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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Oxford Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Georgia
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58-0831862 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
222
Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Oxford Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Thomas E. Campbell
Senior Vice President-Law, General Counsel and Secretary
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Name and address of agent for service)
(404) 659-2424
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum |
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Title of securities |
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Amount to be |
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offering price |
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Proposed maximum |
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Amount of |
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to be registered |
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registered |
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per share |
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aggregate offering price |
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registration fee |
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Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share
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1,000,000
shares(1)
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$18.975(2)
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$18,975,000(2)
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$1,058.81 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered and
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions as provided in the Oxford Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, in accordance with Rule
457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of
the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on September 11, 2009. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Oxford Industries, Inc. (the Registrant) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 on December
22, 2004 (Registration No. 333-121538) (the Prior Registration Statement) to register under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 2,663,371 shares of the Registrants common stock, par value
$1.00 per share (Common Stock), issuable pursuant to the Oxford Industries, Inc. Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan (the LTIP).
Upon its approval by the Registrants shareholders on October 4, 2004, the LTIP became the
exclusive plan of the Registrant for the grant of stock options and restricted stock. The
2,663,371 shares of Common Stock issuable under the LTIP at that time and registered by the Prior
Registration Statement were comprised of (1) 1,663,371 shares of Common Stock which remained
available for grant under the Registrants then-existing stock option and restricted stock plans
and (2) 1,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock specifically reserved for issuance under the
LTIP. On September 26, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved an amendment to the
LTIP which reduced the number of shares of Common Stock which could be issued to LTIP participants
over the life of the LTIP from an aggregate of 2,663,371 shares to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares
(including shares previously granted under the LTIP).
On June 15, 2009, the Registrants shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares of
Common Stock which may be issued to employees and directors of the Registrant and employees of
certain subsidiaries of the Registrant pursuant to the LTIP from 1,000,000 shares to 2,000,000
shares. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this Registration
Statement) pursuant to and in accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register such
additional shares of Common Stock. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement are
incorporated herein by reference, except as the same may be modified by the information set forth
herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31,
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the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 2,
2009, filed on June 10, 2009; |
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the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 1,
2009, filed on September 3, 2009; |
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the Registrants Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2009, June 17, 2009
and July 2, 2009; and |
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the description of the Common Stock contained in the Companys Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, which became effective on July 23, 1960 (File No. 001-04365). |
All documents filed by the Company subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities 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 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by Thomas E. Campbell, Senior
Vice President-Law, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant, who, as of September 11, 2009,
beneficially owned 36,611 shares of Common Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia.
Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the GBCC) empowers the Registrant to
indemnify a director (including a former director and including a director who is or was serving at
the Registrants request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
entity) against liability incurred: (i) in a civil proceeding (a) if, in the case of conduct in
such directors capacity as a director, the conduct was in good faith and reasonably believed by
such director to be in the best interests of the corporation, and (b) if, in all other cases, the
conduct was in good faith and was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation;
and (ii) in a criminal proceeding, if the director had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct
was unlawful. Subsection (d) of Section 14-2-851 of the GBCC provides that a corporation may not
indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except
for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the
director has met the relevant standard of conduct under Section 14-2-851, or in connection with any
proceeding with respect to conduct for which such director was adjudged liable on the basis that
personal benefit was improperly received by such director, whether or not involving action in such
directors capacity as a director.
In addition, Section 14-2-856 of the GBCC permits the Registrants articles of incorporation, the
Registrants bylaws, a contract or a resolution approved or ratified by the Registrants
shareholders to authorize the Registrant to indemnify a director against claims to which the
director was a party, including claims by the Registrant or in its right (e.g., shareholder
derivative action). However, the Registrant may not indemnify the director for liability to the
Registrant or if the director is subjected to injunctive relief in the Registrants favor for (i)
any misappropriation of a business opportunity belonging to the Registrant, (ii) intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of the law, (iii) unlawful distributions or (iv) receipt of an
improper benefit.
Section 14-2-852 of the GBCC provides for mandatory indemnification against reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defending an action
to which the director was a party due to his or her status as the Registrants director. Section
14-2-854 allows a court, upon application by a director, to order indemnification and/or
advancement of expenses if it determines that the director is entitled to indemnification under the
GBCC or it determines that indemnification is fair and reasonable even if, among other things, the
director has failed to meet the statutory standard of conduct provided under Section 14-2-851.
However, the court may not order indemnification in excess of reasonable expenses for liability to
the Registrant or for receipt of an improper benefit.
