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.
corporate headquarters in Genesco Park, Nashville, Tennessee.
Shares representing a total of 19,631,380 votes were outstanding
and entitled to vote. At that meeting, the Companys shareholders
voted on the matters set forth below.
election as directors until the next annual meeting of the
shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified
as set forth in the Companys proxy statement dated May 12, 2017.
The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the
meeting with respect to the election of directors:
|
Nominee
|
|
For
|
|
Withheld
|
|
Broker
Non-Votes
|
|
Joanna Barsh
|
|
17,031,394
|
|
331,732
|
|
986,642
|
|
Leonard L. Berry
|
|
17,016,087
|
|
347,039
|
|
986,642
|
|
James W. Bradford
|
|
17,034,983
|
|
328,143
|
|
986,642
|
|
Robert J. Dennis
|
|
16,474,298
|
|
888,828
|
|
986,642
|
|
Matthew C. Diamond
|
|
17,010,740
|
|
352,386
|
|
986,642
|
|
Marty G. Dickens
|
|
17,016,062
|
|
347,064
|
|
986,642
|
|
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
|
|
17,051,279
|
|
311,847
|
|
986,642
|
|
Kathleen Mason
|
|
17,026,498
|
|
336,628
|
|
986,642
|
|
Kevin P. McDermott
|
|
17,184,913
|
|
178,213
|
|
986,642
|
|
David M. Tehle
|
|
17,179,141
|
|
183,985
|
|
986,642
|
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:
|
For
|
|
Against
|
|
Abstain
|
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
16,714,605
|
|
636,070
|
|
12,451
|
|
986,642
|
on Executive Compensation
proposal to approve the desired frequency of future votes on
executive compensation. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
|
1 Year
|
|
2 Years
|
|
3 Years
|
|
Abstain
|
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
14,088,649
|
|
2,603
|
|
3,257,989
|
|
13,885
|
|
986,642
|
of the appointment of Ernst Young LLP to serve as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the current
fiscal year. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
|
For
|
|
Against
|
|
Abstain
|
|
18,274,265
|
|
52,904
|
|
22,599
|
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. GENESCO INC. (NYSE:GCO) Recent Trading Information
GENESCO INC. (NYSE:GCO) closed its last trading session up +0.30 at 33.20 with 498,739 shares trading hands.