Genesco Declares Quarterly Dividends

June 3, 2003 at 5:32 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3 /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 August 2, 2003, payable on July 30, 2003, to shareholders of record on July 15, 2003. 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, based in Nashville, sells footwear and accessories in more than 1,000 retail stores in the U.S., principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Johnston & Murphy, Jarman and Underground Station, and on internet websites www.journeys.com and www.johnstonmurphy.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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    /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/gh/cnoc/comp/352750.html /
    /Web site:  http://www.johnstonmurphy.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.journeys.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.genesco.com /
    (GCO)

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


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