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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) January 17, 2018 (January 17, 2018)
GENESCO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Tennessee | | | | 1-3083 | | | | 62-0211340 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | | | (Commission File Number) | | | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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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 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Genesco Inc. (the "Company") announced that Mimi Eckel Vaughn, 51, currently its senior vice president‑finance and chief financial officer, is to be named chief operating officer once her successor as chief financial officer is appointed. The Company is conducting a search for a new chief financial officer.
Vaughn joined the Company as vice president-strategy and business development in 2003, was promoted to senior vice president-strategy and business development in 2006, and was named senior vice president‑strategy and shared services in 2009. She assumed her current position in February 2015.
Vaughn will receive an annual base salary as chief operating officer of $650,000. Her target annual incentive award under the Company's EVA Incentive Plan will be $520,000.
A press release by the Company announcing the appointment is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 |
| | Press Release dated January 17, 2018, issued by Genesco Inc. |
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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.
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Date: January 17, 2018 | | By: | | /s/ Roger G. Sisson |
| | Name: | | Roger G. Sisson |
| | Title: | | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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