Genesco Declares Quarterly Dividends

October 5, 2004 at 5:21 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) has declared dividends on the various classes of its preferred stock for the quarter ending October 30, 2004, payable on October 30, 2004, to shareholders of record on October 15, 2004.

    The rates are as follows:
     - Subordinated serial preferred stock:
          Series 1            $0.575 per share
          Series 3            $1.1875 per share
          Series 4            $1.1875 per share

     - Subordinated cumulative preferred stock: $0.375 per share

    Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells footwear,
headwear and accessories in more than 1,550 retail stores in the United States
and Canada, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Johnston &
Murphy, Underground Station, Hatworld, Lids, Hat Zone, Cap Factory, Cap
Connection and Head Quarters, and on internet
websites http://www.journeys.com , http://www.johnstonmurphy.com ,
http://www.lids.com , http://www.hatworld.com , and http://www.lidscyo.com .
The Company also sells footwear at wholesale under its Johnston & Murphy brand
and under the licensed Dockers brand. Additional information on Genesco and
its operating divisions may be accessed at its
website http://www.genesco.com .


SOURCE  Genesco Inc.
    -0-                             10/05/2004
    /CONTACT:  Financial, James S. Gulmi, +1-615-367-8325, or Media, Claire S.
McCall, +1-615-367-8283, both of Genesco Inc./
    /Company News On-Call:  http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/352750.html /
    /Web site:  http://www.genesco.com
                http://www.journeys.com
                http://www.johnstonmurphy.com
                http://www.lids.com
                http://www.hatworld.com
                http://www.lidscyo.com /
    (GCO)

CO:  Genesco Inc.
ST:  Tennessee
IN:  TEX
SU:  DIV

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