Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Karawan Gregory S.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC [GNW]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and General Counsel /

(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23230

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	4807.0419	I	By 401(k)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	1956	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	9460	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	31278	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	52084	⁽²⁾	D
Stock Settled SARs	⁽⁶⁾	2/14/2022	Class A Common Stock	17700	$8.88	D
Stock Settled SARs	⁽⁷⁾	2/15/2023	Class A Common Stock	19000	$9.06	D
Stock Settled SARs	⁽⁸⁾	2/20/2024	Class A Common Stock	20000	$15.23	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock on 6/6/2029.
(2)	Restricted Stock Units settle in Class A Common Stock on a 1:1 basis.
(3)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock on 5/16/2022.
(4)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal installments on each of 4/7/2022 and 4/7/2023.
(5)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal installments on each of 3/25/2022, 3/25/2023 and 3/25/2024.
(6)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 2/14/2013, 2/14/2014, 2/14/2015 and 2/14/2016. The vested and unexercised portion of the SARs, if any, shall be automatically exercised if the closing price of the issuer's common stock equals or exceeds a specified "maximum share value" equal to $75.
(7)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 2/15/2014, 2/15/2015, 2/15/2016 and 2/15/2017. The vested and unexercised portion of the SARs, if any, shall be automatically exercised if the closing price of the issuer's common stock equals or exceeds a specified "maximum share value" equal to $75.
(8)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 2/20/2015, 2/20/2016, 2/20/2017 and 2/20/2018. The vested and unexercised portion of the SARs, if any, shall be automatically exercised if the closing price of the issuer's common stock equals or exceeds a specified "maximum share value" equal to $75.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Karawan Gregory S. C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 6620 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND, VA 23230			EVP and General Counsel