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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(formerly DANIEL GREEN COMPANY)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5759 Fleet Street, Suite&nbsp;220, Carlsbad, California
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">92008</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">2001 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">James R. Riedman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.<BR>
5759 Fleet Street, Suite&nbsp;220, Carlsbad, California 92008<BR>
(760)&nbsp;602-9688


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies of Communications to:<BR>
Harry P. Messina, Jr., Esq., Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP<BR>
700 Crossroads Building, Rochester, New York 14614



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Common Stock,
par value $.01
per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">11.325</TD>
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    <TD align="right">10,192,500</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock under the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase
of outstanding shares of Common Stock of Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee and is based upon the average of the high and low sales price reported
on the American Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;8, 2004 (which is within 5 business
days prior to the date of filing this Form S-8).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration of Additional Shares</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., formerly Daniel Green Company, filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to its 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) on September&nbsp;7, 2001. 300,000 shares of $2.50 par value
common stock were registered.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;10, 2002 Daniel Green Company reincorporated in Delaware as Phoenix
Footwear Group, Inc. and changed its common stock to $.01 par value. The
Plan&#146;s name changed to Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan and the 300,000 shares registered in the Form S-8 are now described as
$.01 par value common stock.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;22, 2003 the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan
increasing the shares of common stock reserved thereunder from 300,000 to
500,000.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;12, 2003 Phoenix common stock was split 2-for-1 so that 500,000
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan are increased to 1,000,000 shares.
Additionally, the 300,000 shares in the Form S-8 became 600,000 shares.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;11, 2004 the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan
increasing the shares of common stock reserved thereunder from 1,000,000 to
1,500,000.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to the additional 900,000
shares reserved for the Plan and incorporates by reference the contents of the
original registration statement for the Plan on Form S-8 (SEC File No.
333-69066, filed September&nbsp;7, 2001).


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the Form S-8 Registration Statement of the Plan filed on September&nbsp;7,
2001 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-69066) and each of the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;):


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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December&nbsp;27, 2003, filed March&nbsp;26, 2004 (SEC
File No.&nbsp;001-31309).</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended March&nbsp;27, 2004, filed May&nbsp;11, 2004 (SEC
File No.&nbsp;001-31309).</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
February&nbsp;24, 2004 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-31309).</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Statement on Form 8-A filed on
April&nbsp;30, 2002, as amended by Forms 8-A/A filed on May&nbsp;3,
2002, and September&nbsp;24, 2003 (including any amendment or
report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such
description).</TD>
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    <TD>All documents subsequently filed by the
Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</TD>
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    <TD>Any statements contained in a document
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement except as so modified or
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock to be offered and resold
pursuant to this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement as described in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on April&nbsp;30, 2002, as amended by


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Forms 8-A/A filed on May&nbsp;3, 2002,
and September&nbsp;24, 2003 (including any amendment or report filed with the SEC
for the purpose of updating such description).


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are governed by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
This section provides for indemnification of directors, officers and other
employees in certain circumstances. Additionally, Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law provides for the elimination or limitation of
the personal liability for monetary damages of directors under certain
circumstances.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;Sixth of our certificate of incorporation eliminates the personal
liability for monetary damages of directors under certain circumstances.
Article&nbsp;VI of our bylaws provides indemnification to our directors and officers
for liability for certain losses in that capacity if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding
had no reasonable cause to believe such person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. In the
case of an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our
favor, however, (1)&nbsp;such indemnification is limited to expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense
or settlement of such action or suit, and (2)&nbsp;no indemnification may be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the extent that the Delaware
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnify for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. These provisions also provide for the
advance and payment of fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the director or
officer in defense of any such lawsuit or proceeding.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any of our directors or officers against any liability asserted against such
person and incurred by such person or arising out of such person&#146;s status as
such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person. Our
directors and officers are covered by insurance policies indemnifying them
against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the
Securities Act, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against
which they may not be indemnified by us. In addition, each director and
executive officer has entered into an Indemnification Agreement with us whereby
we agree to provide, within the law, additional protection and benefit, to them
with respect to such liabilities.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From time to time, we may enter into indemnification agreements with
officers and directors on terms that are consistent with the provisions
described above. We believe that such agreements are necessary to attract and
retain qualified persons as directors and officers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to our directors and officers or controlling persons under
these provisions, we have been
informed by the SEC that in its opinion such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is unenforceable.


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5</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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney Included as the
Signature Page of this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (and filed as
part of the Signature Page)</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>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">* Filed herewith</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 described in Item&nbsp;6 of
this Registration Statement, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission 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 expensed 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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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Carlsbad, State of California, on June&nbsp;10, 2004.


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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ James R. Riedman
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">James R. Riedman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chairman and CEO&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">                       /s/ Kenneth E. Wolf
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Kenneth E. Wolf&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>DIRECTORS</B>


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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James R. Riedman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Steven M. DePerrior
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">James R. Riedman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Steven M. DePerrior</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&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">/s/ Gregory M. Harden
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Wilhelm Pfander
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Gregory M. Harden
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Wilhelm Pfander</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Greg A. Tunney
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ John C. Kratzer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Greg A. Tunney
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John C. Kratzer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&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">/s/ Frederick R. Port
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ John M. Robbins
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><HR size="1" noshade>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Frederick R. Port
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">John M. Robbins</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&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">/s/ Richard E. White
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <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">Richard E. White</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">*By James R. Riedman<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power
of Attorney<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June&nbsp;10,
2004



