Genesco Declares Quarterly Dividends

June 30, 2005 at 5:56 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The board of directors of Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) has declared dividends on the various classes of its preferred stock for the quarter ending July 30, 2005, payable on July 30, 2005, to shareholders of record on July 15, 2005.

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 1,600 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, Head Quarters and Cap Connection, and on internet websites http://www.journeys.com, http://www.journeyskidz.com, http://www.undergroundstation.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.

Financial, James S. Gulmi, +1-615-367-8325, or Media, Claire S. McCall,
+1-615-367-8283, both of Genesco Inc.
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