Exhibit 4.1


 


PRICING
INSTRUMENT


 


WHEREAS, the parties named herein desire to enter into
certain Program Documents (as defined herein) contained herein, each such
document (unless otherwise specified in such document) dated as of May 27,
2008, relating to the issuance by Genworth Global Funding Trust 2008-27 (the “Trust”)
of Notes to investors under the secured notes program sponsored by Genworth
Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“GLAIC”), the terms of such Notes as
specified in the pricing supplement attached to this Pricing Instrument as Exhibit C
(the “Pricing Supplement”);


 


WHEREAS, the Trust is a trust and will be organized
under and its activities will be governed by the provisions of the Trust
Agreement (set forth in Section A of this Pricing Instrument), dated as of
May 27, 2008, by and between the parties thereto indicated in Section E
herein;


 


WHEREAS, certain expense and indemnification
arrangements between GLAIC and the Trustee, on behalf of itself and on behalf
of the Trust, are governed pursuant to the provisions of the Expense and
Indemnity Agreement dated as of October 1, 2006 by and between GLAIC and
the Trustee;


 


WHEREAS, certain licensing arrangements between the
Trust and Genworth Financial, Inc. will be governed pursuant to the
provisions of the License Agreement dated as of October 28, 2005, by and
between the Trust and Genworth Financial, Inc.;


 


WHEREAS, certain custodial arrangements for the
Funding Agreement will be governed pursuant to the provisions of the Custodial
Agreement (the “Custodial Agreement”) dated as of December 7, 2005 by and
among SunTrust Bank, acting as custodian (the “Custodian”), the Indenture
Trustee and the Trust;


 


WHEREAS, the Notes will be issued pursuant to the
Indenture (set forth in Section B of this Pricing Instrument), dated as of
the Original Issue Date, by and between the parties thereto indicated in Section E
herein;


 


WHEREAS, the sale of the Notes will be governed by the
Terms Agreement (set forth in Section C of this Pricing Instrument), dated
as of May 27, 2008, by and among the parties thereto indicated in Section E
herein; and


 


WHEREAS, certain agreements relating to the Notes and
the Funding Agreement are set forth in the Coordination Agreement (set forth in
Section D of this Pricing Instrument), dated as of May 27, 2008, by
and among the parties thereto indicated in Section E herein.


 


All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined will have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.


 


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SECTION A


 


TRUST AGREEMENT


 


This TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Trust Agreement”), dated
as of May 27, 2008, is entered into by and between GSS Holdings II, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, as trust beneficial owner (the “Trust Beneficial Owner”),
and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Trustee
(the “Trustee”).


 


References in the Standard
Trust Terms to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall refer to The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A. and its permitted successors and assigns.


 


W I T N E S S E T H:


 


WHEREAS, the Trust Beneficial Owner and the Trustee
desire to authorize the issuance of a Trust Beneficial Interest and a series of
Notes in connection with the entry into this Trust Agreement;


 


WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Trust
Agreement a valid and legally binding agreement of the Trustee and the Trust
Beneficial Owner, enforceable in accordance with its terms, have been done;


 


WHEREAS, the parties intend to provide for, among
other things, (i) the issuance and sale of the Notes (pursuant to the
Indenture, the Distribution Agreement and the related Terms Agreement) and the
Trust Beneficial Interest, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the sale of the
Notes and Trust Beneficial Interest to acquire the Funding Agreement, and (iii) all
other actions deemed necessary or desirable in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Trust Agreement; and


 


WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to incorporate by
reference those certain Standard Trust Terms, dated as of December 8,
2005, and attached to the Pricing Instrument as Exhibit A (the “Standard Trust Terms”).


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and
obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each party hereby agrees as
follows:


 


ARTICLE 1


 


Section 1.01                  Incorporation by Reference.   All terms, provisions and agreements set
forth in the Standard Trust Terms (except to the extent expressly modified
herein) are hereby incorporated herein by reference with the same force and
effect as though fully set forth herein. 
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein (including the
recitals hereof) shall have the meanings set forth in the Standard Trust Terms
(the Standard Trust Terms and this Trust Agreement, collectively, the “Trust
Agreement”).  To the extent that the
terms set forth in Article 2 of this Trust Agreement are inconsistent with
the terms of the Standard Trust Terms, the terms set forth in Article 2
herein shall apply.


