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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;2, 2011.</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration File No.&nbsp;333-&#091;</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>&#093;</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>DELTA APPAREL, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Georgia</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>58-2508794</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<B>322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601</B><BR>

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>


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<B>Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan</B><BR>

(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Deborah H. Merrill</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>Copies to</I></B><B>:</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer <BR>
Delta Apparel, Inc. <BR>
322 South Main Street <BR>
Greenville, South Carolina 29601<BR>
(864)-232-5200</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Melinda Davis Lux, Esq.<BR>
Wyche Burgess Freeman &#038; Parham, P.A.<BR>
44 East Camperdown Way<BR>
Greenville, South Carolina 29601<BR>
(864)&nbsp;242-8200</B></TD>
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(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>


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<B>(864)&nbsp;232-5200</B><BR>

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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 &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):</DIV>

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<B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,626,500 shares (1)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$12.78 (2)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$20,786,670 (2)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,413</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are also being
registered such additional shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing
plan in connection with changes in the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock because of
events such as stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule
457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of
the high and low prices as reported on NYSE Amex on January&nbsp;31, 2011, which was $12.78.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G25974000">Part&nbsp;I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G25974001">Part&nbsp;II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G25974008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G25974009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G25974010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Part I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given by
Delta Apparel, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) to participants in the Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) pursuant to Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July&nbsp;3, 2010, Commission
File No.&nbsp;0-15583.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October&nbsp;2, 2010,
Commission File No.&nbsp;0-15583.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July&nbsp;6, 2010, July&nbsp;19, 2010, August&nbsp;19,
2010, October&nbsp;28, 2010, November&nbsp;4, 2010, November&nbsp;15, 2010, and January&nbsp;27, 2011, Commission
File No.&nbsp;0-15583.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10/A filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;8, 2000 (Commission File No.&nbsp;0-15583),
together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating
such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement 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 part hereof, from
their respective dates of filing.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;14-2-850 through 14-2-857 of the Official Code of Georgia, as amended, (the &#147;Code&#148;)
relating to permissible, mandatory, and court-ordered indemnification of directors and officers of
Georgia corporations in certain instances, are set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of this Registration
Statement and are incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Bylaws provide (i)&nbsp;that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers
(and each person who at its request served as an officer or director of any other entity) to the
fullest extent permitted by the Code (or any successor provision) and (ii)&nbsp;that the Company shall
pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is director or officer of the Company in advance of a final
disposition of the proceeding if the director or officer submits to the Secretary of the Company a
written request that complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;14-2-853 of the Code (or any
successor provision).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation filed with the Georgia Secretary of State on December
10, 1999 provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, no director of the Company
shall be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for any action
or omission. Under Section&nbsp;14-2-202 of the Code, a Georgia corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation
may limit a director&#146;s liability to the company or its shareholders for monetary damages, except
liability: (a)&nbsp;for any appropriation, in violation of the director&#146;s duties, of a corporate
business opportunity; (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of the law; (c)&nbsp;for the types of liability set forth in Code Section&nbsp;14-2-832 (regarding
liability for unlawful corporate distributions); and (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the
director received an improper personal benefit.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;14-2-858 of the Code permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a person who is an officer or director. The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><U><B>Exemption From Registration Claimed</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index following signatures.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value
of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post- effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, 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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 (Sec. 230.424 of
this chapter);
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities
provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) 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.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 Greenville, State of South Carolina, on February&nbsp;2, 2011.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>DELTA APPAREL, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">     /s/ Deborah H. Merrill
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Deborah H. Merrill, Vice President, Chief&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Financial Officer, and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert W. Humphreys
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert W. Humphreys
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board, President&nbsp;and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Chief Financial&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Deborah H. Merrill
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Officer, and Treasurer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James A. Cochran*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James A. Cochran
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s Sam P. Cortez*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sam P. Cortez
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William F. Garrett*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
William F. Garrett</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Elizabeth J. Gatewood*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Elizabeth J. Gatewood
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ G. Jay Gogue*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
G. Jay Gogue
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ A. Max Lennon*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
A. Max Lennon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ E. Erwin Maddrey, II*
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
E. Erwin Maddrey, II
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s David T. Peterson*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">David T. Peterson</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<tr>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s Robert E. Staton, Sr.*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">February&nbsp;1, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert E. Staton, Sr.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<tr>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*By: /s/ Deborah H. Merrill</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
Deborah H. Merrill <BR>

&nbsp;
Attorney-in-fact</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Exhibit</U></DIV>

