

 

  c.

The Company will deliver to you electronically a copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for each fiscal year, as well as copies of all other reports, proxy statements and other communications distributed to the Company’s stockholders. You will be provided notice regarding the availability of each of these documents, and such documents may be accessed by going to the Company’s website at www.genworth.com and clicking on “Investors” and then “SEC Filings & Financial Reports” (or, if the Company changes its web site, by accessing such other web site address(es) containing investor information to which the Company may direct you in the future) and will be deemed delivered to you upon posting or filing by the Company. Upon written or oral request, paper copies of these documents (other than certain exhibits) may also be obtained by contacting the Company’s Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above or by contacting the Investor Relations Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  d.

By accepting this Award, you agree and consent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver in connection with this Award and any other Awards granted to you under the Plan. Electronic delivery of a document may be via a Company e-mail or by reference to a location on a Company intranet or internet site to which you have access.

 

13.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Award Agreement may be modified or amended by the Committee; provided that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect your rights hereunder without your consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby expressly agree to any amendment to the Plan and this Award Agreement to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or changes to applicable law (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A) and related regulations or other guidance and federal securities laws.

 

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14.

Entire Agreement; Plan Controls. This Award Agreement, the Plan, and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to the Award and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.

 

15.

Compensation Recoupment Policy. This Award shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy of the Company that is applicable by its terms to you and to Awards of this type.

 

16.

Successors. This Award Agreement shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan.

Please refer any questions you may have regarding your Performance Stock Unit Award to the Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#

 

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Exhibit A

2021-2023 Performance Stock Unit Award Goals

 

   

Payout for performance between points is interpolated on a straight-line basis.

 

   

No payout shall be earned for performance below threshold level for the Performance Period.

 

   

Notwithstanding the level of achievement of the Performance Goals set forth below, the Committee may exercise negative discretion to pay out a lesser amount, or no amount at all, under the Performance Stock Unit Award, based on such considerations as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

Weight of

Goal (%)

   ($ in Millions)      Consolidated Genworth Adjusted
Operating Income (Loss) (1)(2)(3)(4)
 
     Performance Period      Threshold
(50% Payout)
     Target
(100% Payout)
     Maximum
(200% Payout)
 
     January 1, 2021 –December 31, 2023           

 

  (1)

Consolidated Genworth Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)” shall mean U.S. GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations excluding the after-tax effects of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net investment gains (losses), goodwill impairments, gains (losses) on the sale of businesses, gains (losses) on the early extinguishment of debt, gains (losses) on insurance block transactions, restructuring costs and other adjustments, net of taxes.

Consolidated Genworth Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) may be adjusted for purposes of management performance evaluation to exclude the impacts from in-force reserve changes from future period assumption changes (e.g. mortality, interest rate, expense, lapse, morbidity), methodology changes (e.g. changes that would arise from a system conversion), changes in foreign exchange rates, tax changes based on updated regulations, guidance, assessments, or refinements related to technical areas of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, legal fees and settlement costs related to merger & acquisition litigation, any strategic deal-related expenses (e.g. 3rd party legal, actuarial or reinsurance support for negotiating or implementing a transaction), and professional fees related to the implementation of the Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI) accounting standard. Adjustment to the 3-year cumulative measurement will be applied based on strategic transactions in 2021, 2022 or 2023 that are not included in forecast assumptions.

 

  (2)

Consolidated Genworth Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) will be measured as follows: for U.S. Mortgage Insurance Segment and Corporate and Other Activities, January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 Performance Period; for U.S. Life Insurance and Runoff Segment, January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

 

  (3)

Excludes impacts from proposed merger with Asia Pacific Global Capital Co., Ltd. (“the Parent”), a subsidiary of China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd (together with its affiliates, “China Oceanwide”), related to Purchase-GAAP. It is expected that all threshold, target and maximum performance goals for each Performance Period will be adjusted (up or down, as appropriate) at the time the Company closes its proposed merger with the Parent in order to account for the impact of Purchase-GAAP accounting adjustments on the performance goals.

 

  (4)

In evaluating performance, the Committee shall exclude the impact, if any, on reported financial results of any of the following events that occur during the Performance Period: a) acquisitions and divestitures, b) shareholder dividends or common stock repurchases and c) changes in accounting principles or other laws or provisions.

 

Weight of

Goal (%)

   Percentile Rank
(%)
     Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”)
(Percentile Ranking Relative to Peer Group)
(1)(2)(3)
 
     Performance Period      Threshold
(50% Payout)
     Target
(100% Payout)
     Maximum
(200% Payout)
 
     Grant Date –December 31, 2023           


  (1)

The payout that may be earned based on the TSR portion of this Award’s goal will be determined based on the Company’s Percentile Ranking relative to its Peer Group; provided, however, that in no event will the total dollar value of the Confirmed Units with respect to the TSR-goal portion of the Award exceed 800% of grant date fair value of the TSR-goal portion of the Award.

 

  (2)

Peer Group” shall mean the constituents of the S&P 400 Financials Sector on the Grant Date (each such constituent, a “Peer Company”), subject to “Peer Group Adjustments,” which shall mean the following adjustments to the comparison Peer Group in the event of a corporate transaction for a Peer Company:

 

Merger with Company in Peer Group    In the event of a merger, acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company with or by another Peer Company, the surviving entity shall remain a Peer Company.
Merger with Company not in Peer Group where Peer Company survives    In the event of a merger of a Peer Company with an entity that is not a Peer Company, or the acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company by an entity that is not a Peer Company, in each case where the Peer Company is the surviving entity and remains publicly traded, the surviving entity shall remain a Peer Company.
Merger with Company not in Peer Group where Peer Company is not the survivor/Peer Company taken private    In the event of a merger or acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company by or with an entity that is not a Peer Company or a “going private” transaction involving a Peer Company where the Peer Company is not the surviving entity or is otherwise no longer publicly traded, the company shall no longer be a Peer Company.
Bankruptcy, Liquidation or Delisting    In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or delisting of a Peer Company at any time during the Performance Period, such company shall remain a Peer Company and be assigned a TSR of -100%. Delisting shall mean that a company ceases to be publicly traded on a national securities exchange as a result of any involuntary failure to meet the listing requirements of such national securities exchange, but shall not include delisting as a result of any voluntary going private or similar transaction.
Spin-off Transaction    In the event of a stock distribution from a Peer Company consisting of the shares of a new publicly-traded company (a “spin-off”), the Peer Company shall remain a Peer Company and the stock distribution shall be treated as a dividend from the Peer Company based on the fair market value of the distribution on the date of such distribution; the performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating TSR.

 

  (3)

TSR performance results shall be calculated as follows:

 

   

Percentile Ranking” shall be calculated using the following formula, where N is equal to the total number of Peer Companies (including the Company) and “Company Rank” is a ranking of the Company’s TSR Performance over the Performance Period relative to the Peer Companies (such that the company with the highest TSR Performance is ranked number one):

 

LOGO

 

   

TSR Performance” shall be calculated as follows:

(Ending Average Share Price – Starting Average Share Price) + Dividends Reinvested

Starting Average Share Price

 

   

Starting Average Share Price” is equal to the average closing price over the 20 trading days beginning on and including the Performance Period start date.

 

   

Ending Average Share Price” is equal to the average closing price over the last 20 trading days of the Performance Period (Including the final day).

 

   

Dividends Reinvested” shall mean dividends paid with respect to an ex-dividend date that occurs beginning from the date when the Starting Average Share Price is measured through the end of the Performance Period (whether or not the dividend payment date occurs during this period), which shall be deemed to have been reinvested in the underlying common shares.


Special Rules for Pending Merger with China Oceanwide

The Company is party to an Agreement and Plan of Merger agreement with China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. dated October 21, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”). The corporate merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger”) may be completed during 2021, although this is not guaranteed (if and when completed, the “Closing”). The following provisions are contingent upon the Closing of the Merger.

(1) Conversion to Cash Award. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon the Closing, the Units will convert into units the value of which is based on the merger consideration to be received for the Stock in the Merger, which is a cash amount equal to $5.43 per share. Thus, after the Closing, each Unit will represent the right to receive the number of Units earned (depending upon the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals) multiplied by $5.43, and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

(2) Adjustment of Award. Pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan, the Committee may in its sole discretion make such adjustments to the Award to reflect the Merger or otherwise prevent dilution or enlargement of rights or benefits thereunder, as it deems appropriate. The Committee expects that it will make adjustments to the Award to reflect the expected impact of the Merger, which may include, without limitation, adjustments to the Performance Goals set forth on this Exhibit A, adjustments deemed necessary or appropriate to properly reflect the conversion to purchase GAAP accounting and any other changes in accounting rules or tax laws, and adjustments related to any reorganization or restructuring plans programs. Any such adjustment will be communicated to you in writing, shall be binding on all persons and shall not constitute an amendment of this Award.

(3) Qualifying Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement and the Plan, the Committee has determined that the Closing of the Merger pursuant to its current terms would be a Change of Control that constitutes a “Qualifying Change of Control” pursuant to which a “Successor Entity” will “Assume and Maintain” this Award of Units. Thus, the provisions of Section 6(b) of this Agreement, which provides special rules for the vesting of the Units upon certain terminations of employment within 12 months following a Change of Control, will apply following the Closing.

Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#


EX-10.52

Exhibit 10.52

2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan 2021-2023 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

Dear #ParticipantName#:

This Award Agreement and the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) together govern your rights under this Award Agreement and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.

 

1.

Grant. You are hereby granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), which vest (become non-forfeitable) based on your continued future employment with the Company and/or certain other events, as set forth in Section 3 below. Each vested RSU entitles you to receive from Genworth Financial, Inc. (together with its Affiliates, the “Company”) one Share of the Company’s Class A common stock (“Share”), as set forth in Section 6 below, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and any rules and procedures adopted by the Committee.

 

  a.

Grant Date: #GrantDate# (the “Grant Date”)

 

  b.

Number of RSUs: #QuantityGranted#

 

  c.

Vesting Dates. The RSUs shall not provide you with any rights or interests therein until the RSUs vest. Unless vesting is accelerated as provided in Section 3 herein or otherwise in the discretion of the Committee as permitted under the Plan, one-third of the RSUs (rounded to a whole Share) shall vest (become non-forfeitable) on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Designated Vesting Date”), provided that you have been continuously in the service of the Company or one through such dates.

 

2.

Agreement to Participate. You have been provided with this Award Agreement, and you have the opportunity to accept this Award Agreement, by accessing and following the procedures set forth on the stock plan administrator’s website. The Plan is available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website. You may also request a copy of the Plan at any time by contacting Human Resources at the address or telephone number set forth below in Section 14(a). By agreeing to participate, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement, and you fully understand all of your rights under the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company’s remedies if you violate the terms of this Award Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions which may limit your eligibility to retain and receive the RSUs and/or Shares issued pursuant to the Plan and this Award Agreement.

If you do not wish to accept the RSUs and participate in the Plan and be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, please contact the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or at (804) 281-6000, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement. If you do not respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement, the Award Agreement is deemed accepted. If you choose to participate in the Plan, you agree to abide by all of the governing terms and provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement.

 

3.

Vesting of RSUs. The RSUs have been credited to a bookkeeping account on your behalf. The RSUs will vest and become non-forfeitable as follows:

 

  a.

Designated Vesting Dates. The RSUs will vest on the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c), provided that you have been continuously in the service of the Company through such dates. Unvested RSUs shall be immediately cancelled upon termination of your service with the Company, except as provided in Sections 3(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) below.


  b.

Employment Termination Due to Death or Total Disability. If your service with the Company terminates as a result of your death or Total Disability, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Total Disability” shall mean a permanent disability that would make you eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company (without regard to any time period during which the disabling condition must exist) or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

 

  c.

Employment Termination for Retirement. If your service with the Company terminates for any reason other than Cause on or after you have attained age sixty (60) and accumulated five (5) or more years of “continuous service” as defined under the Company’s “Continuous Service Policy” or equivalent, then all of your unvested RSUs shall automatically vest.

 

  d.

Employment Termination Due to Layoff. If your service with the Company terminates as a result of a “Layoff,” as such term is defined or described in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan (a “Layoff”), you shall continue to vest in any RSUs that are scheduled to vest after the Notice Date but before the Layoff Date (the “Notice Date” and “Layoff Date” each as defined in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan). Additionally, on the Layoff Date, the RSUs, if any, that are scheduled to vest on the next Designated Vesting Date after the Layoff Date shall immediately vest; all remaining and subsequently-vesting RSUs shall be forfeited as provided in Section 4 immediately on the Layoff Date.

 

  e.

Qualifying Change of Control and Awards are Not Assumed. Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Change of Control in which the Successor Entity fails to Assume and Maintain this Award of RSUs, all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the effective date of the Qualifying Change of Control, provided that the circumstances giving rise to such Qualifying Change of Control meet the definition of a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

 

  f.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Qualifying Change of Control. If a Qualifying Change of Control occurs and the Successor Entity Assumes and Maintains this Award of RSUs, and if your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates is terminated by the Successor Entity or one of its Affiliates without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Qualifying Change of Control, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service.

 

  g.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Non- Qualifying Change of Control. If a Non-Qualifying Change of Control occurs and if your service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Non-Qualifying Change of Control, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service.

 

4.

