S-3 Amendment


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 28, 2015

 
Registration No. 333-109019


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

GENESCO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Tennessee
62-0211340
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
 
 
Genesco Park, 1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895
(615) 367-7000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
_______________________________

Roger G. Sisson
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Genesco Inc.
Genesco Park, 1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37217-2895
(615) 367-7000
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)
_______________________________

Copy to:
Jennifer H. Noonan
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800
Nashville, TN 37201
_______________________________
Approximate date of commencement of proposed public sale: Not applicable.





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REMOVAL OF SECURITIES FROM REGISTRATION
We previously registered for resale under a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No.333-109019) (the “Registration Statement”) $86,250,000 of our 4.125% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2023 and shares of our common stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2023 (collectively, the “Securities”). By filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, we hereby remove from registration all of the Securities that remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof. The Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the removal from registration of such Securities.









SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on January 28, 2015.

Genesco Inc.

By:    /s/ Roger G. Sisson
Name:    Roger G. Sisson
Title:    Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel


No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.