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    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated September&nbsp;18, 2003: Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on November&nbsp;5, 2003.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated April&nbsp;28, 2005: Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.3 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;29, 2005.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated November&nbsp;8, 2007: Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.4 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K
filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted January&nbsp;20, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted February&nbsp;17, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.3 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted June&nbsp;6, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.4 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws dated August&nbsp;17, 2006: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.5 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Bylaws dated August&nbsp;12, 2009: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2.6 to the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K filed on August&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.11
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen certificate for common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company:</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-12 B/A filed on October&nbsp;3,
2000.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Counsel.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel: Contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sections&nbsp;14-2-850 through 14-2-857 of the Official Code of Georgia, as amended.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2011.
Registration File No. 333-[
]
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DELTA APPAREL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
58-2508794
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Deborah H. Merrill
Copies to
:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Delta Apparel, Inc.
322 South Main Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
(864)-232-5200
Melinda Davis Lux, Esq.
Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A.
44 East Camperdown Way
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
(864) 242-8200
(Name and address of agent for service)
(864) 232-5200
(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.
(Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer
o
Accelerated Filer
o
Non-Accelerated Filer
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller Reporting Company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
be registered
per share
price
registration fee
Common Stock
1,626,500 shares (1)
$12.78 (2)
$20,786,670 (2)
$2,413
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, there are also being
registered such additional shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing
plan in connection with changes in the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock because of
events such as stock splits, stock dividends, and similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule
457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of
the high and low prices as reported on NYSE Amex on January 31, 2011, which was $12.78.
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Part I
Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
EX-24.1
EX-99.1
EX-99.2
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Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required in Part I of this Registration Statement will be sent or given by
Delta Apparel, Inc. (the "Company") to participants in the Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan (the
"Plan") pursuant to Rule 428(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2010, Commission
File No. 0-15583.
2.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2010,
Commission File No. 0-15583.
3.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2010, July 19, 2010, August 19,
2010, October 28, 2010, November 4, 2010, November 15, 2010, and January 27, 2011, Commission
File No. 0-15583.
4.
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the Company's Form 10/A filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2000 (Commission File No. 0-15583),
together with any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating
such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement 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 part hereof, from
their respective dates of filing.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Sections 14-2-850 through 14-2-857 of the Official Code of Georgia, as amended, (the "Code")
relating to permissible, mandatory, and court-ordered indemnification of directors and officers of
Georgia corporations in certain instances, are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 of this Registration
Statement and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Company's Bylaws provide (i) that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers
(and each person who at its request served as an officer or director of any other entity) to the
fullest extent permitted by the Code (or any successor provision) and (ii) that the Company shall
pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer who is a party to a
proceeding because he or she is director or officer of the Company in advance of a final
disposition of the proceeding if the director or officer submits to the Secretary of the Company a
written request that complies with the requirements of Section 14-2-853 of the Code (or any
successor provision).
The Company's Articles of Incorporation filed with the Georgia Secretary of State on December
10, 1999 provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, no director of the Company
shall be personally liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for any action
or omission. Under Section 14-2-202 of the Code, a Georgia corporation's articles of incorporation
may limit a director's liability to the company or its shareholders for monetary damages, except
liability: (a) for any appropriation, in violation of the director's duties, of a corporate
business opportunity; (b) for acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of the law; (c) for the types of liability set forth in Code Section 14-2-832 (regarding
liability for unlawful corporate distributions); and (d) for any transaction from which the
director received an improper personal benefit.
Section 14-2-858 of the Code permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of a person who is an officer or director. The Company maintains directors' and officers'
liability insurance.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
See Exhibit Index following signatures.
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;
(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 thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any
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increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value
of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(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) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post- effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement; and
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, 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.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of
the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the
securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (Sec. 230.424 of
this chapter);
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities
provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) 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
of 1933 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 Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 Greenville, State of South Carolina, on February 2, 2011.
DELTA APPAREL, INC.
By:
/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
Deborah H. Merrill, Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert W. Humphreys
Robert W. Humphreys
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 1, 2011
/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
Vice President, Chief Financial
February 1, 2011
Deborah H. Merrill
Officer, and Treasurer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/ James A. Cochran*
James A. Cochran
Director
February 1, 2011
/s Sam P. Cortez*
Sam P. Cortez
Director
February 1, 2011
/s/ William F. Garrett*
Director
February 1, 2011
William F. Garrett
/s/ Elizabeth J. Gatewood*
Elizabeth J. Gatewood
Director
February 1, 2011
/s/ G. Jay Gogue*
G. Jay Gogue
Director
February 1, 2011
/s/ A. Max Lennon*
A. Max Lennon
Director
February 1, 2011
/s/ E. Erwin Maddrey, II*
E. Erwin Maddrey, II
Director
February 1, 2011
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Signature
Title
Date
/s David T. Peterson*
Director
February 1, 2011
David T. Peterson
/s Robert E. Staton, Sr.*
Director
February 1, 2011
Robert E. Staton, Sr.
*By: /s/ Deborah H. Merrill
Deborah H. Merrill
Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Form 10.
4.2
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated September 18, 2003: Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2003.
4.3
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated April 28, 2005: Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2005.
4.4
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated November 8, 2007: Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1.4 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.5
Bylaws of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.1 to the Company's Form 10-K
filed on August 28, 2009.
4.6
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted January 20, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2.2 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.7
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted February 17, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2.3 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.8
Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted June 6, 2000: Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2.4 to the Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.9
Amendment to Bylaws dated August 17, 2006: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.5 to the
Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.10
Amendment to Bylaws dated August 12, 2009: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.6 to the
Company's Form 10-K filed on August 28, 2009.
4.11
Specimen certificate for common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company:
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 10-12 B/A filed on October 3,
2000.
5.1
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel: Contained in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney.
99.1
Sections 14-2-850 through 14-2-857 of the Official Code of Georgia, as amended.
99.2
Delta Apparel, Inc. 2010 Stock Plan.
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