Forfeiture of RSUs Upon Termination of Employment. If your employment terminates prior to the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c) for any reason other than as described in Section 3 above, you shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to the RSUs as of the date of such termination and the RSUs will be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you. Any RSUs that fail to vest in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement will be forfeited and reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you.

 

5.

For purposes of this Award Agreement:

 

  a.

Business Unit Sale shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

 

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  b.

Cause shall mean (i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your Total Disability); (ii) your commission, conviction or pleading guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) your willful engagement in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) your material violation or breach of any Company policy, or any noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company, that applies to you; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  c.

Good Reason shall mean any material reduction in the aggregate value of your compensation (including base salary and bonus), or a substantial reduction in the aggregate value of benefits provided to you; provided, however, that Company-initiated across-the-board reductions in compensation or benefits affecting substantially all employees shall alone not be considered Good Reason.

 

  d.

Non-Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that results from a Business Unit Sale, provided that following such Change of Control (i) the Company remains in existence as a publicly-traded company (separate and apart from any Successor Entity resulting from the Change of Control, and regardless of whether the Company continues to use the name “Genworth Financial, Inc.” or a different name), (ii) your employment with the Company is not terminated by the Company without Cause in connection with the Change of Control, and (iii) the RSUs subject to this Award Agreement remain outstanding.

 

  e.

Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that is not a Non-Qualifying Change of Control.

 

6.

Conversion to Stock. Unless the RSUs are forfeited as provided in Section 4 above, the RSUs will be converted to Shares on the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c), or earlier upon the occurrence of any of the events as provided in Sections 3(b) – 3(g), provided, however, that if the RSUs become vested upon your separation from service during a period in which you are a “specified employee” (as defined below), then, to the extent delivery of Shares would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, your right to receive the Shares will be delayed until the earlier of your death or the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service (the “Conversion Date”). Shares will be registered on the books of the Company in your name as of the Conversion Date and delivered to you as soon as practical thereafter, in certificated or uncertificated form, as you shall direct.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Award Agreement.

 

7.

Dividend Equivalents. Until such time as the RSUs convert to Shares, or the RSUs are cancelled, whichever occurs first, the Company will establish an amount to be paid to the Participant (“Dividend Equivalent”) equal to the number of outstanding RSUs under this Award Agreement times the per share dividend payments made to shareholders of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Company shall accumulate Dividend Equivalents and will, on the date that RSUs convert to Shares, pay to the Participant a cash amount equal to the Dividend Equivalents attributable to such RSUs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accumulated and unpaid Dividend Equivalents attributable to RSUs that are cancelled will not be paid and are immediately forfeited upon cancellation of the RSUs.

 

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8.

Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving payment of the Award, you agree to the following:

 

  a.

Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations you may have under applicable law, you will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit your ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

 

  b.

Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or through another person, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom you had material contact during your employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

 

  c.

Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company, directly or through another person, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

 

9.

Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you or your beneficiary to remit to the Company, an amount in cash or Shares sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Award Agreement (including “sell to cover” arrangements whereby the company has the right to sell shares on your behalf to cover the taxes). With respect to such withholding, the employer may satisfy the tax withholding requirement by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined equal to the amount required to be withheld in accordance with applicable tax requirements, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. The obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct in cash or Shares any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to you.

 

10.

Nontransferability. The RSUs awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (“Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in the Plan. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the RSUs is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon the RSUs, your right to such RSUs shall be immediately forfeited to the Company, and this Award Agreement shall be null and void.

 

11.

Requirements of Law. The granting of the RSUs and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. The RSUs shall be null and void to the extent the grant, vesting or conversion of RSUs is prohibited under the laws of the country of your residence.

 

12.

Administration. This Award Agreement and your rights hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon you, the Participant. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan and this Award Agreement, shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

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13.

No Guarantee of Employment. This Award Agreement shall not confer upon you any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your employment at any time, for any lawful reason.

 

14.

Plan; Prospectus and Related Documents; Electronic Delivery.

 

  a.

A copy of the Plan will be furnished upon written or oral request made to the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  b.

As required by applicable securities laws, the Company is delivering to you a prospectus in connection with this Award, which delivery is being made electronically. A paper copy of the prospectus may also be obtained without charge by contacting the Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above. By accepting this Award Agreement, you shall be deemed to have consented to receive the prospectus electronically.

 

  c.

The Company will deliver to you electronically a copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for each fiscal year, as well as copies of all other reports, proxy statements and other communications distributed to the Company’s stockholders. You will be provided notice regarding the availability of each of these documents, and such documents may be accessed by going to the Company’s website at www.genworth.com and clicking on “Investors” and then “SEC Filings & Financial Reports” (or, if the Company changes its web site, by accessing such other web site address(es) containing investor information to which the Company may direct you in the future) and will be deemed delivered to you upon posting or filing by the Company. Upon written or oral request, paper copies of these documents (other than certain exhibits) may also be obtained by contacting the Company’s Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above or by contacting the Investor Relations Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  d.

By accepting this Award, you agree and consent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver in connection with this Award and any other Awards granted to you under the Plan. Electronic delivery of a document may be via a Company e-mail or by reference to a location on a Company intranet or internet site to which you have access.

 

15.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. The Board of Directors shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion, subject to certain restrictions, to alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, and the Committee shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion to alter, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the terms and conditions of any Award; provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect in any material way your Award without your written consent.

 

16.

Entire Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 17 below, this Award Agreement, the Plan, and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to the RSUs and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you.

 

17.

Compensation Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding Section 16 above, this Award shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy of the Company that is applicable by its terms to you and to Awards of this type.

 

18.

Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

Please refer any questions you may have regarding your Restricted Stock Unit Award to the Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

 

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Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#

 

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EX-10.53

Exhibit 10.53

2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan

2021-2023 Cash-Based Award Agreement

 

 

Dear #ParticipantName#:

This Award Agreement and the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) together govern your rights under this Cash-Based Award (the “Award”) and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.

 

1.

Grant. You are hereby granted an Award under the Plan, effective as of #GrantDate# (the “Grant Date”). The Award entitles you to receive from Genworth Financial, Inc. (together with its Affiliates, the “Company”) an aggregate amount in cash equal to $ #CashGrantValue#, payable in three equal annual installments, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and any rules and procedures adopted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Genworth Financial, Inc. Board of Directors (the “Committee”).

 

2.

Vesting and Payment Dates: The Award shall not provide you with any rights or interests therein until the Award vests. Unless vesting is accelerated as provided in Section 3 herein or otherwise in the discretion of the Committee as permitted under the Plan, one-third of the Award will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Designated Vesting Date”), and the vested portion will be paid within 30 days of the Designated Vesting Date, provided you have continued in the service of the Company through such Designated Vesting Date.

 

3.

Treatment of Award Upon Termination of Employment and Other Events. If your service with the Company terminates for any reason other than as set forth below, and you and the Company have not entered into a written agreement explicitly providing otherwise in accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the Committee, then the Award shall immediately expire upon such termination.

 

  a.

Employment Termination Due to Death or Total Disability. If your service with the Company terminates as a result of your death or Total Disability, then any remaining unvested portions of the Award shall immediately vest and become payable. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Total Disability” shall mean a permanent disability that would make you eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company (without regard to any time period during which the disabling condition must exist) or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

 

  b.

Employment Termination for Retirement. If your service with the Company terminates for any reason other than Cause on or after the date on which you have attained age sixty (60) and accumulated five (5) or more years of “continuous service” as defined by under the Company’s “Continuous Service Policy” or equivalent, then any remaining unvested portions of the Award shall immediately vest and become payable, subject to Section 3(d). “Cause” shall mean (i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your Total Disability); (ii) your commission, conviction or pleading guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) your willful engagement in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) your material violation or breach of any Company policy, or any noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company,

 

 

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that applies to you; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  c.

Employment Termination Due to Layoff.    If your service with the Company terminates as a result of a “Layoff,” as such term is defined or described in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan (a “Layoff”), you shall continue to vest in any portion of the Award that is scheduled to vest after the Notice Date but before the Layoff Date (the “Notice Date” and “Layoff Date” each as defined in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan). Additionally, on the Layoff Date, the portion of the Award, if any, that is scheduled to vest on the next Designated Vesting Date after the Layoff Date shall immediately vest and become payable, subject to Section 3(d); any remaining and subsequently-vesting portion of the Award shall be forfeited immediately as of the Layoff Date.

 

  d.

Delay in Payment in Certain Circumstances. If any portion of the Award becomes vested upon your separation from service pursuant to Sections 3(b) or 3(c) during a period in which you are a “specified employee” (as defined below), then, to the extent payment of such portion of the Award would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, your right to receive such payment will be delayed until the earlier of your death or the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Award Agreement.

 

4.

Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving payment of the Award, you agree to the following:

 

  a.

Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations you may have under applicable law, you will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit a Participant’s ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

 

  b.

Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or through another person, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom you had material contact during your employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

 

  c.

Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company, directly or through another person, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

 

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5.

Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you or your beneficiary to remit to the Company, an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Award Agreement.

 

6.

Nontransferability. This Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (“Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in the Plan. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of this Award is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon the Award, your right to the Award shall be immediately forfeited to the Company, and this Award Agreement shall be null and void.

 

7.

Administration. This Award Agreement and your rights hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon you, the Participant.

 

8.

Continuation of Employment. This Award Agreement shall not confer upon you any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your employment at any time, for any lawful reason.

 

9.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. The Board of Directors shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion, subject to certain restrictions, to alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, and the Committee shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion to alter, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the terms and conditions of any Award; provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect in any material way your Award without your written consent.

 

10.

Entire Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 11 below, this Award Agreement, the Plan, and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to this Award and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you.

 

11.

Compensation Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding Section 10 above, this Award shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy of the Company that is applicable by its terms to you and to Awards of this type.

 

12.

Agreement to Participate. You have been provided with this Award Agreement, and you have the opportunity to accept this Award Agreement, by accessing and following the procedures set forth on the stock plan administrator’s website. The Plan is available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website. You may also request a copy of the Plan at any time by contacting Human Resources at the address or telephone number set forth below. By agreeing to participate, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement, and you fully understand all of your rights under the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company’s remedies if you violate the terms of this Award Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions which may limit your eligibility to retain and receive the Units and/or Shares issued pursuant to the Plan and this Award Agreement.

If you do not wish to accept the Units and participate in the Plan and be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, please contact the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or at (804) 281-6000, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement. If you do not respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement, the Award Agreement is deemed accepted. If you choose to participate in the Plan, you agree to abide by all of the governing terms and provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement

 

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13.

Assistance in Proceedings, Etc. You agree that you will, without additional compensation, during and after your employment with the Company, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and reasonable and proper assistance to the Company as may reasonably be required by the Company in connection with any legal or quasi-legal proceeding, including any external or internal investigation, involving the Company.

 

14.

Cooperation. Following termination of your employment with the Company for any reason, you agree that you will reasonably cooperate with the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company, to effect a transition of your responsibilities and to ensure that the Company is aware of all matters being handled by you.

 

15.

Resolve. Any disagreement between you and the Company concerning anything covered by this Award Agreement or concerning the Award will be settled by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Company’s Resolve program. The Conditions of Employment document previously executed by you and the Resolve Guidelines are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full in this Award Agreement.

Please refer any questions you may have regarding this Award to your local Human Resources Manager.

ACCEPTANCE DATE: #AcceptanceDate#

 

 

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EX-10.57

Exhibit 10.57

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Amended and Restated

2014 Change of Control Plan

Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2022

 

1.

Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Company to offer certain protections to a selected group of key employees of the Company if their employment is terminated in connection with a Change of Control. Capitalized terms and phrases used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 2.

 

2.