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Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.
(formerly DANIEL GREEN COMPANY)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
15-0327010
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
5759 Fleet Street, Suite 220, Carlsbad, California
92008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
2001 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
James R. Riedman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.
5759 Fleet Street, Suite 220, Carlsbad, California 92008
(760) 602-9688
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copies of Communications to:
Harry P. Messina, Jr., Esq., Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
700 Crossroads Building, Rochester, New York 14614
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 5
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 24
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
Maximum
Maximum
Securities
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
To Be
To Be
Price
Offering
Registration
Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Price (2)
Fee
Common Stock,
par value $.01
per share
900,000
$
11.325
$
10,192,500
$
1,291
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock under the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase
of outstanding shares of Common Stock of Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee and is based upon the average of the high and low sales price reported
on the American Stock Exchange on June 8, 2004 (which is within 5 business
days prior to the date of filing this Form S-8).
Registration of Additional Shares
Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc., formerly Daniel Green Company, filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to its 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") on September 7, 2001. 300,000 shares of $2.50 par value
common stock were registered.
On May 10, 2002 Daniel Green Company reincorporated in Delaware as Phoenix
Footwear Group, Inc. and changed its common stock to $.01 par value. The
Plan's name changed to Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. 2001 Long-Term Incentive
Plan and the 300,000 shares registered in the Form S-8 are now described as
$.01 par value common stock.
On May 22, 2003 the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan
increasing the shares of common stock reserved thereunder from 300,000 to
500,000.
On June 12, 2003 Phoenix common stock was split 2-for-1 so that 500,000
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan are increased to 1,000,000 shares.
Additionally, the 300,000 shares in the Form S-8 became 600,000 shares.
On May 11, 2004 the stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan
increasing the shares of common stock reserved thereunder from 1,000,000 to
1,500,000.
This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to the additional 900,000
shares reserved for the Plan and incorporates by reference the contents of the
original registration statement for the Plan on Form S-8 (SEC File No.
333-69066, filed September 7, 2001).
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the Form S-8 Registration Statement of the Plan filed on September 7,
2001 (SEC File No. 333-69066) and each of the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"):
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 27, 2003, filed March 26, 2004 (SEC
File No. 001-31309).
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 27, 2004, filed May 11, 2004 (SEC
File No. 001-31309).
(c)
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
February 24, 2004 (SEC File No. 001-31309).
(d)
The Registrant's Statement on Form 8-A filed on
April 30, 2002, as amended by Forms 8-A/A filed on May 3,
2002, and September 24, 2003 (including any amendment or
report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such
description).
(e)
All documents subsequently filed by the
Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(f)
Any statements contained in a document
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this
Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed
document which also is incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement except as so modified or
superseded.
Item 4. Description of Securities
The description of the Registrant's common stock to be offered and resold
pursuant to this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement as described in the Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on April 30, 2002, as amended by
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Forms 8-A/A filed on May 3, 2002,
and September 24, 2003 (including any amendment or report filed with the SEC
for the purpose of updating such description).
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
We are governed by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
This section provides for indemnification of directors, officers and other
employees in certain circumstances. Additionally, Section 102(b)(7) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law provides for the elimination or limitation of
the personal liability for monetary damages of directors under certain
circumstances.
Article Sixth of our certificate of incorporation eliminates the personal
liability for monetary damages of directors under certain circumstances.
Article VI of our bylaws provides indemnification to our directors and officers
for liability for certain losses in that capacity if such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding
had no reasonable cause to believe such person's conduct was unlawful. In the
case of an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our
favor, however, (1) such indemnification is limited to expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense
or settlement of such action or suit, and (2) no indemnification may be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to us unless and only to the extent that the Delaware
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnify for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. These provisions also provide for the
advance and payment of fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the director or
officer in defense of any such lawsuit or proceeding.
Our bylaws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any of our directors or officers against any liability asserted against such
person and incurred by such person or arising out of such person's status as
such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person. Our
directors and officers are covered by insurance policies indemnifying them
against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the
Securities Act, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against
which they may not be indemnified by us. In addition, each director and
executive officer has entered into an Indemnification Agreement with us whereby
we agree to provide, within the law, additional protection and benefit, to them
with respect to such liabilities.
From time to time, we may enter into indemnification agreements with
officers and directors on terms that are consistent with the provisions
described above. We believe that such agreements are necessary to attract and
retain qualified persons as directors and officers.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to our directors and officers or controlling persons under
these provisions, we have been
informed by the SEC that in its opinion such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and, therefore, is unenforceable.
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Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
*5
Opinion and Consent of Woods
Oviatt Gilman LLP
*23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.4
Consent of Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
is contained in Exhibit 5
*24
Powers of Attorney Included as the
Signature Page of this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (and filed as
part of the Signature Page)
* Filed herewith
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(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 described in Item 6 of
this Registration Statement, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Commission 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 expensed 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Carlsbad, State of California, on June 10, 2004.
PHOENIX FOOTWEAR GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ James R. Riedman
Name:
James R. Riedman
Title:
Chairman and CEO
By:
/s/ Kenneth E. Wolf
Name:
Kenneth E. Wolf
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
DIRECTORS
/s/ James R. Riedman
*
/s/ Steven M. DePerrior
*
James R. Riedman
Steven M. DePerrior
/s/ Gregory M. Harden
*
/s/ Wilhelm Pfander
*
Gregory M. Harden
Wilhelm Pfander
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/s/ Greg A. Tunney
*
/s/ John C. Kratzer
*
Greg A. Tunney
John C. Kratzer
/s/ Frederick R. Port
*
/s/ John M. Robbins
*
Frederick R. Port
John M. Robbins
/s/ Richard E. White
*
Richard E. White
*By James R. Riedman
Power
of Attorney
June 10,
2004
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