1 As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 1997 Registration No. 33-_____ ............................................................................... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 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 37217-2895 1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD (Zip Code) NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (Address of Principal Executive Offices) GENESCO 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (Full title of the plan) ROGER G. SISSON GENESCO INC. GENESCO PARK 1415 MURFREESBORO ROAD NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217-2895 (Name and address of agent for service) (615) 367-7000 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE (1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. (2) The offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee. Such estimate has been calculated based on the average of the high and low trading prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape for November 5, 1997 in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h).
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Title of securities Amount to be offering price per aggregate offering Amount of to be registered(1) registered share(2) price(2) registration fee ========================================================================================================== Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 1,200,000 shares $12.563 $15,075,600 $4,568.36 ========================================================================================================== 2 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The following documents previously filed by Genesco Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference: (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 1997, as amended; (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 3, 1997, as amended; (c) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 2, 1997, as amended; and (d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended or updated pursuant to the Exchange Act. All documents and reports subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all shares covered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such shares then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES Not applicable. ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL None. II-2 3 ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Tennessee Business Corporation Act ("TBCA") provides that a corporation may indemnify any of the directors and officers against liability incurred in connection with a proceeding if (i) such person acted in good faith; (ii) in the case of conduct in an official capacity with the corporation, he reasonably believed such conduct was in the corporation's best interests; (iii) in all other cases, he reasonably believed that his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (iv) in connection with any criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, however, the TBCA provides that no indemnification may be made if the director or officer was adjudged to be liable to the corporation. The TBCA also provides that in connection with any proceeding charging improper personal benefit to an officer or director, no indemnification may be made if such officer or director is adjudged liable on the basis that such personal benefit was improperly received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TBCA provides that a court of competent jurisdiction, unless the corporation's charter provides otherwise, upon application, may order that an officer or director be indemnified at reasonable expenses if, in consideration of all relevant circumstances, the court determines that such individual is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, notwithstanding the fact that (i) such officer or director was adjudged liable to the corporation in a proceeding by or in right of the corporation; (ii) such officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him; or (iii) such officer or director breached his duty of care to the corporation. The Registrant's Restated Charter and the Registrant's Bylaws provide that no director shall be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director except to the extent provided by the TBCA. Under the TBCA, this provision relieves the Registrant's directors from personal liability arising from a judgment or other final adjudication establishing (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty, (ii) acts or commissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or (iii) any unlawful distributions. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors. The foregoing statements contained within this Item 6 are subject to the detailed provisions of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the Registrant's Restated Charter and the Registrant's Bylaws referenced above. ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED Not applicable. II-3 4 ITEM 8. EXHIBITS 4.1 Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated. 4.2 Restated Charter of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit (3)b to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 1993). 4.3 Bylaws of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1995). 5 Opinion of Registrant's general counsel. 23.1 Consent of Registrant's general counsel (included in Exhibit 5). 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP. 24 Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-6 and II-7). ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"); (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. II-4 5 (2) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and each filing of the Plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-5 6 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Nashville, State of Tennessee, on the 10th day of November, 1997. GENESCO INC. By: /s/ Ben T. Harris -------------------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson, or either of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated: II-6
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - --------- ----- ----- /s/David M. Chamberlain Chairman and a Director October 29, 1997 7 II-7
/s/Ben T. Harris President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and a Director October 29, 1997 /s/James S. Gulmi Senior Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial Officer) October 29, 1997 /s/Paul D. Williams Principal Accounting Officer October 29, 1997 /s/Harry D. Garber Director October 29, 1997 /s/W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr. Director October 29, 1997 /s/John Diebold Director October 29, 1997 /s/Joel C. Gordon Director October 29, 1997 /s/Kathleen Mason Director October 29, 1997 /s/William A. Williamson, Jr. Director October 29, 1997 /s/William S. Wire II Director October 29, 1997 /s/Gary M. Witkin Director October 29, 1997 8 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No Exhibit Description -------- ------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1 Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated 4.2 Restated Charter of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit (3)b to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1993) 4.3 Bylaws of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit (3)a to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1995) 5 Opinion of Registrant's general counsel 23.1 Consent of Registrant's general counsel (included in Exhibit 5) 23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP 24 Powers of Attorney (included at pages II-6 and II-7)
