Legion Partners Nominates Seven Highly-Qualified, Independent Candidates for Election to Genesco’s Board

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Legion Partners” or “we”), which collectively with the other participants in its solicitation beneficially owns approximately 5.6% of the outstanding common shares of Genesco, Inc. (NYSE: GCO) (“Genesco” or the “Company”), today issued a letter to shareholders in connection with its nomination of seven highly-qualified and independent individuals for election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Marjorie L. Bowen, Thomas M. Kibarian, Margenett Moore-Roberts, Dawn H. Robertson, Patricia M. Ross, Georgina L. Russell and Hobart P. Sichel.