8-K BARSH

1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

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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): November 12, 2013 (November 7, 2013)

GENESCO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




Tennessee	1-3083	62-0211340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(615) 367-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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.

On November 7, 2013, the board of directors of Genesco Inc. elected Joanna Barsh as a director of the Company and the Company issued a press release announcing the election. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. As of the date of this Report, Ms. Barsh has not been named to committees of the board of directors.

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.

By: /s/ Roger G. Sisson

Name: Roger G. Sisson

Title: Senior Vice President,

Secretary and General Counsel

Date: November 12, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX




No.				Exhibit

99.1				Press Release dated November 11, 2013

EX-99.1 2 exhibit991barsh.htm EXHIBIT Exhibit 99.1 Barsh

EXHIBIT 99.1

Financial Contact: James S. Gulmi (615) 367-8325

Media Contact: Claire S. McCall (615) 367-8283

JOANNA BARSH JOINS GENESCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2013 -- Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) announced today that Joanna Barsh has been appointed to its board of directors. Ms. Barsh became a director emeritus of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, in March 2013, after more than 30 years with the firm, where she had been a senior partner since 1994. She also serves as a trustee of Sesame Workshop, chairing its personnel and compensation committee, and as a commissioner on the New York City Commission on Women's Issues.

At McKinsey, Ms. Barsh has counseled clients in the retail, consumer products, direct selling, private equity, and media sectors on strategic and operational issues, and has held leadership positions on the firm's partner personnel committees and in its Strategy and Organization practices. She has earned international recognition for her work in advancing women leaders, and is the author of the business best-seller, How Remarkable Women Lead. Her latest book, Centered Leadership, is scheduled for publication by Crown Business in March 2014.

Genesco Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Dennis said, "We are excited to welcome Joanna Barsh to Genesco's board. The expertise she has gained through more than three decades of helping management teams and boards identify market opportunities and chart and implement strategies will provide valuable insights to Genesco's board and management."

About Genesco Inc.

Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel and accessories in more than 2,480 retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Underground by Journeys, Schuh, Lids, Locker Room by Lids, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.undergroundbyjourneys.com, www.schuh.co.uk, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsteamsports.com, www.lidsclubhouse.com, www.suregripfootwear.com and www.dockersshoes.com. In addition, the Company sells wholesale footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers brand, SureGrip, and other brands, and operates the Lids Team Sports team dealer business. For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.