GENESCO INC.
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2007 (September 21, 2007)
GENESCO INC.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Tennessee   1-3083   62-0211340
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
1415 Murfreesboro Road    
Nashville, Tennessee   37217-2895
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
(615) 367-7000
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
Genesco Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed suit in Chancery Court in Nashville, Tennessee, seeking a court order requiring The Finish Line, Inc. to consummate its merger with the Company and to enforce The Finish Line’s rights under a commitment letter provided by UBS Loan Finance LLC and UBS Securities LLC. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
     (d) Exhibits
          The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated September 21, 2007, issued by Genesco Inc.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
           
 
  GENESCO INC.
 
       
Date: September 21, 2007
  By:   /s/ Roger G. Sisson
 
  Name:   Roger G. Sisson
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
No.   Exhibit
 
   
99.1
  Press Release, dated September 21, 2007, issued by Genesco Inc.

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