1 Exhibit 4.1 GENESCO INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN SECTION 1. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. The purpose of the Genesco Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to enable Genesco Inc. (the "Corporation") to attract, retain and reward key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and directors who are not also employees of the Corporation, and strengthen the mutuality of interests between such key employees, consultants and directors by awarding such key employees, consultants and directors performance-based stock incentives and/or other equity interests or equity-based incentives in the Corporation, as well as performance-based incentives payable in cash. The creation of the Plan shall not diminish or prejudice other compensation programs approved from time to time by the Board. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below: A. "Affiliate" means any entity other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries that is designated by the Board as a participating employer under the Plan, provided that the Corporation directly or indirectly owns at least 20% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of such entity or at least 20% of the ownership interests in such entity. B. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation. C. "Common Stock" means the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share. D. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto. E. "Committee" means the Committee referred to in Section 2 of the Plan. F. "Corporation" means Genesco Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee or any successor corporation. G. "Disability" means disability as determined under the Corporation's long-term disability insurance plan, as it may be amended from time to time. H. "Disinterested Person" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i) as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") 2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor definition adopted by the Commission. I. "Early Retirement" means retirement, for purposes of this Plan with the express consent of the Corporation at or before the time of such retirement, from active employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate prior to age 65, in accordance with any applicable early retirement policy of the Corporation then in effect or as may be approved by the Committee. J. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto. K. "Fair Market Value" means with respect to the Stock, as of any given date or dates, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith, the reported closing price of a share of such class of Stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or such other exchange or market as is the principal trading market for such class of Stock, or, if no such sale of a share of such class of Stock is reported on the NYSE or other exchange or principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a share of such class of Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith. L. "Incentive Stock Option" means any Stock Option intended to be and designated as an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. M. "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. N. "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate on or after age 65. O. "Other Stock-Based Award" means an award under Section 8 below that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on, Stock. P. "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Corporation. Q. "Outside Director Restricted Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9. R. "Plan" means this Genesco Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. S. "Restricted Stock" means an award of shares of Stock that is subject to restrictions under Section 7 below. T. "Restriction Period" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7. 3 U. "Retirement" means Normal or Early Retirement. V. "Stock" means the Common Stock. W. "Stock Appreciation Right" means the right pursuant to an award granted under Section 6 below to surrender to the Corporation all (or a portion) of a Stock Option in exchange for an amount equal to the difference between (i) the Fair Market Value, as of the date such Stock Option (or such portion thereof) is surrendered, of the shares of Stock covered by such Stock Option (or such portion thereof), subject, where applicable, to the pricing provisions in Section 6(b)(ii), and (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Option (or such portion thereof). X. "Stock Option" or "Option" means any option to purchase shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock, if the Committee so determines) granted pursuant to Section 5 below. Y. "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation if each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain. In addition, the terms "Change in Control," "Potential Change in Control" and "Change in Control Price" shall have the meanings set forth, respectively in Sections 10(b), (c) and (d) below and the term "Cause" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(j) below. SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of not less than two Disinterested Persons, who shall be appointed by the Board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The functions of the Committee specified in the Plan may be exercised by an existing Committee of the Board composed exclusively of Disinterested Persons. The initial Committee shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Committee shall have authority to grant, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, to officers, other key employees and consultants eligible under Section 4: (i) Stock Options, (ii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iii) Restricted Stock, and/or (iv) Other Stock-Based Awards. In particular, the Committee shall have the authority, consistent with the terms of the Plan: (a) to select the officers and other key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates to whom Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, and/or Other Stock-Based Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; 4 (b) to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, and/or Other Stock-Based Awards, or any combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder to one or more eligible employees; (c) to determine the number of shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder; (d) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, the share price and any restriction or limitation, or any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Stock Option or other award and/or the shares of Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion); and to amend or waive any such terms and conditions to the extent permitted by Section 11 hereof; (e) to determine whether and under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in cash or Restricted Stock under Section 5(m) instead of Stock; (f) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Option grants and/or other awards under the Plan are to be made, and operate, on a tandem basis vis-a-vis other awards under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan; (g) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant (including providing for and determining the amount and (h) to determine whether to require payment withholding requirements in shares of Stock. The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be made in the Committee's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Corporation and Plan participants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have no authority to determine the terms or conditions of awards to Outside Directors, which shall be governed solely by Section 9 hereof. 