Genworth Financial’s “Putts for Charity” Returns to Support Community Partnerships in 2009

LONDON - Genworth Financial is launching the 2009 season of its popular fundraising concept “Putts for Charity” at the BMW PGA Championship today.

Genworth, a leading global financial security company will open the 2009 programme with a putt by Genworth brand ambassador and Tour professional Ross Fisher.

Now in its third season, Putts for Charity helps raise funds for good causes by challenging the general public to make a successful “one putt” on specially constructed greens at various stops along the European Tour. For each successful one putt made at the BMW PGA Championship, the Genworth Foundation makes a GBP1 donation to charity. Similarly, every one putt by professionals competing in the tournament will raise GBP2, helping to boost the total even further.

Genworth developed Putts for Charity in partnership with The Tour Players Foundation, the charitable organization of The European Tour and, at Wentworth, the public will be able to line-up their one-putts on a spectacular six hole putting green in the tented village, created with the support of BMW.

“At the heart of Genworth’s mission and values is community support”, said Martin Ring, a director of the Genworth Foundation. “Together with The Tour Players Foundation, we aim to raise 200,000 Euro across the tournaments in 2009, beating the previous years’ totals and providing vital support for our chosen charity — SOS Children’s Villages - which focuses on the long term care of orphans across the globe”. David Park, the European Tour’s Charity Executive added: “Its great to be back at Wentworth and launching Putts for Charity for another season - it’s a fantastic opportunity for the player’s to give back.”

Genworth will once again be a local sponsor of this year’s BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club. Putts for Charity will be a continuous feature at each of Genworth’s remaining locally sponsored tournaments including: the Barclays Scottish Open, the Mercedes Benz Championship, The Madrid Masters and Portugal Masters.

Genworth is also the official sponsor of The European Tour Statistics programme, providing Tour members with invaluable analysis of their performance. Every shot played by every member is profiled throughout the season, with the results collated into nine categories: Stroke Average, Driving Accuracy, Driving Distance, Greens in Regulation, Putts per Round, One-Putts per Round, Sand Saves and Scrambles and a new category for 2009, Putts per Greens in Regulation.

About Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW) is a leading Fortune 500 global financial security company. Genworth has more than $100 billion in assets and employs approximately 6,000 people with a presence in more than 25 countries. Its products and services help meet the investment, protection, retirement and lifestyle needs of more than 15 million customers. Genworth operates through three segments: Retirement and Protection, U.S. Mortgage Insurance and International. Its products and services are offered through financial intermediaries, advisors, independent distributors and sales specialists. Genworth Financial, which traces its roots back to 1871, became a public company in 2004 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. For more information, visit Genworth.com. From time to time Genworth releases important information via postings on its corporate website. Accordingly, investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll to receive automatic email alerts and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds regarding new postings. Enrollment information is found under the “Investors” section of Genworth.com.

The Genworth Foundation’s focuses on: helping children prepare for their futures, supporting access to basic needs and helping enrich the lives of older adults.

Media Contact: Guy Genney, +44-208-380-3786; guy.genney@genworth.com Martin Ring, +44-208-380-2112; martin.ring@genworth.com

Source: Genworth Financial

Media Contact: Guy Genney, +44-208-380-3786; guy.genney at genworth.com, Martin Ring, +44-208-380-2112; martin.ring at genworth.com