 


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ARTICLE 2


 


Section 2.01                  Name.   The Trust created and governed by this Trust
Agreement shall be the trust specified in the Pricing Instrument.  The name of the Trust shall be the name
specified in the first paragraph of the Pricing Instrument, as such name may be
modified from time to time by the Trustee following written notice to the Trust
Beneficial Owner.


 


Section 2.02                  Jurisdiction.   The
Trust is hereby organized in, and formed under and pursuant to, the laws of the
jurisdiction specified in the Pricing Supplement.


 


Section 2.03                  Initial Capital Contribution and
Ownership.   The Trust Beneficial Owner has paid or has
caused to be paid to, or to an account at the direction of, the Trustee, on the
date hereof, the sum of $15 (or, in the case of Notes issued with original
issue discount, such amount multiplied by the issue price of the Notes as
specified in the Pricing Supplement). 
The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Trust
Beneficial Owner, as of the date hereof, of the foregoing contribution, which
shall be used along with the proceeds from the sale of the series of Notes to
purchase the Funding Agreement.  Upon the
creation of the Trust and the registration of the Trust Beneficial Interest in
the Securities Register (as defined in the Trust Agreement) by the Trust
Registrar in the name of the Trust Beneficial Owner, the Trust Beneficial Owner
shall be the sole beneficial owner of the Trust.


 


Section 2.04                  Acknowledgment.   The Trustee, on behalf of the Trust,
expressly acknowledges its duties and obligations set forth in the Standard
Trust Terms incorporated herein by reference.


 


Section 2.05                  Additional Terms.   Section 5.01(a) of the Standard
Trust Terms is hereby replaced with the following: “it is a national banking
association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the United States of America and it is a “bank” within the meaning of Section 581
of the Code;”.


 


Section 2.06                  Pricing Instrument; Execution and
Incorporation of Terms.


 


The parties hereto will enter into the Trust Agreement
by executing the Pricing Instrument.


 


By executing the Pricing Instrument, the Trustee and
the Trust Beneficial Owner hereby agree that the Trust Agreement will
constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement between the Trustee and the
Trust Beneficial Owner.


 


All terms relating to the Trust or the series of Notes
not otherwise included herein will be as specified in the Pricing Instrument or
Pricing Supplement, as indicated herein.


 


Section 2.07                  Governing Law.   This Trust Agreement will be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the jurisdiction specified in the
Pricing Supplement.


 


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Section 2.08                  Counterparts.   The
Trust Agreement, through the Pricing Instrument, may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original,
and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


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SECTION B


 


INDENTURE


 


This INDENTURE (this “Indenture”) is entered into as
of the Original Issue Date by and between the Genworth Global Funding Trust
specified in the Pricing Instrument (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York
Trust Company, N.A., as the indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).


 


The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., in its
capacity as Indenture Trustee, hereby accepts its role as Registrar, Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent and Calculation Agent hereunder.


 


References herein to “Indenture Trustee,” “Registrar,”
“Transfer Agent,” “Paying Agent” or “Calculation Agent” shall include the
permitted successors and assigns of any such entity from time to time and
references in the Standard Indenture Terms to The Bank of New York shall refer
to U.S. Bank National Association and its permitted successors and assigns.


 


W I T N E S S E T H:


 


WHEREAS, the Trust has duly authorized the execution
and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of Notes;


 


WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a
valid and legally binding agreement of the Trust and the other parties to this
Indenture, enforceable in accordance with its terms, have been done, and the
Trust proposes to do all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by
the Trust and authenticated and delivered pursuant hereto, valid and legally
binding obligations of the Trust as hereinafter provided; and


 


WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to incorporate by
reference those certain Standard Indenture Terms, dated as of December 8,
2005, and attached to the Pricing Instrument as Exhibit B (the “Standard Indenture
Terms”).


 


NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the
premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually
covenanted and agreed by each of the parties hereto as follows:


 


ARTICLE 1


 


Section 1.01                  Incorporation by Reference.
  All terms, provisions and agreements
set forth in the Standard Indenture Terms (except to the extent expressly
modified herein) are hereby incorporated herein by reference with the same
force and effect as though fully set forth herein.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein (including the recitals hereof) shall have the meanings set forth in the
Standard Indenture Terms (the Standard Indenture Terms and this Indenture,
collectively, the “Indenture”).  To the
extent that the terms set forth in Article 2 of this Indenture are
inconsistent with the terms of the Standard Indenture Terms, the terms set
forth in Article 2 herein shall apply.