5 SECTION 3. SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN. The aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan shall not exceed 2,400,000 shares, which includes 100,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Section 9 hereof. Such shares of Common Stock may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or of issued shares purchased and held by the Corporation. If any shares of Stock that have been optioned cease to be subject to a Stock Option, or if any shares of Stock that are subject to any Restricted Stock or Other Stock-Based Award granted hereunder are forfeited prior to the payment of any dividends, if applicable, with respect to such shares of Stock, or any such award otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the participant in the form of Stock, such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with future awards under the Plan. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, extraordinary cash dividend, Stock dividend, Stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, an appropriate substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options granted under the Plan, and in the number of shares subject to other outstanding awards granted under the Plan as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in its sole discretion, provided that the number of shares subject to any award shall always be a whole number. Such adjusted option price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the Corporation upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right associated with any Stock Option. The maximum number of shares that may be awarded to any participant under Section 4 of this Plan will be adjusted in the same manner as the number of shares subject to outstanding Options. SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY. Officers and other key employees of and consultants to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (but excluding members of the Committee and any person who serves only as a director, except as otherwise provided in Section 9) who are responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and/or profitability of the business of the Corporation and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan. No individual employee, officer or consultant shall receive aggregate awards hereunder amounting to more than 500,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3. 6 SECTION 5. STOCK OPTIONS. Stock Options may be granted alone, in addition to or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve. Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and (ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to individuals who are employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation. The Committee shall have the authority to grant to any optionee Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights). Options granted to officers, key employees and consultants under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable. (a) Option Price. The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall be not less than 100% (or, in the case of any employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries, not less than 110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, and not less than 50% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant, in the case of Non-Qualified Stock Options. (b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years (or, in the case of an employee who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or parent corporations, more than five years) after the date the Option is granted. (c) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 5(g) and (h) and Section 10, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, no Stock Option shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary date of the granting of the Option. The Committee may provide that a Stock Option shall vest over a period of future service at a rate specified at the time of grant, or that the Stock Option is exercisable only in installments. If the Committee provides, in its sole discretion, that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may waive such 7 installment exercise provisions at any time at or after grant in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion. The Committee may establish performance conditions or other conditions to the exercisability of any Stock Options, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which conditions may be waived by the Committee in its sole discretion. (d) Method of Exercise. Subject to whatever installment exercise restrictions apply under Section 5(c), Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice of exercise to the Corporation specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, either by check, note or such other instrument as the Committee may accept. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) after grant, payment in full or in part may also be made in the form of unrestricted Stock already owned by the optionee or, in the case of the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or Restricted Stock, subject to an award hereunder (valued at the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the option is exercised, as determined by the Committee). If payment of the exercise price is made in part or in full with Stock, the Committee may award to the employee a new Stock Option to replace the Stock which was surrendered. If payment of the option exercise price of a Non-Qualified Stock Option is made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Stock, such Restricted Stock (and any replacement shares relating thereto) shall remain (or be) restricted in accordance with the original terms of the Restricted Stock award in question, and any additional Stock received upon the exercise shall be subject to the same forfeiture restrictions, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant. No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. An optionee shall generally have the rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares subject to the Option when the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full for such shares, and, if requested, has given the representation described in Section 13(a). (e) Non-Transferability of Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee's lifetime, only by the optionee. (f) Bonus for Taxes. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Committee in its discretion may award at the time of grant or thereafter the right to receive upon exercise of such Stock Option a cash bonus calculated to 8 pay part or all of the federal and state, if any, income tax incurred by the optionee upon such exercise. (g) Termination by Death. Subject to Section 5(k), if an optionee's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) Affiliate terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised, to the extent such option was exercisable at the time of death or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee) by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the optionee under the will of the optionee, for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at or after grant) from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. (h) Termination by Reason of Disability. Subject to Section 5(k), if an optionee's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) Affiliate terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or, except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee), for a period of (i) three years (or such other period as the Committee may specify at or after grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option and (ii) one year from the date of termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option; provided however, that, if the optionee dies within the period specified in (i) above (or other such period as the committee shall specify at or after grant), any unexercised Non-Qualified Stock Option held by such optionee shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of Disability, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise period applicable to Incentive Stock Options, but before the expiration of any period that would apply if such Stock Option were a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such Stock Option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. (i) Termination by Reason of Retirement. Subject to Section 5(k), if an optionee's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) Affiliate terminates by reason of Normal or Early Retirement, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be 9 exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine at or after grant (or, except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, as may be determined in accordance with procedures established by the Committee), for a period of (i) three years (or such other period as the Committee may specify at or after grant) from the date of such termination of employment or the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option and (ii) three months from the date of such termination of employment or the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter, in the event of an Incentive Stock Option; provided however, that, if the optionee dies within the period specified in (i) above (or other such period as the Committee shall specify at or after grant), any unexercised Non-Qualified Stock Option held by such optionee shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter. In the event of termination of employment by reason of Retirement, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise period applicable to Incentive Stock Options, but before the expiration of the period that would apply if such Stock Option were a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. (j) Other Termination. Subject to Section 5(k), unless otherwise determined by the Committee (or pursuant to procedures established by the Committee) at or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) after grant, if an optionee's employment by the Corporation and any Subsidiary or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) Affiliate is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or Normal or Early Retirement, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate, except that such Stock Option may be exercised, to the extent otherwise then exercisable, for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option's term if the involuntary termination is without Cause. For purposes of this Plan, "Cause" means (i) a felony conviction of a participant or the failure of a participant to contest prosecution for a felony, or (ii) a participant's willful misconduct or dishonesty, which is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. If an optionee voluntarily terminates employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) Affiliate (except for Disability, Normal or Early Retirement), the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate; provided, however, that the Committee at grant or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) thereafter may extend the exercise period in this situation for the lesser of three months or the balance of such Stock Option's term. (k) Incentive Stock Options. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of this Plan relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted 10 under the Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code, or, without the consent of the optionee(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section 422. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any participant under the Plan if such grant would cause the aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Options issued after December 31, 1986 are exercisable for the first time by such participant during any calendar year (under all such plans of the Company and any Subsidiary) to exceed $100,000. To the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code or the applicable regulations thereunder or any applicable Internal Revenue Service pronouncement: (i) if (x) a participant's employment is terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement and (y) the portion of any Incentive Stock Option that is otherwise exercisable during the post-termination period specified under Section 5(g), (h) or (i), applied without regard to the $100,000 limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, is greater than the portion of such Option that is immediately exercisable as an "Incentive Stock Option" during such post-termination period under Section 422, such excess shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option; and (ii) if the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option is accelerated by reason of a Change in Control, any portion of such Option that is not exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the $100,000 limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. (l) Buyout Provisions. The Committee may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash, Stock or Restricted Stock an Option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and communicate to the optionee at the time that such offer is made. (m) Settlement Provisions. If the option agreement so provides at grant or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) is amended after grant and prior to exercise to so provide (with the optionee's consent), the Committee may require that all or part of the shares to be issued with respect to the spread value of an exercised Option take the form of Restricted Stock, which shall be valued on the date of exercise on the basis of the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Committee) of such Restricted Stock determined without regards to the forfeiture restrictions involved. (n) Performance and Other Conditions. The Committee may condition the exercise of