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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;30, 2005<BR></B></DIV>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30308<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Oxford Industries, Inc.<BR>
Deferred Compensation Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(Full Title of the Plan)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Sheridan B. Johnson<BR>
Corporate Secretary<BR>
Oxford Industries, Inc.<BR>
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.<BR>
Atlanta, Georgia 30308<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)<BR>
(404)&nbsp;659-2424<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</B></DIV>

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Obligations(2)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$10,700,000</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">100%</TD>
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    <TD>Represents unsecured obligations of Oxford Industries, Inc. to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Oxford Industries, Inc.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g98604exv5w1.txt">EX-5.1 OPINION OF SHERIDAN B. JOHNSON</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g98604exv23w1.txt">EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to $10,700,000 of obligations of Oxford
Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;), to pay deferred
compensation pursuant to the terms of the Oxford Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents
will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of
this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of
the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3
of Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN<BR>
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents that the Company has previous filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;3,
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
July&nbsp;14, 2005, August&nbsp;31, 2005, September&nbsp;26, 2005 and November&nbsp;10, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in a Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which became effective on July&nbsp;23, 1960 (File No.&nbsp;001-04365) including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the time of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following discussion is a summary of the Plan as it relates to the deferred compensation
obligations. This Summary is qualified entirely by the Plan, a copy of which has been incorporated
by reference as an exhibit to this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan is an unfunded, non qualified deferred compensation arrangement which will provide a
select group of management or highly-compensated employees with the opportunity to defer a portion
of their base salary,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">commissions and/or bonus for a year. In addition, the Company will credit each participating
employee (each a &#147;Participant&#148;) with matching contributions under the Plan for certain deferrals,
and may credit Participants with discretionary contributions under the Plan. The obligations of
the Company under the Plan (the &#147;Obligations&#148;) will be unsecured general obligations of the Company
to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The
Company&#146;s obligation to make any distribution to, or on behalf of, a Participant under the Plan
will be made from the Company&#146;s general assets and any claim by a Participant or beneficiary
against the Company for any distribution under the Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any
of the Company&#146;s general and unsecured creditors. A committee appointed by the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors will serve as the administrator of the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of base salary, commissions and/or bonus in a year to be deferred by each
Participant will be determined in accordance with the Plan based on elections by each Participant.
Each Obligation will be payable in a lump sum or installments generally following the earliest to
occur of death, separation from service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in
accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Obligations will be indexed to one or more investment
options individually chosen by each Participant from a list of investment options. Each
Participant&#146;s Obligation will be adjusted to reflect the investment experience, whether positive or
negative, of the selected investment
<FONT style="white-space: NOWRAP">option(s).</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior to payment following
separation from service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, except that the Committee may authorize an early distribution for reasons of
severe financial hardship resulting from extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances.
Participants may not alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber Obligations
under the Plan for any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will be void. However, the
Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such
amendment or termination may adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance credited
to his or her account under the Plan as of the date of such amendment or termination.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Company&#146;s Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subsection (a)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a
corporation may indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify an individual made a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:
(1)&nbsp;such individual conducted himself or herself in good faith; and (2)&nbsp;such individual reasonably
believed: (A)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation; (B)&nbsp;in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (C)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding,
that the individual had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a corporation may not
indemnify a director: (1)&nbsp;in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that
the director has met the relevant standard of conduct; or (2)&nbsp;or in connection with any proceeding
with respect to conduct for which he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section&nbsp;14-2-854, a court shall order a
corporation to indemnify or give an advance for expenses to a director if such court determines the
director is entitled to indemnification under Section&nbsp;14-2-854 or if it determines that in view of
all relevant circumstances, it is fair and reasonable, even if the director has not met the
standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia
Business Corporation Code or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in subsection (d)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;14-2-852 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a corporation shall
indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation
against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Subsection (c)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;14-2-857 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that an
officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under
Section&nbsp;14-2-852 and may apply to a court under Section&nbsp;14-2-854 for indemnification or advances
for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to
indemnification or advances for expenses under those provisions. In addition, subsection (d)&nbsp;of
Section&nbsp;14-2-857 provides that a corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an employee
or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may be provided
by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, action of its board of directors or contract.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, Article&nbsp;XII of the Company&#146;s Articles
of Incorporation provides that a director shall not be personally liable to the Company or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a director, except
that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a)&nbsp;for any
appropriation, in violation of his or her duties, of any business opportunity of the Company, (b)
for any acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (c)&nbsp;for the director&#146;s personal liability for the improper portion of any
distribution by the Company (as measured against the solvency of the Company) approved by the
director; provided that the director violated his or her duties of good faith or care, or (d)&nbsp;for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Articles of
Incorporation of the Company further provide that if the Georgia Business Corporation Code is
amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of
directors, then the liability of a director of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, as so amended. Article&nbsp;XII of
the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation also provides that neither the amendment or repeal of such
Article&nbsp;XII nor the adoption of any provision of the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation
inconsistent with such Article&nbsp;XII shall eliminate or adversely affect any right of protection of a
director of the Company existing immediately prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Article&nbsp;VI of the Company&#146;s Bylaws, the Company is required to indemnify each person who
is now, has been, or who will hereafter become a director or officer of the Company, whether or not
then in office. The Company is required to indemnify any such director or officer against all costs
and expenses reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him or her in connection with or resulting from
any demand, action, suit or proceedings or threat thereof, to which he or she may be a party as a
result or by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of the Company or of any
other corporation which he serves as director or officer at the request of the Company, except in
relation to matters as to which a recovery shall be had against him or penalty imposed upon him by
reason of his having been finally adjudged in such action, suit or proceedings to have been
derelict in the performance of his duties as such director or officer. The foregoing right to
indemnity includes reimbursement of the amounts and expenses paid in settling any such demand, suit
or proceedings or threat thereof when settling the same appears to the board of directors of
executive committee of the Company to be in the best interests of the Company, and is not exclusive
of other rights to which such director or officer may be entitled as a matter of law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s directors and executive officers are insured against damages from actions and
claims incurred in the course of performing duties, and the Company is insured against expenses
incurred in defending lawsuits arising from certain alleged acts against directors and executive
officers.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

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    <TD valign="top" NOWRAP><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1
to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August&nbsp;29, 2003).</TD>
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    <TD width="85%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;2, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Sheridan B. Johnson.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Sheridan B. Johnson (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Oxford Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed
on November&nbsp;10, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD>
    <TD width="1%"><I>&nbsp;</I></TD>
    <TD><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by
the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s Annual
Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s Annual Report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 30th day of November, 2005.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ J. Hicks Lanier</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
J. Hicks Lanier
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on November&nbsp;30, 2005:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
J. Hicks Lanier
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000"></DIV>
J. Hicks Lanier
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President
</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas Caldecot
Chubb III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas Caldecot Chubb III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
<I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Controller and
</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ K. Scott Grassmyer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
K. Scott Grassmyer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
<I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Cecil D. Conlee
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas C. Gallagher
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
J. Reese Lanier, Sr.

</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>

S. Anthony Margolis
</DIV></TD>
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OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2005
Registration No. 333-________
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
58-0831862
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Organization)
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Oxford Industries, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Sheridan B. Johnson
Corporate Secretary
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(404) 659-2424
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
to be Registered
Security
Price (1)
Fee
Deferred Compensation
Obligations(2)
$10,700,000
100%
$10,700,000
$1,145
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee.
(2)
Represents unsecured obligations of Oxford Industries, Inc. to pay deferred
compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Oxford Industries, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1 OPINION OF SHERIDAN B. JOHNSON
EX-23.1 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
EX-24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to $10,700,000 of obligations of Oxford
Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant"), to pay deferred
compensation pursuant to the terms of the Oxford Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the
"Plan"). The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions of Part I of Form S-8, such documents
will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of
this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of
the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3
of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents that the Company has previous filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3,
2005;
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 2, 2005;
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
July 14, 2005, August 31, 2005, September 26, 2005 and November 10, 2005; and
(d)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in a Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which became effective on July 23, 1960 (File No. 001-04365) including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed with the Commission by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the time of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The following discussion is a summary of the Plan as it relates to the deferred compensation
obligations. This Summary is qualified entirely by the Plan, a copy of which has been incorporated
by reference as an exhibit to this registration statement.
The Plan is an unfunded, non qualified deferred compensation arrangement which will provide a
select group of management or highly-compensated employees with the opportunity to defer a portion
of their base salary,
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commissions and/or bonus for a year. In addition, the Company will credit each participating
employee (each a "Participant") with matching contributions under the Plan for certain deferrals,
and may credit Participants with discretionary contributions under the Plan. The obligations of
the Company under the Plan (the "Obligations") will be unsecured general obligations of the Company
to pay the deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The
Company's obligation to make any distribution to, or on behalf of, a Participant under the Plan
will be made from the Company's general assets and any claim by a Participant or beneficiary
against the Company for any distribution under the Plan will be treated the same as a claim of any
of the Company's general and unsecured creditors. A committee appointed by the Company's Board of
Directors will serve as the administrator of the Plan.
The amount of base salary, commissions and/or bonus in a year to be deferred by each
Participant will be determined in accordance with the Plan based on elections by each Participant.
Each Obligation will be payable in a lump sum or installments generally following the earliest to
occur of death, separation from service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in
accordance with the terms of the Plan. The Obligations will be indexed to one or more investment
options individually chosen by each Participant from a list of investment options. Each
Participant's Obligation will be adjusted to reflect the investment experience, whether positive or
negative, of the selected investment
option(s).
The Obligations are not subject to redemption, in whole or in part, prior to payment following
separation from service, or a date or dates selected by each Participant in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, except that the Committee may authorize an early distribution for reasons of
severe financial hardship resulting from extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances.
