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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2009
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 3pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>GENESCO INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 1pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>1415 Murfreesboro Road<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>GENESCO INC. 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>Roger G. Sisson<BR>
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel<BR>
Genesco Inc.<BR>
1415 Murfreesboro Road<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895<BR>
(615)&nbsp;367-7000</B><BR>
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Registrant&#146;s agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt">Copy to:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 4pt"><B>Jennifer H. Noonan<BR>
Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC<BR>
315 Deaderick Street, Suite&nbsp;2700<BR>
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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<TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common
Stock, $1.00 par value, and associated rights to purchase
Series&nbsp;6 Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)&nbsp;The maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards may be granted under
the Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan will be 1,215,302 (which includes 115,302 shares with
respect to which awards under the Registrant&#146;s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2005 Plan&#148;) were
authorized but not awarded).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt">(3)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the offering price is estimated solely
for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;29, 2009.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 6pt">(4)&nbsp;In accordance with Rule 457(p) of the Securities Act, the aggregate total dollar amount of the
registration fee is being offset by the dollar amount of the registration fee previously paid in
respect of unissued shares previously registered by the Registrant on its Form S-8 Registration
Statement File No.&nbsp;333-128201 filed on September&nbsp;9, 2005 (the &#147;2005 Registration Statement&#148;) which
are being registered under this Registration Statement. The amount of this registration fee was
calculated as the difference between the aggregate registration fee of $1,299 (calculated based on
the number of shares registered on this Registration Statement) less $522, which is the portion of
the registration fee associated with the 115,302 unissued shares under the 2005 Plan that was
previously paid in connection with the 2005 Registration Statement.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">Information Required in the Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Genesco Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) has sent or given or will send or give documents containing
the information specified by Part&nbsp;I of this Form S-8 Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;) to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified
in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The Registrant is not filing such
documents with the SEC, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference and
shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such document:
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2009, as
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;2, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;29, 2009, and May
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, and the associated rights
to purchase Series&nbsp;6 Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock, contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2003, and including all
other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including the
amendment filed on June&nbsp;18, 2007.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&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 to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
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 statements contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or replaced for purposes hereof 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 herein) modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or replaced shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced, to constitute a part hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement or the related prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roger G. Sisson, Senior Vice President, 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 Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Mr.
Sisson owns shares of Common Stock and has been granted restricted stock and options to acquire
additional shares of Common Stock.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Tennessee Business Corporation Act, or the &#147;TBCA,&#148; provides that a corporation may
indemnify any of its directors and officers against liability incurred in connection with a
proceeding if:
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    <TD>in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, the
director or officer reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation&#146;s best
interest;</TD>
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    <TD>in all other cases, the director or officer reasonably believed that his or her conduct
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    <TD>in connection with any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no
indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. In cases where the director or officer is wholly successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instituted because of his or her status as an officer
or director of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or
officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. The TBCA also provides that in
connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no
indemnification may be made if the officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that the
personal benefit was improperly received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a
court of competent jurisdiction, upon application, may order that an officer or director be
indemnified for reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court
determines that the individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification,
notwithstanding the fact that:
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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>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the officer or director was adjudged liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in
the right of the corporation;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 1pt">&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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was
improperly received by him or her; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 1pt">&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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the officer or director breached his or her duty of care to the corporation.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our charter provides that no director shall be liable to us or our shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent provided by the TBCA.