any Option upon the attainment of specified performance goals or 11 other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. Unless specifically provided in the option agreement, any such conditional Option shall vest immediately prior to its expiration if the conditions to exercise have not theretofore been satisfied. The shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to any conditional Option shall not be transferable by an Optionee subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act within six months of the date such Option first becomes exercisable. SECTION 6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. (a) Grant and Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of the grant of such Stock Option. A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify at grant where a Stock Appreciation Right is granted with respect to less than the full number of shares covered by a related Stock Option. A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee, subject to Section 6(b), in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee for such purpose. Upon such exercise, the optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6(b). Stock Options relating to exercised Stock Appreciation Rights shall no longer be exercisable to the extent that the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised. (b) Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following: (i) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this Section 6 of the Plan; provided, however, that any Stock Appreciation Right granted to an optionee subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the grant of the related Stock Option shall not be exercisable during the first six months of its term. The exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights held by optionees who are subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall comply with Rule 16b-3(e) thereunder, to the extent applicable. In particular, such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only pursuant to an irrevocable election made at least six months prior to the date of exercise or within the applicable ten business day "window" periods specified in Rule 16b-3(e)(3). 12 (ii) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash and/or shares of Stock equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock over the option price per share specified in the related Stock Option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the right to determine the form of payment. When payment is to be made in shares, the number of shares to be paid shall be calculated on the basis of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the date of exercise. When payment is to be made in cash, such amount shall be calculated on the basis of the average of the highest and lowest quoted selling price, regular way, of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or market as is the principal trading market for the Stock, or, if no such sale of Stock is reported on such date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith. (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be transferable only when and to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would be transferable under Section 5(e) of the Plan. (iv) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related shall be deemed to have been exercised for the purpose of the limitation set forth in Section 3 of the Plan on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan. (v) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also provide that, in the event of a Change in Control and/or a Potential Change in Control, the amount to be paid upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be based on the Change in Control Price, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify at grant. (vi) The Committee may condition the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right upon the attainment of specified performance goals or other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. Unless specifically provided in the applicable award agreement, any such conditional Stock Appreciation Right held by a grantee subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall not be exercisable until the expiration of six months following the satisfaction of the condition giving rise to such Stock Appreciation Right. SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK. (a) Administration. Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone, in addition to or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside the Plan. The Committee shall determine the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock will be made, the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be awarded to any person, the price (if any) to be paid by the recipient of Restricted Stock (subject to Section 7(b)), the time or times 13 within which such awards may be subject to forfeiture, and the other terms, restrictions and conditions of the awards in addition to those set forth in Section 7(c). The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. The provisions of Restricted Stock awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. (b) Awards and Certificates. The prospective recipient of a Restricted Stock award shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless and until such recipient has executed an agreement evidencing the award and has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Corporation, and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such award. (i) The purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock shall be established by the Committee and may be zero. (ii) Awards of Restricted Stock must be accepted within a period of 60 days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) after the award date, by executing a Restricted Stock Award Agreement and paying whatever price (if any) is required under Section 7(b)(i). (iii) Each participant receiving a Restricted Stock award shall be issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock. Such certificate shall be registered in the name of such participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award. (iv) The Committee shall require that the stock certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Corporation until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock award, the participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Stock covered by such award. (c) Restrictions and Conditions. The shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions: (i) In accordance with the provisions of this Plan and the award agreement, during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of such award (the "Restriction Period"), the participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan. Within these limits, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part, based on service, performance 14 and/or such other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion. (ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (ii) and Section 7(c)(i), the participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation, including the right to vote the shares, and the right to receive any cash dividends. The Committee, in its sole discretion, as determined at the time of award, may permit or require the payment of cash dividends