 


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ARTICLE 2


 


Section 2.01                  Agreement to be Bound.   Each
of the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Registrar, the Transfer Agent, the
Paying Agent and the Calculation Agent hereby agrees to be bound by all of the
terms, provisions and agreements set forth in the Indenture, with respect to
all matters contemplated in the Indenture, including, without limitation, those
relating to the issuance of the below-referenced Notes.


 


Section 2.02                  Designation of the Trust, the
Notes and the Funding Agreement.   The
Trust created by the Trust Agreement specified in the Pricing Instrument and
referred to herein is the Genworth Global Funding Trust specified in the
Pricing Instrument.  The Notes issued by
the Trust and governed by the Indenture shall be the Notes specified in the
Pricing Supplement.  The Funding
Agreement designated hereby is the Funding Agreement designated in the Pricing
Supplement, effective as of the Original Issue Date, between the Trust and
Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company.


 


Section 2.03                  Additional Terms.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.04(c) of
the Standard Indenture Terms, the Indenture Trustee will give written notice of
redemption to the Holders in accordance with Section 1.06 of the Standard
Indenture Terms not more than seventy-five (75) calendar days and not less than
thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date set for such redemption.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.04(f) of the
Standard Indenture Terms, the Indenture Trustee shall treat as satisfactory to
it thirty-five (35) calendar days’ notice from the Trust (or from GLAIC on
behalf of the Trust) of a redemption date for the Notes; provided that there
are at least three Business Days between the receipt by it of such notice and
the deadline for giving notice of such redemption under Section 2.04(c);
provided further that the Notes are in the form of Global Notes and the
redemption is in whole.  The initial
principal amount of the Notes shall be $5,790,000.00.


 


Section 2.04                  Pricing Instrument; Execution and
Incorporation of Terms.


 


The parties hereto will enter into this Indenture by
executing the Pricing Instrument.


 


By executing the Pricing Instrument, the Indenture Trustee,
the Registrar, the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent, the Calculation Agent and
the Trust hereby agree that the Indenture will constitute a legal, valid and
binding agreement between the Indenture Trustee, the Registrar, the Transfer
Agent, the Paying Agent, the Calculation Agent and the Trust.


 


All terms relating to the Trust or the Notes not
otherwise included herein will be as specified in the Pricing Instrument or
Pricing Supplement, as indicated herein.


 


Section 2.05                  Counterparts.   This
Indenture, through the Pricing Instrument, may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and
all of which counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


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SECTION C


 


TERMS AGREEMENT


 


This TERMS AGREEMENT (this “Terms Agreement”) is
entered into as of May 27, 2008 by and among Genworth Life and Annuity
Insurance Company (“GLAIC”), the Genworth Global Funding Trust specified in the
Pricing Instrument (the “Trust”) and the Agent specified in the Pricing
Supplement (the “Agent”).


 


W I T N E S S E T H:


 


WHEREAS, GLAIC and the Agent have entered into that
certain Distribution Agreement dated December 9, 2005 (the “Distribution
Agreement”).


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties
hereby agrees as follows:


 


ARTICLE 1


 


Section 1.01                  Incorporation by Reference.
  The provisions of the Distribution Agreement
and the related definitions (unless otherwise specified herein) are
incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to have the same force and
effect as if set forth in full herein.


 


ARTICLE 2


 


Section 2.01                  Addition of Trust as Party to
Distribution Agreement.


 


Pursuant to Section 1 of the Distribution
Agreement, each of the undersigned parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that
the Trust, upon execution hereof by the Trust and the other parties to this
Terms Agreement, shall become a Trust for purposes of the Distribution
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, in respect of the Notes, with
all the authority, rights, powers, duties and obligations of a Trust under the
Distribution Agreement.  The Trust
confirms that any agreement, covenant, acknowledgment, representation or
warranty under the Distribution Agreement applicable to the Trust is made by the
Trust at the date hereof, unless another time or times are specified in the
Distribution Agreement, in which case such agreement, covenant, acknowledgment,
representation or warranty shall be deemed to be confirmed by the Trust at such
specified time or times.


