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):    March 2, 2010

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 S. Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina

 

29601

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


 

(864) 232-5200

 

(Registrant's Telephone Number

Including Area Code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 2, 2010, Delta Apparel, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release raising the Company’s sales and earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending July 3, 2010.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 March 2, 2010


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:

March 2, 2010

/s/ Deborah H. Merrill

Deborah H. Merrill

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

Description

 
99.1

Press release dated March 2, 2010