VAUGHN MIMI ECKEL 4

What Happened
Mimi Eckel, Genesco’s Board Chair, President & CEO and a director, was awarded 74,832 shares on April 2, 2026. The Form 4 reports the shares were acquired at $0.00 (total reported value $0) as an award/grant under the company’s equity plan — this is a compensation award, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-02; Filing date: 2026-04-07.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A). Shares: 74,832; Price: $0.00; Reported value: $0.
• Footnote: Grant of restricted stock under the Third Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Timeliness: The Form 4 was filed five days after the transaction date and appears to be after the SEC’s typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline.

Context
Restricted stock awards are a common form of executive compensation and are typically subject to vesting and other conditions, so they do not necessarily indicate an immediate change in market exposure or sentiment. For retail investors, purchases or open-market buys tend to be more directly informative about an insider’s market view; awards primarily reflect compensation policy and retention incentives.