Definitions.

a. “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act.

b. “Base Salary” shall mean the Participant’s annual base salary in effect on the date of termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company, including amounts not currently includible in gross income by reason the Participant’s election to defer such amounts under a cafeteria plan, 401(k) plan, or nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the Company or an Affiliate.

c. “Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

d. “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company as constituted from time to time.

e. “Bonus” shall mean the Participant’s target annual cash bonus for the year in which the Participant’s employment is terminated.

f. “Business Unit Sale” shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

g. “Cause” shall mean (with regard to a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company, the removal of a Participant from being a Participant under the Plan, or the reduction in a Participant’s tier level under the Plan) the

Committee’s good faith determination that: (i) the Participant has willfully and continually failed to substantially perform his or her duties with the Company and its Affiliates as determined by the Committee; (ii) the Participant has committed, been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) the Participant has willfully engaged in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company and/or its Affiliates, monetarily

 

 

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or otherwise; or (iv) the Participant has materially violated or breached any policy of the Company or an Affiliate, the terms of this Plan, or any applicable noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, the restrictive covenants contained in Section 5 of this Plan).

h. “Change of Control” shall mean any of the following events:

i. Any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of thirty percent (30%)

or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of its directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 2(h), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, including without limitation, a public offering of securities; (B) any acquisition by the Company or any of its Affiliates; (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with Section 2(g)(iii);

ii. Individuals who constitute the Board of Directors as of the Effective Date (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the Effective Date whose election to the Board of Directors, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of (A) at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, (B) a vote of at least a majority of any nominating committee of the Board of Directors, which nominating committee was designated by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, or (C) in the case of a director appointed to fill a vacancy in the Board of Directors, at least a majority of the directors entitled (under Section 6 of Article VII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company) to elect such director (so long as at least a majority of such directors voting in favor of the director filling the vacancy are themselves members of (or considered to be pursuant to this definition members of) the Incumbent Board) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election or removal of the directors of the Company or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies of consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors;

iii. Consummation of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation to which the Company is a party or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, following such Business Combination, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination are the Beneficial Owners, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities entitled

 

 

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to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from the Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Successor Entity”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities; or

iv. Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

i. “Change of Control Date” shall mean the date on which the Change of Control occurs.

j. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

k. “Committee” shall mean the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee appointed or designated by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Committee exists which has the authority to administer the Plan, the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the Board, and all references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Board.

l. “Company” shall mean Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Section 13.

m. “Competitive Services” shall mean the lines of business and services with which a Participant is actively involved in conducting business on behalf of the Company at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 5.

n. “Director” shall mean any individual who is a member of the Board.

o. “Disability” shall mean a permanent disability that would make a Participant eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

p. “Effective Date” shall mean December 17, 2014.

q. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

r. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

s. “Good Reason” shall mean (i) relocation of the Participant’s principal business location to an area outside a 50 mile radius of its current location; (ii) any reduction in

 

 

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the Participant’s compensation (including Base Salary and Bonus), a substantial reduction in the benefits provided to the Participant, and/or any failure to timely pay any part of the Participant’s compensation when due (including Base Salary and Bonus) or any benefits due under any benefit plan, program or arrangement; provided, however, that Company-initiated across-the-board reductions in compensation or benefits affecting substantially all Company employees shall alone not be considered Good Reason, unless the compensation reductions exceed fifteen percent (15%) of pay (Base Salary plus Bonus); or (iii) any significant and material diminution in the Participant’s duties or responsibilities from that which exists on the Change of Control Date, excluding for this purpose (1) isolated and inadvertent actions not taken in bad faith and remedied by the Company promptly after the Company receives notice from the Participant, and (2) any diminution in duties or responsibilities with respect to the Participant’s continuing employment with the Company relating to a Business Unit Sale; provided, however, that a change in title or reporting relationship alone shall not constitute Good Reason; provided, further, that any event described in clauses (i) through (iii) above shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to rescind or remedy such event within 30 days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event or condition described in clauses (i) through (iii) above on the 90th day following its occurrence, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

For purposes of determining the amount of any cash payment payable to the Participant in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(a), any reduction in compensation or benefits that would constitute Good Reason hereunder shall be deemed not to have occurred.

t. “Non-Competition Period” shall mean the 12-month period commencing upon a Qualified Termination.

u. “Omnibus Plans” shall mean the 2004 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, the 2012 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, and the 2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, each as amended from time to time, or any successor plans providing for the grant or award of equity-based compensation to the Company’s employees, officers and directors. With respect to a Participant in this Plan, the provisions of this Plan shall override the provisions of the Omnibus Plan and award agreements thereunder related to a Change of Control, except the provisions of the Omnibus Plan or related award agreements that apply when, pursuant to a Change of Control, a successor entity does not assume and maintain an award granted under the Omnibus Plan.

v. “Participant” shall mean each Tier I Executive and Tier II Executive.

 

 

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w. “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

x. “Plan” shall mean this Genworth Financial, Inc. 2014 Change of Control Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

y. Prohibited Competitor” shall mean no greater than ten (10) specifically named entities, identified by the Company, that compete with the Company in the Restricted Territory with respect to the Competitive Services at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 5.

z. “Qualified Termination” shall mean, subject to Section 11 of this Plan, within 24 full calendar months after a Change of Control as defined in Section 2(h), a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company without Cause (and not as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability), or by the Participant for Good Reason. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in no event shall a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company constitute a Qualified Termination if such termination occurs as a result of or in connection with a Business Unit Sale and either (i) the

Participant is offered employment with a successor entity in connection with the Business Unit Sale and the terms of such employment offer would not constitute Good Reason, or (ii) the Participant accepts employment with a successor entity in connection with the Business Unit Sale.

aa. “Restricted Period” shall mean the 24-month period commencing upon a Qualified Termination.

bb. “Restricted Territory” shall mean the territory in which a Participant is conducting business on behalf of the Company at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 5.

cc. “Severance Benefits” shall mean the severance benefits described in Section 3(a).

dd. “Tier I Executives” shall mean the employees designated as “L5” by the Company.

ee. “Tier II Executives” shall mean the employees designated as “L4” or “L3” by the Company.

 

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a. Severance Benefits. Subject to Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7, if the Participant has a Qualified Termination, the Participant shall be eligible to receive the following payments and benefits:

i. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings) of accrued but unpaid salary and accrued but unused vacation as of the date of the Participant’s Qualified Termination (net of applicable taxes and withholdings), payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices (typically within 15 days following the date of termination), or earlier if required by applicable law;

ii. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings) based on the Participant’s annual bonus that would have been payable with respect to the fiscal year in which the Qualified Termination occurs (determined based on actual pro rata performance as of the date of the Participant’s Qualified Termination, to the extent such performance can be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee, or otherwise based on the Participant’s target Bonus amount, if such performance cannot be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee ), prorated to the nearest half-month to reflect the portion of the fiscal year that had elapsed prior to the Participant’s Qualified Termination;

iii. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings) based on the Participant’s position as of the date of the Participant’s Qualified Termination, as follows:

 

  A.

Tier I Executives: 2.5 times Base Salary, plus 2.5 times Bonus; or

 

  B.

Tier II Executives: 2.0 times Base Salary, plus 2.0 times Bonus;

iv. subject to Section 11 of this Plan, all performance-based cash and equity awards granted to the Participant by the Company under the Omnibus Plans shall become vested and shall be deemed earned based on actual pro rata performance as of the date of the Participant’s Qualified Termination, to the extent such performance can be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee, or otherwise based on an assumed achievement of all relevant performance goals at “target” levels, if actual pro rata performance cannot be reasonably established in the sole discretion of the Committee; and shall pay out pro rata (to the nearest half-month) based on the portion of the performance period elapsed on the effective date of the Qualified Termination;

v. subject to Section 11 of this Plan, all stock options, restricted stock

units and other time-vesting cash and equity awards granted to the Participant by the Company under the Omnibus Plan shall immediately become vested and exercisable in full and/or all restrictions on all shares subject to awards shall lapse (regardless of whether such stock options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards were

 

 

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vested and exercisable or subject to restrictions as of the date of the Participant’s Qualified Termination or the Change of Control), with any stock options or other equity-based awards remaining exercisable for the remainder of their stated term;

vi. full and immediate vesting of any benefit under any funded or unfunded nonqualified pension, retirement or deferred compensation plan now or hereafter maintained by the Company in which the Participant participates, with payment to be made at such time and in accordance with the terms of such plan(s); and

vii. except to the extent the following violates section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act (as added by Section 1001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act) or any other applicable law, the following health and welfare benefits:

 

  A.

Continuation of the Participant’s coverage under the Company’s Group Life Insurance Plan for up to 18 months following the Qualified Termination. The coverage continued in accordance with this Plan will be subject to the modifications made to the same coverage during the 18 month period that is maintained by similarly situated participants who have not terminated employment; and

 

  B.

Payment of a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings), payable within 60 days following the Participant’s Qualified Termination, equal to the monthly cost to provide group medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug plan benefits sponsored by the Company and maintained by the Participant as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, multiplied by 18. For purposes of this Section 3(a)(vii)(B), the cost of such benefits will be calculated based on the “applicable premium” determined in accordance with Code Section 4980B(f)(4) and the regulations issued thereunder (less the 2% administrative fee and less the active-employee rate for such coverage) for the year in which the termination of employment occurs.

Subject to Section 11 of this Plan, Severance Benefits described in paragraphs (ii) through (iv) above shall be paid within sixty (60) days following the Participant’s Qualified Termination in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(a). Consistent with Section 11, if a Participant becomes entitled to the Severance Benefits described in paragraphs (ii) through (v) above during a period in which he or she is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes), the payment of such benefits (but not the vesting of such benefits) shall be delayed until the earlier of

 

 

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the Participant’s death or the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service.

b. Death Benefits. If a Participant dies after becoming entitled to Severance Benefits hereunder but before receiving full payment, such remaining benefits will be paid to the Participant’s estate as soon as practicable after his or her death.

c. Non-Duplication of Benefits. A Participant entitled to Severance Benefits under this Plan shall not be eligible to receive any severance, layoff or termination benefits provided under any other agreement, plan, program or arrangement maintained or sponsored by the Company, including, without limitation, the Company’s Layoff Payment Plan and the Company’s 2015 Key Employee Severance Plan. In addition, if any termination payments made to a Participant by the Company are related to an actual or potential liability under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) or similar law, such amounts shall reduce (offset) the Participant’s Severance Benefit under this Plan.

 

4.

Mandatory Reduction of Payments in Certain Events.

a. Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of a Participant (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or otherwise) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then, prior to the making of any Payment to the Participant, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the net benefit to the Participant of the Payment after payment of the Excise Tax, to (ii) the net benefit to the Participant if the Payment had been limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. If the amount calculated under (i) above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, then the Payment shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing cash Payments and then, to the extent necessary, reducing those Payments having the next highest ratio of Parachute Value to actual present value of such Payments as of the date of the Change of Control, as determined by the Determination Firm (as defined in Section 4(b) below). For purposes of this Section 4, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. For purposes of this Section 4, the “Parachute Value” of a Payment means the present value as of the date of the Change of Control of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Determination Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment.

b. The determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount of such Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to

 

 

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Section 4(a)(i) and (ii) above shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm or compensation consulting firm mutually acceptable to the Company and the Participant (the “Determination Firm”) which shall provide detailed supporting calculations. Any determination by the Determination Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of

Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Determination Firm hereunder, it is possible that Payments which the Participant was entitled to, but did not receive pursuant to Section 4(a), could have been made without the imposition of the Excise Tax (“Underpayment”). In such event, the Determination Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the

Participant but no later than March 15 of the year after the year in which the Underpayment is determined to exist, which is when the legally binding right to such Underpayment arises.

c. In the event that the provisions of Code Section 280G and 4999 or any successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 4 shall be of no further force or effect.

 

5.

Restrictive Covenants. Any amounts or benefits payable pursuant to this Plan (except for any payment pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) of the Plan) shall only be payable if the Participant executes, delivers to the Company and does not revoke a restrictive covenant agreement in a form acceptable to the Company (which may be contained in the same agreement as the full general release required by Section 7), which agreement will contain, at a minimum, provisions substantially similar to the following:

a. Confidential Information and Confidentiality. In connection with his or her

employment with the Company, the Participant previously executed a Conditions of Employment acknowledgment obligating the Participant to comply with the terms of the Company’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (“PIIA”), which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges and reaffirms his or her obligation to comply with the terms of the PIIA. This Plan is not intended to, and does not, alter either the Company’s rights or the Participant’s obligations under the PIIA or any state or federal statutory or common law regarding trade secrets and unfair trade practices. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Participant shall not be restricted from disclosing information that is required to be disclosed by law, court order or other valid and appropriate legal process; provided, however, that in the event such disclosure is required by law, the Participant shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order prior to any such required disclosure by the Participant. Unless otherwise publicly disclosed by the Company, the Participant agrees to keep his or her participation in this Plan strictly confidential and agrees not to disclose it to any person at any time, other than the Participant’s family or legal and financial advisors, who shall be subject to the same confidentiality provisions.

 

 

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b. Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations the Participant may have

under applicable law, the Participant will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, officers, directors or employees. In the event such a communication is made to anyone, including but not limited to the media, public interest groups and publishing companies, it will be considered a material breach of the terms of the Plan. Nothing in this section shall limit a Participant’s ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

c. Covenant Not to Compete. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall not, during the Non-Competition Period, (i) carry on or engage in Competitive Services on behalf of a Prohibited Competitor within the Restricted Territory on his or her own or on behalf of any other person or entity, or (ii) own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control, of any Prohibited Competitor.

d. Solicitation of Customers or Clients by Participants. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom the Participant had material contact during his or her employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

e. Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall will not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

f. Return of Materials. Each Participant agrees that he or she will not retain or destroy (except as set forth below), and will immediately return to the Company on or prior to the termination of Participant’s employment with the Company, or at any other time the Company requests such return, any and all property of the Company that is in his or her possession or subject to his or her control, including, but not limited to, keys, credit and identification cards, personal items or equipment, customer files and information, papers, drawings, notes, manuals, specifications, designs, devices, code, email, documents, diskettes, CDs, tapes, access cards, computers, mobile devices, other electronic media, all other files and documents relating to the Company and its business (regardless of form, but specifically including all electronic files and data of the Company), together with all Developments (as defined in the PIIA) and all secret or confidential information covered by the PIIA, belonging to the Company or that a Participant received from or through his or her employment with the Company. Each

 

 

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Participant agrees not to make, distribute, or retain copies of any such information or property. To the extent that a Participant has electronic files or information in his or her possession or control that belong to the Company, contain secret or confidential information covered by the PIIA, or constitute Developments under the PIIA (specifically including but not limited to electronic files or information stored on personal computers, mobile devices, electronic media, or in cloud storage), on or prior to the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Company, or at any other time the Company requests, such Participant shall (a) provide the Company with an electronic copy of all of such files or information (in an electronic format that readily accessible by the Company); (b) after doing so, delete all such files and information, including all copies and derivatives thereof, from all non-Company-owned computers, mobile devices, electronic media, cloud storage, or other media, devices, or equipment, such that such files and information are permanently deleted and irretrievable; and (c) provide a written certification to the Company that the required deletions have been completed and specifying the files and information deleted and the media source from which they were deleted. Each Participant agrees that he or she will reimburse the Company for all of its costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, of recovering the above materials and otherwise enforcing compliance with this provision if he or she does not return the materials to the Company or take the required steps with respect to electronic information or files on or prior to the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Company or at any other time the materials and/or electronic file actions are requested by the Company or if such Participant otherwise fails to comply with this provision.

g. Remedies. Participants specifically acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the provisions of this Section 5 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) will be inadequate, and that in the event a Participant breaches, or threatens to breach, any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company shall have the right and remedy, without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond, to enjoin, preliminarily and permanently, such Participant from violating or threatening to violate the Restrictive Covenants and to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. Participants understand and agree that, if the Company and a Participant become involved in legal action regarding the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants and if the Company prevails in such legal action, the Company will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to recover from such Participant its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing such covenants. The Company’s ability to enforce its rights under the Restrictive Covenants or applicable law against a Participant shall not be impaired in any way by the existence of a claim or cause of action on the part of such Participant based on, or arising out of, this Plan or any other agreement, event or transaction.

