Genesco Declares Quarterly Dividends

September 30, 2008 at 5:14 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 30 /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 November 1, 2008, payable on October 30, 2008, to shareholders of record on October 15, 2008.

    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 2,150 retail stores in the United States and Canada, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, Underground Station, Hatworld, Lids, Hat Shack, Hat Zone, Head Quarters and Cap Connection, and on internet websites www.journeys.com , www.journeyskidz.com , www.shibyjourneys.com , www.undergroundstation.com , www.johnstonmurphy.com , www.lids.com and www.lidskids.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 www.genesco.com .

SOURCE Genesco Inc.

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