Section 14-2-857 of the GBCC permits the Registrant to indemnify an officer (including a former
officer and including an officer who is or was serving at the Registrants request as a director,
officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity) to the same extent as a
director. The Registrant may indemnify an officer who is not a director to a further extent by
means of the Registrants articles of incorporation, bylaws, board resolutions, or by contract.
However, the Registrant may not indemnify an officer for liability arising from conduct involving
misappropriation of a business opportunity of the Registrant, intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of the law, unlawful distributions, or receipt of an improper benefit. An officer who is
not a director is also entitled to mandatory indemnification and may apply for court-ordered
indemnification. Section 14-2-858 of the GBCC permits the Registrant to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of the Registrants directors and officers against liability incurred by them
in their capacities or arising out of their status as the Registrants directors and officers,
regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify or advance expenses to the
director or officer for the same liability under the GBCC.
The Bylaws of the Registrant provide, in effect, that, to the fullest extent and under the
circumstances permitted by the GBCC, the Registrant will indemnify any and all of its officers and
directors. In addition, the Registrant carries director and officer liability insurance on behalf
of its officer and directors.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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4.1
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 29, 2003. |
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4.2
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Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
June 17, 2009. |
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4.3
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Oxford Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan, effective as of March |
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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26, 2009. Incorporated by reference to
Appendix A to the Registrants Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting
of Shareholders held June 15, 2009, filed on May 11, 2009. |
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5.1
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Opinion of Thomas E. Campbell. |
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23.1
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Consent of Thomas E. Campbell (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto). |
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23.2
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included on the Signature Page). |
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-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on September 14, 2009.
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Oxford Industries, Inc.
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/s/ J. Hicks Lanier
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J. Hicks Lanier |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby severally
constitutes and appoints Thomas E. Campbell, Mary Margaret Heaton and Suraj A. Palakshappa, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary fully to all intents and purposes as he or she 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 or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities set forth opposite their names and on the 14th
day of September 2009.
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Signature |
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Title |
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/s/ J. Hicks Lanier
J. Hicks Lanier
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive
Officer) |
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/s/ K. Scott Grassmyer
K. Scott Grassmyer
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Cecil D. Conlee
Cecil D. Conlee
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Director |
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/s/ George C. Guynn
George C. Guynn
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Director |
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/s/ John R. Holder
John R. Holder
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Director |
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/s/ J. Reese Lanier
J. Reese Lanier
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Director |
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Director |
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/s/ Clarence H. Smith
Clarence H. Smith
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Director |
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/s/ Helen B. Weeks
Helen B. Weeks
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Director |
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/s/ E. Jenner Wood III
E. Jenner Wood III
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Director |
exv5w1
Exhibit 5.1
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Thomas E. Campbell
Senior Vice President Law, General
Counsel and Secretary
Direct Line: 404.653.1437
Fax Line: 404.653.1224
Email: tcampbell@oxfordinc.com |
September 14, 2009
Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Re: Oxford Industries, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel for Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the Company), in
connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration
Statement) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 1,000,000 shares
(the Shares) of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the Common Stock), of the Company
reserved for issuance under the Companys Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated as of the date hereof, the Plan).
This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
In so acting, I have reviewed such matters of law and examined original, certified, conformed
or photographic copies of such other documents, records, agreements and certificates as I have
deemed necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such review, I have assumed
the genuineness of signatures on all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to
original documents of all copies submitted to me as certified, conformed or photographic copies,
and the legal capacity of all natural persons. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, I
have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of public officials. For purposes of this
opinion, I have assumed that the Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Plan will continue to be
duly authorized on the dates of such issuance.
This opinion is limited in all respects to the laws of the State of Georgia, and no opinion is
expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect which such laws may have
on the opinion expressed herein. This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no
opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set
forth herein, I am of the opinion that when certificates evidencing the Shares have been duly
executed, registered, issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is given as of the date hereof, and I assume no obligation to advise you after
the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to my attention, or changes in law that occur,
that could affect the opinion contained herein.
222 Piedmont Ave., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Oxford Industries, Inc.
September 14, 2009
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I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and
to the use of my name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I
do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Thomas E. Campbell
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Thomas E. Campbell |
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exv23w2
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to
the Oxford Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan of our reports
dated March 31, 2009 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Oxford
Industries, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2009, and
the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting of Oxford Industries, Inc., filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Atlanta, Georgia
September 10, 2009