GENESCO INC. (NYSE:GCO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
GENESCO INC. (NYSE:GCO) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting was held on June 27, 2019, at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Genesco Park, Nashville, Tennessee. Shares representing a total of 17,378,637 votes were outstanding and entitled to vote. At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.
Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders elected all eight 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 16, 2019. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:
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 Shareholders’ meeting. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
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:
About GENESCO INC. (NYSE:GCO)
Genesco Inc. is a retailer and wholesaler of footwear, apparel and accessories. The Company operates in five segments: Journeys Group, Schuh Group, Lids Sports Group, Johnston & Murphy Group and Licensed Brands. Its Journeys Group segment includes Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Little Burgundy and Underground by Journeys retail stores, catalog and e-commerce operations. Schuh Group operates over 110 Schuh stores, averaging approximately 5,000 square feet, which include both street-level and mall locations in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Germany. Lids Sports Group operates approximately 1,330 stores, including over 920 Lids stores, approximately 230 Lids Locker Room and Clubhouse stores and over 180 Locker Room by Lids leased departments. Johnston & Murphy operates approximately 170 retail shops and factory stores throughout the United States and in Canada. Licensed Brands offers footwear marketed under the Dockers brand.