 


All references to Section 9 (Indemnification) of
the Distribution Agreement to “solely with respect to the applicable 

Agent(s) or Co-Agent(s)” will include all of such Agent’s or Co-Agent’s
directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Agent or
Co-Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.  All references in the
Distribution Agreement to the “Registration Statement”, the “Institutional Base
Prospectus”, the “Retail Base Prospectus”, any “preliminary prospectus”, the “Time
of Sale Prospectus” and the “Prospectus” shall also be deemed to include all
documents incorporated by reference therein.


 


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Section 2.02                  Purchase of Notes as Principal.


 


(a)                                  Subject
in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, the
Trust hereby agrees to sell to the Agent and the Agent hereby agrees to
purchase the Notes having the terms specified in the Pricing Supplement
relating to such Notes. The initial principal amount of the Notes is
$5,790,000.00.


 


(b)                                 In
connection with any purchase of Notes from the Trust by the Agent as principal,
the parties agree that the items specified on Schedule I of the Pricing Instrument
will be delivered as of the Settlement Date.


 


Section 2.03                  Termination.   Upon
the termination of this Terms Agreement pursuant to Section 13(b) of
the Distribution Agreement the undersigned parties hereby agree to allocate the
expenses reasonably incurred prior to or in connection with such termination as
follows:


 


The expenses will be borne by GLAIC.


 


Section 2.04                  Applicable
Time.   For purposes of the
Distribution Agreement, the Applicable Time shall be 2:35 pm EST, May 27,
2008.


 


Section 2.05                  Governing Law.   This
Terms Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws
thereof.


 


Section 2.06                  Notices.   For
purposes of Section 14 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust’s
communications details are as set forth in Section D of the Pricing
Instrument.


 


Section 2.07                  Additional Terms.   The
Agent represents, warrants and covenants with or to (as the case may be) the
Trust and the Company that it has not offered, sold or delivered and it will
not offer, sell or deliver, any of the Notes, in or from any jurisdiction
except under circumstances that are reasonably designed to result in compliance
with the applicable securities laws and regulations thereof.


 


Section 2.08                  Pricing Instrument; Execution and
Incorporation of Terms.


 


The parties hereto will enter into this Terms
Agreement by executing the Pricing Instrument.


 


By executing the Pricing Instrument, each party hereto
agrees that this Terms Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding
agreement by and among such parties.


 


All terms relating to the Trust or the Notes not
otherwise included in this Terms Agreement will be as specified in the Pricing
Instrument or Pricing Supplement, as indicated herein.


 


Section 2.09                  Counterparts.   This Terms Agreement, through the Pricing
Instrument, may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


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SECTION D


 


COORDINATION
AGREEMENT


 


This COORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Coordination
Agreement”), dated as of May 27, 2008, is entered into by and among
Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“GLAIC”), the Genworth Global
Funding Trust specified in the Pricing Instrument (the “Trust”), SunTrust Bank,
in its capacity as custodian of the Funding Agreement (“Custodian”) and The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as the indenture trustee (the “Indenture
Trustee”).


 


W I T N E S S E T H


 


WHEREAS, the Trust will enter into the Funding
Agreement with GLAIC, effective as of the Original Issue Date specified in the
Pricing Supplement;


 


WHEREAS, the Agents (as defined in the Distribution
Agreement) will sell the Notes in accordance with the Registration Statement;


 


WHEREAS, the Trust intends to issue the Notes in
accordance with the Indenture, to collaterally assign to, and grant a security
interest in, the Funding Agreement to and in favor of the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with the Indenture to secure payment of the Notes; and


 


WHEREAS, the Custodian will hold the Funding Agreement
on behalf of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Custodial
Agreement.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, to give effect to the agreements and
arrangements established under the Terms Agreement included in the Pricing
Instrument, as applicable, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes,
and in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, each party hereby agrees as follows:


 


ARTICLE 1


 


Section 1.01                  Delivery of the Funding Agreement.   The
Trust hereby authorizes the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, to
receive the Funding Agreement from GLAIC pursuant to the assignment of the
Funding Agreement (the “Assignment”), to be entered into on the Original Issue
Date, included in the closing instrument dated as of the Original Issue Date
(the “Closing Instrument”).