 

 

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h. Severability and Modification of Covenants. Participants acknowledge and agree that each of the Restrictive Covenants is reasonable and valid in time and scope and in all other respects. Participants and the Company agree that it is their intention that the Restrictive Covenants be enforced in accordance with their terms to the maximum extent permitted by law. Each of the Restrictive Covenants shall be considered and construed as a separate and independent covenant. Should any part or provision of any of the Restrictive Covenants be held invalid, void, or unenforceable, such invalidity, voidness, or unenforceability shall not render invalid, void, or unenforceable any other part or provision of this Plan or such Restrictive Covenant. If any of the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants should ever be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the scope permitted by the applicable law, such provision or provisions shall be automatically modified to such lesser scope as such court may deem just and proper for the reasonable protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests and may be enforced by the Company to that extent in the manner described above and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable.

 

6.

No Duty to Mitigate/Set-off. No Participant entitled to receive Severance Benefits hereunder shall be required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to him or her pursuant to this Plan. Further, the amount of Severance Benefits payable hereunder shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Participant as a result of employment by another employer or otherwise. Except as provided herein, the amounts payable hereunder shall not be subject to setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against the Participant or others.

 

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Release Required. Any Severance Benefits payable pursuant to this Plan (except for any payment pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) of the Plan) shall only be payable if the Participant executes, delivers to the Company and does not revoke a full general release of all claims of any kind whatsoever that the Participant has or may have against the Company and its Affiliates and their officers, directors and employees, known or unknown, arising on or before the date on which the Participant executes such release (other than claims to payments specifically provided hereunder; claims to vested accrued benefits under the Company’s tax-qualified employee benefit plans; claims for reimbursement under the Company’s medical reimbursement program for any unreimbursed medical expenses incurred on or before the Participant’s date of termination; claims for unreimbursed business expenses in accordance with the Company’s policy or rights of indemnification or contribution to which the Participant was entitled under the Company’s By-laws, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise with regard to the Participant’s service as an employee, officer or director of the Company; or claims that the Participant cannot by law release) in a form acceptable to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company with respect to any claim, lawsuit, action, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to the

 

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  Change of Control. The release will not limit a Participant’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”), nor will it limit a Participant’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agencies in connection with any charge or complaint, whether filed by such Participant, on his or her behalf, or by any other individual. Such release must be executed and all revocation periods shall have expired within 60 days after the Participant’s date of termination; failing which such amount or benefit shall be forfeited. If such payment or benefit constitutes non-exempt deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and if such 60-day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the payment or benefit shall not be made or commence before the second such calendar year, even if the release becomes irrevocable in the first such calendar year.

 

8.

Funding. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in the Plan.

 

9.

Administration of the Plan.

a. Plan Administrator. The administrator of the Plan shall be the Committee.

b. Authority of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full discretion and authority to determine a Participant’s participation and benefits under the Plan and to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan.

c. Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate any or all of its powers and responsibilities hereunder to other persons. Any such delegation shall not be effective until it is accepted by the persons designated by the Committee and may be rescinded at any time by written notice from the Committee to the person to whom the delegation is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not delegate any of its powers or responsibilities with respect to any matters relating to or involving a Participant who has been designated by the Board as an executive officer of the Company.

 

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d. Retention of Professional Assistance. The Committee may employ such legal counsel, accountants and other persons as may be required in carrying out its duties and responsibilities in connection with the Plan.

e. Claims/Disputes Procedure.

i. Prior to paying any benefit under the Plan, the Committee may require the Participant to provide such information or material as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem necessary for it to make any determination it may be required to make under the Plan. The Committee may withhold payments of any benefit under the Plan until it receives all such information and material and is reasonably satisfied of its accuracy.

ii. Claims for benefits under the Plan should be forwarded to the Committee. The Committee shall provide adequate notice in writing to a Participant whose claim for benefits is denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. In the event of the denial of a claim, the Participant has the right to file a written request for a review of the denial with the Committee within 90 days after the Participant receives written notice of the denial. If a Participant requests such a review, the Committee will conduct a full and fair review of the claim for benefits and will deliver to the Participant a written decision on that claim within 60 days after the receipt of the written request for review, unless there are special circumstances requiring an extension of the time for review, in which case the 60-day period may be extended by the Committee up to a period of 120 days after the receipt of the written request for review.

iii. All acts and decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participant.

f. Indemnification. The Committee, its members and any person designated pursuant to Section 9(c) above shall not be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan. The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, by the purchase of insurance or otherwise, indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each director, officer and employee of the Company for liabilities or expenses they and each of them incur in carrying out their respective duties under this Plan, other than for any liabilities or expenses arising out of such individual’s willful misconduct or fraud.

g. Fees and Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse the Participant,

on a current basis, for all costs and expenses, including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Participant in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Plan, provided that the Participant is successful on at least one claim brought to obtain or enforce any such right.

 

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10.

Effect of Participant’s Breach. If a Participant breaches any of the provisions of this Plan, including but not limited to the Restrictive Covenants in Section 5, the Participant will be required to reimburse the Company for any and all Severance Benefits provided under the terms of the Plan (other than those that were already vested without respect to the Plan), and all obligations of the Company under the Plan to provide any additional payments or benefits to the Participant will cease immediately and be null and void.

 

11.

Code Section 409A.

 

  a.

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that any

amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of a Participant’s termination of employment, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such termination of employment meet any description or definition of “separation from service” in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any amount upon a termination of employment, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409Acompliant “separation from service.”

b. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Plan by reason of a Participant’s separation from service during a period in which he or she is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

i. if the payment or distribution is payable in a lump sum, the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such non-exempt deferred compensation will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service; and

ii. if the payment or distribution is payable over time, the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service will be accumulated and the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such accumulated amount will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be paid or distributed to the Participant and the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume.

 

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For purposes of this Plan, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the

Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code

Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Plan.

 

12.

Amendment and Termination. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of this Plan at any time, provided that in no event shall any amendment reducing the Severance Benefits provided hereunder be effective within 180 days prior to a Change of Control.

 

13.

Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. In any such event, the term “Company”, as used in this Plan, shall mean the Company, as hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee to the business or assets which by reason hereof becomes bound by the terms and provisions of this Plan.

 

14.

Miscellaneous.

a. Rights of Participants. Nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to create any liability or obligation upon the Company to retain any Participant in its service. All Participants shall remain subject to discharge or discipline to the same extent as if this Plan had not been put into effect.

b. Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

c. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any obligations it may have to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of payments pursuant to this Plan.

d. Severability. In case any provision of this Plan be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, such fact shall not adversely affect the other provisions of this Plan unless such determination shall render impossible or

impracticable the functioning of this Plan, and in such case, an appropriate provision or provisions shall be adopted so that this Plan may continue to function properly.

 

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e. Assignment and Alienation. The benefits payable to the Participant under the Plan shall not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind and any attempt to cause any benefits to be so subjected shall not be recognized.

f. Communications. All announcements, notices and other communications regarding this Plan will be made by the Company in writing.

g. ERISA Plan. The Plan is intended to be a “top hat” welfare benefit plan within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2520.104-24.

 

15.

Entire Agreement. This Plan sets forth the entire understanding of the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and, with the exception of the Company’s Layoff Payment Plan and the Company’s 2015 Key Employee Severance Plan, supersedes all existing severance and change of control plans, agreements and understandings (whether oral or written) between the Company and the Participants with respect to the subject matter herein. The Plan may only be amended as expressly set forth above in Section 12.

 

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EX-10.58

Exhibit 10.58

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Amended and Restated

Senior Executive Severance Plan

Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2022

 

1.

Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the retention of the Company’s senior executives by enabling the Company to offer certain protections to such employees in the event their employment is involuntarily terminated under certain circumstances. Capitalized terms and phrases used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 2.

 

2.

Definitions.

a. “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act.

b. “Base Salary” shall mean the Participant’s annual base salary in effect on the date of termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company, including amounts not currently includible in gross income by reason of the Participant’s election to defer such amounts under a cafeteria plan, 401(k) plan, or nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the Company or an Affiliate.

c. “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company as constituted from time to time.

d. “Bonus” shall mean the Participant’s target annual cash bonus for the year in which the Participant’s employment is terminated.

e. “Business Unit Sale” shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

f. “Cause” shall mean (with regard to a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company, the removal of a Participant from being a Participant under the Plan, or the reduction in a Participant’s tier level under the Plan) the Committee’s good faith determination that: (i) the Participant has failed to perform his or her duties with the Company and its Affiliates as determined by the Committee; (ii) the Participant has committed, been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) the Participant has engaged in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company and/or its Affiliates, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) the Participant has violated or breached any policy of the Company or an Affiliate, the terms of this Plan, or any applicable noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

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g. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

h. “Committee” shall mean the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee appointed or designated by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Committee exists which has the authority to administer the Plan, the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the Board, and all references herein to the Committee shall be deemed to be references to the Board.

i. “Company” shall mean Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Section 13.

j. “Competitive Services” shall mean the lines of business and services with which a Participant is actively involved in conducting business on behalf of the

Company at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 4.

k. “Director” shall mean any individual who is a member of the Board.

l. “Disability” shall mean a permanent disability that would make a Participant eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

m. “Effective Date” shall mean January 1, 2015.

n. “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

o. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

p. “Executive Officer” shall mean an individual designated by the Board as an executive officer of the Company.

q. “Good Reason” shall mean (i) relocation of the Participant’s principal business location to an area outside a 50 mile radius of its current location; or (ii) any material reduction in the Participant’s Base Salary or Bonus, and/or any failure to timely pay any part of the Participant’s compensation when due (including Base Salary and Bonus) or any benefits due under any benefit plan, program or arrangement; provided, however, that Company-initiated reductions in compensation affecting substantially all U.S.-based Company employees shall not alone be considered Good Reason, unless the compensation reductions exceed fifteen percent (15%) of pay (Base Salary plus Bonus); provided that any event described in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to rescind or remedy such event within 30 days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event or condition described in clauses (i) or (ii) above on the 90th day following its occurrence, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

 

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For purposes of determining the amount of any cash payment payable to the Participant in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(a), any reduction in compensation or benefits that would constitute Good Reason hereunder shall be deemed not to have occurred.

r. “Non-Competition Period” shall mean (i) the 12-month period commencing upon a Qualified Termination in the case of a Tier I or Tier II Employee, and (ii) the 6-month period commencing upon a Qualified Termination in the case of a Tier III Employee.

s. “Omnibus Plans” shall mean the 2004 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan,the 2012 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, the 2018 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, and the 2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, each as amended from time to time, or any successor plans providing for the grant or award of equity-based compensation to the Company’s employees, officers and directors.

t. “Participant” shall mean each Tier I Employee, Tier II Employee, and Tier III Employee.

u. “Plan” shall mean this Genworth Financial, Inc. Senior Executive Severance Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

v. “Prohibited Competitor” shall mean no greater than ten (10) specifically named entities, identified by the Company, that compete with the Company in the Restricted Territory with respect to the Competitive Services at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 4.

w. “Qualified Termination” shall mean a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company (i) without Cause (including a job loss due to any reduction in the work force, but excluding termination of employment due to the Participant’s death or Disability), or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in no event shall a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company constitute a Qualified Termination if such termination occurs as a result of or in connection with a Business Unit Sale and either (i) the Participant is offered employment with a successor entity in connection with the Business Unit Sale and the terms of such employment offer would not constitute Good Reason, or (ii) the Participant accepts employment with a successor entity in connection with the Business Unit Sale.

 

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x. “Restricted Period” shall mean the 24-month period commencing upon a Qualified Termination.

y. “Restricted Territory” shall mean the territory in which a Participant is

conducting business on behalf of the Company at the time of a Qualified Termination, to be stated with more specificity in the restrictive covenant agreement required by Section 4.

z. “Severance Benefits” shall mean the payments and benefits described in Section 3(a).

aa. “Tier I Employees” shall mean the employees designated as “L5” by the Company.

bb. “Tier II Employees” shall mean the employees designated as “L4” or “L3” by the Company.

cc. “Tier III Employees” shall mean the employees designated as “L2” by the Company.

