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