<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000929638-25-001413.txt : 20250331
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000929638-25-001413
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250327
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250331
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250331

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pleasant Lake Partners LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001580144
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03083
		FILM NUMBER:		25795876

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-554-0680

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PLP Funds Master Fund LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002052009
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03083
		FILM NUMBER:		25795875

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		804-363-4458

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fund 1 Investments, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001959730
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03083
		FILM NUMBER:		25795877

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115
		STREET 2:		UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		804-363-4458

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115
		STREET 2:		UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENESCO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000018498
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-SHOE STORES [5661]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				620211340
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0201

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		535 MARRIOTT DRIVE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NASHVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37214
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6153677000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		535 MARRIOTT DRIVE
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NASHVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37214
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>22.4832</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <value>2028-02-14</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares reported herein are held for the benefit of PLP Funds Master Fund LP, a private investment vehicle for which Pleasant Lake Partners LLC (&quot;PLP&quot;) 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Reporting Persons have 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 10,000 notional shares of common stock for a price of $22.4832 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 &quot;Subject Shares&quot;). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Fund 1 Investments, LLC by: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Pleasant Lake Partners LLC by: Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member, by Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-31</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>/s/ PLP Funds Master Fund LP, by Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, its Investment Adviser, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member,
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