to be deferred and, if the Committee so determines, reinvested, subject to Section 14(e), in additional Restricted Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3, or otherwise reinvested. Pursuant to Section 3 above, Stock dividends issued with respect to Restricted Stock shall be treated as additional shares of Restricted Stock that are subject to the same restrictions and other terms and conditions that apply to the shares with respect to which such dividends are issued. If the Committee so determines, the award agreement may also impose restrictions on the right to vote and the right to receive dividends. (iii) Subject to the applicable provisions of the award agreement and this Section 7, upon termination of a participant's employment with the Corporation and any Subsidiary or Affiliate for any reason during the Restriction Period, all shares still subject to restriction will vest, or be forfeited, in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Committee at or after grant. (iv) If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, certificates for an appropriate number of unrestricted shares shall be delivered to the participant promptly. (d) Minimum Value Provisions. In order to better ensure that award payments actually reflect the performance of the Corporation and service of the participant, the Committee may provide, in its sole discretion, for a tandem performance-based or other award designed to guarantee a minimum value, payable in cash or Stock to the recipient of a restricted stock award, subject to such performance, future service, deferral and other terms and conditions as may be specified by the Committee. SECTION 8. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. (a) Administration. Other Stock-Based Awards, including, without limitation, performance shares, convertible preferred stock, convertible debentures, exchangeable securities and Stock awards or options valued by reference to earnings per share or Subsidiary performance, may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan; provided that no such Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted in tandem with Incentive Stock Options if 15 that would cause such Stock Options not to qualify as Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 422 of the Code. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such awards shall be made, the number of shares of Stock to be awarded pursuant to such awards, and all other conditions of the awards. The Committee may also provide for the grant of Stock upon the completion of a specified performance period. The provisions of Other Stock-Based Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. (b) Terms and Conditions. Other Stock-Based Awards made pursuant to this Section 8 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) Shares subject to awards under this Section 8 and the award agreement referred to in Section 8(b)(v) below, may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period lapses. (ii) Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award agreement and unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, the recipient of an award under this Section 8 shall be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, interest or dividends or interest or dividend equivalents with respect to the number of shares covered by the award, as determined at the time of the award by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock or otherwise reinvested. (iii) Any award under Section 8 and any Stock covered by any such award shall vest or be forfeited to the extent so provided in the award agreement, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. (iv) In the event of the participant's Retirement, Disability or death, or in cases of special circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive in whole or in part any or all of the remaining limitations imposed hereunder (if any) with respect to any or all of an award under this Section 8. (v) Each award under this Section 8 shall be confirmed by, and subject to the terms of, an agreement or other instrument by the Corporation and the participant. (vi) Stock (including securities convertible into Stock) issued on a bonus basis under this Section 8 may be issued for no cash consideration. Stock (including securities convertible into Stock) purchased pursuant to a purchase 16 right awarded under this Section 8 shall be priced at least 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant. SECTION 9. AWARDS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS. (a) The provisions of this Section 9 shall apply only to awards to Outside Directors in accordance with this Section 9. The Committee shall have no authority to determine the timing, terms or conditions of any award under this Section 9. (b) On the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which an Outside Director is elected as an Outside Director for the first time, such Outside Director will receive and on the date of every third Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation, commencing with the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, each Outside Director will receive an automatic grant of restricted stock pursuant to this Section 9 (the "Outside Directors Restricted Stock") in a number of shares of stock which will be determined by dividing: (i) $15,000 by (ii) the average of the daily closing prices of the Stock for the first five (5) trading days of the month in which the Annual Meeting is held (as reported in The Wall Street Journal), rounding up or down any fractional share of Stock to the nearest whole share. (c) The Outside Director Restricted Stock shall vest as follows: (i) At the first Annual Meeting of Shareholders following the Annual Meeting at which the Outside Director Restricted Stock was granted, if the grantee is still serving as a director of the Corporation, the Outside Director Restricted Stock shall vest with respect to one-third of the shares of the Outside Director Restricted Stock; (ii) At the second Annual Meeting of Shareholders following the Annual Meeting at which the Outside Director Restricted Stock was granted, if the director is still serving as a director of the Corporation, the Outside Director Restricted Stock shall vest with respect to one-half of the remaining shares of the Outside Director Restricted Stock; and (iii) At the third Annual Meeting of Shareholders following the Annual Meeting at which the Outside Director Restricted Stock was granted, if the director is still serving as a director of the Corporation, the Outside Director Restricted Stock shall vest with respect to the remaining shares of Outside Director Restricted Stock. (d) By written notice to the Secretary of the Corporation given at least six months prior to the end of a fiscal year, an Outside Director may elect irrevocably to receive all or a specified portion of his annual retainers for board membership and any 17 committee chairmanship for the following fiscal year in a number of shares of restricted stock (the "Retainer Stock") determined by dividing the total amount of retainer specified in the election by 75% of the average of the daily closing prices of the Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (as reported in The Wall Street Journal) for the last five trading days of the fiscal year in which