 

3.

Benefits.

a. Severance Benefits. Subject to Sections 4, 5, 6 and 10, if the Participant has a Qualified Termination, the Participant shall be eligible to receive the following payments and benefits:

i. a lump sum cash payment of accrued but unpaid salary and

accrued but unused vacation as of the Participant’s date of termination (net of applicable taxes and withholdings), payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices (typically within 15 days following the date of termination), or earlier if required by applicable law;

ii. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings) based on the Participant’s annual bonus that would have been payable with respect to the fiscal year in which the Qualified Termination occurs (determined at the end of such year based on actual performance results through the end of such year), prorated to the nearest half-month to reflect the portion of the fiscal year that had elapsed prior to the Participant’s date of termination, and payable at the same time as annual bonuses are payable to other employees of the Company;

iii. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and withholdings), payable within 60 days following the Participant’s date of termination, based on the Participant’s participation level under the Plan as of the Participant’s date of termination, as follows:

 

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  A.

Tier I Employees: 2.0 times Base Salary, plus 2.0 times Bonus; or

 

  B.

Tier II Employees: 1.0 times Base Salary, plus 1.0 times Bonus; or

 

  C.

Tier III Employees: 1.0 times Base Salary;

iv. a lump sum cash payment (net of applicable taxes and v. withholdings), payable within 60 days following the Participant’s date of termination, equal to the monthly cost to provide group medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug plan benefits sponsored by the Company and maintained by the Participant as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, multiplied by twelve (12) months. For purposes of this Section 3(a)(iv), the cost of such benefits will be calculated based on the “applicable premium” determined in accordance with Code Section 4980B(f)(4) and the regulations issued thereunder (less the 2% administrative fee and less the active-employee rate for such coverage) for the year in which the termination of employment occurs; subject to Section 10 of this Plan, stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock units (RSUs) and other stock and cash awards with time based vesting restrictions granted under the Omnibus Plans and held by a Participant who is an Executive Officer as of the date of such Participant’s Qualified Termination shall become immediately vested as of the date of such Participant’s Qualified Termination, but only with respect to the number of awards that otherwise would have become vested on the award’s next regularly scheduled vesting date based on continued employment;

vi. subject to Section 10 of this Plan, performance-based stock and cash awards granted under the Omnibus Plans and held by a Participant who is an Executive Officer as of the date of such Participant’s Qualified Termination shall remain outstanding and shall be earned, if at all, based on actual performance through the end of the performance period, prorated to the nearest half-month to reflect the portion of the performance period that had elapsed prior to the Participant’s Qualified Termination, payable on the regular payment date for such awards.

vii. any stock options and SARs that are vested (or become vested) and unexercised as of the date of the Qualified Termination and are held by a Participant shall expire on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Qualified

Termination, or (ii) their regular termination date; provided, however, that if the Participant dies before the earlier of such dates, then the stock options and SARs that are vested and unexercised as of the Qualified Termination shall not expire until twenty-four (24) months after the date of the Participant’s death; and

viii. with respect to a Participant who is an Executive Officer as of the date of such Participant’s Qualified Termination and who has at least five years of Company-recognized service with the Company as of the Qualified Termination, full and immediate vesting of any benefit under any funded or unfunded nonqualified pension, retirement or deferred compensation plan now or hereafter maintained by the Company in which the Participant participates, with payment to be made at such time and in accordance with the terms of such plan(s).

 

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b. Death Benefits. If a Participant has a Qualified Termination, but subsequently dies before receiving some or all of the Severance Benefits, such remaining benefits will be paid to the Participant’s estate as soon as practicable after his or her death.    

c. Non-Duplication of Benefits. In the event that a Participant becomes entitled to receive Severance Benefits under this Plan and may also be eligible for benefits under any other Company plan, program, arrangement or agreement as a result of the Participant’s termination of employment, the Participant shall be entitled to receive the greater of the Severance Benefits available under this Plan, on the one hand, and the benefits available under such other plan, program, arrangement or agreement, on the other, but not both. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Participant is entitled to receive Severance Benefits under this Plan, he or she will not be eligible to receive any benefits under the Company’s Layoff Payment Plan. Conversely, if a Participant is entitled to receive benefits under the Genworth Financial, Inc. 2014 Change of Control Plan, he or she will not be eligible to receive Severance Benefits under this Plan. In addition, if any termination payments made to a Participant by the Company are related to an actual or potential liability under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) or similar law, such amounts shall reduce (offset) the Participant’s Severance Benefit under this Plan.

 

4.

Restrictive Covenants. Any Severance Benefits payable pursuant to this Plan (except for any payment pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) of the Plan) shall only be payable if the Participant executes, delivers to the Company and does not revoke a restrictive covenant agreement in a form acceptable to the Company (which may be contained in the same agreement as the full general release required by Section 6), which agreement will contain, at a minimum, provisions substantially similar to the following:

a. Confidential Information and Confidentiality. In connection with his or her employment with the Company, the Participant previously executed a Conditions of Employment acknowledgment obligating the Participant to comply with the terms of the Company’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (“PIIA”), which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges and reaffirms his or her obligation to comply with the terms of the PIIA. This Plan is not intended to, and does not, alter either the Company’s rights or the Participant’s obligations under the PIIA or any state or federal statutory or common law regarding trade secrets and unfair trade practices. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Participant shall not be restricted from disclosing information that is required to be disclosed by law, court order or other valid and appropriate legal process; provided, however, that in the event such disclosure is required by law, the Participant shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate

 

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protective order prior to any such required disclosure by the Participant. Unless otherwise publicly disclosed by the Company, the Participant agrees to keep his or her participation in this Plan strictly confidential and agrees not to disclose it to any person at any time, other than the Participant’s family or legal and financial advisors, who shall be subject to the same confidentiality provisions.

b. Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations the Participant may have

under applicable law, the Participant will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, officers, directors or employees. In the event such a communication is made to anyone, including but not limited to the media, public interest groups and publishing companies, it will be considered a material breach of the terms of the Plan. Nothing in this section shall limit a Participant’s ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

c. Non-Competition. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall not, during the Non-Competition Period, (i) carry on or engage in Competitive Services on behalf of a Prohibited Competitor within the Restricted Territory on his or her own or on behalf of any other person or entity, or (ii) own, manage, operate, join, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control, of any Prohibited Competitor.

d. Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients by Participants. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom the Participant had material contact during his or her employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

e. Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), the Participant shall will not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

f. Return of Materials. Each Participant agrees that he or she will not retain or destroy (except as set forth below), and will immediately return to the Company on or prior to the termination of Participant’s employment with the Company, or at any other time the Company requests such return, any and all property of the Company that is in his or her possession or subject to his or her control, including, but not limited to, keys, credit and identification cards, personal items or equipment, customer files and information, papers, drawings, notes, manuals, specifications, designs, devices, code,

 

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email, documents, diskettes, CDs, tapes, access cards, computers, mobile devices, other electronic media, all other files and documents relating to the Company and its business (regardless of form, but specifically including all electronic files and data of the Company), together with all Developments (as defined in the PIIA) and all secret or confidential information covered by the PIIA, belonging to the Company or that a Participant received from or through his or her employment with the Company. Each Participant agrees not to make, distribute, or retain copies of any such information or property. To the extent that a Participant has electronic files or information in his or her possession or control that belong to the Company, contain secret or confidential information covered by the PIIA, or constitute Developments under the PIIA (specifically including but not limited to electronic files or information stored on personal computers, mobile devices, electronic media, or in cloud storage), on or prior to the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Company, or at any other time the Company requests, such Participant shall (a) provide the Company with an electronic copy of all of such files or information (in an electronic format that readily accessible by the Company); (b) after doing so, delete all such files and information, including all copies and derivatives thereof, from all non-Company-owned computers, mobile devices, electronic media, cloud storage, or other media, devices, or equipment, such that such files and information are permanently deleted and irretrievable; and (c) provide a written certification to the Company that the required deletions have been completed and specifying the files and information deleted and the media source from which they were deleted. Each Participant agrees that he or she will reimburse the Company for all of its costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, of recovering the above materials and otherwise enforcing compliance with this provision if he or she does not return the materials to the Company or take the required steps with respect to electronic information or files on or prior to the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Company or at any other time the materials and/or electronic file actions are requested by the Company or if such Participant otherwise fails to comply with this provision.

g. Remedies. Participants specifically acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the provisions of this Section 4 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) will be inadequate, and that in the event a Participant breaches, or threatens to breach, any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company shall have the right and remedy, without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond, to enjoin, preliminarily and permanently, such Participant from violating or threatening to violate the Restrictive Covenants and to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. Participants understand and agree that, if the Company and a Participant become involved in legal action regarding the enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants and if the Company

 

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prevails in such legal action, the Company will be entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to recover from such Participant its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing such covenants. The Company’s ability to enforce its rights under the Restrictive Covenants or applicable law against a Participant shall not be impaired in any way by the existence of a claim or cause of action on the part of such Participant based on, or arising out of, this Plan or any other agreement, event or transaction.

h. Severability and Modification of Covenants. Participants acknowledge and agree that each of the Restrictive Covenants is reasonable and valid in time and scope and in all other respects. Participants and the Company agree that it is their intention that the Restrictive Covenants be enforced in accordance with their terms to the maximum extent permitted by law. Each of the Restrictive Covenants shall be considered and construed as a separate and independent covenant. Should any part or provision of any of the Restrictive Covenants be held invalid, void, or unenforceable, such invalidity, voidness, or unenforceability shall not render invalid, void, or unenforceable any other part or provision of this Plan or such Restrictive Covenant. If any of the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants should ever be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the scope permitted by the applicable law, such provision or provisions shall be automatically modified to such lesser scope as such court may deem just and proper for the reasonable protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests and may be enforced by the Company to that extent in the manner described above and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable.

 

5.

No Duty to Mitigate/Set-off. No Participant entitled to receive Severance Benefits hereunder shall be required to seek other employment or to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to him or her pursuant to this Plan. Further, the amount of Severance Benefits payable hereunder shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Participant as a result of employment by another employer or otherwise. Except as provided herein, the amounts payable hereunder shall not be subject to setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against the Participant or others.    In the event of the Participant’s breach of any provision hereunder, including without limitation, Sections 4, 5 or 6, the Company shall be entitled to recover any payments previously made to the Participant hereunder.

 

6.

Release Required. Any Severance Benefits payable pursuant to this Plan (except for any payment pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) of the Plan) shall only be payable if the Participant executes, delivers to the Company and does not revoke a full general release of all claims of any kind whatsoever that the Participant has or may have against the Company and its Affiliates and their officers, directors and employees, known or unknown, arising on or before the date on which the Participant executes such release (other than claims to payments specifically provided hereunder; claims to vested accrued benefits under the Company’s tax-qualified employee benefit plans; claims for reimbursement under the Company’s

 

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  medical reimbursement program for any unreimbursed medical expenses incurred on or before the Participant’s date of termination; claims for unreimbursed business expenses in accordance with the Company’s policy or rights of indemnification or contribution to which the Participant was entitled under the Company’s By-laws, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise with regard to the Participant’s service as an employee, officer or director of the Company; or claims that the Participant cannot by law release) in a form acceptable to the Company. The release will not limit a Participant’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government Agencies”), nor will it limit a Participant’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agencies in connection with any charge or complaint, whether filed by such Participant, on his or her behalf, or by any other individual. Such release must be executed and all revocation periods shall have expired within 60 days after the Participant’s date of termination; failing which all Severance Benefits shall be forfeited. If any payment or benefit hereunder constitutes non-exempt deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and if such 60-day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the payment or benefit shall not be made or commence before the second such calendar year, even if the release becomes irrevocable in the first such calendar year.

 

7.

Funding. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in the Plan.

 

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Administration of the Plan.

a. Plan Administrator. The administrator of the Plan shall be the Committee.

b. Authority of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full discretion and authority to determine a Participant’s participation and benefits under the Plan and to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan.

 

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c. Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate any or all of its powers and responsibilities hereunder to other persons. Any such delegation shall not be effective until it is accepted by the persons designated by the Committee and may be rescinded at any time by written notice from the Committee to the person to whom the delegation is made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not delegate any of its powers or responsibilities with respect to any matters relating to or involving an Executive Officer of the Company.

d. Retention of Professional Assistance. The Committee may employ such legal counsel, accountants and other persons as may be required in carrying out its duties and responsibilities in connection with the Plan.

e. Claims/Disputes Procedure.

i. Prior to paying any benefit under the Plan, the Committee may require the Participant to provide such information or material as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem necessary for it to make any determination it may be required to make under the Plan. The Committee may withhold payments of any benefit under the Plan until it receives all such information and material and is reasonably satisfied of its accuracy.

ii. Claims for benefits under the Plan should be forwarded to the Committee. The Committee shall provide adequate notice in writing to a Participant whose claim for benefits is denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. In the event of the denial of a claim, the Participant has the right to file a written request for a review of the denial with the Committee within 90 days after the Participant receives written notice of the denial. If a Participant requests such a review, the Committee will conduct a full and fair review of the claim for benefits and will deliver to the Participant a written decision on that claim within 60 days after the receipt of the written request for review, unless there are special circumstances requiring an extension of the time for review, in which case the 60-day period may be extended by the Committee up to a period of 120 days after the receipt of the written request for review.

iii. All acts and decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participant.

f. Indemnification. The Committee, its members and any person designated pursuant to Section 8(c) above shall not be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan. The Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, by the purchase of insurance or otherwise, indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each director, officer and employee of the Company for liabilities or expenses they and each of them incur in carrying out their respective duties under this Plan, other than for any liabilities or expenses arising out of such individual’s willful misconduct or fraud.

