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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GENESCO INC.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT>

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<B>0211340</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<B>37217-2895</B></FONT></TD>
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(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>GENESCO 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Roger G. Sisson<BR>
Genesco Inc.<BR>
Genesco Park<BR>
1415 Murfreesboro Road<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(615)&nbsp;367-7000</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share, and associated rights to purchase Series 6
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$14.555</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
amount of the registration fee. Such estimate has been calculated in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and Rule&nbsp;457(h) and is based upon the average
of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape for
April 30, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form&nbsp;S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of Genesco Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the
&#147;Registrant&#148;), issuable pursuant to the Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;). The Registrant&#146;s previously filed Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8
(Nos. 333-08463 and 333-40249), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July&nbsp;19, 1996 and November&nbsp;14, 1997, respectively, are hereby
incorporated by reference.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on
February&nbsp;4, 2002, March&nbsp;4, 2002, April&nbsp;4, 2002, April&nbsp;29, 2002,
May&nbsp;24, 2002, June&nbsp;24, 2002, July&nbsp;8, 2002, August&nbsp;1, 2002, August
19, 2002, November&nbsp;19, 2002, February&nbsp;7, 2003,
March&nbsp;4, 2003, March&nbsp;28, 2003 and April 30, 2003; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), and the
associated rights to purchase Series 6 Subordinated Serial Preferred
Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A/A, as amended or
updated pursuant to the Exchange Act.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information furnished under Item&nbsp;9 of our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K,
including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part
hereof except as so modified or superseded.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roger G. Sisson, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant, has
opined as to the validity of the securities registered hereby. Mr.&nbsp;Sisson is
employed by the Registrant and is eligible to participate in the Plan. Mr.
Sisson owns shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock and has been granted
options to acquire additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></FONT>

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Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.</FONT></TD>
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Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (restated
electronically for SEC filing purposes only and incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May&nbsp;1, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Registrant&#146;s general counsel.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Registrant&#146;s general counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-3 and II-4).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on the
1st day
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<B>GENESCO INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:</font></td>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Hal N. Pennington</FONT></TD>
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<HR size="1" noshade></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Hal N. Pennington</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints James S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson, or either
of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</FONT>
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    <TD align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Capacity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Hal N. Pennington<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Hal N. Pennington</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
     <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James S. Gulmi<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
James S. Gulmi</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Paul D. Williams<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Paul D. Williams</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert V. Dale<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert V. Dale</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Matthew C. Diamond<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Matthew C. Diamond</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ben T. Harris<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ben T. Harris</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Kathleen Mason</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Linda H. Potter<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Linda H. Potter</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William A. Williamson, Jr.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William A. Williamson, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William S. Wire II<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William S. Wire II</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">May 1, 2003</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (restated
electronically for SEC filing purposes only and incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;8-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May&nbsp;1, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for
the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 1995).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Registrant&#146;s general counsel.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Registrant&#146;s general counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-3 and II-4).</FONT></TD>
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GENESCO INC. - FORM S-8
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 1, 2003
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GENESCO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
0211340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
Genesco Park
37217-2895
1415 Murfreesboro Road
(Zip Code)
Nashville, Tennessee
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
GENESCO 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Roger G. Sisson
Genesco Inc.
Genesco Park
1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(615) 367-7000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
Maximum
Maximum
Securities
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
To Be
To be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
Registered
Registered
Share*
Price*
Fee
Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share, and associated rights to purchase Series 6
Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock
2,000,000 shares
$14.555
$29,110,000
$2,355.00
*
The offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
amount of the registration fee. Such estimate has been calculated in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) and is based upon the average
of the high and low prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape for
April 30, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-4.1 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN - AMENDED
EX-5 OPINION OF REGISTRANTS GENERAL COUNSEL
EX-23.2 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
EX-23.3 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of Genesco Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the
"Registrant"), issuable pursuant to the Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"). The Registrant's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8
(Nos. 333-08463 and 333-40249), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 19, 1996 and November 14, 1997, respectively, are hereby
incorporated by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended February 2, 2002;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended May 4, 2002;
(c)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended August 3, 2002;
(d)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2002;
(e)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
February 4, 2002, March 4, 2002, April 4, 2002, April 29, 2002,
May 24, 2002, June 24, 2002, July 8, 2002, August 1, 2002, August
19, 2002, November 19, 2002, February 7, 2003,
March 4, 2003, March 28, 2003 and April 30, 2003; and
(f)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), and the
associated rights to purchase Series 6 Subordinated Serial Preferred
Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, as amended or
updated pursuant to the Exchange Act.
Information furnished under Item 9 of our Current Reports on Form 8-K,
including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
All reports and other documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other
subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part
hereof except as so modified or superseded.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Roger G. Sisson, Secretary and General Counsel of the Registrant, has
opined as to the validity of the securities registered hereby. Mr. Sisson is
employed by the Registrant and is eligible to participate in the Plan. Mr.
Sisson owns shares of the Registrant's Common Stock and has been granted
options to acquire additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
4.2
Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (restated
electronically for SEC filing purposes only and incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form 8-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 1, 2003).
4.3
Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended January 31, 1995).
5
Opinion of Registrant's general counsel.
23.1
Consent of Registrant's general counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24
Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-3 and II-4).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of 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 Nashville, State of Tennessee, on the
1st day
of May, 2003.
GENESCO INC.
By:
/s/ Hal N. Pennington
Hal N. Pennington
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints James S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson, or either
of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name,
place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
(including without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ Hal N. Pennington
Hal N. Pennington
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 1, 2003
/s/ James S. Gulmi
James S. Gulmi
Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 1, 2003
/s/ Paul D. Williams
Paul D. Williams
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 1, 2003
/s/ Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ Robert V. Dale
Robert V. Dale
Director
May 1, 2003
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/s/ W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr.
W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr.
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ Matthew C. Diamond
Matthew C. Diamond
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ Ben T. Harris
Ben T. Harris
Director
May 1, 2003
Kathleen Mason
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ Linda H. Potter
Linda H. Potter
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ William A. Williamson, Jr.
William A. Williamson, Jr.
Director
May 1, 2003
/s/ William S. Wire II
William S. Wire II
Director
May 1, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
4.1
Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
4.2
Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (restated
electronically for SEC filing purposes only and incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form 8-A/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 1, 2003).
4.3
Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended January 31, 1995).
5
Opinion of Registrant's general counsel.
23.1
Consent of Registrant's general counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-3 and II-4).
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