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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-060416"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T23:34:14.285447+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco increases share repurchase authorization by $50M to $250M

## Summary
- Existing $200M authorization: $189.5M used on 3.9M shares since Sep 2019, leaving $10.5M.
- Board approved $50M increase to repurchase authorization, bringing total to $250M.
- Current quarter: ~676k shares repurchased for $14.5M at avg $21.41 per share.
- Since Dec 2018: 9.2M shares repurchased for $415M, representing over 46% of outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-060416
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024060416/0000950170-24-060416-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024060416/gco-20230626.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-060416
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-060416.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-060416.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GENESCO INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-06-26 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-26
  source text: the Company reported in its Initial Filing that a majority of the Company’s shareholders cast a non‐binding, advisory vote for an annual frequency for future shareholder advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024060416/0000950170-24-060416-index.htm

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