ITEM 5.07.submission of matters to vote of security holders.
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Genesco Inc. (the "Company") was hosted
virtually on June 23, 2022, from the Company's corporate headquarters in
Nashville, Tennessee. Shares representing a total of 13,728,784 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 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 13, 2022. 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 10,887,105 917,273 446,920
Matthew C. Diamond 10,742,095 1,062,283 446,920
John F. Lambros 11,094,386 709,992 446,920
Thurgood Marshall, Jr. 10,978,751 825,627 446,920
Angel R. Martinez 11,621,473 182,905 446,920
Kevin P. McDermott 11,072,548 731,830 446,920
Mary E. Meixelsperger 11,734,826 69,552 446,920
Gregory A. Sandfort 11,096,670 707,708 446,920
Mimi E. Vaughn 11,572,726 231,652 446,920
Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Company's Executive Compensation
The Company's shareholders voted upon a nonbinding, 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:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
8,799,056 2,996,824 8,498 446,920
Approval of Articles of Amendment to the Company's Restated Charter
The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved articles of amendment to the
Company's Restated Charter to implement a majority voting standard for the
election of directors in uncontested elections. The votes on this proposal were
as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
11,762,740 7,834 33,804 446,920
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
11,912,165 335,445 3,688
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