Sec Form 3 Filing - Fund 1 Investments, LLC @ GENESCO INC - 2025-03-26

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Fund 1 Investments, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENESCO INC [ GCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 CARR 115, UNIT 1900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/26/2025 (Street) RINCON, PR00677 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 1,109,850 I See Footnotes ( 1 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Cash-Settled Total Return Swaps ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 02/14/2028( 3 ) Common Stock 943,109 I See Footnotes ( 1 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Fund 1 Investments, LLC 100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900 RINCON, PR00677 X Signatures /s/ Fund 1 Investments, LLC by: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 03/31/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Pleasant Lake Partners LLC by: Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member, by Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 03/31/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ PLP Funds Master Fund LP, by Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, its Investment Adviser, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member, by Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 03/31/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Securities reported herein are held for the benefit of PLP Funds Master Fund LP, a private investment vehicle for which Pleasant Lake Partners LLC ("PLP") serves as investment adviser. Fund 1 Investments, LLC serves as managing member of PLP. Jonathan Lennon serves as managing member of Fund 1 Investments, LLC. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. ( 2 )The Reporting Persons previously entered into certain cash-settled total return swap agreements with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provide the Reporting Persons with economic exposure to an aggregate of 943,109 notional shares of common stock for prices ranging from $22.0677 to $40.8900 per share. The swap agreements provide the Reporting Persons with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide the Reporting Persons with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of common stock that are the subject of the swap agreements (the "Subject Shares"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )The expiration date of the swap agreements will be automatically extended for successive 12 month periods unless one party provides written notice to the other party, at least 30 calendar days prior to the first extension and at least 15 calendar days prior to any subsequent extension, not to so extend the expiration date.

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