 

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9.

Effect of Participant’s Breach. If a Participant breaches any of the provisions of this Plan, including but not limited to the Restrictive Covenants in Section 4, the Participant will be required to reimburse the Company for any and all Severance Benefits provided under the terms of the Plan (other than those that were already vested without respect to the Plan), and all obligations of the Company under the Plan to provide any additional payments or benefits to the Participant will cease immediately and be null and void.

 

10.

Code Section 409A.

a. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of a Participant’s termination of employment, such amount or benefit will not be payable or distributable to the Participant by reason of such circumstance unless (i) the circumstances giving rise to such termination of employment meet any description or definition of “separation from service” in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition), or (ii) the payment or distribution of such amount or benefit would be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral exemption or otherwise. This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any amount upon a termination of employment, however defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “separation from service.”

b. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Plan by reason of a Participant’s separation from service during a period in which he or she is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes):

i. if the payment or distribution is payable in a lump sum, the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such non-exempt deferred compensation will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service; and

ii. if the payment or distribution is payable over time, the amount of such non-exempt deferred compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service will be accumulated and the Participant’s right to receive payment or distribution of such accumulated amount will be delayed until the earlier of the Participant’s death or the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, whereupon the accumulated amount will be paid or distributed to the Participant and the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume.

 

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For purposes of this Plan, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Plan.

 

11.

Duration. The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date, and shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board or the Committee. Subject to Section 12, the Committee or the Board may terminate the Plan as of any date that is at least 3 months after the date of the Committee or the Board’s action. If any Participants become entitled to any payments or benefits hereunder during such 3-month period, this Plan shall continue in full force and effect and shall not terminate or expire with respect to such Participants until after all such Participants have received such payments and benefits in full.

 

12.

Amendment and Termination. The Plan may be amended from time to time in any respect by the Committee or the Board; provided, however, that any amendment that would adversely affect the rights or potential rights of Participants shall not be effective for at least 3 months after the date of the Committee or the Board’s action.

In the event of the Company’s demotion of a Participant, without Cause, resulting in a loss or reduction of benefits, such loss or reduction shall not be effective for 3 months after the effective date of such demotion.    

For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 12 to the contrary, the Company’s demotion or termination of a Participant for reasons the Committee determines in good faith constitutes Cause shall not constitute an amendment of the Plan and the Participant shall be removed from the Plan or placed on the corresponding reduced Tier level immediately upon such determination, and such individual shall thereafter have no further rights to participate in the Plan or receive any Severance Benefits under the Plan, or have only the rights associated with the decreased Tier level, as applicable.

 

13.

Successors. All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. In any such event, the term “Company”, as used in this Plan, shall mean the Company, as hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee to the business or assets which by reason hereof becomes bound by the terms and provisions of this Plan.

 

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14.

Miscellaneous.

a. Rights of Participants. Nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to create any liability or obligation upon the Company to retain any Participant in its service. All Participants shall remain subject to discharge or discipline to the same extent as if this Plan had not been put into effect.

b. Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

c. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any obligations it may have to withhold federal, state or local income or other taxes incurred by reason of payments pursuant to this Plan.

d. Severability. In case any provision of this Plan be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, such fact shall not adversely affect the other provisions of this Plan unless such determination shall render impossible or impracticable the functioning of this Plan, and in such case, an appropriate provision or provisions shall be adopted so that this Plan may continue to function properly.

e. Assignment and Alienation. The benefits payable to the Participant under the Plan shall not be subject to alienation, transfer, assignment, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind and any attempt to cause any benefits to be so subjected shall not be recognized.

f. Communications. All announcements, notices and other communications regarding this Plan will be made by the Company in writing.

g. ERISA Plan. The Plan is intended to be a “top hat” welfare benefit plan within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2520.104-24.

 

15.

Entire Agreement. This Plan sets forth the entire understanding of the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Plan may only be amended as expressly set forth above in Section 12.

 

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EX-10.59

Exhibit 10.59

2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan 2022-2024 Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

Dear #ParticipantName#:

You have been selected to receive a Performance Stock Unit Award (“Award”) under the 2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), on the terms and conditions set forth below. This Award Agreement and the Plan together govern your rights under this Award and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.

 

1.

Grant of Performance Stock Units. You are hereby granted performance stock units (“Units”), representing the right to earn, on a one-for-one basis, Shares of Genworth Financial, Inc. (together with its affiliates, the “Company”) Class A common stock (“Shares”), all in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and any rules and procedures adopted by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Genworth Financial, Inc. Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Units represent the right to earn from 0% to 200% of the Target Award, based on (i) your continued future employment, and (ii) the Company’s level of achievement of the Performance Goals during the Performance Period, in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement.

 

  a.

Grant Date. The “Grant Date” of your Units is #GrantDate#.

 

  b.

Target Award. The “Target Award” of Shares subject to this Award is #QuantityGranted#.

 

  c.

Performance Goals. The “Performance Goals” are as set forth on Exhibit A.

 

  d.

Performance Period. The “Performance Period” is as set forth on Exhibit A with respect to each Performance Goal.

 

2.

Agreement to Participate. By accepting this Award, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement, and you fully understand all of your rights under the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company’s remedies if you violate the terms of this Award Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions which may limit your eligibility to retain and receive the Units and/or Shares issued pursuant to the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Plan and the accompanying prospectus are available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website. You may also request a copy of the Plan or the prospectus at any time by contacting Human Resources at the address or telephone number set forth in Section 12(a).

You may accept this Award Agreement by accessing and following the procedures set forth on the stock plan administrator’s website. If you do not wish to accept the Units and participate in the Plan and be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, please contact the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or at (804) 281-6000, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement. If you do not respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement, the Award Agreement is deemed accepted. If you choose to participate in the Plan, you agree to abide by all of the governing terms and provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement.

 

3.

Earning and Vesting of Units. The Units shall not provide you with any rights or interests therein until the Units have been earned and vested. Not later than March 15 following the end of the Performance Period (the “Vesting Date”), the Committee shall determine and certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals and determine the number of Units earned and vested (“Confirmed Units”). Any Units that fail to vest in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement will be forfeited and reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you.


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4.

Conversion to Shares. The Confirmed Units shall automatically convert to Shares on the Vesting Date (the “Conversion Date”). These Shares will be registered on the books of the Company in your name as of the Conversion Date.

If for any reason the Committee is unable to certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals by March 15 following the end of the Performance Period, then the Vesting Date shall be March 15 following the end of the Performance Period, but the determination of the number of Confirmed Units and the Conversion Date shall be delayed, in the discretion of the Committee, for such period as may be required for the Committee to certify the level of achievement of the Performance Goals, but in no event shall the Conversion Date extend beyond December 31 following the end of the Performance Period.

 

5.

Treatment of Units Upon Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 6 below, the Units shall be immediately and automatically cancelled upon termination of your service with the Company prior to the Vesting Date, for any reason other than (i) a “Layoff,” as such term is defined or described in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan (a “Layoff”), (ii) your death or Total Disability, or (iii) Retirement. If your service with the Company terminates prior to the Vesting Date as a result of (i) a Layoff, (ii) your death or Total Disability, or (iii) Retirement, then the Award shall vest as of your termination date, and you (or your estate, in the event of your death) shall receive a pro rata payout on the regular Conversion Date following completion of the Performance Period, determined by multiplying the Confirmed Units that otherwise would have paid out based on actual performance for the entire Performance Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed from the first day of the Performance Period until the date of your termination, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the Performance Period.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Retirementshall mean your resignation other than for Cause on or after the date on which you have attained age sixty (60) and accumulated five (5) or more years of “continuous service” as defined under the Company’s “Continuous Service Policy” or equivalent.

Total Disabilityshall mean a permanent disability that would make you eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company (without regard to any time period during which the disabling condition must exist) or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

 

6.

Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan), the Units shall be treated as set forth in this Section 6.

 

  a.

Qualifying Change of Control and Awards are Not Assumed. Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Change of Control (as defined below) in which the Successor Entity fails to Assume and Maintain this Award of Units, the Units shall immediately vest as of the effective date of such Qualifying Change of Control; shall be deemed earned based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels; shall be distributed or paid to you in full within thirty (30) days following the date of the Qualifying Change of Control in cash, Shares (based on the value of the Shares as of the effective date of the Change of Control), other securities, or any combination, as determined by the Committee; and shall thereafter terminate, provided that the circumstances giving rise to such Qualifying Change of Control meet the definition of a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

 

  b.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Qualifying Change of Control. If a Qualifying Change of Control occurs and the Successor Entity Assumes and Maintains this Award of Units, and if your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates is terminated by the Successor Entity or one of its Affiliates without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason (as such

 

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  terms are defined below) within twelve (12) months following the effective date of such Qualifying Change of Control, then the Units shall immediately vest as of the date of termination of your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates; shall be deemed earned based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels; shall be distributed or paid to you in full, subject to Section 6(d), within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates; and shall thereafter terminate.

 

  c.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Non- Qualifying Change of Control. If a Non-Qualifying Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and if your service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Non-Qualifying Change of Control, then the Units shall immediately vest as of the date of termination of your service with the Company; shall be deemed earned based on an assumed achievement of all relevant Performance Goals at “target” levels; shall be distributed or paid to you in full, subject to Section 6(d), within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of your service with the Company l; and shall thereafter terminate.

 

  d.

Delay in Payment in Certain Circumstances. If the Units become vested upon your separation from service pursuant to Sections 6(b) or 6(c) during a period in which you are a “specified employee” (as defined below), then, to the extent delivery of Shares would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, your right to receive the Shares will be delayed until the earlier of your death or the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service.

 

  e.

Defined Terms. For purposes of this Award Agreement:

 

  (i)

Business Unit Sale shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

 

  (ii)

Cause shall mean (i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your Total Disability); (ii) your commission, conviction or pleading guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) your willful engagement in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) your material violation or breach of any Company policy, or any noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company, that applies to you; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  (iii)

Good Reasonshall mean any material reduction in the aggregate value of your cash compensation (i.e., base salary and target cash bonus), or a substantial reduction in the aggregate value of benefits provided to you; provided, however, that Company-initiated across-the-board reductions in compensation or benefits affecting all similarly situated employees shall alone not be considered Good Reason.

 

  (iv)

Non-Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that results from a Business Unit Sale, provided that following such Change of Control (i) the Company remains in existence as a publicly-traded company (separate and apart from any Successor Entity resulting from the Change of Control, and regardless of whether the Company continues to use the name “Genworth Financial, Inc.” or a different name), (ii) your employment with the Company is not terminated by the Company without Cause in connection with the Change in Control, and (iii) the Units subject to this Award Agreement remain outstanding.

 

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  (v)

Qualifying Change of Controlshall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that is not a Non-Qualifying Change of Control.

 

  (vi)

Specified Employee shall have has the meaning given such term in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Award Agreement.

 

7.

Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving payment of the Award, you agree to the following:

 

  a.

Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations you may have under applicable law, you will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit your ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

 

  b.

Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or through another person, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom you had material contact during your employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

 

  c.

Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company, directly or through another person, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

 

8.

Payment of Taxes. The Company has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you to remit to the employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including your FICA obligation), domestic or foreign, required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the vesting or payment of this Award. With respect to such withholding, the employer may satisfy the tax withholding requirement by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined equal to the amount required to be withheld in accordance with applicable tax requirements, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. The obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct in cash or Shares any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to you.

 

9.

Nontransferability. This Award may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (“Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in the Plan. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the Award is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon this Award, your right to receive any payment pursuant to the terms of this Award shall immediately and automatically be forfeited, and this Award Agreement shall be null and void.

 

10.

Administration. This Award Agreement and your rights hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon you. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan and this Award Agreement, shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

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11.

Limitation of Rights. The Units do not confer to you or your beneficiary, executors or administrators any rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the Units. This Award Agreement shall not confer upon you any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your employment at any time.

 

12.

Plan; Prospectus and Related Documents; Electronic Delivery.

 

  a.

A copy of the Plan is available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website and will be furnished upon written or oral request made to the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  b.

As required by applicable securities laws, the Company is delivering to you a prospectus in connection with this Award, which delivery is being made electronically. A paper copy of the prospectus may also be obtained without charge by contacting the Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above. By accepting this Award Agreement, you shall be deemed to have consented to receive the prospectus electronically.

 

  c.

The Company will deliver to you electronically a copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for each fiscal year, as well as copies of all other reports, proxy statements and other communications distributed to the Company’s stockholders. You will be provided notice regarding the availability of each of these documents, and such documents may be accessed by going to the Company’s website at www.genworth.com and clicking on “Investors” and then “SEC Filings & Financial Reports” (or, if the Company changes its web site, by accessing such other web site address(es) containing investor information to which the Company may direct you in the future) and will be deemed delivered to you upon posting or filing by the Company. Upon written or oral request, paper copies of these documents (other than certain exhibits) may also be obtained by contacting the Company’s Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above or by contacting the Investor Relations Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  d.

