Genesco Inc.

06/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/27/2024 14:06

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Form 8 K

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Annual Meeting") was hosted virtually on June 27, 2024, from the Company's corporate headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Shares representing a total of 11,633,895 votes were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

Election of Directors

The Company's shareholders elected all nine persons nominated for election as directors until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified as set forth in the Company's proxy statement dated May 17, 2024. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting with respect to the election of directors:

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Joanna Barsh

8,350,201

670,688

48,295

445,762

Matthew M. Bilunas

8,718,403

302,483

48,298

445,762

Carolyn Bojanowski

8,685,933

333,756

49,495

445,762

John F. Lambros

8,671,701

349,185

48,298

445,762

Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

8,600,750

430,169

38,365

445,762

Angel R. Martinez

8,684,833

336,053

48,298

445,762

Mary E. Meixelsperger

8,717,693

302,096

49,395

445,762

Gregory A. Sandfort

8,684,964

335,922

48,298

445,762

Mimi E. Vaughn

8,555,915

408,931

104,338

445,762

Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Company's Executive Compensation

The Company's shareholders voted upon a non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

8,361,814

596,431

110,939

445,762

Approval of the Genesco Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved the Genesco Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

8,289,229

733,395

46,560

445,762

Ratification of Independent Accountants

The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

9,364,863

108,367

41,716