 


Section 1.02                  Issuance and Purchase of the Notes.


 


(a)                                  Delivery
of the Funding Agreement to the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
pursuant to the Assignment or execution of the cross-receipt contained in the
Closing Instrument shall be confirmation of payment by the Trust for the
Funding Agreement.


 


(b)                                 The
Trust hereby directs the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of the Funding
Agreement by the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and pursuant to
the Assignment, 


 


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(i) to
authenticate the certificates representing the Notes (the “Certificates”) in
accordance with the Indenture and (ii) to (A) deliver each relevant
Certificate to the clearing system or systems identified in each such
Certificate, or to the nominee of such clearing system, or the custodian
thereof, for credit to such accounts as the Agent may direct, or (B) deliver
each relevant Certificate to the purchasers thereof as identified by the Agent.


 


ARTICLE 2


 


Section 2.01                  Directions Regarding Periodic
Payments.   As registered owner of the Funding Agreement
as collateral securing payments on the Notes, the Indenture Trustee will
receive payments on the Funding Agreement on behalf of the Trust.  The Trust hereby directs the Indenture
Trustee to use such funds to make payments on behalf of the Trust pursuant to
the Trust Agreement and the Indenture.


 


Section 2.02                  Maturity of the Funding Agreement.   Upon
the maturity of the Funding Agreement and the return of funds thereunder, the
Trust hereby directs the Indenture Trustee to set aside from such funds an
amount sufficient for the repayment of the outstanding principal on the Notes
and Trust Beneficial Interest when due.


 


ARTICLE 3


 


Section 3.01                  Officer’s Certificates.   GLAIC
hereby agrees to deliver an Officer’s Certificate, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit D,
on a quarterly basis to any rating agency currently rating the Program.  The Trust hereby agrees to deliver an Officer’s
Certificate, a copy of which is attached to the Pricing Instrument as Exhibit E, on a
quarterly basis to any rating agency currently rating the Program.


 


Section 3.02                  Filings.   GLAIC
hereby covenants to file, or cause to be filed, in a timely manner on behalf of
the Trust all reports, certifications or similar filings required under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


 


ARTICLE 4


 


Section 4.01                  No Additional Liability.   Nothing
in this Coordination Agreement shall impose any liability or obligation on the
part of any party to this Coordination Agreement to make any payment or
disbursement in addition to any liability or obligation such party has under
the Program Documents, except to the extent that a party has actually received
funds which it is obligated to disburse pursuant to this Coordination
Agreement.


 


Section 4.02                  No Conflict.   This
Coordination Agreement is intended to be in furtherance of the agreements
reflected in the documents related to the Program Documents, and not in
conflict.  To the extent that a provision
of this Coordination Agreement conflicts with the provisions of one or more
Program Documents, the provisions of such Program Documents shall govern.


 


Section 4.03                  Governing Law.   This
Coordination Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts
of laws thereof.


 


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Section 4.04                  Severability.   If any
provision in this Coordination Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining
provisions of this Coordination Agreement and shall in no way affect the
validity or enforceability of such other provisions of this Coordination Agreement.


 


Section 4.05                  Notices.   All demands, notices and communications under
this Coordination Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given upon receipt at the addresses set forth below:


 


To the Trust:


 


Genworth Global Funding Trust 2008-27

c/o U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Trust Services

209 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 300

Chicago, Illinois 60604

Attention:  Patricia Child, VP

Facsimile: (312) 325-8905


 


To the Indenture Trustee:


 


The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Finance

Facsimile: (312) 827-8542


 


To GLAIC:


 


Genworth
Life and Annuity Insurance Company

6610 West Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23230

Attention: Treasurer

Facsimile: (804) 662-7777


 


with a
copy to:


 


Genworth
Life and Annuity Insurance Company

6610 West Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia 23230

Attention: Heather Harker, Esq.

Facsimile: (804) 281-6005


 


To the Custodian:


 


SunTrust
Bank

919 East Main Street


Richmond, Virginia 23219

Attention: Retirement Services


Facsimile: (804) 782-7439


 


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or at
such other address as shall be designated by any such party in a written notice
to the other parties.


