The Radoff-Jumana Group Calls for Joanna Barsh to Immediately Resign from Genesco Inc.’s Board of Directors Based on False and Misleading Biographical Information

Exposes that Genesco’s Proxy Statement Falsely Claims Ms. Barsh Has Public Company Leadership and Senior Leadership Experience – in Reality, She Has No Such Experience and Should Be Disqualified from Serving on Genesco’s Board

Urges Shareholders to Replace Ms. Barsh and Thurgood Marshall, Jr. – Two Over-Tenured and Unqualified Directors – With Westervelt T. Ballard, Jr., a Former Public Company CEO, and Paula J. Poskon, an Experienced Public Company Director

Offers to Withdraw Proxy Contest if Ms. Barsh and Mr. Marshall Resign Immediately and One of Our Candidates is Appointed to the Board

Bradley L. Radoff, Jumana Capital Investments LLC and Christopher R. Martin (collectively, the “Radoff-Jumana Group” or “we”), who collectively own approximately 9.1% of the outstanding shares of Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) (“Genesco” or the “Company”), today issued the following statement: