Genworth Announces Completion Of Consent Solicitation For Its Outstanding Notes And Receipt Of Requisite Consents

RICHMOND, Va., March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Genworth Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW), today announced that it has received and accepted the requisite consents with respect to its previously announced consent solicitation proposing certain amendments to the indentures governing the Company's outstanding notes set forth in the table below.

The consent solicitation expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 18, 2016.  As of the expiration time, the Company had received the consent of holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount outstanding of each series of notes outstanding under its indentures. These consents may not be revoked.

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the consent solicitation statement previously distributed to holders of record of the Company's notes as of March 3, 2016, the Company will pay the consent fees as set forth in the table above to any holder who validly delivered a duly executed consent prior to the expiration time that was not properly revoked.  The Company expects to pay the consent fees on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

With respect to any consent in respect of a series of notes accepted by the Company, the Company will also pay the relevant soliciting broker a fee of $5 per $1,000 principal amount of notes of such series to which the consent relates, provided that such fee will only be paid with respect to the first $250,000 aggregate principal amount of each series of notes for which a consent is provided by any individual holder.

The Company currently anticipates total fees related to the consent solicitation to be approximately $65 million, inclusive of consent, broker, advisor and investment banking fees.

The Company has executed supplemental indentures to the indentures governing its notes to give effect to the amendments proposed by the consent solicitation, which will become operative upon the payment of the consent fee.  The supplemental indentures bind all holders of the Company's notes, including those that did not give their consent, but holders who did not deliver consents prior to the expiration time (or delivered consents but properly revoked them) will not receive consent fees.

Questions concerning the terms of the consent solicitation should be directed to the Solicitation Agents by telephone at (888) 292-0070 or collect (980) 388-4813 (BofA Merrill Lynch), or (800) 828-3182 or collect (212) 902-5183 (Goldman, Sachs & Co.). 

Important notice

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. The consent solicitation was made only pursuant to the terms of the consent solicitation statement and related materials.

About Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) is a Fortune 500 insurance holding company committed to helping families achieve the dream of homeownership and address the financial challenges of aging through its leadership positions in mortgage insurance and long term care insurance. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Genworth traces its roots back to 1871 and became a public company in 2004. For more information, visit genworth.com.

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SOURCE Genworth Financial, Inc.

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