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

FORM 8-K

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


DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):   April 24, 2009


Delta Apparel, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

1-15583

 

58-2508794

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina

 

29601

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


 

(864) 232-5200

 

(Registrant's Telephone Number

Including Area Code)


2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia  30097
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below)

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Item 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 24, 2009, Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release containing financial information and accompanying discussion for the third fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009.


Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 24, 2009, Delta Apparel, Inc. issued its earnings release for the third fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009.  The earnings release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Robert W. Humphreys, President and CEO, will hold an analyst conference call on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results and give a business update.  The conference call will broadcast through the Company’s website at www.deltaapparelinc.com.  Investors may listen to the call by selecting “News Releases” then the appropriate webcast from the listing.  A replay of the webcast will be available within one hour of the call and will be archived at the above address for 30 days following the release.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 
99.1 Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on April 24, 2009


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.

DELTA APPAREL, INC.

 

 

Date:

April 24, 2009

/s/ Deborah H. Merrill

Deborah H. Merrill

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 
99.1 Press release dated April 24, 2009