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 * Farney Matthew D	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/15/2016	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) Vice President and Controller /
(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	2339	D

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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	900	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	1225	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	4350	(2)	D
Stock Settled SARs	(5)	2/20/2024	Class A Common Stock	7000	$15.23	D
Stock Settled SARs	(6)	2/15/2023	Class A Common Stock	8250	$9.06	D
Stock Settled SARs	(7)	2/14/2022	Class A Common Stock	4500	$8.88	D
Stock Settled SARs	(8)	2/9/2021	Class A Common Stock	5000	$12.75	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal installments on each of 02/20/2017 and 02/20/2018.
( 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 02/15/2017.
( 4)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal installments on each of 03/20/2018 and 03/20/2019.
( 5)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 02/20/2015 and 02/20/2016. Remaining award vests in equal annual installments on each of 02/20/2017 and 02/20/2018. 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.
( 6)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 02/15/2014, 02/15/2015 and 02/15/2016. Remaining award vests on 02/15/2017. 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.
( 7)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 02/14/2013, 02/14/2014, 02/14/2015 and 02/14/2016. 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.
( 8)	Vested in equal annual installments on each of 02/09/2012, 02/09/2013, 02/09/2014 and 02/09/2015. 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
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Farney Matthew D C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 6620 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND, VA 23230			Vice President and Controller

Signatures
/s/ David F. Kurzawa, by power of attorney		4/20/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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