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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2010 (June 23, 2010)
GENESCO INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Tennessee   1-3083   62-0211340
         
(State or Other   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of   File Number)   Identification No.)
Incorporation)        
     
1415 Murfreesboro Road    
Nashville, Tennessee   37217-2895
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(615) 367-7000
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
     The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Genesco Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 23, 2010 at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Genesco Park, Nashville, Tennessee. Shares representing a total of 24,191,918 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 ten 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 14, 2010. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:
                         
                    Broker
                    Non-
Nominee   For   Withheld   Votes
James S. Beard
    11,104,071       10,235,782       1,056,223  
Leonard L. Berry
    11,128,178       10,211,675       1,056,223  
William F. Blaufuss, Jr.
    11,101,614       10,238,239       1,056,223  
James W. Bradford
    11,126,954       10,212,899       1,056,223  
Robert V. Dale
    11,019,443       10,320,410       1,056,223  
Robert J. Dennis
    11,211,622       10,128,231       1,056,223  
Matthew C. Diamond
    11,211,618       10,128,235       1,056,223  
Marty G. Dickens
    11,127,778       10,212,075       1,056,223  
Ben T. Harris
    11,210,850       10,129,003       1,056,223  
Kathleen Mason
    10,932,539       10,407,314       1,056,223  
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
21,752,398
  631,099   12,579

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  GENESCO INC.
 
 
Date: June 24, 2010  By:   /s/ Roger G. Sisson    
    Name:   Roger G. Sisson   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel