SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

þ		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For The Fiscal Year Ended July 1, 2006

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DELTA APPAREL, INC.

Georgia		58-2508794
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100
Duluth, Georgia 30097
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (678) 775-6900

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01		American Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned filer, as defined in rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act. (Check One).

Large Accelerated Filer o      Accelerated Filer þ      Non-accelerated Filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No þ.

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price for the common stock on the American Stock Exchange on December 30, 2005, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $92.1 million. For the purpose of this response, the registrant has assumed that its directors, corporate officers and beneficial owners of 5% or more of its common stock are the affiliates of the registrant.

Number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01, outstanding as of August 18, 2006: 8,540,751

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain information required in Part III of this Form 10-K shall be incorporated from the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders currently scheduled to be held on November 9, 2006.

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. We may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking,” including statements contained in this report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in reports to our shareholders. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. Examples are statements that concern future revenues, future costs, future earnings, future capital expenditures, business strategy, competitive strengths, competitive weaknesses, goals, plans, references to future success or difficulties and other similar information. The words “estimate”, “project”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “believe” and similar expressions, and discussions of strategy or intentions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this document are based on our expectations and are necessarily dependent upon assumptions, estimates and data that we believe are reasonable and accurate but may be incorrect, incomplete or imprecise. Forward-looking statements are also subject to a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties are described under the subheading “Risk Factors” below and are beyond our control. Accordingly, any forward-looking statements do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized.

We do not undertake publicly to update or revise the forward-looking statements even if it becomes clear that any projected results will not be realized.

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

“Delta Apparel” and the “Company,” and “we,” “us” and “our,” are used interchangeably to refer to Delta Apparel, Inc. together with its domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries, including M. J. Soffe, Co., a North Carolina corporation (“M. J. Soffe”, or “Soffe”) and, after August 22, 2005, Junkfood Clothing Company, a Georgia corporation (“Junkfood”), and other international subsidiaries, as appropriate to the context.

Additional information on our company, which is not a part of this annual report, is available at www.deltaapparel.com. Our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission may be found under the Investor Relations section of this website.

OVERVIEW

We are a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of high quality branded and private label Activewear Apparel. We specialize in selling a variety of casual and athletic tops and bottoms, embellished and unembellished T-shirts, and fleece products for the ever-changing apparel market. We focus our broad distribution of apparel products to specialty and boutique stores, high-end and mid-tier retail stores, sporting goods stores, screen printers and private label accounts. In addition, certain products are sold in college bookstores and to the U.S. Military. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United States to better serve our customers.

We were incorporated in Georgia in 1999 and our principal executive offices are located at 2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia 30097 (telephone number: 678-775-6900). Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “DLA”.

We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to June 30. The 2006 and 2005 fiscal years were 52-week years and ended on July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, respectively. The 2004 fiscal year was a 53-week year and ended on July 3, 2004.

STOCK SPLIT

On April 21, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split of our common stock. On May 31, 2005, shareholders received one additional share of common stock for each share held of record on May 18, 2005. All references in the financial statements with regard to the number of shares or average number of shares of common stock and related prices, dividends and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS

On August 17, 2006, we signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the net assets of privately held Fun-Tees, Inc. (“Fun-Tees”). The acquisition is expected to close on or around Monday, October 2, 2006, subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions. The purchase price for the transaction is $20 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, including an adjustment based on the actual working capital purchased. We expect to finance the purchase through an amendment to our asset-based secured revolving credit facility. The agreement can be terminated under various circumstances, including, among others, by us if we are unable to obtain satisfactory financing and by either party if the transaction fails to close by October 31, 2006.

Fun-Tees, Inc. is in the business of designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling private labeled custom knit t-shirts primarily to major branded sportswear companies. We believe that the strength of Fun-Tees is its flexibility to custom-manufacture products in a variety of garment styles, fabrics and colors. Fun-Tees was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. We expect to integrate the Fun-Tees textile operations into our Maiden, North Carolina facility during fiscal year 2007 and to maintain the Fun-Tees off-shore cutting, sewing and decorating facilities located in El Salvador and Campeche, Mexico.

We have also begun our offshore textile manufacturing initiative in which we plan to open Ceiba Textiles, a state-of-the-art facility located in the Green Valley Industrial Park in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The facility will knit, dye, finish, cut and sew fabrics into apparel, primarily for the Activewear segment of our business. We expect the facility will be completed during fiscal year 2007 and production will begin during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. Production levels are expected to build to 500,000 pounds per week during fiscal year 2008 and increase to one million pounds per week in fiscal year 2009. We expect the total capital investment in Ceiba Textiles will be approximately $25 million, which includes the cost of constructing the building, which we plan to lease from the Green Valley Industrial Park. In addition to transferring some of our existing equipment from the United States to Honduras, we expect to invest approximately $15 million over the next three years in new equipment for the facility. The new capital is expected to be financed through a local Honduran bank.

On October 3, 2005, our wholly-owned subsidiary, M. J. Soffe Company, purchased substantially all of the assets of Intensity Athletics, Inc. and its business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing athletic apparel pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement among M. J. Soffe Company, Intensity Athletics, Inc. (“Intensity”), and the shareholder of Intensity, Tim Maloney Sales, Inc.

The aggregate consideration paid to Intensity for substantially all of the assets of Intensity was a cash payment of $0.8 million. Additional amounts are payable to Intensity in cash during each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 if specified financial performance targets are met by the Intensity Athletics business during annual periods beginning on October 3, 2005 and ending on September 26, 2009 (the “Earnout Amounts”). The Earnout Amounts are capped at a maximum aggregate amount of $0.6 million.

On July 13, 2005, we formed a new Georgia corporation, Junkfood Clothing Company, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Apparel, Inc. On August 22, 2005, Junkfood acquired substantially all of the assets and properties of Liquid Blaino Designs, Inc. d/b/a Junkfood Clothing (“Seller”), a California-based designer, distributor and marketer of licensed and branded apparel. Junkfood Clothing Company remains headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and we are operating Junkfood as a separate business within our Retail-Ready segment.

The acquisition was completed pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) among Delta Apparel, Junkfood, Seller, and the shareholders of Seller, Natalie Grof and Blaine Halvorson. At the closing of the acquisition, we paid $20 million to Seller in cash and issued to Seller a promissory note in the original principal amount of $2,500,000. The promissory note bears interest at 9% and has a three-year term. The purchase price was subject to a post-closing adjustment of $4.4 million based on the actual working capital purchased. Also, additional amounts are payable to Seller in cash during each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 if financial performance targets are met by Junkfood during the period beginning on August 22, 2005 and ending on July 2, 2006 and during each of the three fiscal years thereafter (ending on June 27, 2009).

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

We operate our business in two distinct segments: Activewear Apparel and Retail-Ready Apparel. Although the two segments are similar in their production processes and regulatory environment, they are distinct in their economic characteristics, products and distribution methods.

The Activewear Apparel segment comprises our business units primarily focused on garment styles that are characterized by low fashion risk. We market, distribute and manufacture unembellished knit apparel under the brands of “Delta Pro Weight®”, “Delta Magnum Weight™” and “Quail Hollow™.” The products are primarily sold to screen printing companies. In addition, we manufacture products under private labels for retailers, corporate industry programs and sports licensed apparel marketers. The unembellished and embellished private label apparel products that Fun-Tees manufactures will be included in the Activewear Apparel segment upon acquisition.

The Retail-Ready Apparel segment comprises our business units primarily focused on more specialized apparel garments to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends. These embellished and unembellished products are sold through specialty and boutique stores, high-end and mid-tier retail stores and sporting goods stores. In addition to these retail channels, we also supply college bookstores and produce products for the U.S. Military. Junkfood Clothing Company is included in the Retail-Ready Apparel segment as of August 22, 2005. Our products in this segment are marketed under the “Soffe®” label, and as of October 3, 2005, includes the “Intensity Athletics®” label, and, as of August 22, 2005, the “Junkfood®” and “Sweet and Sour®” labels.

See Note 14 of the Notes to Financial Statements for financial information regarding segment reporting, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

PRODUCTS

We specialize in selling a variety of casual and athletic tops and bottoms, embellished and unembellished T-shirts, and fleece products for the ever-changing apparel market.

Our Activewear Apparel segment markets high quality knit apparel garments for the entire family. These garments are marketed under the Delta Pro Weight®, Delta Magnum Weight™, and Quail Hollow™ Sportswear brand names. The Pro Weight line represents a diverse selection of 5.5 oz 100% cotton silhouettes. Short sleeve and long sleeve tees are available in both youth and adult sizes in a variety of colors. Specialty items that are also available for adults include pocket tees, tank tops, sleeveless tees, pigment-dyed tees, and a wide variety of colors in ringer tees. The Magnum Weight line is designed to give our customer a variety of silhouettes in a heavier 6.1 oz, 100% cotton fabric. Products in this category include short sleeve and long sleeve silhouettes in a wide range of colors, available from the size 2-Toddler to adult sizes up to 5X. The Quail Hollow™ line includes polo shirts, ladies and junior tees, cheer shorts, and adult and youth fleece styles. The ladies and juniors programs feature an assortment of styles developed specifically for misses, plus sizes and young juniors. Polo shirts are offered in solid color 7oz. ringspun pique for men, ladies and youth, and a heavy weight 100% cotton jersey style for adults.

Our Retail-Ready Apparel segment designs and produces shorts, T-shirts, jersey and fleece apparel that are available in a wide variety of colors and sizes, including toddlers, boys’, girls’, men’s, women’s and big & tall. We believe that the shorts that are branded with the Soffe® label enjoy a very loyal following among teenage and adolescent girls, many of whom are involved in cheerleading and dance teams. During the 2006 fiscal year, we also added sports team uniforms to our product line, under the Intensity Athletics® label. With the addition of Junkfood Clothing Company on August 22, 2005, our Retail-Ready Apparel segment includes vintage licensed apparel for juniors, men, boys and children. The Junkfood® product line, including Sweet and Sour®, has experienced significant growth over the last several years through its innovative designs and style. We believe our Retail-Ready Apparel segment is also a leader in product innovation as demonstrated by our Dri-release™ offerings. Dri-release™ is a microblend performance fiber that is engineered to offer cotton-like comfort with quick dry properties to wick perspiration away from the skin. Our recent additions to this line include the new Soffe performance apparel line offering WicAway fabrics, a new fabric with quick-drying properties.

MARKETING

Our marketing is performed by both employed sales personnel and independent sales representatives located throughout the country. Our sales force services the retail direct, sporting goods, military, private label, department store and college bookstore customer bases. During fiscal year 2006, we served approximately 15,000 customers. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of our sales in fiscal years 2006, 2005 or 2004. Part of our strategy is not to become dependent on any single customer. Substantially all of our revenues for the past three fiscal years have been generated from domestic sales. With the acquisition of Junkfood Clothing, we hope to expand our international presence in Canada, Europe and Asia and expect our international sales could become a larger portion of our revenue in future years.

The majority of our knit apparel products are produced based on forecasts to permit quick shipment and to level production schedules. Specialty knit apparel products and private label knit apparel styles are generally made only to order. Some customers place multi-month orders and request shipment at their discretion. We offer same-day shipping in our Activewear Apparel segment and both segments use third party carriers to ship products to our customers. In order to better serve our customers, we allow our customers to order products by the piece, by the dozen, or in full case quantities. As a significant portion of our business consists of at-once EDI orders and direct catalog orders, we believe that backlog order levels do not give a general indication of future sales.

Our sales reflect some seasonality, with sales during our first and fourth fiscal quarters generally being the highest, and sales during our second fiscal quarter generally being the lowest. The apparel industry is characterized by rapid shifts in fashion, consumer demand and competitive pressures, resulting in both price and demand volatility. The demand for any particular product varies from time to time based largely upon changes in consumer preferences and general economic conditions affecting the apparel industry, such as consumer expenditures for non-durable goods.

MANUFACTURING

We knit, dye, finish and cut our fabric in company-owned plants located in Fayette, Alabama, Maiden, North Carolina, and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Our garments are primarily sewn in our company-owned plants in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Rowland, North Carolina, in a leased facility in Campeche, Mexico and in two leased facilities in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. At the 2006, 2005 and 2004 fiscal year ends, our long-lived assets in Honduras and Mexico collectively comprised 5.2%, 6.2% and 7.9%, respectively, of our total net property, plant and equipment. In addition, during the past three fiscal years, garments were sewn through our joint venture in Costa Rica. Our joint venture in Costa Rica was comprised of a 50% equity ownership interest in SOHA, S.A. held by Soffe’s subsidiary SAIM, LLC that was carried on our balance sheet under the equity method of accounting. SOHA’s management was independent from us, and the other 50% of SOHA S.A. was owned by a group of individual Costa Rican shareholders. SOHA’s assets did not constitute a material portion of our long-lived assets. In June 2006, we sold our equity in the joint venture to the other shareholders, and on July 6, 2006 we dissolved SAIM, LLC. In fiscal year 2006, approximately 74% of our manufactured products were sewn in company-operated locations and 1% was sewn by our joint venture in Costa Rica. The remaining products were sewn by outside contractors located in the Caribbean basin.

Along with our internal manufacturing, we source undecorated products and full-package products through independent sources. In fiscal year 2006, we sourced approximately 7% of our products.

RAW MATERIALS

In conjunction with the sale of our yarn spinning facility located in Edgefield, South Carolina in January 2005, we entered into a five-year agreement with Parkdale America to supply our yarn requirements. During this five-year period, we will purchase exclusively from Parkdale all yarn required by Delta Apparel and our wholly owned subsidiaries for use in our manufacturing operations (excluding yarns that Parkdale did not manufacture as of the date of the agreement in the ordinary course of its business). The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost. If Parkdale’s operations are disrupted and it is not able to provide us with our yarn requirements, we may need to obtain yarn from alternative sources. Although alternative sources are available, we may not be able to enter into arrangements with substitute suppliers on terms as favorable as our current terms with Parkdale. As there can be no assurance that we would be able to pass along our own higher cost of yarn to our customers, this could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We also purchase greige fabric to supplement our own production when required or when it is cost-effective to do so. These products are available from a number of suppliers. Our dyes and chemicals are also purchased from several suppliers. Dyes

and chemicals are available from a large number of suppliers and we have not experienced any difficulty in obtaining sufficient quantities.

COMPETITION

We sell our products in a highly competitive market in which numerous distributors and manufacturers compete, some of which are larger, more diversified and have greater financial resources than we do. Competition in the Activewear Apparel segment is generally based upon price, service, delivery time, quality and flexibility, with the relative importance of each factor depending upon the needs of particular customers and the specific product offering. With respect to branded product lines, competition is mainly based upon consumer recognition and preference. Our strategy for Soffe includes sustaining the strong reputation of Soffe and adapting our product offerings to the changes in fashion trends and consumer preferences. Our strategy for Junkfood is to continue building strong brand recognition, increase our product offerings by adding men’s, boy’s and children’s lines, and increase our customer base. In addition, with respect to both the Activewear and Retail-Ready Apparel segments, we want to provide the best overall value to our customers. Our favorable competitive aspects include the high consumer recognition and loyalty to the Soffe and Junkfood brands, the high quality of our products, and our flexibility and process control, which leads to product consistency. Our ability to remain competitive in the areas of quality, price, design, marketing, product development, manufacturing, and distribution will, in large part, determine our future success.

TRADEMARKS

We own trademarks, which are important to our business. We believe that Soffe®, which has been in existence since 1946, has stood for quality and value in the Activewear market for more than fifty years. Soffe® has been a registered trademark since 1992. Junkfood® has been a registered trademark since 1999, and is a recognized brand primarily in the vintage apparel marketplace. In addition to the Soffe® and Junkfood® trademarks, we also rely on the strength of our Sweet and Sour®, DELTA®, QUAIL HOLLOW™, and Intensity Athletics® brands.

LICENSES

We have the right to use trademarks under license agreements. Soffe is an official licensee for over 300 colleges and universities, and Junkfood licenses over 60 trademarks for its vintage apparel products. Our license agreements are primarily non-exclusive in nature and typically have terms that range from one to three years. Historically, we have been able to renew our license agreements and do not anticipate difficulty in renewing our license agreements in the future. Although we are not dependent on any single license, we believe our license agreements in the aggregate are of significant value to our business.

EMPLOYEES

As of July 1, 2006 we employed approximately 4,000 full time employees, of whom approximately 1,600 were employed in the United States. We have never had a strike or work stoppage and believe that our relations with our employees are good. We have invested significant time and resources in ensuring that the working conditions in all of our facilities meet or exceed the standards imposed by the governing laws. We have obtained WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production) certification for all of our existing sewing plants in Honduras and Mexico. We also obligate our third party contractors to follow our employment policies.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Our corporate internet address is www.deltaapparel.com. Through the website, we make available, free of charge, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our SEC reports can be accessed through the investor relations section of our website. The information found on our website is not part of this, or any other, report we file with or furnish to the SEC.

In addition, we will provide, at no cost upon request, paper or electronic copies of our reports and other filings made with the SEC. Requests should be directed to: Investor Relations Department, Delta Apparel, Inc., 300 North Main Street, Suite 201, Greenville, South Carolina 29601. Requests can also be made by telephone to 864-232-5200 ext 6621.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY MATTERS

We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other things, wastewater discharges, storm water flows, air emissions and solid waste disposal. Our plants generate very small quantities of hazardous waste, which are either recycled or disposed of off-site. Most of our plants are required to possess one or more discharge permits and we are currently in compliance with the requirements of these permits.

We incur capital and other expenditures each year that are aimed at achieving compliance with current and future environmental standards. Generally, the environmental rules applicable to us are becoming increasingly stringent. We do not expect that the amount of these expenditures in the future will have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition or liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that future changes in federal, state, or local regulations, interpretations of existing regulations or the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions will not require substantial additional expenditures. Similarly, the extent of our liability, if any, for past failures to comply with laws, regulations and permits applicable to our operations cannot be determined.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

We operate in a rapidly-changing, highly competitive business environment that involves substantial risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks identified below. The risks described below are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently do not view as material, may become material, and may impair our business operations. Any of these risks could cause, or contribute to causing, our actual results to differ materially from expectations.

ACQUISITION. We anticipate closing on the acquisition of Fun-Tees, Inc. on or around October 2, 2006; however, the closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions, including obtaining all necessary consents. The agreement can be terminated under various circumstances, including, among others, by us if we are unable to obtain satisfactory financing and by either party if the transaction fails to close by October 31, 2006. The success of the acquisition is dependent on our ability to integrate Fun-Tees into our existing textile operations, and to achieve the anticipated synergies with our activewear division. If we are unable to successfully integrate our operations, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

PRICING PRESSURES. Prices in our industry have generally been dropping over the past several years, even though demand for our products has increased since fiscal year 1998. The price declines have resulted from factors largely outside of our control, such as the industry’s transfer of manufacturing out of the United States, excess supply capacity, and changing raw material prices. In addition, intense competition to gain market share has led some competitors to sell substantial amounts of goods at prices against which we cannot profitably compete. Demand for our products is dependent on the general demand for Activewear Apparel and the availability of alternative sources of supply. Our strategy in this market environment is to be a low-cost producer and to differentiate ourselves by providing quality service to our customers. Even if this strategy is successful, its results may be offset by reductions in demand or price declines.

COMPETITION. We sell our products in a highly competitive market in which numerous distributors and manufacturers compete, some of which are larger, more diversified and have greater financial resources than we do. Competition in the Activewear Apparel industry is generally based upon price, service, delivery time, quality and flexibility, with the relative importance of each factor depending upon the needs of particular customers and the specific product offering. With respect to branded product lines, competition is mainly based upon consumer recognition and preference. If we are unable to remain competitive in the areas of quality, price, design, marketing, product development, manufacturing, and distribution, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

FASHION TRENDS. The Retail-Ready Apparel segment comprises our business units primarily focused on more specialized apparel garments to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends. The popularity, supply and demand for particular apparel products can change significantly from year to year based on prevailing fashion trends and other factors. Our ability to adapt to fashion trends in designing our products is important to the success in the Retail-Ready Apparel segment. If we are unable to quickly adapt to consumer preferences in the design of our products, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, a slow-down in the economy could cause changes in the demand for apparel products, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

YARN PRICING AND AVAILABILITY. Yarn is the primary raw material used in our manufacturing processes. As described above in “Raw Materials”, in conjunction with the sale of our yarn spinning facility, we entered into a five-year agreement with Parkdale to supply our yarn requirements. During this five-year period, we will purchase from Parkdale all yarn required by Delta Apparel and our wholly owned subsidiaries for use in our manufacturing operations (excluding yarns

that Parkdale did not manufacture as of the date of the agreement in the ordinary course of its business or due to temporary Parkdale capacity restraints). The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost. We fix the cotton prices as a component of the purchase price of yarn in advance of the shipment of finished yarn from Parkdale. Prices are set according to prevailing prices, as reported by the New York Cotton Exchange, at the time we elect to fix specific cotton prices. Thus, we are subject to the commodity risk of cotton prices and cotton price movements which could result in unfavorable yarn pricing for us. While we believe that we will be competitive with other companies in setting the price of cotton purchased for future production, any significant increase in the price of cotton could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, if Parkdale’s operations are disrupted and it is not able to provide us with our yarn requirements, we may need to obtain yarn from alternative sources. We may not be able to enter into arrangements with substitute suppliers on terms as favorable as our current terms with Parkdale, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

DISRUPTION IN DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS. We have company-owned and leased distribution facilities located throughout the United States. Any significant interruption in the operation of any of these facilities may delay shipment of merchandise to our customers, damage our reputation or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, a failure to successfully coordinate the operations of these facilities also could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS. We depend on information systems to manage our inventory, process transactions, respond to customer inquiries, purchase, sell and ship goods on a timely basis and maintain cost-effective operations. We may experience operational problems with our information systems as a result of system failures, viruses, or other causes. Any material disruption or slowdown of our systems could cause operational delays that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

CREDIT RISK. We are exposed to the risk of financial non-performance by our customers on a significant amount of our sales. Our extension of credit involves considerable judgment and is based on an evaluation of each customer’s financial condition and payment history. We monitor our credit risk exposure by periodically obtaining credit reports and updated financials on our customers. In addition, we mitigate our risk of loss by obtaining credit insurance on a portion of our accounts receivable. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for potential credit losses based upon our historical trends and other available information. However, the inability to collect on sales to significant customers or a group of customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

TRANSPORTATION COSTS. We incur significant freight costs to transport our goods from our domestic textile plants to off-shore sewing facilities and then to bring our goods back into the United States. In addition, we incur transportation expenses to ship our products to our customers. Transportation costs significantly increased during fiscal year 2006 and had an unfavorable impact on our results of operations. Further significant increases in the costs of freight and transportation could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, as there can be no assurance that these increased costs could be passed to our customers.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRICES. Our manufacturing operations require high inputs of energy, and therefore changes in energy prices impact on our gross profits. Energy costs significantly increased during fiscal year 2006 and had an unfavorable impact on our results of operations. We are focusing on manufacturing methods that will reduce the amount of energy used in the production of our apparel products to mitigate the rising costs of energy. However, further significant increases in energy prices could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, as there can be no assurance that these increased costs could be passed to our customers.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. When we acquire a business, a portion of the purchase price of the acquisition may be allocated to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. The amount of the purchase price which is allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets is determined by the excess of the purchase price over the net identifiable assets acquired. At July 1, 2006, our goodwill was approximately $13.9 million. Under current accounting standards, if we determine goodwill or intangible assets are impaired, we would be required to write down the value of these assets. We conduct an annual review to determine whether goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets are impaired. We completed such an impairment analysis for our fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, and concluded that no impairment charge was necessary. There can, however, be no assurance that we will not be required to take an impairment charge in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

AVAILABILITY OF CASH. Significant operating losses or significant uses of cash in our operations could cause us to be unable to pay our debts as they become due and to default on our credit facility, which would have an adverse effect on the value of our common shares. Our credit agreement contains customary representations and warranties, funding conditions and events of default. A breach of one or more covenants or any other event of default under the credit agreement could result in an acceleration of our obligations under the agreement, in the foreclosure on any assets subject to liens in favor of

the credit agreement’s lenders, and in the inability of us to borrow additional amounts under the credit agreement. In addition, our agreement is an asset-based revolving credit facility. Our ability to borrow under the agreement depends on our accounts receivable and inventory levels. A significant deterioration in our accounts receivable or inventory levels could restrict our ability to borrow funds.

MARKET PRICE OF DELTA APPAREL SHARES. Various investment banking firms have informed us that public companies with relatively small market capitalizations have difficulty generating institutional interest, research coverage or trading volume. This illiquidity can translate into price discounts as compared to industry peers or to the shares’ inherent value. We believe that the market perceives us to have a relatively small market capitalization. This could lead to our shares trading at prices that are significantly lower than our estimate of their inherent value.

As of August 18, 2006, we had outstanding 8,540,751 shares of common stock. We believe that approximately 59.1% of our stock is beneficially owned by persons who beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and related individuals, and that of this, approximately 34.9% of the outstanding stock is beneficially owned by institutional investors who own more than 5% of the outstanding shares. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market by any of these large holders could adversely affect the market price of the common stock.

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS EXERT SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE. As of August 18, 2006, two members of our board of directors and related individuals had or shared the voting power with respect to approximately 24.2% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. These individuals will exert substantial influence with respect to all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, including the election of our directors. In addition, our directors, executive officers and related individuals, as a group (comprised of 12 people), owned 29.0% of our stock as of August 18, 2006, and therefore will exert substantial influence with respect to all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, including the election of directors.

POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IN HONDURAS AND MEXICO. We have two company-operated sewing facilities in Honduras and one company-operated sewing facility in Mexico. In conjunction with the acquisition of FunTees in fiscal year 2007, we will be adding a facility in El Salvador. If the labor markets tighten in these countries, it could have adverse effects on the industries located in the applicable country. In addition, economic or legal changes could occur that affect the way in which we conduct our business in these countries. For example, a growing economy could lower unemployment which could increase wage rates or make it difficult to retain employees or employ enough people to meet demand. The government could also decide to add additional holidays or change employment law increasing our costs to operate in that country. Domestic unrest or political instability in any of these countries could also disrupt our operations. Any of these political, social or economic conditions could adversely affect our results of operations.

U.S. TRADE REGULATIONS. Our products are subject to foreign competition, which in the past has been faced with significant U.S. government import restrictions. Foreign producers of apparel often have significant labor cost advantages. Given the number of these foreign producers, the substantial elimination of import protections that protect domestic apparel producers could materially adversely affect our business. The extent of import protection afforded to domestic apparel producers has been, and is likely to remain, subject to political considerations.

The North American Free Trade Agreement or “NAFTA” became effective on January 1, 1994 and has created a free-trade zone among Canada, Mexico and the United States. NAFTA contains a rule of origin requirement that products be produced in one of the three countries in order to benefit from the agreement. NAFTA has phased out all trade restrictions and tariffs among the three countries on apparel products competitive with ours. During fiscal 2001, we completed our sewing expansion into Mexico in order to take advantage of the NAFTA benefits. Subsequent repeal or alteration of NAFTA could seriously adversely affect our results of operations.

Under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (often referred to as the “CBI Parity Bill”), effective October 1, 2000, quotas and duties were eliminated on apparel imported from certain Caribbean basin countries, provided such apparel is made from U.S. fabric (made from U.S. yarn) formed and cut in the United States. The same exemption from quotas and duties applies to apparel made from U.S. fabric (made from U.S. yarn) cut in a Caribbean basin country if U.S. thread is used. This Act also exempts a limited amount of knit apparel (other than outerwear T-shirts) made from regional fabric (made from U.S. yarn), and T-shirts (other than underwear T-shirts) using fabric (made from U.S. yarn) formed in a Caribbean basin country. We believe that the CBI Parity Bill gives us a competitive advantage relative to apparel manufacturers outside of the Caribbean and improves our competitive position relative to apparel manufacturers inside the non-NAFTA countries. Subsequent repeal or adverse alteration of the CBI Parity Bill could put us at a competitive disadvantage relative to such manufacturers.

On August 2, 2005, the Central America Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA”) was signed into law. CAFTA creates a free-trade zone among the United States, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica. Although we are currently operating duty-free in our Central American facilities through the CBI Parity Bill, CAFTA provides further

assurance that this will continue. Subsequent repeal or alteration of CAFTA could seriously adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, several of our competitors have established textile production in Central America, which could result in lower manufacturing costs for them. This might cause the selling prices of our products to decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

The World Trade Organization or “WTO”, a multilateral trade organization, was formed in January 1995 and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or “GATT”. This multilateral trade organization has set forth mechanisms by which world trade in clothing is being progressively liberalized by phasing-out quotas and reducing duties over a period of time that began in January of 1995. As it implements the WTO mechanisms, the U.S. government is negotiating bilateral trade agreements with developing countries (which are generally exporters of textile and apparel products) that are members of the WTO to encourage them to reduce their tariffs on imports of textiles and apparel in exchange for reductions by the United States in tariffs on imports of textiles and apparel. The remaining quotas were eliminated on January 1, 2005, significantly changing the competitiveness of many countries as apparel sourcing locations. As we believe that we are a low-cost producer of high quality apparel, we do not expect this to have a material impact on our results of operations in future years if NAFTA, CBI Parity and CAFTA remain in place. In addition, the U.S. Government may take other action to improve the impact of a possible influx of textile products from China. There is, however, no assurance that our future results will not be impacted by increased global competition.

ENVIRONMENTAL RULES. Our operations must meet extensive federal, state and local regulatory standards in the areas of safety, health and environmental pollution controls. There can be no assurance that interpretations of existing regulations, future changes in existing laws, or the enactment of new laws and regulations will not require substantial additional expenditures. Similarly, the extent of our liability, if any, for the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions, or past failures to comply with laws, regulations and permits applicable to our operations cannot be determined.

OUTSIDE PRODUCTION. We have historically relied upon third party suppliers for up to 40% of our sewing production. Any shortage of supply or significant price increases from our suppliers could adversely affect our results of operations.

TRADEMARKS. We rely on the strength of our trademarks, including the Soffe®, Intensity Athletics®, DELTA®, QUAIL HOLLOW^TM, Junkfood® and Sweet and Sour® brands. We have incurred legal costs in the past to establish and protect these trademarks, but these costs have not been significant. We may in the future be required to expend resources to protect these trademarks. The loss or limitation of the exclusive right to use our trademarks could adversely affect our sales and results of operations.

LICENSE AGREEMENTS. Our Retail-Ready Apparel segment relies on its licensed products for a substantial part of its sales. Although we are not dependent on any single license, we believe our license agreements in the aggregate are of significant value to our business. The loss or failure to obtain license agreements could adversely affect our sales and results of operations.

KEY MANAGEMENT. Our success depends upon the talents and continued contributions of our key management, many of whom would be difficult to replace. The loss or interruption of the services of these executives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although we maintain employment agreements with certain members of key management, we cannot be assured that the services of such personnel will continue. We do not, however, maintain an employment agreement with Robert W. Humphreys, President and Chief Executive Officer. We believe our future success depends on our ability to retain and motivate our key management, our ability to integrate new members of management into our operations and the ability of all personnel to work together effectively as a team.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our principal executive offices are located in a leased facility in Duluth, Georgia. Our administrative, manufacturing and distribution functions are conducted in both leased and owned facilities. In addition to our executive office in Georgia, we have two executive offices in South Carolina, two sales offices in New York City, six distribution centers, seven manufacturing facilities and two warehouses. We also have one facility that combines manufacturing, distribution and administrative offices and one facility that combines administrative offices with distribution.

Listed below are our current facilities:

Location		Utilization		Segment
Maiden Plant, Maiden, NC		Knit/dye/finish/cut		Activewear
Fayette Plant, Fayette, AL		Knit/dye/finish		Activewear
Fayetteville Plant 1, Fayetteville, NC		Cut/sew/decoration/distribution /administration		Retail-Ready
Fayetteville Plant 2, Fayetteville, NC		Knit/dye/finish/cut		Retail-Ready
Rowland Plant, Rowland, NC		Sew		Retail-Ready
Honduras Plant, San Pedro Sula, Honduras		Sew		Activewear
Cortes Plant, San Pedro Sula, Honduras		Sew		Activewear
Mexico Plant, Campeche, Mexico		Sew		Activewear
Shannon Drive Warehouse, Fayetteville, NC		Warehouse		Retail-Ready
Warehouse Center, Knoxville, TN		Warehouse		Activewear
Distribution Center, Clinton, TN		Distribution		Activewear
Distribution Center, Santa Fe Springs, CA		Distribution		Activewear and Retail-Ready
Distribution Center, Miami, FL		Distribution		Activewear and Retail-Ready
Distribution Center, Cranbury NJ		Distribution		Activewear and Retail-Ready
DC Annex, Fayetteville, NC		Distribution		Retail-Ready
Distribution Center, Lansing, MI		Distribution		Retail-Ready
New York Office, New York, NY		Sales		Activewear and Retail-Ready
New York Office, New York, NY		Sales		Retail-Ready
Greenville Executive Office, Greenville, SC		Administration		Activewear and Retail-Ready
Greenville Executive Office, Greenville, SC		Administration		Activewear and Retail-Ready
Los Angeles Office, Los Angeles, CA		Administration and Distribution		Retail-Ready

Our Retail-Ready segment also had a 50% interest in SOHA, S.A. that performed sewing in Grecia, Costa Rica. Our ownership in the joint venture was sold in June 2006.

During fiscal year 2006 our manufacturing facilities operated at less than full capacity. We expect our existing manufacturing facilities to have adequate manufacturing capacity in fiscal year 2007. During fiscal year 2006, we moved our two individual distribution facilities located in California into one larger consolidated facility. We believe all of our facilities are suitable for the purposes for which they are designed and are generally adequate to allow us to remain competitive with our principal competitors. Substantially all of our assets are subject to liens in favor of our credit agreement lender.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On May 17, 2006, adversary proceedings were filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against both Delta Apparel, Inc. and M. J. Soffe Co. in which the bankruptcy trustee, on behalf of the debtor National Gas Distributors, LLC, alleges that Delta and Soffe each received avoidable “transfers” of property from the debtor. The amount of the claim is approximately $0.7 million plus interest against Delta, and approximately $0.2 million plus interest against Soffe. We contend that the claims of the trustee have no merit, and have filed counterclaims, totaling approximately $0.4 million, in the adversary proceedings.

All other pending litigation to which we are a party is litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, as a result of legal defenses, insurance arrangements, and indemnification provisions with parties believed to be financially capable, any such actions should not have a material effect on our operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of our 2006 fiscal year.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information for Common Stock: Our Common Stock is listed and traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “DLA”. As of August 18, 2006, there were approximately 1,205 record holders of our Common Stock.

The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated below, the high and low sales prices per share of our Common Stock.

		Fiscal Year 2006								Fiscal Year 2005
		High				Low				High				Low
First Quarter		$	16.11			$	12.49			$	12.95			$	10.60
Second Quarter			15.99				14.23				12.13				10.52
Third Quarter			20.25				15.41				15.65				11.83
Fourth Quarter			19.10				15.77				15.89				11.93

Dividends: On April 18, 2002, our Board of Directors adopted a quarterly dividend program. We paid $1.5 million and $1.2 million in dividends during fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Dividends declared per common share are as follows:

		First				Second				Third				Fourth
		Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter
Fiscal Year 2006		$	0.040			$	0.040			$	0.040			$	0.050
Fiscal Year 2005		$	0.035			$	0.035			$	0.035			$	0.040

Although the Board may terminate or amend the dividend program at any time, we currently expect to continue the quarterly dividend program.

Subject to the provisions of any outstanding blank check preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive whatever dividends, if any, may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors in its discretion from funds legally available for that purpose. Our credit agreement permits the payment of cash dividends in an amount up to 25% of cumulative net income since June 2000 (excluding extraordinary or unusual non-cash items), provided that no event of default exists or would result from that payment and after the payment at least $6.0 million remains available to borrow under the revolving credit facility. At July 1, 2006, the total remaining amount permitted for payment of cash dividends under our credit agreement was $10.8 million.

Any future cash dividend payments will depend upon our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, compliance with loan covenants and other relevant factors.

Purchases of our Own Shares of Common Stock: On April 20, 2006, our Board of Directors increased our authorization to repurchase stock in open market transactions by an additional $5.0 million pursuant to our Stock Repurchase Program. This brings the total amount authorized for share repurchase to $11.0 million at July 1, 2006, of which $5.3 million remains available for future stock repurchases as of July 1, 2006. During fiscal year 2006, we purchased 72,477 shares of our common stock pursuant to our Stock Repurchase Program for an aggregate of $1.3 million. Since the inception of the program in November 2000, we’ve purchased 828,001 shares of our stock under the program for a total cost of $5.7 million. All purchases were made at the discretion of our management.

In the fourth quarter, we made the following purchases of our common stock:

Total

Total Number of

Dollar Value of

Number of

Average

Shares Purchased

Shares that May Yet

Shares

Price Paid

as Part of Publicly

Be Purchased

Period

Purchased

per Share

Announced Plans

Under the Plans

April Period (April 1, 2006 to May 6, 2006)

20,700

$

17.53

20,700

$5.8 million

May Period (May 7, 2006 to June 3, 2006)

9,570

$

17.70

9,570

$5.6 million

June Period (June 4, 2006 to July 1, 2006)

18,107

$

17.24

18,107

$5.3 million

Our Stock Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date.

Stock Split: On April 21, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split of our common stock. On May 31, 2005, shareholders received one additional share of common stock for each share held of record on May 18, 2005. All references in the financial statements with regard to the number of shares or average number of shares of common stock and related prices, dividends and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans: The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth under “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” of this Annual Report, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

On August 22, 2005, we completed our acquisition of Junkfood Clothing Company, and on October 3, 2005, we completed our acquisition of Intensity Athletics, Inc. Our consolidated financial statements include the operations and accounts of Junkfood Clothing Company and Intensity Athletics, Inc. since the acquisition dates. The consolidated statements of income data for the years ended June 29, 2002 and June 28, 2003, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of June 29, 2002, June 28, 2003 and July 3, 2004 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this document. The consolidated statement of income data for the years ended July 3, 2004, July 2, 2005 and July 1, 2006, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of July 2, 2005 and July 1, 2006 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this document. We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to June 30. The 2004 fiscal year was a 53-week year. The 2006, 2005, 2003 and 2002 fiscal years were 52-week years. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in the future. The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes as indexed on page F-1 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7.

		Fiscal Year Ended
		July 1,				July 2,				July 3,				June 28,				June 29,
		2006				2005				2004				2003				2002
						(In thousands, except share amounts)
Statement of Income Data:
Net sales		$	270,108			$	228,065			$	208,113			$	129,521			$	131,601
Cost of goods sold			(190,222	)			(174,156	)			(159,852	)			(105,552	)			(110,273	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(53,530	)			(37,881	)			(31,043	)			(13,220	)			(11,807	)
Operating income			26,356				16,028				17,218				10,749				9,521
Other income (loss)			657				4,117				(192	)			(194	)			816
Interest expense, net			(3,819	)			(3,022	)			(2,622	)			(732	)			(677	)
Income before taxes			23,194				17,123				14,404				9,823				9,660
Provision for income taxes			8,350				5,880				4,674				3,760				3,188
Net income		$	14,844			$	11,243			$	9,730			$	6,063			$	6,472
Net Income Per Common Share:
Basic		$	1.73			$	1.35			$	1.19			$	0.75			$	0.74
Diluted		$	1.71			$	1.33			$	1.16			$	0.73			$	0.71
Dividends Declared per Common Share		$	0.170			$	0.145			$	0.125			$	0.105			$	0.025
Balance Sheet Data (at year end):
Working capital		$	103,210			$	86,910			$	94,408			$	54,283			$	43,773
Total assets			203,123				159,514				169,379				94,447				88,346
Total long-term debt			50,650				17,236				29,246				7,865				3,667
Shareholders’ equity			100,988				86,464				75,492				65,969				61,278

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

We believe we ended fiscal year 2006 well positioned to continue increasing our sales and earnings in fiscal year 2007. During fiscal year 2006, we implemented new merchandising and branding strategies at Soffe that appear to be increasing brand recognition, as evidenced by the strong sell-through of the Soffe products at retail. We continued to improve our manufacturing processes in the Soffe business, which we hope will improve our margins and allow us to better serve our customers. Sell-through of the Junkfood product line at retail has also been solid, and we are seeing an increase in orders from several traditional customers for early fall delivery. We continue to expand our Junkfood product offerings in men’s, boy’s and children’s apparel, which we believe will continue to grow our business in the future. Overall we are pleased with the fiscal year 2006 performance of our Retail-Ready segment and are looking forward to continued sales growth and further improvement in operating margins in fiscal year 2007.

Over the past years, we have used the cash flow from our Activewear segment to fund acquisitions to build our Retail-Ready segment. In fiscal year 2007, we will be reinvesting in our Activewear segment with the acquisition of Fun-Tees. and the opening of Ceiba Textiles, our offshore textile facility. These two initiatives are expected to be key drivers in the future growth of our Activewear segment.

We expect that the anticipated acquisition of Fun-Tees will significantly increase our private label business by adding long-term, well-established relationships with national brands. The customer relationships and off-shore full package offerings are two key competencies of the Fun-Tees operations, and were the driving factors in our decision to acquire the business. We plan to migrate the Fun-Tees fabric production into our current facilities, which is expected to improve the overall cost structure in our Activewear segment.

On an annual basis we expect this acquisition to add approximately $70 million in revenue, and once integrated, to improve the operating margins in our Activewear segment. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in fiscal year 2007, despite the costs associated with moving fabric production and equipment into our existing facilities. We expect to see the results of the integration cost improvements in fiscal year 2008. We will not be acquiring any real property as a part of the FunTees transaction, and do not anticipate there will be any goodwill recorded. The acquisition of Fun-Tees will increase our employee base by approximately two thousand personnel located in North Carolina, Alabama, Mexico and El Salvador.

In fiscal year 2007, we are also beginning our off-shore textile initiative in Honduras. With the recent passage of CAFTA, we believe it is important for us to take advantage of the opportunity to lower our fabric cost on basic products. The building and utility infrastructure will be leased from the Green Valley Industrial Park. We expect our capital expenditure for this project will be approximately $15 million and will be incurred over three fiscal years. The facility is expected to ultimately produce approximately one million pounds of fabric per week and is expected to reduce our cost by approximately $7 million annually once at full production levels.

We are pleased to be able to reinvest in our Activewear segment with the acquisition of Fun-Tees and the opening of Ceiba Textiles, and look forward to realizing the additional sales and profits that these two initiatives should generate.

EARNINGS GUIDANCE

We will continue to issue earnings guidance of our sales and earnings expectations in fiscal year 2007. We have decided to change our earnings guidance to diluted earnings per share from the prior practice of issuing guidance based on basic earnings per share. Our earnings guidance includes the anticipated acquisition of Fun-Tees on or around October 2, 2006. In addition, we expect to record an extraordinary gain in our first fiscal quarter associated with the final earn-out payment made to the former M. J. Soffe shareholders. This anticipated extraordinary gain is also included in the earnings guidance for the first fiscal quarter and fiscal year guidance.

For the first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2006, we expect sales to be in the range of $64 to $68 million and diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.41 to $0.45. This compares to our fiscal year 2006 first quarter sales of $60.6 million and diluted earnings of $0.39 per share.

For the 2007 fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, we expect sales to be in the range of $325 to $340 million and diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $1.91 to $2.05. This compares to our fiscal year 2006 sales of $270.1 million and diluted earnings of $1.71 per share.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

For the fiscal year, sales reached an all-time record of $270.1 million, an 18.4% increase from $228.1 million in sales in the prior year. Gross margins for the year improved 590 basis points to 29.6% compared to 23.6% in the prior year driven from increased sales of the higher margin branded apparel products and improved manufacturing costs and lower raw material pricing. This was offset partially by higher energy and transportation costs.

In fiscal year 2006 we began expensing stock option compensation costs in compliance with Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“Statement 123(R)”). During the year, we expensed approximately $800,000 in stock compensation related to our Stock Option Plan that in prior years we would not have expensed. In addition, we were required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for fiscal year 2006. We estimate the cost expensed this year, including internal and external resources, as well as audit fees to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, was approximately $900,000, or approximately $0.07 earnings per share.

Net income for the year ended July 1, 2006 was $14.8 million, a 32% increase from the prior year. Earnings were $1.73 per basic share and $1.71 per diluted share compared to $1.35 per basic share and $1.33 per diluted share in the prior year. When comparing fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2005 results, the following chart highlights our fiscal year 2005 basic earnings per share, adjusted for the impact of the sale of our Edgefield, South Carolina yarn spinning facility and the reversal of the tax liability associated with our decision to permanently reinvest our foreign earnings in Honduras.

Actual FY05 Basic Earnings Per Share		$	1.35
Sale of Edgefield Plant			(0.26	)
Reversal of Foreign Earnings Tax Liability			(0.08	)
Adjusted FY05 Basic Earnings per Share		$	1.01

Fiscal year 2006 basic earnings per share improved 71.3%, or $0.72 per share, compared to fiscal year 2005 adjusted basic earnings per share of $1.01. The adjusted basic earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, will not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We are presenting adjusted basic earnings per share for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005 because we believe it provides a more complete understanding of our business results than could be obtained absent this disclosure. The sale of our yarn spinning plant and the reversal of the foreign earnings tax liability are infrequent and unusual transactions. We believe it is a useful tool for investors to assess the operating performance of the business without the effect of these transactions.

We ended fiscal year 2006 with $47.5 million in receivables, an increase of $10.9 million from the prior year primarily due to an increase in sales during the quarter. We improved our days sales outstanding, ending the year at 47 days, compared to 49 days at the end of fiscal year 2005. Our inventories on July 1, 2006 were $103.7 million, an increase of $4.6 million from the prior year, primarily due to the Junkfood acquisition. Although we ended the year with inventory levels slightly above our projections, we believe our year-end inventory levels are appropriate to support our sales growth expectations for the fiscal 2007 first quarter and full fiscal year.

We reduced our debt levels by $13.6 million during the fourth quarter, ending the year with $50.7 million in total debt. We had $32.4 million of availability under our revolving credit facility at year end.

Quarterly Financial Data

For information regarding quarterly financial data, refer to Note 17 “Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)” to the consolidated financial statements.

Fiscal Year 2006 versus Fiscal Year 2005

Net sales for fiscal year 2006 were $270.1 million, an increase of $42.0 million, or 18.4%, from net sales of $228.1 million in fiscal year 2005. Net sales in the Activewear segment were $136.7 million, a decrease of $6.8 million, or 4.7%, from net sales of $143.4 million in fiscal year 2005. Lower fiscal year 2006 net sales in the Activewear segment were the result of lower average selling prices (down 6.6%, accounting for $9.6 million), offset partially by increased unit sales (up 2.0%, accounting for $2.8 million). The unit growth was driven primarily from basic tee shirt volume, offset slightly by a decrease in specialty and private label units. The shift in sales mix, along with slight declines in selling prices across the product categories, drove the lower average selling prices. The Retail-Ready segment contributed $133.4 million in net sales, compared to $84.6 million in the fiscal year 2005, an increase of 57.7%, primarily due to the acquisition of Junkfood.

Gross margins for the year ended July 1, 2006 improved 590 basis points to 29.6% compared to 23.6% in the prior year as a result of the higher gross margins associated with the Retail-Ready business and improved manufacturing costs. These increases were partially offset by higher energy and transportation costs. Gross margins as a percentage of sales are higher in the Retail-Ready segment than the Activewear segment due to the higher average selling prices achieved on the branded products, partially offset by higher manufacturing costs. Our gross margins may not be comparable to other companies, since some entities include costs related to their distribution network in cost of goods sold and we exclude a portion of them from gross margin, including them in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2006 were $53.5 million, or 19.8% of net sales, an increase of $15.6 million from $37.9 million, or 16.6% of net sales, in fiscal year 2005. The 320 basis point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to the increased selling costs associated with the Junkfood business. Selling costs as a percentage of net sales are higher in the Retail-Ready segment primarily due to the additional staffing, higher commissions, royalty expense on licensed products, and increased advertising expenses associated with selling branded apparel products. Distribution expenses were also higher in fiscal year 2006, resulting from the additional costs associated with the move and duplication of expense associated with moving into our new consolidated distribution center in California. Bad debt expense improved from fiscal year 2005, primarily because in the prior year we took approximately $0.8 million in expense resulting from non-payment by a single customer.

Operating income for fiscal year 2006 was $26.4 million, an increase of $10.3 million, or 64.4%, from $16.0 million in fiscal year 2005. The increase is primarily the result of the higher gross profit in fiscal year 2006, partially offset by higher distribution and selling, general and administrative expenses described above. The Activewear and Retail-Ready segments contributed $6.9 million and $19.1 million in operating income, respectively.

Other income for fiscal year 2006 was $0.7 million, compared to other income of $4.1 million in fiscal year 2005. Other income in fiscal year 2006 is primarily related to insurance proceeds received as a result of losses of inventory during the 2005 hurricane season. The 2005 other income was a result of the sale of our yarn manufacturing plant in Edgefield, South Carolina to Parkdale America, LLC for $10 million in cash in January 2005. The sale of the Edgefield Plant resulted in a pre-tax financial gain of $3.6 million. In addition, in May 2005, we sold our Bladenboro, North Carolina building, resulting in a pre-tax financial gain of $0.4 million.

Net interest expense for fiscal year 2006 was $3.8 million, an increase of $0.8 million from fiscal year 2005. The increase in interest expense resulted from an increase in interest rates and higher average debt levels.

Our effective tax rate for the year ended July 1, 2006 was 36.0% compared to 34.3% for the year ended July 2, 2005. During fiscal year 2006, we took the Section 199 deduction for qualified production activity income as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which had the effect of reducing our effective income tax rate by approximately 1%. During fiscal year 2005, we decided to permanently reinvest our foreign earnings in Honduras and therefore reversed a $0.7 million tax liability associated with the foreign earnings, resulting in the lower effective tax rate during fiscal year 2005.

Due to the factors described above, net income for fiscal year 2006 was $14.8 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 32.0%, from net income of $11.2 million for fiscal year 2005.

Fiscal Year 2005 versus Fiscal Year 2004

Net sales for fiscal year 2005 were $228.1 million, an increase of $20.0 million, or 9.6%, from net sales of $208.1 million in fiscal year 2004. Net sales in the Activewear Apparel segment were $143.4 million, an increase of $6.0 million, or 4.4%, from net sales of $137.4 million in fiscal year 2004. Higher fiscal year 2005 net sales in the Activewear Apparel segment were the result of higher average unit prices (up 6.6%, accounting for $8.8 million), partially offset by lower unit sales (down 2.0%, accounting for $2.8 million). The Retail-Ready segment, entered into with the acquisition of M. J. Soffe Company in October 2003, contributed $84.6 million in net sales for fiscal year 2005, compared to $70.7 million in the nine months of fiscal year 2004. Fiscal year 2005 included 52-weeks of operations compared to 53-weeks of operations in fiscal year 2004.

Gross margins for the year ended July 2, 2005 improved 40 basis points to 23.6% compared to 23.2% in the prior year as a result of the higher gross margins associated with the Retail-Ready business, which was included in the results for the full year in fiscal 2005 and only for nine months of the 2004 fiscal year. The higher average selling prices in the Activewear Apparel segment were offset by higher raw material costs, partially offset by lower conversion costs. Gross margins as a percentage of sales are higher in the Retail-Ready Apparel segment than the Activewear Apparel segment due to the higher average selling prices achieved on the branded products, partially offset by higher manufacturing costs. Our gross margins may not be comparable to other companies, since some entities include costs related to their distribution network in cost of goods sold and we exclude a portion of them from gross margin, including them in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2005 were $37.9 million, or 16.6% of net sales, an increase of $6.8 million from $31.0 million, or 14.9% of net sales, in fiscal year 2004. The 170 basis point increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of having the Retail-Ready segment included for the full year in fiscal year 2005, compared to nine months in fiscal year 2004. Selling costs as a percentage of net sales are higher in the Retail-Ready Apparel segment primarily due to the additional staffing, higher commissions, royalty expense on licensed products, and increased advertising expenses associated with selling branded apparel products. General and administrative expenses increased primarily as a result of costs associated with the sale of our Edgefield facility. In addition, distribution expenses increased as a result of the startup costs associated with our new Clinton, Tennessee and Cranbury, New Jersey distribution facilities. Bad debt expense increased in fiscal year 2005 primarily as a result of non-payment from one customer.

Operating income for fiscal year 2005 was $16.0 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 7.0%, from $17.2 million in fiscal year 2004. The decrease is primarily the result of the higher general and administrative, distribution and bad debt expenses, as described above. The Activewear Apparel and Retail-Ready Apparel segments contributed $6.5 million and $9.8 million in operating income, respectively.

Other income for fiscal year 2005 was $4.1 million, compared to other expense of $0.2 million in fiscal year 2004. In January 2005, we completed the sale of our yarn manufacturing plant in Edgefield, South Carolina, resulting in a pre-tax financial gain of $3.6 million. In addition, in May 2005, we sold our Bladenboro, North Carolina building, resulting in a pre-tax financial gain of $0.4 million. Other expense in fiscal year 2004 is primarily related to $0.1 million in net losses on cotton options and $0.1 million loss related to the sales or disposal of certain machinery and equipment.

Net interest expense for fiscal year 2005 was $3.0 million, an increase of $0.4 million from fiscal year 2004. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from the increase in interest rates, partially offset by lower average outstanding debt.

Our effective tax rate for the year ended July 2, 2005 was 34.3% compared to 32.4% for the year ended July 3, 2004. During fiscal year 2005, we decided to permanently reinvest our foreign earnings in Honduras and therefore reversed a $0.7 million tax liability associated with the foreign earnings, resulting in the lower effective tax rate during fiscal year 2005. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, we created a tax liability in the amount of approximately $0.9 million with respect to our tax sharing agreement between Delta Woodside Industries, Inc. (our former parent company) and the Company. During fiscal year 2004, we determined that it was no longer probable that a tax liability might occur as a result of this tax sharing agreement. Therefore, we reversed the $0.9 million tax liability that had been created at that time.

Net income for fiscal year 2005 was $11.2 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 15.5%, from net income of $9.7 million for fiscal year 2004, due to the factors described above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Credit Facility

On August 22, 2005, Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. refinanced Delta Apparel’s $42.75 million credit facility and consolidated M. J. Soffe Co.’s $38.5 million credit facility with it pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended Loan Agreement”) with Wachovia Bank National Association (the successor by merger to Congress Financial Corporation (Southern)), as Agent, and the financial institutions named in the Amended Loan Agreement as Lenders.

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. became co-borrowers under a single credit facility, the maturity of the loans under the credit facility was extended to August 2008, and the line of credit available to us was increased to $85 million (subject to borrowing base limitations based on the value and type of collateral provided), which represents an increase of $3.75 million in the aggregate amount that was available under the prior two credit facilities.

Within the credit facility, there is a Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount requiring monthly installment payments of $0.3 million, which reduces the amount of availability under the facility. The Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount under the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement was $16.8 million initially. At July 1, 2006, the Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount was $14.2 million.

The credit facility is secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the real and personal property of Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. All loans under the credit agreement bear interest at rates based on an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin or the bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin. Under the credit facility, after subtracting the

Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amounts, we were able to borrow up to $70.8 million subject to borrowing base limitations based on the accounts receivable and inventory levels. Annual facility fees were .25% of the amount by which $70.8 million exceeds the average daily principal balance of the outstanding loans and letter of credit accommodations during the immediately preceding month. At July 1, 2006 we had the ability to borrow an additional $32.4 million under the credit facility.

The credit facility contains a subjective acceleration clause and a “springing” lockbox arrangement (as defined in EITF 95-22), whereby remittances from customers will be forwarded to our general bank account and will not reduce the outstanding debt until and unless a specified event or an event of default occurs. Pursuant to EITF 95-22, we will classify borrowings under the new facility as noncurrent debt.

In addition to our credit facility, we have a seller note payable to the former Junkfood shareholders pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 22, 2005. The $2.5 million seller note bears interest at 9% and has a three-year term.

In conjunction with the acquisition of Junkfood and entry into the Amended Loan Agreement, on August 23, 2005, M. J. Soffe Co. paid approximately $5 million to satisfy in full the Promissory Note of M. J. Soffe Co. dated as of October 3, 2003, which was made in connection with our acquisition of M. J. Soffe Co. The Promissory Note was made in favor of the Soffe sellers, James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia.

Our primary cash needs are for working capital and capital expenditures. In addition, we use cash to fund our dividend payments and share repurchases under our Stock Repurchase Program.

Operating Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities was $20.2 million and $19.3 million in fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our cash flow from operating activities in fiscal year 2006 is primarily due to net income plus depreciation, amortization and noncash compensation and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by a decrease in other liabilities primarily from the payment of the Soffe earn-out payment. Our cash flow from operating activities in fiscal year 2005 is primarily due to net income plus depreciation and a decrease in inventory and an increase in accounts payable, partially offset by a decrease in other liabilities from the termination of our deferred compensation programs. Changes in working capital are primarily monitored by analysis of the investment in accounts receivable and inventories and by the amount of accounts payable.

Investing Cash Flows

During fiscal year 2006, our investing activities used $35.6 million in cash. We used $28.2 million related to the acquisitions of Junkfood Clothing Company and Intensity Athletics. In addition, we spent $5.4 for capital expenditures, and we invested $2.2 million in the Green Valley Industrial Park joint venture. This was offset by $0.1 million in cash proceeds received upon sale of our Costa Rica joint venture. In fiscal year 2005, investing activities used $0.7 million in cash. We used $11.0 million in cash for capital expenditures, primarily related to our distribution facilities and our Edgefield yarn spinning facility. During fiscal year 2005, we received $10.3 million primarily from the sale of our Edgefield yarn spinning facility and our Bladenboro sewing plant.

Financing Activities

Our financing activities in fiscal year 2006 provided $15.8 million in cash as compared to $18.7 million cash used in fiscal year 2005. In fiscal year 2006, the cash provided by financing activities primarily came from our credit facility. During fiscal year 2006, we also borrowed $2.5 million in a seller note from the former Junkfood shareholders pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 22, 2005. The $2.5 million seller note bears interest at 9% and has a three-year term. In conjunction with the acquisition of Junkfood and entry into the Amended Loan Agreement, on August 23, 2005, we paid approximately $5 million to satisfy in full the Promissory Note of M. J. Soffe Co. dated as of October 3, 2003, which was made in connection with our acquisition of M. J. Soffe Co. The Promissory Note was made in favor of the Soffe sellers, James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia. The cash used in financing activities in fiscal year 2005 primarily related to the repayment of debt under our credit facilities. We paid dividends to our shareholders totaling $1.5 million and $1.2 million in fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Our credit facility contains limitations on, or prohibitions of, cash dividends, stock purchases, related party transactions, mergers, acquisitions, sales of assets, indebtedness and investments. We are allowed under our credit facility to make

purchases of our own stock up to an aggregate of $23.0 million provided that no event of default exists or would result from that action and after the purchase at least $3.0 million remains available to borrow under the facility. We used $1.3 million and $0.3 million in fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively, for share repurchases.

Future Liquidity and Capital Resources

Based on our expectations, we believe that our credit facility should be sufficient to satisfy our foreseeable working capital needs, and that the cash flow generated by our operations and funds available under our credit line should be sufficient to service our debt payment requirements, to satisfy our day-to-day working capital needs, to fund our planned capital expenditures and to pay dividends under our dividend program. We do, however, expect to amend our current credit facility with Wachovia Bank, National Association in conjunction with the acquisition of Fun-Tees on or around October 2, 2006, although there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so. Any material deterioration in our results of operations, however, may result in us losing our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility and to issue letters of credit to suppliers or may cause the borrowing availability under our facility to be insufficient for our needs.

The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations, as of July 1, 2006, by future period.

		Payments Due by Period (in thousands)
						Less than				1 - 3				3 – 5				After 5
		Total				1 year				years				years				years
Contractual Obligations
Long-term debt (a)		$	50,650			$	500			$	50,150			$	—			$	—
Operating leases			23,277				4,200				11,064				4,324				3,689
Letters of credit			921				921				—				—				—
Purchase obligations			28,285				28,285				—				—				—
Contingent purchase price (b)			13,596				5,180				8,416				—				—
Total		$	116,729			$	39,086			$	69,630			$	4,324			$	3,689

Dividends and Purchases of our Own Shares

Our ability to pay cash dividends or purchase our own shares will largely be dependent on our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, compliance with loan covenants and other relevant factors. Our credit facility permits the payment of cash dividends in an amount up to 25% of cumulative net income (excluding extraordinary or unusual non-cash items); provided that no event of default exists or would result from that payment and after the payment at least $6.0 million remains available under the revolving credit facility. At July 1, 2006, the total amount permitted for payment of cash dividends under our credit agreement was $10.8 million.

Purchases of our own stock are permitted provided that no event of default exists or would result from that action and after the purchase at least $3.0 million remains available to borrow under the revolving credit facility. Our amended credit facility allows for an aggregate of $23.0 million in share repurchases.

During the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, we purchased 72,477 shares of our common stock pursuant to our Stock Repurchase Program for an aggregate of $1.3 million. Since the inception of the program, we’ve purchased 828,001 shares of our stock under the program for a total cost of $5.7 million. We have authorization from our Board of Directors to spend up to $11.0 million for share repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program. All purchases were made at the discretion of our management.

Dividend Program

On April 18, 2002, our Board of Directors adopted a quarterly dividend program. We paid $1.5 million and $1.2 million in dividends during fiscal years 2006 and 2005, respectively. Although our Board may terminate or amend the dividend program at any time, we currently expect to continue the quarterly dividend program.

Stock Split

On April 21, 2005, our Board of Directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split of our common stock. On May 31, 2005, shareholders received one additional share of common stock for each share held of record on May 18, 2005. All references in the financial statements with regard to the number of shares or average number of shares of common stock and related prices, dividends and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to the adequacy of receivable and inventory reserves, self-insurance accruals and the accounting for income taxes.

Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements includes a summary of the significant accounting policies or methods used in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

We consider revenue realized or realizable and earned when the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, title has transferred to the customer, the price is fixed and determinable and the collectibility is reasonably assured. Sales are recorded net of discounts and provisions for estimated returns and allowances. We estimate returns and allowances on an ongoing basis by considering historical and current trends. We record these costs as a reduction to net revenue. We estimate the net collectibility of our accounts receivable and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon this assessment. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms. Significant changes in customer concentration or payment terms, deterioration of customer credit-worthiness or weakening in economic trends could have a significant impact on the collectibility of receivables and our operating results.

Inventories

Our inventory is carried at the lower of FIFO cost or market. We regularly review inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for damaged, excess and out of style or otherwise obsolete inventory based primarily on our historical selling prices for these products and our estimated forecast of product demand for the next twelve months. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected, or if liquidation of the inventory is more difficult than anticipated, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Self Insurance

Our medical, prescription and dental care benefits are primarily self-insured. Our self-insurance accruals are based on claims filed and estimates of claims incurred but not reported. We develop estimates of claims incurred but not reported based upon the historical time it takes for a claim to be reported and historical claim amounts. While the time it takes for a claim to be reported has been declining, if claims are greater than we originally estimate, or if costs increase beyond what we have anticipated, our recorded reserves may not be sufficient, and it could have a significant impact on our operating results.

Share-Based Compensation

We adopted the fair value based method prescribed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, effective July 3, 2005. Under the fair value based method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the award vesting period. We determine the fair value of each stock option at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. This model requires that we estimate a risk-free interest rate, the volatility of the price of our common stock, the dividend yield, and the expected life of the options. The use of a different estimate for any one of these components could have a material impact on the amount of calculated compensation expense.

Income Taxes

We use the liability method of accounting for income taxes, which requires recognition of temporary differences between financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities measured by enacted tax rates. We have recorded deferred tax assets for certain state operating loss carryforwards and nondeductible accruals. We established a valuation allowance related to certain of the state operating loss carryforward amounts in accordance with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. We continually review the adequacy of the valuation allowance and recognize the benefits of deferred tax assets if reassessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized based on earnings forecasts in the respective tax locations. As of July 1, 2006, we had operating loss carryforwards of approximately $7.5 million for state tax purposes. The valuation allowance against the operating loss carryfowards was $146 thousand at July 1, 2006. These carryforwards expire at various intervals through 2020.

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 151 (“SFAS 151”), Inventory Costs. SFAS 151 amends the guidance in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Inventory Pricing, to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage). SFAS 151 requires that those items be recognized as current period charges and that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost of converting work in process to finished goods be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We adopted Statement 151 effective July 3, 2005. After review of our cost allocation procedures, we determined that the adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Staff Position (“FSP”) Nos. 109-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“FSP 109-1”), and 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“FSP 109-2”). The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Jobs Creation Act”) was enacted on October 22, 2004. Under guidance in FSP 109-1, the qualified production activities deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in FASB Statement No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date of the Jobs Creation Act. We have determined that our production activities will qualify under the Jobs Creation Act and expect that this deduction could reduce our effective income tax rate for fiscal year 2006 by up to 1%. FSP 109-2 states that an enterprise is allowed time beyond the financial reporting period of enactment to evaluate the effect of the Jobs Creation Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS 109. Based on our analysis and evaluation of the impact of the repatriation provisions, we did not repatriate any foreign earnings pursuant to the Jobs Creation Act.

On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“Statement 123(R)”), which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“Statement 123”). Statement 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statements of Cash Flows. Generally, the approach in Statement 123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. Statement 123(R) is effective for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, effective July 3, 2005, we adopted the fair-value recognition provisions of Statement 123(R).

On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. This provides for a simplified method to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of share-based compensation. Since our adoption of Statement 123, we had not recorded any excess tax benefits associated with our stock options and therefore we had no initial pool of excess

tax benefits upon adoption of Statement 123(R).

In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission released SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based Payment. SAB No. 107 provides the SEC staff’s position regarding the implementation of Statement 123(R). SAB No. 107 contains interpretive guidance related to the interaction between Statement 123(R) and certain SEC rules and regulations, as well as provides the staff’s views regarding the valuation of share-based payment transactions. Effective July 3, 2005, we adopted the fair-value recognition provisions of Statement 123(R) and SAB No. 107 using the modified-prospective transition method; therefore, prior periods have not been restated.

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations (“Interpretation 47”), which is an interpretation of Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (“SFAS 143”). Interpretation 47 clarifies terminology within SFAS 143 and requires an entity to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability’s fair value can be reasonably estimated. Interpretation was effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. We evaluated our asset retirement obligations, determining we had no significant obligations with respect to conditional asset retirements. Accordingly, the adoption of Interpretation 47 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS 154”). This Statement requires retrospective application for voluntary changes in accounting principle unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS 154’s retrospective application requirement replaces APB Opinion No. 20’s, Accounting Changes, requirement to recognize most voluntary changes in accounting principle by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Effective July 3, 2005, we early adopted the accounting changes and corrections of errors provisions contained in Statement 154. For the year ended July 1, 2006, we determined that we had no accounting changes or corrections of errors that would be impacted by this statement. Accordingly, the adoption of Statement 154 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 provides clarifying guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes and prescribes recognition and measurement guidance in determining amounts to be recorded in the financial statements. This Interpretation applies to all income based tax items and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We expect to adopt Interpretation 48 on July 2, 2006. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Interpretation 48 will have on our financial position and results of operations but do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on our financial statements.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Commodity Risk Sensitivity

On January 5, 2005, in conjunction with the sale of our yarn spinning facility in Edgefield, South Carolina, we entered into a five-year agreement with Parkdale to supply our yarn requirements. During this five-year period, we will purchase from Parkdale all yarn required by Delta Apparel and our wholly owned subsidiaries for use in our manufacturing operations (excluding yarns that Parkdale did not manufacture as of the date of the agreement in the ordinary course of its business or due to temporary Parkdale capacity restraints). The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost. Thus, we are subject to the commodity risk of cotton prices and cotton price movements which could result in unfavorable yarn pricing for us. We fix the cotton prices as a component of the purchase price of yarn with Parkdale, pursuant to the supply agreement, in advance of the shipment of finished yarn from Parkdale. Prices are set according to prevailing prices, as reported by the New York Cotton Exchange, at the time we elect to fix specific cotton prices.

Yarn with respect to which we have fixed cotton prices at July 1, 2006 was valued at $24.7 million, and is scheduled for delivery between July 2006 and March 2007. At July 1, 2006, a 10% decline in the market price of the cotton covered by our fixed price yarn would have had a negative impact of approximately $1.7 million on the value of the yarn.

We may use derivatives, including cotton option contracts, to manage our exposure to movements in commodity prices. We do not designate our options as hedge instruments upon inception. Accordingly, we mark to market changes in the fair market value of the options as other income or other expense in the statements of income. We did not own any cotton options contracts on July 1, 2006.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

Our credit agreements provide that the outstanding amounts owed shall bear interest at variable rates. If the amount of outstanding indebtedness at July 1, 2006 under the revolving credit facilities had been outstanding during the entire year and the interest rate on this outstanding indebtedness were increased by 100 basis points, our expense would have increased by approximately $0.5 million, or 12.6%, for the fiscal year. This compares to an increase of $0.3 million, or 10.7%, for the 2005 fiscal year based on the outstanding indebtedness at July 2, 2005. The effect of a 100 basis point increase in interest rates has a larger impact as of July 1, 2006 than as of July 2, 2005 due to the higher debt levels outstanding on July 1, 2006, resulting primarily from the acquisition of the Junkfood business. The actual increase in interest expense resulting from a change in interest rates would depend on the magnitude of the increase in rates and the average principal balance outstanding.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Our consolidated financial statements for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended July 1, 2006, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are included in this report commencing on page F-1 and are listed under Part IV, Item 15 in this report.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of July 1, 2006 and, based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these controls and procedures were effective at the evaluation date.

Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information that we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon are included in this report commencing on page F-1 and are listed under Part IV, Item 15 in this report. Our independent registered public accounting firm has attested to and reported on management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting as stated in its attestation report, which is also included in this report commencing on page F-1 and are listed under Part IV, Item 15 in this report.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to 120 days following the end of our fiscal year under the headings “Election of Directors”, “Executive Officers” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”.

All of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (who is also our principal accounting officer), are required to abide by our business conduct policies to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. We adopted a code of business conduct and ethics known as the Ethics Policy Statement. The Ethics Policy Statement is available on our website. In the event that we amend or waive any of the provisions of the Ethics Policy Statement applicable to our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, we intend to disclose the same on our website at www.deltaapparel.com.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to 120 days following the end of our fiscal year under the headings “Management Compensation” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation”.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The information relating to security ownership by certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated herein by reference from the portion of the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to 120 days following the end of our fiscal year under the heading “Stock Ownership of Principal Shareholders and Management”.

Set forth in the table below is certain information about securities issuable under our equity compensation plans as of July 1, 2006.

Number of securities

Weighted-average

remaining available for

Number of securities to

exercise price of

future issuance under equity

be issued upon exercise

outstanding

compensation plans

of outstanding options,

options, warrants

(excluding securities

Plan Category

warrants and rights

and rights

reflected in column (a))

(a)

(b)

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

—

—

—

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

931,500

$

11.41

645,758

Total

931,500

$

11.41

645,758

Under the Stock Option Plan, options may be granted covering up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock. Options are granted by the compensation grants committee of our board of directors to our officers and key and middle level executives for the purchase of our stock at prices not less than the fair market value of the shares on the dates of grant.

Under the Incentive Stock Award Plan, the compensation grants committee of our board of directors has the discretion to grant awards for up to an aggregate maximum of 800,000 common shares. The Award Plan authorizes the committee to grant to our officers and key and middle level executives rights to acquire common shares at a cash purchase price of $0.01 per share.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the portion of the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to 120 days following the end of our fiscal year under the heading “Related Party Transactions”.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the portion of the definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or prior to 120 days following the end of our fiscal year under the heading “Audit and Non-Audit Fees”.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)(1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

	•		Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
	•		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
	•		Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
	•		Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005.
	•		Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004.
	•		Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004.
	•		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004.
	•		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     The following consolidated financial statement schedule of Delta Apparel, Inc. and subsidiaries is included in Item 15(d):

     Schedule II — Consolidated Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted. Columns omitted from schedules filed have been omitted because the information is not applicable.

(a)(3) Listing of Exhibits*

     2.1 Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 among Delta Apparel, Inc., MJS Acquisition Company, M. J. Soffe Co., James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia (excluding schedules and exhibits): Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed on October 17, 2003.

     2.1.1 First Amendment to Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 10, 2004 among Delta Apparel, Inc., M. J. Soffe Co., James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 9, 2005.

     2.2 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 18, 2004 between Delta Apparel, Inc. and Parkdale America, LLC (excluding schedules and exhibits): Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 9, 2005.

     2.2.1 First Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 31, 2004 between Delta Apparel, Inc. and Parkdale America, LLC: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 9, 2005.

     2.3 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 22, 2005 among Delta Apparel, Inc., Junkfood Clothing Company, Liquid Blaino Designs, Inc. d/b/a Junkfood Clothing, Natalie Grof, and Blaine Halvorson (excluding schedules and exhibits): Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2005.

     2.4 Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 17, 2006 among Delta Apparel, Inc., Fun-Tees, Inc., Henry T. Howe, James C. Poag, Jr., Beverly H. Poag, Lewis G. Reid, Jr., Kurt R. Rawald, Larry L. Martin, Jr., Julius D. Cline and Marcus F. Weibel: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 21, 2006.

     3.1.1 Articles of Incorporation of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10.

     3.1.2 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.

     3.2.1 Bylaws of the Company: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.1 to the Company’s Form 10.

     3.2.2 Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted January 20, 2000: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.2 to the Company’s Form 10.

     3.2.3 Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted February 17, 2000: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.3 to the Company’s Form 10.

     3.2.4 Amendment to Bylaws of the Company adopted June 6, 2000: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.4 to the Company’s Form 10.

     4.1. See Exhibits 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, and 10.2 through 10.18, inclusive.

     4.2. 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.

     10.1. See Exhibits 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.3, 2.3.1, and 2.4.

     10.2 Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 22, 2005 among Delta Apparel, Inc., Junkfood Clothing Company, M. J. Soffe Co., Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent, and the financial institutions named therein as Lenders: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2005.

     10.3 Security Agreement of MJS Acquisition Company in favor of James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia dated as of October 3, 2003: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.4 Form of Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement of M. J. Soffe Co. in favor of James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia dated as of October 3, 2003: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.5 Guaranty of Delta Apparel, Inc. in favor of James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia dated as of October 3, 2003: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.6 Pledge Agreement of Delta Apparel, Inc. in favor of James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia dated as of October 3, 2003: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.7 Employment and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 among Delta Apparel, Inc., M. J. Soffe Co., and James F. Soffe: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.8 Employment and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 among Delta Apparel, Inc., M. J. Soffe Co., and John D. Soffe: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.9 Employment and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 among Delta Apparel, Inc., M. J. Soffe Co., and Anthony M. Cimaglia: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.10 Real Estate Exchange Contract dated as of October 3, 2003 between MJS Acquisition Company and Middle Road Properties, LLC: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.11 Industrial Lease Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003 between M. J. Soffe Co. and Middle Road Properties, LLC: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2003.

     10.12 Employment Agreement between Delta Apparel, Inc. and Deborah H. Merrill dated August 25, 2004.**

     10.13 Employment Agreement between Delta Apparel, Inc. and Martha M. Watson dated September 30, 2003: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2003.**

     10.14 Delta Apparel, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, Effective as of February 15, 2000, Amended & Restated March 15, 2000: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 10.**

     10.15 Delta Apparel, Inc. Incentive Stock Award Plan, Effective February 15, 20P0, Amended & Restated March 15, 2000: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10.**

     10.16 Yarn Supply Agreement dated as of January 5, 2005 between Delta Apparel, Inc. and Parkdale Mills, LLC and Parkdale America, LLC: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on February 9, 2005.

     10.17 Delta Apparel, Inc. 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on May 16, 2005.

     21 Subsidiaries of the Company.

     23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

     31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*  All reports previously filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, exhibits of which are incorporated to this Report by reference thereto, were filed under Commission File Number 1-15583.

** This is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to any of the above filed exhibits upon request of the Commission.

(b) Exhibits

     See Item 15(a)(3) above.

(c) Schedules

     See information under (a)(1) and (2) of Item 15.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		DELTA APPAREL, INC.
		(Registrant)
September 7, 2006		By: /s/ Deborah H. Merrill
Date		Deborah H. Merrill
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and as of the dates indicated.

/s/ David S. Fraser		9-1-06		/s/ Philip J. Mazzilli, Jr.		9-1-06
David S. Fraser		Date		Philip J. Mazzilli, Jr.		Date
Director				Director
/s/ William F. Garrett		9-7-06		/s/ Deborah H. Merrill		9-6-06
William F. Garrett		Date		Deborah H. Merrill		Date
Director				Vice President, Chief Financial
				Officer and Treasurer (principal
				financial officer and principal
				accounting officer)
/s/ Robert W. Humphreys		9-5-06		/s/ Buck A. Mickel		9-1-06
Robert W. Humphreys		Date		Buck A. Mickel		Date
President, Chief				Director
Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ Max Lennon		9-1-06		/s/ David Peterson		9-5-06
Max Lennon		Date		David Peterson		Date
Director				Director
/s/ E. Erwin Maddrey, II		8-31-06
E. Erwin Maddrey, II		Date
Director

Delta Apparel, Inc and Subsidiaries

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting		F-2
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		F-3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005		F-5
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004		F-6
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004		F-7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004		F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		F-9

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of Delta Apparel, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006 based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The scope of our efforts to comply with the Section 404 Rules with respect to fiscal year 2006 included all of our operations other than those of our wholly owned subsidiary, Junkfood Clothing Company, formed to purchase substantially all of the assets of Liquid Blaino Designs, Inc. d/b/a Junkfood Clothing. In accordance with the SEC’s published guidance, because we acquired these operations during the fiscal year, we excluded these operations from our efforts to comply with Section 404 Rules with respect to fiscal year 2006. As of July 1, 2006, total assets for Junkfood Clothing Company were $31.3 million and total revenues for the period ending July 1, 2006 were $34.2 million. Based on that evaluation, excluding our operations discussed above, our management has concluded that, as of July 1, 2006, our internal control over financial reporting is effective.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, who also audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Ernst & Young’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting follows this report.

		/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		/s/ Robert W. Humphreys
		President and Chief Executive Officer
September 6, 2006

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Delta Apparel, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Delta Apparel, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended July 1, 2006. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index of Item 15 (a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended July 1, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the three years ended July 1, 2006, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Delta Apparel, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006 based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and our report dated September 6, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion.

		/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
September 6, 2006

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Delta Apparel, Inc.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Delta Apparel, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Delta Apparel, Inc.'s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

As indicated in the accompanying report of Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of Junkfood Clothing Company, which is included in the 2006 consolidated financial statements of Delta Apparel, Inc. and constituted $31.3 million and $4.4 million of total assets and net assets, respectively, as of July 1, 2006 and $34.2 million and $4.4 million of revenues and net income, respectively, for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting at July 1, 2006 also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Junkfood Clothing Company.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Delta Apparel, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also in our opinion, Delta Apparel, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Delta Apparel, Inc. as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended July 1, 2006 of Delta Apparel, Inc. and our report dated September 6, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

		/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
September 6, 2006

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts and per share data)

		July 1, 2006				July 2, 2005
Assets
Current assets:
Cash		$	642			$	298
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $2,169 in 2006 and $1,894 in 2005			45,777				35,295
Other receivables			1,748				1,316
Inventories			103,660				99,026
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,708				1,968
Deferred income taxes			2,710				1,252
Total current assets			157,245				139,155
Property, plant and equipment, net			21,164				19,950
Goodwill			13,888				—
Intangibles, net (see Note 6)			8,579				—
Other assets			2,247				409
		$	203,123			$	159,514
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	27,862			$	19,868
Accrued expenses			21,504				16,832
Current portion of long-term debt			3,683				15,065
Income taxes payable			986				480
Total current liabilities			54,035				52,245
Long-term debt, less current maturities			46,967				17,236
Deferred income taxes			1,123				171
Other liabilities			10				3,398
Total liabilities			102,135				73,050
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock—2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding			—				—
Common stock —$.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,646,972 shares issued, and 8,562,821 and 8,522,052 shares outstanding as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, respectively			96				96
Additional paid-in capital			54,672				53,867
Retained earnings			53,412				39,106
Treasury stock —1,084,151 and 1,124,920 shares as of July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, respectively			(7,192	)			(6,605	)
Total shareholders’ equity			100,988				86,464
		$	203,123			$	159,514

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts and per share data)

		Year Ended
		July 1, 2006				July 2, 2005				July 3, 2004
Net sales		$	270,108			$	228,065			$	208,113
Cost of goods sold			190,222				174,156				159,852
Gross profit			79,886				53,909				48,261
Selling, general and administrative expenses			53,530				37,881				31,043
Operating income			26,356				16,028				17,218
Other (income) expense, net			(657	)			(4,117	)			192
Interest expense, net			3,819				3,022				2,622
Income before provision for income taxes			23,194				17,123				14,404
Provision for income taxes			8,350				5,880				4,674
Net income		$	14,844			$	11,243			$	9,730
Earnings per share
Basic		$	1.73			$	1.35			$	1.19
Diluted		$	1.71			$	1.33			$	1.16
Weighted average number of shares outstanding			8,590				8,355				8,156
Dilutive effect of stock options			75				108				220
Weighted average number of shares assuming dilution			8,665				8,463				8,376
Cash dividends declared per common share		$	0.170			$	0.145			$	0.125

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

										Additional
		Common Stock								Paid-In				Retained				Treasury Stock
		Shares				Amount				Capital				Earnings				Shares				Amount				Total
Balance at June 28, 2003			4,823,486			$	48			$	53,889			$	21,007				786,406			$	(8,975	)		$	65,969
Net income			—				—				—				9,730				—				—				9,730
Treasury stock acquired			—				—				—				—				7,853				(148	)			(148	)
Stock grant			—				—				—				10				(2,422	)			27				37
Stock options exercised under Awards Plan			—				—				—				294				(24,360	)			280				574
Stock options exercised under Option Plan			—				—				—				(547	)			(80,250	)			920				373
Stock exchange share listing fees			—				—				(22	)			—				—				—				(22	)
Cash dividend ($.125 per share)			—				—				—				(1,021	)			—				—				(1,021	)
Balance at July 3, 2004			4,823,486				48				53,867				29,473				687,227				(7,896	)			75,492
Net income			—				—				—				11,243				—				—				11,243
Treasury stock acquired			—				—				—				—				9,705				(261	)			(261	)
Stock grant			—				—				—				31				(2,422	)			28				59
Stock options exercised under Awards Plan			—				—				—				344				(23,800	)			279				623
Stock options exercised under Option Plan			—				—				—				(723	)			(108,250	)			1,245				522
Cash dividend ($.145 per share)			—				—				—				(1,214	)			—				—				(1,214	)
2-for-1 stock split (See Note 18)			4,823,486				48				—				(48	)			562,460				—				—
Balance at July 2, 2005			9,646,972				96				53,867				39,106				1,124,920				(6,605	)			86,464
Net income			—				—				—				14,844				—				—				14,844
Treasury stock acquired			—				—				—				—				72,477				(1,252	)			(1,252	)
Stock grant			—				—				—				41				(4,844	)			29				70
Employee stock based compensation			—				—				805				—				—				—				805
Stock options exercised under Awards Plan			—				—				—				805				(94,402	)			554				1,359
Stock options exercised under Option Plan			—				—				—				76				(14,000	)			82				158
Cash dividend ($.17 per share)			—				—				—				(1,460	)			—				—				(1,460	)
Balance at July 1, 2006			9,646,972			$	96			$	54,672			$	53,412				1,084,151			$	(7,192	)		$	100,988

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)

		Year Ended
		July 1, 2006				July 2, 2005				July 3, 2004
Operating activities:
Net income		$	14,844			$	11,243			$	9,730
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			4,329				4,289				4,561
Amortization			421				—				—
(Benefit from) provision for deferred income taxes			(506	)			1,685				(1,224	)
(Benefit from) provision for allowances on accounts receivable, net			(711	)			728				(1,104	)
Noncash stock compensation			2,959				1,864				1,835
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment			(73	)			(4,036	)			192
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable			480				1,271				(2,258	)
Inventories			(807	)			6,862				(6,850	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(549	)			(352	)			291
Other noncurrent assets			360				1,741				1,992
Accounts payable			3,581				3,832				2,153
Accrued expenses			(1,262	)			1,175				1,724
Income taxes			506				(2,826	)			2,722
Other liabilities			(3,389	)			(8,129	)			(447	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			20,183				19,347				13,317
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(5,381	)			(10,968	)			(2,209	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			182				10,294				4
Cash paid for business, net of cash received			(28,237	)			—				(51,520	)
Cash invested in joint venture			(2,248	)			—				—
Proceeds from sale of joint venture			50				—				—
Net cash used in investing activities			(35,634	)			(674	)			(53,725	)
Financing activities:
(Repayment of) proceeds from Soffe revolving credit facility, net			(11,781	)			(5,428	)			18,374
Proceeds from long-term debt			156,372				41,302				44,164
Repayment of long-term debt			(126,242	)			(53,629	)			(21,183	)
Dividends paid			(1,460	)			(1,214	)			(1,021	)
Stock exchange listing fees			—				—				(22	)
Treasury stock acquired			(1,252	)			(261	)			(148	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			158				522				374
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			15,795				(18,708	)			40,538
Increase (decrease) in cash			344				(35	)			130
Cash at beginning of year			298				333				203
Cash at end of year		$	642			$	298			$	333
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the year for interest		$	3,475			$	2,811			$	2,133
Cash paid during the year for income taxes		$	8,350			$	8,192			$	3,177
Noncash financing activity—issuance of common stock		$	1,428			$	682			$	610

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted and excluding share and per share amounts)

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY

We are a marketer, manufacturer and distributor of high quality branded and private label Activewear Apparel. We specialize in selling a variety of casual and athletic Activewear tops and bottoms, embellished and unembellished T-shirts, and fleece products for the ever-changing apparel market. We focus on our broad distribution of apparel products to specialty and boutique stores, high-end and mid-tier retail stores, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. In addition, certain products are sold in college bookstores and to the U.S. Military. We design and manufacture the majority of our products ourselves, allowing us to provide our customers consistent, high quality products. Our manufacturing operations are located in the Southeastern United States, Honduras, and Mexico. In addition, we use foreign and domestic contractors as additional sources of production.

We were incorporated in Georgia in 1999 and our principal executive offices are located at 2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia 30097 (telephone number: 678-775-6900). Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “DLA”.

NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of Presentation: Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Delta Apparel and its wholly owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The equity method of accounting is used for investments in companies where we have a 20% to 50% ownership interest. We do not exercise control over these companies, nor do we have substantive participating rights. Accordingly, they are not variable interest entities and these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

We manage our business in two distinct segments: Activewear Apparel and Retail-Ready Apparel. Although the two segments are similar in their production processes and regulatory environment, they are distinct in their economic characteristics, products and distribution methods.

(b) Fiscal Year: We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to June 30. The 2006 and 2005 fiscal years were 52-week years and ended on July 1, 2006 and July 2, 2005, respectively. The 2004 fiscal year was a 53-week year and ended on July 3, 2004.

(c) Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are adjusted to reflect actual experience when necessary. Significant estimates and assumptions affect many items in our financial statements, for example: allowance for doubtful trade receivables, sales returns and allowances, inventory obsolescence, income tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances, and self-insurance reserves. Our actual results may differ from our estimates.

(d) Revenue Recognition: We recognize sales when the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, title has transferred to the customer, the price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Shipping and handling charges billed to our customers are included in net revenue, and the related shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold. We estimate returns and allowances on an ongoing basis by considering historical and current trends. We record these costs as a reduction to net revenue.

(e) Cash: Cash consists of cash and temporary investments with original maturities of three months or less.

(f) Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable consists primarily of receivables from our customers and we generally do not require collateral. We actively monitor our exposure to credit risk through the use of credit approvals and credit limits. We assign a portion of our trade accounts receivable at Junkfood Clothing Company under a factor agreement. The assignment of these receivables is without recourse, provided that the customer orders are approved by the factor prior to shipment of the goods, up to a maximum for each individual account. The agreement does not include provisions for advances from the factor against the assigned receivables. The factor funds upon collection, or, exclusive of disputed claims,

upon 90 days after the due date. We provide allowances for merchandise returns, claims and markdowns, and bad debts based on historical credits issued as a percentage of sales and periodic evaluations of the aging of accounts receivable.

(g) Inventories: We state inventories at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. Estimated losses on inventories represent reserves for obsolescence, excess quantities, irregulars and slow moving inventory. We estimate the losses on the basis of our assessment of the inventory’s net realizable value based upon current market conditions and historical experience. The majority of our raw materials are readily available, and thus we are not dependent on a single supplier.

(h) Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. We depreciate and amortize our assets on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to twenty years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvements. Assets that we acquire under non-cancelable leases that meet the criteria of capital leases are capitalized in property, plant and equipment and amortized over the useful life of the related assets. When we retire or dispose of assets, the costs and accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the respective accounts and we recognize any related gain or loss. Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Major replacements that substantially extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated.

(i) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, our long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. When evaluating assets for potential impairment, we would compare the carrying amount of the asset to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If impairment is indicated, the asset would be permanently written down to its estimated fair market value (based upon future discounted cash flows) and an impairment loss would be recognized.

(j) Goodwill and Intangibles: Certain intangibles and goodwill were recorded upon the acquisition of Junkfood Clothing Company, as further described in Note 3—Acquisitions. Intangible assets associated with the Junkfood business, including the trade name and trademarks, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and goodwill were recorded at the acquisition date.