By accepting this Award, you agree and consent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver in connection with this Award and any other Awards granted to you under the Plan. Electronic delivery of a document may be via a Company e-mail or by reference to a location on a Company intranet or internet site to which you have access.

 

13.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Award Agreement may be modified or amended by the Committee; provided that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect your rights hereunder without your consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby expressly agree to any amendment to the Plan and this Award Agreement to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or changes to applicable law (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A) and related regulations or other guidance and federal securities laws.

 

14.

Entire Agreement; Plan Controls. This Award Agreement, the Plan, and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to the Award and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative.

 

15.

Compensation Recoupment Policy. This Award shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy of the Company that is applicable by its terms to you and to Awards of this type.

 

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16.

Successors. This Award Agreement shall be binding upon any successor of the Company, in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan.

Please refer any questions you may have regarding your Performance Stock Unit Award to the Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#

 

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Exhibit A

2022-2024 Performance Stock Unit Award Goals

 

   

Payout for performance between points is interpolated on a straight-line basis.

 

   

No payout shall be earned for performance below threshold level for the Performance Period.

 

   

Notwithstanding the level of achievement of the Performance Goals set forth below, the Committee may exercise negative discretion to pay out a lesser amount, or no amount at all, under the Performance Stock Unit Award, based on such considerations as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

Weight of Goal

(%)

   ($ in Millions)      Enact Segment Genworth Adjusted
Operating Income (Loss) (1)(2)
 
     Performance Period      Threshold
(50% Payout)
     Target
(100% Payout)
     Maximum
(200% Payout)
 
     January 1, 2022 –December 31, 2024           

 

(1)

Enact Segment Genworth Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)” shall mean U.S. GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations excluding the after-tax effects of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests, net investment gains (losses), goodwill impairments, gains (losses) on the sale of businesses, gains (losses) on the early extinguishment of debt, gains (losses) on insurance block transactions, restructuring costs and other adjustments, net of taxes.

Exclusions for Enact: Enact Segment Genworth Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) may be adjusted for purposes of management performance evaluation to exclude the impacts from in-force reserve changes from future period assumption changes (e.g. interest rate, expense, lapse), methodology changes (e.g. changes that would arise from a system conversion), changes in foreign exchange rates, tax changes based on updated regulations, guidance, assessments, or refinements related to technical areas of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, legal fees and settlement costs related to merger & acquisition litigation, any strategic deal-related expenses (e.g. 3rd party legal, actuarial or reinsurance support for negotiating or implementing a transaction). Adjustment to the 3-year cumulative measurement will be applied based on strategic transactions in 2022, 2023 or 2024 that are not included in forecast assumptions.

 

(2)

In evaluating performance, the Committee shall exclude the impact, if any, on reported financial results of any of the following events that occur during the Performance Period: a) acquisitions and divestitures, b) shareholder dividends or common stock repurchases and c) changes in accounting principles or other laws or provisions.

 

Weight of Goal

(%)

   ($ in Millions)      U.S. Life Insurance Companies Statutory Net Income (1)(2)  
     Performance Period      Threshold
(50% Payout)
     Target
(100% Payout)
     Maximum
(200% Payout)
 
     January 1, 2022 –December 31, 2024           

 

(1)

“U.S. Life Insurance Companies Statutory Net Income” shall mean Net Income based on Genworth Life Insurance Company (GLIC) and its consolidating life insurance subsidiaries that has been prepared on the basis of statutory accounting principles (SAP). GLIC and its consolidating life insurance subsidiaries file financial statements with state insurance regulatory authorities and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that are prepared using SAP, an accounting basis either prescribed or permitted by such authorities. Statutory Net Income is reflected in the “Summary of Operations” within the Statutory filings of Genworth’s U.S. Life Insurance Companies. The quarterly Statutory financial statements of GLIC and its consolidated life insurance subsidiaries can be found on www.genworth.com/investor under “Financials and Reports”. Due to differences in methodology between SAP and U.S. GAAP, the values for assets, liabilities and equity reflected in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP are materially different from those reflected in financial statements prepared under SAP.

 

 

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U.S. Life Insurance Companies Statutory Net Income may be adjusted for purposes of management performance evaluation to exclude the impacts from in-force reserve changes from future period assumption changes (e.g. mortality, interest rate, expense, lapse, morbidity), methodology changes (e.g. changes that would arise from a system conversion), changes in foreign exchange rates, tax changes based on updated regulations, guidance, assessments, or refinements related to technical areas of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, legal fees and settlement costs related to merger & acquisition litigation, any strategic deal-related expenses (e.g. 3rd party legal, actuarial or reinsurance support for negotiating or implementing a transaction), changes to variable annuity VACARVM reserves related to changes in interest rates and equity markets and corresponding realized gains and losses on variable annuity hedges. Adjustment to the 3-year cumulative measurement will be applied based on strategic transactions in 2022, 2023 or 2024 that are not included in forecast assumptions.

 

(2)

In evaluating performance, the Committee shall exclude the impact, if any, on reported financial results of any of the following events that occur during the Performance Period: a) acquisitions and divestitures, b) shareholder dividends or common stock repurchases and c) changes in accounting principles or other laws or provisions.

 

Weight of Goal

(%)

   Percentile Rank
(%)
     Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”)
(Percentile Ranking Relative to Peer Group)  (1)(2)(3)
 

20%

   Performance Period      Threshold
(50% Payout)
    Target
(100%
Payout)
    Maximum
(200% Payout)
 
     Grant Date –December 31, 2024        25     50     75

 

(1)

The payout that may be earned based on the TSR portion of this Award’s goal will be determined based on the Company’s Percentile Ranking relative to its Peer Group; provided, however, that in no event will the total dollar value of the Confirmed Units with respect to the TSR-goal portion of the Award exceed 800% of grant date fair value of the TSR-goal portion of the Award.

 

(2)

Peer Group” shall mean the constituents of the S&P 400 Financials Sector on the Grant Date (each such constituent, a “Peer Company”), subject to “Peer Group Adjustments,” which shall mean the following adjustments to the comparison Peer Group in the event of a corporate transaction for a Peer Company:

 

Merger with Company in Peer Group    In the event of a merger, acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company with or by another Peer Company, the surviving entity shall remain a Peer Company.
Merger with Company not in Peer Group where Peer Company survives    In the event of a merger of a Peer Company with an entity that is not a Peer Company, or the acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company by an entity that is not a Peer Company, in each case where the Peer Company is the surviving entity and remains publicly traded, the surviving entity shall remain a Peer Company.
Merger with Company not in Peer Group where Peer Company is not the survivor/Peer Company taken private    In the event of a merger or acquisition or business combination transaction of a Peer Company by or with an entity that is not a Peer Company or a “going private” transaction involving a Peer Company where the Peer Company is not the surviving entity or is otherwise no longer publicly traded, the company shall no longer be a Peer Company.

 

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A 2212 (PSU)

 

Bankruptcy, Liquidation or Delisting    In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or delisting of a Peer Company at any time during the Performance Period, such company shall remain a Peer Company and be assigned a TSR of -100%. Delisting shall mean that a company ceases to be publicly traded on a national securities exchange as a result of any involuntary failure to meet the listing requirements of such national securities exchange, but shall not include delisting as a result of any voluntary going private or similar transaction.
Spin-off Transaction    In the event of a stock distribution from a Peer Company consisting of the shares of a new publicly-traded company (a “spin-off”), the Peer Company shall remain a Peer Company and the stock distribution shall be treated as a dividend from the Peer Company based on the fair market value of the distribution on the date of such distribution; the performance of the shares of the spun-off company shall not thereafter be tracked for purposes of calculating TSR.

 

(3)

TSR performance results shall be calculated as follows:

 

   

Percentile Ranking” shall be calculated using the following formula, where N is equal to the total number of Peer Companies (including the Company) and “Company Rank” is a ranking of the Company’s TSR Performance over the Performance Period relative to the Peer Companies (such that the company with the highest TSR Performance is ranked number one):

 

LOGO

 

   

TSR Performance” shall be calculated as follows:

(Ending Average Share Price – Starting Average Share Price) + Dividends Reinvested

Starting Average Share Price

 

   

Starting Average Share Price” is equal to the average closing price over the 20 trading days beginning on and including the Performance Period start date.

 

   

Ending Average Share Price” is equal to the average closing price over the last 20 trading days of the Performance Period (Including the final day).

 

   

Dividends Reinvested” shall mean dividends paid with respect to an ex-dividend date that occurs beginning from the date when the Starting Average Share Price is measured through the end of the Performance Period (whether or not the dividend payment date occurs during this period), which shall be deemed to have been reinvested in the underlying common shares.

Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#

 

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EX-10.60

Exhibit 10.60

2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan 2022-2024 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

 

Dear #ParticipantName#:

This Award Agreement and the 2021 Genworth Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) together govern your rights under this Award Agreement and set forth all of the conditions and limitations affecting such rights. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Award Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the Plan’s terms shall supersede and replace the conflicting terms of this Award Agreement.

 

1.

Grant. You are hereby granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), which vest (become non-forfeitable) based on your continued employment with the Company and/or certain other events, as set forth in Section 3 below. Each vested RSU entitles you to receive from Genworth Financial, Inc. (together with its Affiliates, the “Company”) one Share of the Company’s Class A common stock (“Share”), as set forth in Section 6 below, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, the Plan, and any rules and procedures adopted by the Committee.

 

  a.

Grant Date: #GrantDate# (the “Grant Date”)

 

  b.

Number of RSUs: #QuantityGranted#

 

  c.

Vesting. The RSUs shall not provide you with any rights or interests therein until the RSUs vest. Unless vesting is accelerated as provided in Section 3 herein or otherwise in the discretion of the Committee as permitted under the Plan, one-third of the RSUs (rounded to a whole Share) shall vest (become non-forfeitable) on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Designated Vesting Date”), provided that you have been continuously in the service of the Company through such date(s).

 

2.

Agreement to Participate. By accepting these RSUs, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement, and you fully understand all of your rights under the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company’s remedies if you violate the terms of this Award Agreement, and all of the terms and conditions which may limit your eligibility to retain and receive the RSUs and/or Shares issued pursuant to the Plan and this Award Agreement. The Plan and the accompanying prospectus are available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website. You may also request a copy of the Plan or the prospectus at any time by contacting Human Resources at the address or telephone number set forth below in Section 14(a).

You may accept this Award Agreement by accessing and following the procedures set forth on the stock plan administrator’s website. If you do not wish to accept the RSUs and participate in the Plan and be subject to the provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, please contact the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or at (804) 281-6000, within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement. If you do not respond within thirty (30) days of receipt of this Award Agreement, the Award Agreement is deemed accepted. If you choose to participate in the Plan, you agree to abide by all of the governing terms and provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement.

 

3.

Vesting of RSUs. The RSUs have been credited to a bookkeeping account on your behalf. The RSUs will vest and become non-forfeitable as follows:

 

  a.

Designated Vesting Dates. The RSUs will vest on the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c), provided that you have been continuously in the service of the Company through such dates. Unvested RSUs shall be immediately cancelled upon termination of your service with the Company, except as provided in Sections 3(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) below.


  b.

Employment Termination Due to Death or Total Disability. If your service with the Company terminates as a result of your death or Total Disability, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest on the date of such termination of service. For purposes of this Award Agreement, “Total Disability” shall mean a permanent disability that would make you eligible for benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company (without regard to any time period during which the disabling condition must exist) or in the absence of any such program, such meaning as the Committee shall determine.

 

  c.

Employment Termination for Retirement. If your service with the Company terminates for any reason other than Cause on or after you have attained age sixty (60) and accumulated five (5) or more years of “continuous service” as defined under the Company’s “Continuous Service Policy” or equivalent, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service.

 

  d.

Employment Termination Due to Layoff. If your service with the Company terminates as a result of a “Layoff,” as such term is defined or described in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan (a “Layoff”), you shall continue to vest in any RSUs that are scheduled to vest after the Notice Date but before the Layoff Date (the “Notice Date” and “Layoff Date” each as defined in the Genworth Layoff Payment Plan). Additionally, the RSUs, if any, that are scheduled to vest on the next Designated Vesting Date after the Layoff Date shall immediately vest on the Layoff Date; all remaining unvested RSUs, if any, shall be forfeited as provided in Section 4 as of the Layoff Date.

 

  e.

Qualifying Change of Control and Awards are Not Assumed. Upon the occurrence of a Qualifying Change of Control in which the Successor Entity fails to Assume and Maintain this Award of RSUs, all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the effective date of the Qualifying Change of Control, provided that the circumstances giving rise to such Qualifying Change of Control meet the definition of a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

 

  f.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Qualifying Change of Control. If a Qualifying Change of Control occurs and the Successor Entity Assumes and Maintains this Award of RSUs, and if your service with the Successor Entity and its Affiliates is terminated by the Successor Entity or one of its Affiliates without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Qualifying Change of Control, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service.

 

  g.

