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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended January 30 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from Genesco Park , Nashville , Tennessee ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) to Title of each class Common Stock , $ 1.00 par value Commission File No. 1-3083 Genesco Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( Address of principal executive offices ) 1415 Murfreesboro Pike Tennessee Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 615 ) 367-7000 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol GCO 62-0211340 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 37217-2895 ( Zip Code ) Name of Exchange on which Registered New York Stock Exchange No No | Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Employees ' Subordinated Convertible Preferred Stock Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232-405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer ; an accelerated filer ; a non - accelerated filer ; a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging Growth company If 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 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act . ) Yes No 区 State the aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold , or the average bid and asked price of such common equity , as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter $ 233,000,000 . The market value calculation was determined using a per share price of $ 15.55 , the price at which the common stock was last sold on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter . For purposes of this calculation , shares of common stock held by nonaffiliates excludes only those shares beneficially owned by officers , directors , and shareholders owning 10 % or more of the outstanding common stock ( and , in each case , their immediate family members and affiliates ) . Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date : As of March 12 , 2021 , 14,955,569 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Certain portions of registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ( which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended January 30 , 2021 ) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K ..