Participants may not alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber Obligations
under the Plan for any purpose whatsoever and any attempt to do so will be void. However, the
Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time, except that no such
amendment or termination may adversely affect the right of the Participant to the balance credited
to his or her account under the Plan as of the date of such amendment or termination.
Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Company's Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
Subsection (a) of Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a
corporation may indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify an individual made a party to a
proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:
(1) such individual conducted himself or herself in good faith; and (2) such individual reasonably
believed: (A) in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in the
best interests of the corporation; (B) in all other cases, that such conduct was at least not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (C) in the case of any criminal proceeding,
that the individual had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. Subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a corporation may not
indemnify a director: (1) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation,
except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that
the director has met the relevant standard of conduct; or (2) or in connection with any proceeding
with respect to conduct for which he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit
was improperly received by him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official
capacity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to Section 14-2-854, a court shall order a
corporation to indemnify or give an advance for expenses to a director if such court determines the
director is entitled to indemnification under Section 14-2-854 or if it determines that in view of
all relevant circumstances, it is fair and reasonable, even if the director has not met the
standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia
Business Corporation Code or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code.
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Section 14-2-852 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that a corporation shall
indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding to which the director was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation
against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
Subsection (c) of Section 14-2-857 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code provides that an
officer of the corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under
Section 14-2-852 and may apply to a court under Section 14-2-854 for indemnification or advances
for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to
indemnification or advances for expenses under those provisions. In addition, subsection (d) of
Section 14-2-857 provides that a corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an employee
or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may be provided
by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, action of its board of directors or contract.
As permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, Article XII of the Company's Articles
of Incorporation provides that a director shall not be personally liable to the Company or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a director, except
that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (a) for any
appropriation, in violation of his or her duties, of any business opportunity of the Company, (b)
for any acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (c) for the director's personal liability for the improper portion of any
distribution by the Company (as measured against the solvency of the Company) approved by the
director; provided that the director violated his or her duties of good faith or care, or (d) for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Articles of
Incorporation of the Company further provide that if the Georgia Business Corporation Code is
amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of
directors, then the liability of a director of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Business Corporation Code, as so amended. Article XII of
the Company's Articles of Incorporation also provides that neither the amendment or repeal of such
Article XII nor the adoption of any provision of the Company's Articles of Incorporation
inconsistent with such Article XII shall eliminate or adversely affect any right of protection of a
director of the Company existing immediately prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
Under Article VI of the Company's Bylaws, the Company is required to indemnify each person who
is now, has been, or who will hereafter become a director or officer of the Company, whether or not
then in office. The Company is required to indemnify any such director or officer against all costs
and expenses reasonably incurred by or imposed upon him or her in connection with or resulting from
any demand, action, suit or proceedings or threat thereof, to which he or she may be a party as a
result or by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of the Company or of any
other corporation which he serves as director or officer at the request of the Company, except in
relation to matters as to which a recovery shall be had against him or penalty imposed upon him by
reason of his having been finally adjudged in such action, suit or proceedings to have been
derelict in the performance of his duties as such director or officer. The foregoing right to
indemnity includes reimbursement of the amounts and expenses paid in settling any such demand, suit
or proceedings or threat thereof when settling the same appears to the board of directors of
executive committee of the Company to be in the best interests of the Company, and is not exclusive
of other rights to which such director or officer may be entitled as a matter of law.
The Company's directors and executive officers are insured against damages from actions and
claims incurred in the course of performing duties, and the Company is insured against expenses
incurred in defending lawsuits arising from certain alleged acts against directors and executive
officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 29, 2003).
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4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 2, 2005).
5.1
Opinion of Sheridan B. Johnson.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Sheridan B. Johnson (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
99.1
Oxford Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on November 10, 2005).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's Annual
Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's Annual Report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 30th day of November, 2005.
OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ J. Hicks Lanier
J. Hicks Lanier
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on November 30, 2005:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
/s/
J. Hicks Lanier
J. Hicks Lanier
(Principal Executive Officer)
Executive Vice President
/s/ Thomas Caldecot
Chubb III
Thomas Caldecot Chubb III
(Principal Financial Officer)
Senior Vice President, Controller and
/s/ K. Scott Grassmyer
K. Scott Grassmyer
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Cecil D. Conlee
Director
*
Thomas C. Gallagher
Director
*
J. Reese Lanier, Sr.
Director
*
S. Anthony Margolis
Director
*
James A. Rubright
Director
*
Clarence H. Smith
Director
*
Robert E. Shaw
Director
*
Helen Ballard Weeks
Director
*
E. Jenner Wood III
Director
*
 By:
/s/ Sheridan B. Johnson
Sheridan B. Johnson
as Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 29, 2003).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(A) to the
Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 2, 2005).
5.1
Opinion of Sheridan B. Johnson.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of Sheridan B. Johnson (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
99.1
Oxford Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on November 10, 2005).
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