Employment Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within 12 Months of a Non- Qualifying Change of Control. If a Non-Qualifying Change of Control occurs and if your service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than such termination resulting from your death or Total Disability) or by you for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of the Non-Qualifying Change of Control, then all of your unvested RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service.

 

4.

Forfeiture of RSUs Upon Termination of Employment. If your employment terminates prior to the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c) for any reason other than as described in Section 3 above, you shall forfeit all right, title and interest in and to the RSUs as of the date of such termination and the RSUs will be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you. Any RSUs that fail to vest in accordance with the terms of this Award Agreement will be forfeited and reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by you.

 

5.

For purposes of this Award Agreement:

 

  a.

Business Unit Sale shall mean the Company’s sale or disposition of all or any portion of a business unit.

 

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  b.

Cause shall mean (i) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from your Total Disability); (ii) your commission, conviction or pleading guilty or nolo contendere (or any similar plea or admission) to any felony or any act of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iii) your willful engagement in conduct (other than conduct covered under clause (i) above) which, in the good faith judgment of the Committee, is injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; or (iv) your material violation or breach of any Company policy, or any noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenant with respect to the Company, that applies to you; provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the act, or failure to act, was in the best interests of the Company.

 

  c.

Good Reason shall mean any material reduction in the aggregate value of your compensation (including base salary and bonus), or a substantial reduction in the aggregate value of benefits provided to you; provided, however, that Company-initiated across-the-board reductions in compensation or benefits affecting substantially all employees shall alone not be considered Good Reason.

 

  d.

Non-Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that results from a Business Unit Sale, provided that following such Change of Control (i) the Company remains in existence as a publicly-traded company (separate and apart from any Successor Entity resulting from the Change of Control, and regardless of whether the Company continues to use the name “Genworth Financial, Inc.” or a different name), (ii) your employment with the Company is not terminated by the Company without Cause in connection with the Change of Control, and (iii) the RSUs subject to this Award Agreement remain outstanding.

 

  e.

Qualifying Change of Control shall mean a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Plan) that is not a Non-Qualifying Change of Control.

 

6.

Conversion to Stock. Unless the RSUs are forfeited as provided in Section 4 above, the RSUs will be converted to Shares on the Designated Vesting Dates provided in Section 1(c), or earlier upon the occurrence of any of the events as provided in Sections 3(b) – 3(g), provided, however, that if the RSUs become vested upon your separation from service during a period in which you are a “specified employee” (as defined below), then, to the extent delivery of Shares would constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, your right to receive the Shares will be delayed until the earlier of your death or the first day of the seventh month following your separation from service (the “Conversion Date”). Shares will be registered on the books of the Company in your name as of the Conversion Date and delivered to you as soon as practical thereafter, in certificated or uncertificated form, as you shall direct.

For purposes of this Award Agreement, the term “Specified Employee” has the meaning given such term in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder (“Final 409A Regulations”), provided, however, that, as permitted in the Final 409A Regulations, the Company’s Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Award Agreement.

 

7.

Dividend Equivalents. Until such time as the RSUs convert to Shares, or the RSUs are cancelled, whichever occurs first, the Company will establish an amount to be paid to the Participant (“Dividend Equivalent”) equal to the number of outstanding RSUs under this Award Agreement times the per share dividend payments made to shareholders of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Company shall accumulate Dividend Equivalents and will, on the date that RSUs convert to Shares, pay to the Participant a cash amount equal to the Dividend Equivalents attributable to such RSUs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accumulated and unpaid Dividend Equivalents attributable to RSUs that are cancelled will not be paid and are immediately forfeited upon cancellation of the RSUs.

 

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8.

Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving payment of the Award, you agree to the following:

 

  a.

Non-Disparagement. Subject to any obligations you may have under applicable law, you will not make or cause to be made any statements that disparage, are inimical to, or damage the reputation of the Company or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit your ability to provide truthful testimony or information in response to a subpoena, court order, or investigation by a government agency.

 

  b.

Non-Solicitation of Customers or Clients. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company for any reason, directly or through another person, solicit or contact any of the customers or clients of the Company with whom you had material contact during your employment, regardless of the location of such customers or clients, for the purpose of engaging in, providing, marketing, or selling any services or products that are competitive with the services and products being offered by the Company.

 

  c.

Non-Solicitation of Company Employees. Unless waived in writing by the most senior Human Resources officer of the Company (or his or her successor), you will not, during and for a period of 12 months following the cessation of your employment with the Company, directly or through another person, solicit or encourage any director, agent or employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment or other engagement with the Company.

 

9.

Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you or your beneficiary to remit to the Company, an amount in cash or Shares sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Award Agreement (including “sell to cover” arrangements whereby the company has the right to sell shares on your behalf to cover the taxes). With respect to such withholding, the employer may satisfy the tax withholding requirement by withholding Shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined equal to the amount required to be withheld in accordance with applicable tax requirements, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. The obligations of the Company under this Award Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct in cash or Shares any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to you.

 

10.

Nontransferability. The RSUs awarded pursuant to this Award Agreement may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated (“Transfer”), other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in the Plan. If any prohibited Transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, of the RSUs is attempted to be made, or if any attachment, execution, garnishment, or lien shall be attempted to be issued against or placed upon the RSUs, your right to such RSUs shall be immediately forfeited to the Company, and this Award Agreement shall be null and void.

 

11.

Requirements of Law. The granting of the RSUs and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. The RSUs shall be null and void to the extent the grant, vesting or conversion of RSUs is prohibited under the laws of the country of your residence.

 

12.

Administration. This Award Agreement and your rights hereunder are subject to all the terms and conditions of the Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time, as well as to such rules and regulations as the Committee may adopt for administration of the Plan. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Award Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon you, the Participant. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and this Award Agreement, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan and this Award Agreement, shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties.

 

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13.

No Guarantee of Employment. This Award Agreement shall not confer upon you any right to continuation of employment by the Company, nor shall this Award Agreement interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate your employment at any time, for any lawful reason.

 

14.

Plan; Prospectus and Related Documents; Electronic Delivery.

 

  a.

A copy of the Plan is available for your reference on the stock plan administrator’s website and will be furnished upon written or oral request made to the Human Resources Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  b.

As required by applicable securities laws, the Company is delivering to you a prospectus in connection with this Award, which delivery is being made electronically. A paper copy of the prospectus may also be obtained without charge by contacting the Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above. By accepting this Award Agreement, you shall be deemed to have consented to receive the prospectus electronically.

 

  c.

The Company will deliver to you electronically a copy of the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders for each fiscal year, as well as copies of all other reports, proxy statements and other communications distributed to the Company’s stockholders. You will be provided notice regarding the availability of each of these documents, and such documents may be accessed by going to the Company’s website at www.genworth.com and clicking on “Investors” and then “SEC Filings & Financial Reports” (or, if the Company changes its web site, by accessing such other web site address(es) containing investor information to which the Company may direct you in the future) and will be deemed delivered to you upon posting or filing by the Company. Upon written or oral request, paper copies of these documents (other than certain exhibits) may also be obtained by contacting the Company’s Human Resources Department at the address or telephone number listed above or by contacting the Investor Relations Department, Genworth Financial, Inc., 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or telephone (804) 281-6000.

 

  d.

By accepting this Award, you agree and consent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in lieu of receiving documents in paper format to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver in connection with this Award and any other Awards granted to you under the Plan. Electronic delivery of a document may be via a Company e-mail or by reference to a location on a Company intranet or internet site to which you have access.

 

15.

Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. The Board of Directors shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion, subject to certain restrictions, to alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, and the Committee shall have the right at any time in its sole discretion to alter, amend, modify, suspend or terminate the terms and conditions of any Award; provided, however, that no such action shall adversely affect in any material way your Award without your written consent.

 

16.

Entire Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 17 below, this Award Agreement, the Plan, and the rules and procedures adopted by the Committee contain all of the provisions applicable to the RSUs and no other statements, documents or practices may modify, waive or alter such provisions unless expressly set forth in writing, signed by an authorized officer of the Company and delivered to you.

 

17.

Compensation Recoupment Policy. Notwithstanding Section 16 above, this Award shall be subject to any compensation recoupment policy of the Company that is applicable by its terms to you and to Awards of this type.

 

18.

Severability. The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

Please refer any questions you may have regarding your Restricted Stock Unit Award to the Executive Vice President of Human Resources.

 

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Acceptance Date: #AcceptanceDate#

 

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EX-21

Exhibit 21

Genworth Financial, Inc.’s subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 are listed below. Except where noted below, Genworth Financial, Inc. owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding shares or other equity interests of these companies (including, with respect to certain companies, shares in names of nominees and qualifying shares in names of directors).

 

Name

   Domicile
Assigned Settlement, Inc.    Virginia
Capital Brokerage Corporation    Washington
CareScout, LLC    Delaware
Enact Financial Assurance Corporation(1)    North Carolina
Enact Holdings, Inc.(1)    Delaware
Enact Mortgage Holdings, LLC(1)    North Carolina
Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation(1)    North Carolina
Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation of North Carolina(1)    North Carolina
Enact Mortgage Reinsurance Corporation(1)    North Carolina
Enact Mortgage Services, LLC(1)    North Carolina
Genworth Annuity Service Corporation    Delaware
Genworth Financial Agency, Inc.    Virginia
Genworth Financial Asia Limited    Hong Kong
Genworth Financial India Private Limited    India
Genworth Financial International Holdings, LLC    Delaware
Genworth Financial Mauritius Holdings Limited(1)    Mauritius
Genworth Financial Services, Inc.(1)    Delaware
Genworth Holdings, Inc.    Delaware
Genworth Insurance Company    North Carolina
Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company    Virginia
Genworth Life Insurance Company (dba GLIC in New York)    Delaware
Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York    New York
Genworth North America Corporation    Washington
Genworth Seguros de Credito a la Vivienda, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
Genworth Servicios, S. de R. L. de C. V.    Mexico
Genworth (Shanghai) Health Consulting Services Company Limited    China
GFCM LLC    Delaware
GLIC Real Estate Holding, LLC    Delaware
GLICNY Real Estate Holding, LLC    Delaware
GNWLAAC Real Estate Holding, LLC    Delaware
HGI Annuity Service Corporation    Delaware
Jamestown Life Insurance Company    Virginia
Mayflower Assignment Corporation    New York
Monument Lane PCC, Inc.(1)    Washington, D.C.
Monument Lane IC 1, Inc.(1)    Washington, D.C.
Monument Lane IC 2, Inc.(1)    Washington, D.C.
Newco Properties, Inc.    Virginia
River Lake Insurance Company VI    Delaware
River Lake Insurance Company VII    Vermont
River Lake Insurance Company VIII    Vermont
River Lake Insurance Company X    Vermont
Sponsored Captive Re, Inc.(1)    North Carolina
United Pacific Structured Settlement Company    Florida

 

(1)

Genworth Financial, Inc. beneficially owns 81.6% of the shares.


EX-23

Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Genworth Financial, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-224277) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-115825, 333-127474, 333-168961, 333-181607 and 333-231538) on Form S-8 of Genworth Financial, Inc. of our reports dated February 28, 2022, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Genworth Financial, Inc. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and financial statement schedules I to III (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, which reports appear in the December 31, 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Genworth Financial, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Richmond, Virginia

February 28, 2022


EX-24

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being a director of Genworth Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby severally constitutes and appoints Thomas J. McInerney, Daniel J. Sheehan IV and Gregory S. Karawan and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any and all capacities, to sign the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, or on such other form as such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem necessary or desirable and any amendments thereto, in such form as they or any one of them may approve, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them individually, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done so that such Annual Report and any such amendments shall comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable Rules and Regulations adopted or issued pursuant thereto, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them or their substitute or resubstitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on the date indicated below.

 

/s/ MELINA E. HIGGINS

   February 17, 2022   

Melina E. Higgins

Non-Executive Chair of the Board

     

/s/ G. KENT CONRAD

   February 17, 2022   

G. Kent Conrad

Director

     

/s/ KAREN E. DYSON

   February 17, 2022   

Karen E. Dyson

Director

     

/s/ JILL R. GOODMAN

   February 17, 2022   

Jill R. Goodman

Director

     

/s/ HOWARD D. MILLS, III

   February 17, 2022   

Howard D. Mills, III

Director

     

/s/ DEBRA J. PERRY

   February 17, 2022   

Debra J. Perry

Director

     

/s/ ROBERT P. RESTREPO JR.

   February 17, 2022   

Robert P. Restrepo Jr.

Director

     

/s/ RAMSEY D. SMITH

   February 17, 2022   

Ramsey D. Smith

Director

     

 


EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Thomas J. McInerney, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Genworth Financial, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: February 28, 2022

 

/s/ Thomas J. McInerney

Thomas J. McInerney

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)


EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Daniel J. Sheehan IV, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Genworth Financial, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: February 28, 2022

 

/s/ Daniel J. Sheehan IV

Daniel J. Sheehan IV

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)


EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

I, Thomas J. McInerney, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Genworth Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that to my knowledge:

 

  (1)

the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 28, 2022

 

/s/ Thomas J. McInerney

Thomas J. McInerney

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)


EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002)

I, Daniel J. Sheehan IV, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genworth Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), that to my knowledge:

 

  (1)

the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  (2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 28, 2022

 

/s/    Daniel J. Sheehan IV

Daniel J. Sheehan IV

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)


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