 


ARTICLE 5


 


Section 5.01                  Pricing Instrument; Execution and
Incorporation of Terms.


 


The parties to this Coordination Agreement will enter
into this Coordination Agreement by executing the Pricing Instrument.


 


By executing the Pricing Instrument, each party hereto
agrees that this Coordination Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and
binding agreement by and among the Trust, GLAIC, the Custodian and the
Indenture Trustee.


 


All terms relating to the Trust or the Notes not
otherwise included in this Coordination Agreement will be as specified in the
Pricing Instrument or Pricing Supplement, as indicated herein.


 


Section 5.02                  Counterparts.   This Coordination Agreement, through the
Pricing Instrument, may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


Section 5.03                  Capitalized Terms.   All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Coordination
Agreement will have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.


 


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SECTION E


 


MISCELLANEOUS AND
EXECUTION PAGES


 


This Pricing Instrument may be executed by each of the
parties hereto in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto
on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and
delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.


 


Each signatory, by its execution hereof, does hereby
become a party to each of the agreements or indenture identified for such party
as of the date specified in such agreements or indenture.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Pricing Instrument with respect to the Notes as of the date first written
above.


 


 


	
   

  	
  GENWORTH LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (in executing below
  agrees and becomes a party to (i) the Terms Agreement set forth in
  Section C herein and (ii) the Coordination Agreement set forth in
  Section D herein)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
         /s/
  Pamela C. Asbury

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Pamela C. Asbury

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  



 


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  THE GENWORTH GLOBAL FUNDING TRUST DESIGNATED IN THIS PRICING
  INSTRUMENT (in executing below agrees and becomes a party to (i) the
  Indenture set forth in Section B herein, (ii) the Terms Agreement
  set forth in Section C herein and (iii) the Coordination Agreement
  set forth in Section D herein)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity
  but solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in executing below agrees and becomes
  a party to the Trust Agreement set forth in Section A herein), as
  Trustee

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION (in executing below acknowledges and agrees to Section 5.01
  of the Trust Agreement as set forth in and amended by Section A herein),
  in its individual capacity

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By

  	
          /s/
  Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Patricia M. Child

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  GSS HOLDINGS II, INC. (in executing below agrees and becomes a party
  to the Trust Agreement set forth in Section A herein), as Trust
  Beneficial Owner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  Bernard J. Angelo

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Bernard J. Angelo

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
					



 


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  THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (in executing below agrees
  and becomes a party to (i) the Indenture set forth in Section B
  herein, as Indenture Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent, Paying Agent and
  Calculation Agent and (ii) the Coordination Agreement set forth in
  Section D herein), as Indenture Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent,
  Paying Agent and Calculation Agent

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  R. Tarnas 

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: R. Tarnas

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  SUNTRUST BANK (in executing below agrees and becomes a party to the
  Coordination Agreement set forth in Section D herein), as Custodian

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  Richard J. Owens, III

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Richard J.
  Owens, III

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: VP/Trust Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  INCAPITAL,
  LLC (in executing below agrees and becomes a party to the Terms Agreement set
  forth in Section C herein)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
          /s/
  Brian Walker

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Brian Walker

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Managing
  Director

  



 


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EXHIBIT A


Standard Trust Terms


 


As
filed as Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128718),
filed by Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 30, 2005, as amended
by Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on December 8, 2005.


 


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EXHIBIT B


Standard Indenture Terms


 


As filed as Exhibit 4.1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128718),
filed by Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 30, 2005, as amended
by Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on December 8, 2005.


 


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EXHIBIT C


Pricing Supplement


 


As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act, dated as of April 21, 2008, with respect to the Notes
to be issued by the Trust.


