fl_8k0307.htm
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2008
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The Finish Line, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Indiana
  
0-20184
  
35-1537210
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
     
3308 North Mitthoeffer Road, Indianapolis, Indiana
  
46235
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 899-1022
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 




 
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
 
On March 7, 2008, The Finish Line, Inc. (the “Company”) issued 6,518,971 shares of its Class A Common Stock (the “Shares”) to Genesco Inc. (“Genesco”) pursuant to the terms of a Settlement Agreement with UBS Loan Finance LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Genesco.  A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Shares were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) and/or other applicable provisions of the Securities Act. The Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.  The Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to register the Shares, and Genesco has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to distribute the shares to its shareholders as a dividend as soon as reasonably practicable following such registration.


ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


Number
  
Description
     
10.1
  
Settlement Agreement dated March 3, 2008, among The Finish Line, Inc., UBS Securities LLC, UBS Loan Finance LLC and Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Finish Line, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2008)


 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: March 13, 2008
The Finish Line, Inc.
     
 
By:
  /s/ Kevin S. Wampler
   
Kevin S. Wampler
   
Executive Vice President–Chief Financial
Officer and Assistant Secretary


 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Number
  
Description
     
10.1
  
Settlement Agreement dated March 3, 2008, among The Finish Line, Inc., UBS Securities LLC, UBS Loan Finance LLC and Genesco Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Finish Line, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2008)
 
 
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