Genesco : Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders (Form 8-K)
July 22, 2021 at 09:08 am EDT
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Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
The Genesco Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 20, 2021. On July 21, 2021, First Coast Results, Inc., the inspector of election for the Annual Meeting, delivered its certification of final voting results for the Annual Meeting to the Company. The final voting results reflect that a total of 13,884,599 shares of the Company's common stock and Employees' Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock, out of a total of 14,984,299 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at June 28, 2021, the record date, were present in person or represented by proxies at the Annual Meeting, and that the results for each proposal presented to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as set forth below.
1. Election to the Board of Directors of nine of the following 13 director nominees:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Joanna Barsh*
10,115,362
44,867
Matthew C. Diamond*
10,051,200
109,029
John F. Lambros*
13,627,173
66,574
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.*
10,132,611
27,618
Angel R. Martinez*
13,667,067
26,680
Kevin P. McDermott*
10,136,706
23,523
Mary E. Meixelsperger*
13,668,211
25,536
Gregory A. Sandfort*
13,627,703
66,044
Mimi E. Vaughn*
13,583,083
110,664
Marjorie L. Bowen**
2,232,753
1,300,765
Margenett Moore-Roberts**
2,232,053
1,301,465
Dawn H. Robertson**
3,531,268
2,250
Hobart P. Sichel**
3,141,650
391,868
*
Company nominees
**
Legion nominees
The following nine directors were elected at the Annual Meeting: Joanna Barsh, Matthew C. Diamond, John F. Lambros, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Angel R. Martinez, Kevin P. McDermott, Mary E. Meixelsperger, Gregory A. Sandfort and Mimi E. Vaughn.
2. Approval, on a non-binding,advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2021 proxy statement:
For
Against
Abstain
12,176,242
1,451,667
65,838
3. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's current fiscal year.
For
Against
Abstain
13,605,441
272,204
6,954
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Genesco Inc. is a retailer and wholesaler of branded footwear, apparel and accessories. The Companyâs segments include Journeys Group, Schuh Group, Johnston & Murphy Group and Genesco Brands Group. The Journeys Group segment comprises the Journeys, Journeys Kidz and Little Burgundy retail footwear chains and e-commerce operations. The Schuh Group segment comprises the Schuh retail footwear chain and e-commerce operations. The Johnston & Murphy Group segment comprises Johnston & Murphy retail operations, e-commerce operations and wholesale distribution of products under the Johnston & Murphy brand. The Genesco Brands Group segment comprises the licensed Dockers, Levi's, and G.H. Bass brands, as well as other brands it licenses for footwear. It operates over 1,341 retail footwear and accessory stores located primarily throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, including 77 footwear stores in Canada and 122 footwear stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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