UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

~~Washington,~~CURRENT ~~D.C. 20549~~REPORT

~~FORM~~Pursuant ~~8-K~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2026

~~Pursuant~~Genesco ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~Inc.

~~Date of Report~~ (~~date~~Exact name of ~~earliest~~Registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported):~~Specified ~~March~~in 6,Its ~~2026~~Charter)

GENESCO INC.


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

535 Marriott Drive
Nashville, Tennessee		37214
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~(Exact~~Registrant’s ~~name~~Telephone ofNumber, ~~registrant~~Including asArea ~~specified~~Code: in615 ~~its charter)~~367-7000

Tennessee	1-3083		62-0211340
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
535 Marriott Drive	Nashville	Tennessee	37214
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

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

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	GCO	New York Stock Exchange

☐Indicate ~~Pre-commencement~~by ~~communications~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~14d-2~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§ 230.405 of this chapter) ~~under~~or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934 (§ 240.~~14d~~12b-2(b of this chapter)).

☐Emerging ~~Pre-commencement~~growth ~~communications~~company ~~pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~☐

~~Securities~~If ~~registered~~an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 1213(ba) of the Exchange Act:. ☐

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	GCO	New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Indicate~~As bypreviously ~~check~~announced ~~mark~~on ~~whether~~January 29, 2026, Genesco Inc. (the ~~registrant~~“Company”) isand anthe ~~emerging~~Company’s ~~growth~~former ~~company~~Senior asVice ~~defined~~President inand ~~Rule~~Chief ~~405~~Financial ofOfficer, ~~the~~Cassandra ~~Securities~~E. ~~Act~~Harris, ofentered ~~1933~~into ~~(§230~~a Consulting Agreement dated January 29, 2026, pursuant to which Ms.~~405~~ Harris continued to support the Company as a consultant and principal accounting officer from March 7, 2026, through the filing of ~~this~~the ~~chapter)~~Company’s orfiscal ~~Rule~~year ~~12b~~2026 Annual Report on Form 10-2K, offiled with the Securities and Exchange ~~Act~~Commission ofon ~~1934~~March 25, 2026 (~~§240.12b~~the “Form 10-2K”), ofassisting ~~this~~with ~~chapter)~~an orderly transition. Accordingly, Ms. Harris ceased to serve as the Company's principal accounting officer, effective March 25, 2026.

~~Emerging~~On ~~growth~~March ~~company~~26, ☐2026, Mimi E. Vaughn, age 59, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, was appointed by the Company’s board of directors to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer until the Company names a successor. Ms. Vaughn will continue to lead the Company’s experienced financial leadership team and management in connection with her service as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

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☐Ms. Vaughn has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

~~ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.~~SIGNATURES

OnPursuant ~~March~~to 6,the ~~2026,~~requirements ~~Genesco Inc. issued a press release announcing results~~ of ~~operations for~~ the ~~fourth~~Securities ~~fiscal~~Exchange ~~quarter~~Act ~~ended~~of ~~January 31~~1934, ~~2026.~~the Aregistrant ~~copy~~has ofduly ~~the~~caused ~~press~~this ~~release~~report isto ~~furnished~~be assigned ~~Exhibit~~on ~~99.1~~its tobehalf ~~this~~by ~~Current~~the ~~Report~~undersigned onhereunto ~~Form~~duly ~~8-K~~authorized.

On March 6, 2026, the Company also posted on its website, www.genesco.com, a slide presentation with summary results. A copy of the slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


			Genesco Inc.

Date:	March 27, 2026	By:	/s/ Scott E. Becker
			Scott E. Becker Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary adn General Counsel

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the press release furnished herewith contains non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted gross margin, operating income (loss), pretax earnings (loss), earnings (loss) from continuing operations and earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, as discussed in the text of the release and as detailed on the reconciliation schedule attached to the press release. For consistency and ease of comparison with the adjusted results for the prior period announced last year, the Company believes that disclosure of the non-GAAP measures will be useful to investors.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Genesco Inc. on March 6, 2026
99.2		Genesco Inc. Fiscal Year ended January 31, 2026 Summary Results
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: March 6, 2026	By:	/s/ Cassandra E. Harris
	Name:	Cassandra E. Harris
	Title:	Senior Vice President - Finance andChief Financial Officer

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