Under the TBCA, this provision relieves our directors from personal liability to us or our
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
arising from a judgment or other final adjudication establishing:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<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>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 1pt">&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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law; or</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 1pt">&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"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any unlawful distributions.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We currently have in effect an executive liability insurance policy which provides coverage
for our directors and officers. We also have in effect agreements with our directors which, to the
maximum extent permitted by law and on the terms set forth therein, generally require us to
indemnify such persons against any liability incurred in a proceeding because such person is or was
a director and, in advance of the disposition of such proceeding, to advance reasonable expenses
incurred by the director in connection with such proceeding. The foregoing summaries are subject
to the full text of the TCBA, our charter and the form of agreements with our directors and are
qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;None.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the current report on Form
8-K filed December&nbsp;19, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;24, 2003, between Genesco Inc. and Bank of New York including form
of 4.125% Convertible Subordinated Debenture Due 2023 (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August&nbsp;2,
2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;24, 2003, by and among the Registrant, Banc of
America Securities, LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended August&nbsp;2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Certificate for the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;28, 2000, between Genesco Inc. and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4 to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;30, 2000 and incorporated herein
by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Registrant&#146;s General Counsel</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">10</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;15, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Registrant&#146;s General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this 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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that clauses (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall 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 to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</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 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 this 25th day of June,
2009.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><B>GENESCO INC.</B></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">&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/ Hal N. Pennington</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <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" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&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">Hal N. Pennington<BR>
Chairman</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, </B>each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints James S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 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 attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary, 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 his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="54%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Signature</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Title</U></B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B><U>Date</U></B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Hal N. Pennington
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Hal N. Pennington</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert J. Dennis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Dennis</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive
Officer and a Director<BR>
(Principal Executive
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James S. Gulmi
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James S. Gulmi</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Senior Vice President &#151;
Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer<BR>
(Principal Financial
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Paul D. Williams
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul D. Williams</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James S. Beard
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James S. Beard</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 26, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Leonard L. Berry
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William F. Blaufuss, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William F. Blaufuss, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25 2009</TD>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="54%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James W. Bradford
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James W. Bradford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Robert V. Dale
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert V. Dale</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 30, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Matthew C. Diamond
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Matthew C. Diamond</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 29, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Marty G. Dickens
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Marty G. Dickens</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 27, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ben T. Harris
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ben T. Harris</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Kathleen Mason
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kathleen Mason</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 25, 2009</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the current report on Form
8-K filed December&nbsp;19, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;24, 2003, between Genesco Inc. and Bank of New York including form
of 4.125% Convertible Subordinated Debenture Due 2023 (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August&nbsp;2,
2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;24, 2003, by and among the Registrant, Banc of
America Securities, LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended August&nbsp;2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Certificate for the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;28, 2000, between Genesco Inc. and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, as amended (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4 to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;30, 2000 and incorporated herein
by reference)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Registrant&#146;s General Counsel</TD>
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<TR>
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</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">10</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;15, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Registrant&#146;s General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)</TD>
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Genesco Inc.
Table of Contents
As
Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2009
Registration No. 333-________
UNITED STATES
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
62-0211340
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
GENESCO INC. 2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Roger G. Sisson
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Genesco Inc.
1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895
(615) 367-7000
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Registrant's agent for service)
Copy to:
Jennifer H. Noonan
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
registered
(1)(2)
share
(3)
price
fee
(4)
Common
Stock, $1.00 par value, and associated rights to purchase
Series 6 Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock
1,215,302
$19.15
$23,273,033.30
$777
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards may be granted under
the Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan will be 1,215,302 (which includes 115,302 shares with
respect to which awards under the Registrant's 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan") were
authorized but not awarded).
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the offering price is estimated solely
for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New
York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2009.
(4) In accordance with Rule 457(p) of the Securities Act, the aggregate total dollar amount of the
registration fee is being offset by the dollar amount of the registration fee previously paid in
respect of unissued shares previously registered by the Registrant on its Form S-8 Registration
Statement File No. 333-128201 filed on September 9, 2005 (the "2005 Registration Statement") which
are being registered under this Registration Statement. The amount of this registration fee was
calculated as the difference between the aggregate registration fee of $1,299 (calculated based on
the number of shares registered on this Registration Statement) less $522, which is the portion of
the registration fee associated with the 115,302 unissued shares under the 2005 Plan that was
previously paid in connection with the 2005 Registration Statement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests 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
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PART I
Information Required in the Section 10(a) Prospectus
Genesco Inc. (the "Registrant") has sent or given or will send or give documents containing
the information specified by Part I of this Form S-8 Registration Statement (the "Registration
Statement") to participants in the plan to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified
in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Registrant is not filing such
documents with the SEC, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference and
shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such document:
(1)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, as
amended on April 27, 2009;
(2)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 2, 2009;
(3)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009, and May
28, 2009; and
(4)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $1.00 par value, and the associated rights
to purchase Series 6 Subordinated Serial Preferred Stock, contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2003, and including all
other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including the
amendment filed on June 18, 2007.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 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 to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
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 statements contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or replaced for purposes hereof 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 herein) modifies or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified or replaced shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or replaced, to constitute a part hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement or the related prospectus.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Roger G. Sisson, Senior Vice President, 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 Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Mr.