 


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EXHIBIT D


Genworth Life and Annuity
Insurance Company


 


Officer’s Certificate


 


The undersigned, an officer of Genworth Life and
Annuity Insurance Company, a stock life insurance company operating under a
charter granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia (“GLAIC”), does hereby certify
to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., in such capacity and on behalf of GLAIC, to the knowledge
of the undersigned and after reasonable inquiry, that:


 


1.                                      each
of the representations and warranties of GLAIC contained in each Expense and
Indemnity Agreement entered into in connection with the Registration Statement
(defined below), and each Funding Agreement issued in connection with the
Program (the “Specified Agreements”) (other than any representation or warranty
expressly made as of a date prior to the date hereof) are true and correct on
and as of the date hereof, with the same effect as though such representation
or warranty had been made on and as of the date hereof;


 


2.                                      no
default under any of the Specified Agreements and no event or any condition
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default, has
occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof;


 


3.                                      GLAIC
has performed and complied with, in all material respects, all of the
agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions applicable to GLAIC required
by the Specified Agreements to be performed or complied with by GLAIC on or
before the date hereof;


 


4.                                      the
Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128718) (the “Registration
Statement”) by GLAIC has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Act”) and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been commenced
by or are pending before or contemplated by the Commission;


 


5.                                      all
filings, if any, required by Rule 424 and Rule 430A under the Act
have been made in a timely manner;


 


6.                                      since
[·](1),
the Trusts organized in connection with the program contemplated by the
Registration Statement have issued the following series of Notes:


 


[List each series of Notes] 
[(collectively, the “Designated Notes”)]; and


 


7.                                      the
Funding Agreements issued in connection with the Designated Notes have been
executed and delivered by GLAIC in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Program Documents.


 






(1) This
certificate to be signed quarterly.


 


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Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Standard Indenture
Terms attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement.


 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Certificate as of the [·] day of [·]
200[·].


 


	
   

  	
  [Name], in [his/her]
  capacity as an authorized officer of

  Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  



 


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EXHIBIT E


Genworth Global Funding
Trusts


 


Trustee Officer’s
Certificate


 


U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual
capacity but solely in its capacity as trustee acting on behalf of each common
law trust organized under the laws of the State of Illinois (in such capacity,
the “Trustee,” and each such common law trust being referred to herein as a “Trust”)
in connection with the program contemplated by the Registration Statement filed
on Form S-3 (File No. 333-128718) by Genworth Life and Annuity
Insurance Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
on September 30, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the
Commission on December 8, 2005 (the “Registration Statement”), does hereby
certify to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., in such capacity and on behalf of each Trust,
to the knowledge of the Trustee without any independent investigation, that; as
of October 1, 2006:


 


1.                                      each
of the representations and warranties of each Trust contained in the Notes
issued in connection with the Program, each Indenture entered into in
connection with the Registration Statement and the Expense and Indemnity
Agreement concerning the Trusts (the “Specified Agreements”) (other than any
representation or warranty expressly made as of a date prior to the date
hereof) are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, with the same effect
as though such representation or warranty had been made on and as of the date
hereof;


 


2.                                      no
default under any of the Specified Agreements and no event or any condition
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default, has
occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof;


 


3.                                      each
Trust has performed and complied with, in all material respects, all of the
agreements, covenants, obligations and conditions applicable to such Trust
required by the Specified Agreements to be performed or complied with by such
Trust on or before the date hereof;


 


4.                                      the
Notes issued in connection with the Program have been issued, in all material
respects, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Program Documents;
and


 


5.                                      each
Funding Agreement has been executed and delivered by the related Trust in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Program Documents.


 


Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Standard Indenture
Terms attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. In no event
shall U.S. Bank National Association in its personal corporate capacity (or any
officer of the Trustee in his or her personal capacity) have any liability for
any of the certifications or statements contained in this Trustee Officer’s
Certificate, such liability being solely that of each Trust.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Certificate as of the [·] day of [·],
200[·].


 


	
   

  	
  U.S. Bank National
  Association, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as
  Trustee acting on behalf of each Trust

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  



 


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SCHEDULE I


 


Terms Agreement
Specifications


 


In
connection with Section 3(a)(iv) of the Distribution Agreement, the
Program under which the Notes are issued is rated Aa3 by Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and AA- by Standard & Poor’s Rating
Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”).  Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“GLAIC”)
expects that the Notes will be rated Aa3 by Moody’s and AA- by S&P.  GLAIC’s financial strength rating is Aa3 by
Moody’s and AA- by S&P.


 


In
accordance with Section 2.02(b) of the Terms Agreement and in
connection with the purchase of Notes from the Trust by the Agent, the
following items will be delivered on or prior to the Settlement Date to the
Agent:  None.


 


All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein will have the meanings set forth in the Distribution Agreement.


 


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