FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Sheehan Daniel J IV 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC [GNW] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD ST 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - Chief Investment Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23230 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 7,983 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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	  (1)	  (1)	Class A Common Stock	3,750	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Class A Common Stock	1,234	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Class A Common Stock	2,467	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Class A Common Stock	3,999	$ (6)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Class A Common Stock	7,200	$ (6)	D	Â
Stock Settled SARs	  (7)	02/09/2021	Class A Common Stock	24,000	$ 12.75	D	Â
Stock Settled SARs	  (8)	02/14/2022	Class A Common Stock	32,400	$ 8.88	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	09/13/2007	09/13/2012	Class A Common Stock	1,566	$ 17.2822	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	02/12/2012	02/12/2019	Class A Common Stock	35,000	$ 2.46	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (9)	05/25/2014	Class A Common Stock	5,000	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (9)	07/20/2015	Class A Common Stock	2,400	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (9)	08/09/2016	Class A Common Stock	3,100	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (9)	07/31/2017	Class A Common Stock	3,700	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (10)	02/13/2018	Class A Common Stock	7,400	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (11)	08/19/2019	Class A Common Stock	18,000	$ 7.8	D	Â
Stock Options (right to buy)	  (12)	02/10/2020	Class A Common Stock	40,000	$ 14.18	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sheehan Daniel J IV C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 6620 WEST BROAD ST RICHMOND, VA 23230	Â	Â	  SVP - Chief Investment Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/Christine A. Ness, by power of attorney		05/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock on 1/3/2013.
(2)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock on 7/31/2012.
(3)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock on 2/13/2013.
(4)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal annual installments on each of 2/9/2013, 2/9/2014 and 2/9/2015.
(5)	Vests and converts to Class A Common Stock in equal annual installments on each of 2/14/2013, 2/14/2014, 2/14/2015 and 2/14/2016.
(6)	Restricted Stock Units settle in Class A Common Stock on a 1:1 basis.
(7)	Vested one-fourth on 2/9/2012. Remaining award vests in equal annual installments on each of 2/9/2013, 2/9/2014 and 2/9/2015. 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.
(8)	Vests 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.
(9)	Vested one-third on 8/19/2010 and 8/19/2011. Remaining award vests on 8/19/2012.
(10)	Vested one-fourth on 8/19/2010 and 8/19/2011. Remaining award vests in equal annual installments on 8/19/2012 and 8/19/2013.
(11)	Vested one-third on 2/3/2010, based on the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock exceeding $12.00 for 20 consecutive trading days; vested one-third on 4/20/2010, based on the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock exceeding $16.00 for 20 consecutive trading days. Remaining one-third vests on 8/19/2013, or earlier based on the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock exceeding $20.00 for 20 consecutive trading days.
(12)	Vested one-fourth on 2/10/2011 and 2/10/2012. Remaining award vests in equal annual installments on 2/10/2013 and 2/10/2014.

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