the election was made. Shares of the Retainer Stock shall be granted as of the first business day of the fiscal year as to which the election is effective, subject to forfeiture to the extent not earned upon the Outside Director's ceasing to serve as a director or committee chairman during such fiscal year. (e) Until the earlier of (i) five years from the date of grant and (ii) the date on which the Outside Director ceases to serve as a director of the Corporation (the "Outside Director Period of Restriction"), no Outside Director Restricted Stock or Retainer Stock may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Each certificate representing Outside Director Restricted Stock and Retainer Stock granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall bear the following legend: "The sale or other transfer of the shares represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth in the Genesco Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), and rules of administration adopted pursuant to such Plan. A copy of the Plan and the rules of such Plan may be obtained from the Secretary of Genesco Inc." Once the Outside Director Period of Restriction has lapsed, the grantee shall be entitled to have the legend required by this Section 9 removed from such stock certificate(s); provided however, that such certificate shall be subject to any legend required by applicable state or federal law. (f) From the date on which the Outside Director Restricted Stock and Retainer Stock is granted, grantees awarded such Stock may exercise full voting rights with respect to the Outside Director Restricted Stock and Retainer Stock. (g) Grantees holding Outside Director Restricted Stock or Retainer Stock that has vested in accordance with Section 9(c) or (d) hereof shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares of Stock while they are so held. If any such dividends, or distributions are paid in Stock, such shares of Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability as the shares of Outside Director Restricted Stock or Retainer Stock with respect to which they were paid. 18 (h) All restrictions imposed on the Outside Director Restricted Stock shall expire automatically upon a Change in Control, but the Outside Director Restricted Stock shall not otherwise be subject to Section 10 hereof. (i) All shares of Outside Director Restricted Stock and Retainer Stock which have not vested in accordance with Section 9(c) or (d) hereof at the time of a grantee's resignation, removal or failure to be elected as a member of the Board of Directors shall be forfeited and such forfeited shares shall again be available for award hereunder. (j) The Board may not amend or alter this Section 9, except as provided in Section 11, without the approval of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, and in no event shall this Section 9 be amended more than once every six months, other than to comply with changes in the Code or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the regulations thereunder. SECTION 10. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS. (a) Impact of Event. In the event of: (1) a "Change in Control" as defined in Section 10(b) or (2) a "Potential Change in Control" as defined in Section 10(c), but only if and to the extent so determined by the Committee or the Board at or after grant (subject to any right of approval expressly reserved by the Committee or the Board at the time of such determination), the following acceleration and valuation provisions shall apply if so determined by the Board in its sole discretion: (i) Any Stock Appreciation Rights (including, without limitation, any Limited Stock Appreciation Rights) outstanding for at least six months and any Stock Option awarded under the Plan not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested. (ii) The restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock and Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case to the extent not already vested under the Plan, shall lapse and such shares and awards shall be deemed fully vested. (iii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10(a)(iv) below, the value of all outstanding Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case to the extent vested, shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at or (except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) after grant but prior to any Change in Control, be cashed out on the basis of the "Change in Control Price" as defined in Section 10(d) as of the date such Change in Control or such 19 Potential Change in Control is determined to have occurred or such other date as the Committee may determine prior to the Change in Control. (iv) In the case of any Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Other Stock-Based Awards held by any person subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, the value of all such Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case to the extent that they are vested and have been held for at least six months, shall (unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) be cashed out on the basis of the "Change in Control Price" as defined in Section 10(d) as of the date of such Change in Control or such Potential Change in Control is determined to have occurred, but only if the Change in Control or Potential Change in Control is outside the control of the grantee for purposes of Rule 16b-3(e)(3) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of Section 10(a), a "Change in Control" means the happening of any of the following: (i) any person or entity, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, other than the Corporation or a wholly-owned subsidiary thereof or any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner of the Corporation's securities having 25% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Corporation that may be cast for the election of directors of the Corporation (other than as a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Corporation in the ordinary course of business); or (ii) as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sales of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Corporation or any successor corporation or entity entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors of the Corporation or such other corporation or entity after such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of the Corporation's securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction; or (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Corporation's stockholders, of each director of the Corporation first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of the Corporation then still in office who were directors of the Corporation at the beginning of any such period. 