Genworth Prices $1.9B of Debt

Genworth Financial Inc., a mortgage insurer based in Richmond, Va., has priced a $1.9 billion public offering of four series of senior debt securities.The series are as follows: $500 million of three-year notes with a floating interest rate based on the three-month London interbank offered rate; $500 million of five-year notes with a 4.75% interest rate; $600 million of 10-year notes with a 5.75% interest rate; and $300 million of 30-year notes with a 6.50% interest rate. Genworth said that as a result of hedging arrangements, its effective interest rates on the series will be 3.5315% on the three-year notes, 4.478% on the five-year notes, 5.510% on the 10-year notes, and 6.349% on the 30-year notes. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Lehman Brothers Inc. are the joint book-running managers of the offering.