GE Prices Genworth Stock

Genworth Financial, Richmond, Va., has reported the pricing of General Electric's secondary public offering of 38 million class A shares of Genworth's common stock at $34.66 per share.Genworth, whose mortgage insurance subsidiary is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., said GE would own approximately 18% of Genworth's common stock if the underwriter's overallotment option to buy up to 2.85 million additional shares is exercised. (The sole underwriter of the offering is Morgan Stanley & Co.) Genworth said it will not receive any proceeds from the transaction. The company noted that GE has indicated its intention to sell its remaining holdings in Genworth by the end of next year. Genworth can be found online at http://www.genworth.com.