Sisson owns shares of Common Stock and has been granted restricted stock and options to acquire
additional shares of Common Stock.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Tennessee Business Corporation Act, or the "TBCA," provides that a corporation may
indemnify any of its directors and officers against liability incurred in connection with a
proceeding if:
•
the director or officer acted in good faith;
•
in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity with the corporation, the
director or officer reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation's best
interest;
•
in all other cases, the director or officer reasonably believed that his or her conduct
was not opposed to the best interest of the corporation; and
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•
in connection with any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable
cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no
indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. In cases where the director or officer is wholly successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding instituted because of his or her status as an officer
or director of a corporation, the TBCA mandates that the corporation indemnify the director or
officer against reasonable expenses incurred in the proceeding. The TBCA also provides that in
connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no
indemnification may be made if the officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that the
personal benefit was improperly received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a
court of competent jurisdiction, upon application, may order that an officer or director be
indemnified for reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court
determines that the individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification,
notwithstanding the fact that:
•
the officer or director was adjudged liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in
the right of the corporation;
•
the officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was
improperly received by him or her; or
•
the officer or director breached his or her duty of care to the corporation.
Our charter provides that no director shall be liable to us or our shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent provided by the TBCA.
Under the TBCA, this provision relieves our directors from personal liability to us or our
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability
arising from a judgment or other final adjudication establishing:
•
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty;
•
acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law; or
•
any unlawful distributions.
We currently have in effect an executive liability insurance policy which provides coverage
for our directors and officers. We also have in effect agreements with our directors which, to the
maximum extent permitted by law and on the terms set forth therein, generally require us to
indemnify such persons against any liability incurred in a proceeding because such person is or was
a director and, in advance of the disposition of such proceeding, to advance reasonable expenses
incurred by the director in connection with such proceeding. The foregoing summaries are subject
to the full text of the TCBA, our charter and the form of agreements with our directors and are
qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
None.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
4.1
Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A with the SEC on May 1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the current report on Form
8-K filed December 19, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
Indenture dated as of June 24, 2003, between Genesco Inc. and Bank of New York including form
of 4.125% Convertible Subordinated Debenture Due 2023 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 2,
2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.4
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 24, 2003, by and among the Registrant, Banc of
America Securities, LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended August 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference)
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4.5
Form of Certificate for the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on May 1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.6
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2000, between Genesco Inc. and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4 to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 30, 2000 and incorporated herein
by reference)
5
Opinion of Registrant's General Counsel
10
Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit A to the Registrant's definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC on May 15, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)
23.1
Consent of Registrant's General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
A. The 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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
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 this 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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20% 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 this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that clauses (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall 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 to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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.
B. The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
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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 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 SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Securities 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 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 this 25th day of June,
2009.
GENESCO INC.
By:
/s/ Hal N. Pennington
Hal N. Pennington
Chairman
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes
and appoints James S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 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 attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary, 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 his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Hal N. Pennington
Hal N. Pennington
Chairman
June 25, 2009
/s/ Robert J. Dennis
Robert J. Dennis
President, Chief Executive
Officer and a Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
June 29, 2009
/s/ James S. Gulmi
James S. Gulmi
Senior Vice President —
Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial
Officer)
June 25, 2009
/s/ Paul D. Williams
Paul D. Williams
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
June 29, 2009
/s/ James S. Beard
James S. Beard
Director
June 26, 2009
/s/ Leonard L. Berry
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.
Director
June 25, 2009
/s/ William F. Blaufuss, Jr.
William F. Blaufuss, Jr.
Director
June 25 2009
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/s/ James W. Bradford
James W. Bradford
Director
June 25, 2009
/s/ Robert V. Dale
Robert V. Dale
Director
June 30, 2009
/s/ Matthew C. Diamond
Matthew C. Diamond
Director
June 29, 2009
/s/ Marty G. Dickens
Marty G. Dickens
Director
June 27, 2009
/s/ Ben T. Harris
Ben T. Harris
Director
June 25, 2009
/s/ Kathleen Mason
Kathleen Mason
Director
June 25, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Restated Charter of Genesco Inc., as amended (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A with the SEC on May 1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Genesco Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the current report on Form
8-K filed December 19, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
Indenture dated as of June 24, 2003, between Genesco Inc. and Bank of New York including form
of 4.125% Convertible Subordinated Debenture Due 2023 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 2,
2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.4
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 24, 2003, by and among the Registrant, Banc of
America Securities, LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities LLC (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended August 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference)
4.5
Form of Certificate for the Common Stock (filed as Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on May 1, 2003 and incorporated herein by
reference)
4.6
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2000, between Genesco Inc. and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, as amended (filed as Exhibit 4 to
the current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 30, 2000 and incorporated herein
by reference)
5
Opinion of Registrant's General Counsel
10
Genesco Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit A to the Registrant's definitive proxy
statement filed with the SEC on May 15, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference)
23.1
Consent of Registrant's General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
24
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Registration Statement)
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