20 (c) Definition of Potential Change in Control. For purposes of Section 10(a), a "Potential Change in Control" means the happening of any one of the following: (i) The approval by stockholders of an agreement by the Corporation, the consummation of which would result in a Change in Control of the Corporation as defined in Section 10(b); or (ii) The acquisition of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by any entity, person or group (other than the Corporation or a Subsidiary or any Corporation employee benefit plan (including any trustee of such plan acting as such trustee)) of securities of the Corporation representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's outstanding securities and the adoption by the Committee of a resolution to the effect that a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation has occurred for purposes of this Plan. (d) Change in Control Price. For purposes of this Section 10, "Change in Control Price" means the highest price per share paid in any transaction reported on the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or market as is the principal trading market for the Stock, or paid or offered in any bona fide transaction related to a Potential or actual Change in Control of the Corporation at any time during the 60 day period immediately preceding the occurrence of the Change in Control (or, where applicable, the occurrence of the Potential Change in Control event), in each case as determined by the Committee except that, in the case of Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights relating to Incentive Stock Options, such price shall be based only on transactions reported for the date on which the optionee exercises such Stock Appreciation Rights or, where applicable, the date on which a cash out occurs under Section 10(a)(iii). SECTION 11. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of an optionee or participant under a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Other Stock-Based Award or Outside Director Restricted Stock theretofore granted, without the optionee's or participant's consent or which, without the approval of the Corporation's stockholders, would: (a) except as expressly provided in this Plan, increase the total number of shares reserved for the purpose of the Plan; (b) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan; or (c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan. 21 The Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option or other award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 3 above, no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without the holder's consent. The Committee may also substitute new Stock Options for previously granted Stock Options (on a one for one or other basis), including previously granted Stock Options having higher option exercise prices. Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan to take into account changes in applicable securities and tax laws and accounting rules, as well as other developments. SECTION 12. UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN. The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a participant or optionee by the Corporation, nothing contained herein shall give any such participant or optionee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Stock or payments in lieu of or with respect to awards hereunder; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of the affected participant, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the "unfunded" status of the Plan. SECTION 13. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to a Stock Option or other award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Corporation in writing that the optionee or participant is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer. All certificates for shares of Stock or other securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable Federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. (b) Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. (c) The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate any right to continued employment with the 22 Corporation or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time. (d) No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any award under the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Corporation, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. The Committee may require withholding obligations to be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Corporation under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements and the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the participant. (e) The actual or deemed reinvestment of dividends or dividend equivalents in additional Restricted Stock (or other types of Plan awards) at the time of any dividend payment shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of Stock are available under Section 3 for such reinvestment (taking into account then outstanding Stock Options and other Plan awards). (f) The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee. (g) The members of the Committee and the Board shall not be liable to any employee or other person with respect to any determination made hereunder in a manner that is not inconsistent with their legal obligations as members of the Board. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Corporation against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, the Committee member shall in writing offer the Corporation the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same. (h) In addition to any other restrictions on transfer that may be applicable under the terms of this Plan or the applicable award agreement, no Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock award, or Other Stock-Based Award or other right issued under this Plan is transferable by the participant other than by will or the 23 laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The designation of a beneficiary will not constitute a transfer. SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. The Plan shall be effective as of the date of approval of the Plan by a majority of the votes cast on the question of the Plan's approval by the holders of the Corporation's Stock. SECTION 15. TERM OF PLAN. No Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock award, Other Stock-Based Award or Outside Director Restricted Stock award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the date of adoption by the Plan by the Board, but awards granted prior to such tenth anniversary may be extended beyond that date.
1 Exhibit 5 November 7, 1997 Genesco Inc. 1415 Murfreesboro Road Nashville, Tennessee 37217 Gentlemen: I have acted as counsel to you in connection with the authorization and registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of certain shares of your common stock, $1.00 par value per share, to be offered and sold pursuant to the Genesco 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"). In that capacity, I am of the opinion that such shares have been validly authorized and, when issued and paid for as provided in the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. I hereby consent to your filing this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 covering the Plan and the shares to be issued thereunder. Yours very truly, /s/ ROGER G. SISSON ---------------------------- Roger G. Sisson
1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 25, 1997, except as to Note 19 which is as of October 31, 1997, appearing on Page 28 of Genesco Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 1, 1997. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated April 10, 1997 appearing on Page 1 of Exhibit 99 to Genesco Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 1997. /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Nashville, Tennessee November 13, 1997