Intangible assets are amortized based on their estimated useful lives, ranging from five to twenty years, as detailed in Note 3—Acquisitions.

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired. We do not amortize goodwill, but instead test goodwill for impairment on at least an annual basis. Goodwill and intangibles totaled $22,888 at July 1, 2006. The total amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

(k) Impairment of Goodwill: We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill annually as of December 31 and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in business climate or unanticipated competition. When evaluating whether the goodwill is impaired, we compare the fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of the impairment loss must be measured. The impairment loss would be calculated by comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value of goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities, including intangible assets, of that unit based on their fair values. The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. We completed our annual test of goodwill as of December 31, 2005 and we did not identify any impairment as a result of the review.

(l) Internally Developed Software Costs. We account for internally developed software in accordance with SOP98-1, Accounting for Computer Software Developed for or obtained for Internal Use. After technical feasibility has been established, we capitalize the cost of our software development process, including payroll and payroll benefits, by tracking the software development hours invested in the software projects. We amortize our software development costs in accordance with the estimated economic life of the software, which is generally three to five years.

(m) Income Taxes: We account for income taxes under the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

(n) Costs of Goods Sold: We include in cost of goods sold all manufacturing and sourcing costs incurred prior to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities. The costs of goods sold principally include product cost, purchasing costs, inbound freight charges, insurance, and inventory write-downs. Our gross margins may not be comparable to other companies, since some entities include costs related to their distribution network in cost of goods sold and we exclude a portion of them from gross margin, including them in selling, general and administrative expenses.

(o) Selling, General and Administrative Expense: We include in selling, general and administrative expenses, costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking and packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $13,847, $9,073 and $7,426 in fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Retail-Ready Apparel segment was included in our results beginning on October 3, 2004. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel cost, advertising and marketing expenses, royalty payments on licensed products and general and administrative expenses.

(p) Advertising Costs: All costs associated with advertising and promoting our products are expensed during the year in which they are incurred and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income. We participate in cooperative advertising programs with our customers. Depending on the customer, our defined cooperative programs allow the customer to use from 1% to 4% of its net purchases from us towards advertisements of our products. As our products are being specifically advertised, we are receiving an identifiable benefit resulting from the consideration for cooperative advertising. Therefore, pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force 01-9, we record our cooperative advertising costs as a selling expense based on the net sales sold under the cooperative program and the related cooperative advertising reserve balances are recorded as accrued liabilities. Advertising costs totaled $4,357, $3,860, and $2,961 in fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Included in these costs were $1,437, $1,303 and $1,040 in fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, related to our cooperative advertising programs.

(q) Foreign Currency Translation: Our functional currency for our owned foreign manufacturing facilities is the United States dollar. We remeasure those assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies using exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date. Fixed assets and the related depreciation or amortization charges are recorded at the exchange rates in effect on the date we acquired the assets. Revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured using average exchange rates for all periods presented. We recognize the resulting foreign exchange gains and losses as a component of other income and expense in the consolidated statements of income. These gains and losses are immaterial for all periods presented.

(r) Earnings Per Share: We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The computation of diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of stock options and non-vested stock awards. The weighted-average shares do not include securities that would be anti-dilutive for each of the periods presented.

(s) Yarn and Cotton Procurements: On January 5, 2005, in conjunction with the sale of our yarn spinning facility in Edgefield, South Carolina, we entered into a five-year agreement with Parkdale America LLC to supply our yarn requirements. During this five-year period, we will purchase from Parkdale all yarn required by Delta Apparel and our wholly owned subsidiaries, for use in our manufacturing operations (excluding yarns that Parkdale did not manufacture as of the date of the agreement in the ordinary course of its business or due to temporary Parkdale capacity restraints). The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost. Thus, we are subject to the commodity risk of cotton prices and cotton price movements which could result in unfavorable yarn pricing for us. We fix the cotton prices as a component of the purchase price of yarn with Parkdale, pursuant to the supply agreement, in advance of the shipment of finished yarn from Parkdale. Prices are set according to prevailing prices, as reported by the New York Cotton Exchange, at the time we elect to fix specific cotton prices.

Prior to the sale of our yarn spinning facility on January 5, 2005, we contracted to buy cotton with future delivery dates at fixed prices in order to reduce the effects of fluctuations in the prices of cotton used in the manufacture of our products. These contracts permitted settlement by delivery and were not used for trading purposes. We committed to fixed prices on a percentage of our cotton requirements up to eighteen months in the future. The contracts were considered a normal purchase and the fair value of the contracts were not recorded on the balance sheet. If market prices for cotton fell below our committed fixed costs and we estimated that the costs of cotton were not recoverable in future sales of finished goods, the differential was charged to income at that time.

(t) Stock Option and Incentive Award Plans:
As of July 3, 2005, we adopted the fair-value recognition provisions FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“Statement 123(R)”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB

107”) using the modified-prospective transition method; therefore, prior periods have not been restated. Statement 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.

Prior to July 2, 2005, we accounted for stock plans under Statement 123. As permitted under this standard, compensation cost was recognized using the intrinsic value method described in APB 25 and related Interpretations. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share was required by Statement 123 to be determined as if we had accounted for our employee stock options under the fair value method of that Statement. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options under the Option Plan and the Award Plan were amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period. Our pro forma information follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

		Year Ended
		July 2,				July 3,
		2005				2004
Net income, as reported		$	11,243			$	9,730
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects			705				702
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all options and awards, net of related tax effects			(1,146	)			(825	)
Pro forma net income		$	10,802			$	9,607
Earnings per share:
Basic—as reported		$	1.35			$	1.19
Basic—pro forma		$	1.29			$	1.18
Diluted—as reported		$	1.33			$	1.16
Diluted—pro forma		$	1.28			$	1.15

(u) Comprehensive Income: Other than immaterial foreign currency translation adjustments, we did not have any items of Other Comprehensive Income in fiscal years 2006, 2005 or 2004.

(v) Fair Value of Financial Instruments: We use financial instruments in the normal course of our business. The carrying values approximate fair value for financial instruments that are short-term in nature, such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. We estimate that the carrying value of our long-term debt approximates fair value based on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.

(w) Derivatives: From time to time, we enter into forward contracts, option agreements or other instruments to limit our exposure to fluctuations in raw material prices with respect to cotton purchases. We determine at inception whether the derivative instruments will be accounted for as hedges. No option agreements were purchased during fiscal year 2006 or 2005. All option agreements purchased during fiscal year 2004 were derivative instruments but were not accounted for as hedges. As such, on a quarterly basis we marked to market the option agreements. Adjustments to the fair market value were recorded as a component of other income and expense in the statements of income. There were no outstanding derivative instruments at July 1, 2006, July 2, 2005 or July 3, 2004.

(x) Reclassifications: We have made certain reclassifications to the presentation of prior year results in order to conform to the current period presentation. We have reclassified operating income to exclude Other Income and Expense.

(y) Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Statement No. 151 (“SFAS 151”), Inventory Costs. SFAS 151 amends the guidance in Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Inventory Pricing, to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage). SFAS 151 requires that those items be recognized as current period charges and that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the cost of converting work in process to finished goods be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. SFAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We adopted Statement 151 effective July 3, 2005. After review of our cost allocation procedures, we determined that the adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Staff Position (“FSP”) Nos. 109-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“FSP 109-1”), and 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“FSP 109-2”). The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Jobs Creation Act”) was enacted on October 22, 2004. Under guidance in FSP 109-1, the qualified production activities deduction will be treated as a “special deduction” as described in FASB Statement No. 109. As such, the special deduction has no effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities existing at the enactment date of the Jobs Creation Act. We have determined that our production activities will qualify under the Jobs Creation Act and expect that this deduction could reduce our effective income tax rate for fiscal year 2006 by up to 1%. FSP 109-2 states that an enterprise is allowed time beyond the financial reporting period of enactment to evaluate the effect of the Jobs Creation Act on its plan for reinvestment or repatriation of foreign earnings for purposes of applying SFAS 109. Based on our analysis and evaluation of the impact of the repatriation provisions, we did not repatriate any foreign earnings pursuant to the Jobs Creation Act.

On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“Statement 123”). Statement 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”), and amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statements of Cash Flows. Generally, the approach in Statement 123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. Statement 123(R) is effective for annual periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Accordingly, effective July 3, 2005, we adopted the fair-value recognition provisions of Statement 123(R). See Note 13, Stock Options and Incentive Stock Awards, for further information on the implementation of Statement 123(R).

On November 10, 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. This provides for a simplified method to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool related to the tax effects of share-based compensation. Since our adoption of Statement 123, we have not recorded any excess tax benefits associated with our stock options and therefore we have no initial pool of excess tax benefits upon adoption of Statement 123(R).

In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission released SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 107, Share-Based Payment. SAB No. 107 provides the SEC staff’s position regarding the implementation of Statement 123(R). SAB No. 107 contains interpretive guidance related to the interaction between Statement 123(R) and certain SEC rules and regulations, as well as provides the staff’s views regarding the valuation of share-based payment transactions. Effective July 3, 2005, we adopted the fair-value recognition provisions of Statement 123(R) and SAB No. 107 using the modified-prospective transition method; therefore, prior periods have not been restated. See Note 13, Stock Options and Incentive Stock Awards, for further information on the implementation of SAB No. 107.

In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations (“Interpretation 47”), which is an interpretation of Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations (“SFAS 143”). Interpretation 47 clarifies terminology within SFAS 143 and requires an entity to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation when incurred if the liability’s fair value can be reasonably estimated. Interpretation was effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. We evaluated our asset retirement obligations, determining we had no significant obligations with respect to conditional asset retirements. Accordingly, the adoption of Interpretation 47 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In May 2005, the FASB issued Statement No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (“SFAS 154”). This Statement requires retrospective application for voluntary changes in accounting principle unless it is impracticable to do so. Statement 154’s retrospective application requirement replaces APB Opinion No. 20’s, Accounting Changes, requirement to recognize most voluntary changes in accounting principle by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Effective July 3, 2005, we early adopted the accounting changes and corrections of errors provisions contained in Statement 154. For the year ended July 1, 2006, we determined that we had no accounting changes or corrections of errors that would be impacted by this statement. Accordingly, the adoption of Statement 154 did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 provides clarifying guidance on the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income Taxes and prescribes recognition and measurement guidance in determining amounts to be recorded in the financial statements. This Interpretation applies to all income based tax items and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We expect to adopt Interpretation 48 on July 2,

2006. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of Interpretation 48 will have on our financial position and results of operations but do not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on our financial statements.

NOTE 3—ACQUISITIONS

Intensity Athletics, Inc.

On October 3, 2005, our wholly-owned subsidiary, M. J. Soffe Company, purchased substantially all of the assets of Intensity Athletics, Inc. and its business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing athletic apparel pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement among M. J. Soffe Company, Intensity Athletics, Inc. (“Intensity”), and the shareholder of Intensity, Tim Maloney Sales, Inc.

The aggregate consideration paid to Intensity for substantially all of the assets of Intensity was a cash payment of $0.8 million. Additional amounts are payable to Intensity in cash during each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 if specified financial performance targets are met by the Intensity Athletics business during annual periods beginning on October 3, 2005 and ending on September 26, 2009 (the “Earnout Amounts”). The Earnout Amounts are capped at a maximum aggregate amount of $0.6 million. No goodwill was recorded related to this acquisition.

The results of Intensity Athletics operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date.

Junkfood Clothing Company

On August 22, 2005, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Liquid Blaino Designs, Inc. d/b/a Junkfood Clothing (“Seller”) and the shareholders of Seller, Natalie Grof and Blaine Halvorson, pursuant to which we purchased substantially all of the assets of the Seller and its business of designing, marketing, and selling licensed and branded apparel. The closing of the purchase (the “Closing”) occurred simultaneously with the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement.

The aggregate consideration paid to Seller at Closing for substantially all of the assets of Seller consisted of (1) a cash payment of $20 million; and (2) issuance to Seller of a promissory note in the original principal amount of $2.5 million (the “Note”). The Note bears interest at 9% and has a three-year term. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, on December 1, 2005 we paid the Seller $4.4 million for the Closing Date Working Capital Adjustment, which was based upon the closing date balance sheet of Seller. Additional amounts are payable to Seller in cash during each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 if financial performance targets are met by the Junkfood business during the period beginning on August 22, 2005 and ending on July 1, 2006 and during each of the three fiscal years thereafter (ending on June 27, 2009).

The acquisition of Junkfood is an important part of our expansion strategy. The addition of the Junkfood business to Delta Apparel keeps with our strategy of acquiring profitable apparel operations that expand our channels of distribution.

The acquisition of Junkfood was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The purchase price of the acquisition was allocated to the assets and related liabilities based on their fair values. At July 1, 2006, we accrued an Earnout Payment for fiscal year 2006 in the amount of $3 million. This Earnout Payment increased the total amount of goodwill recorded on the acquisition as it increases the consideration paid to the Seller. We have identified certain intangible assets associated with the Junkfood business, including the trade name and trademarks, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and goodwill. Components of intangible assets are as follows:

						Economic
						Life
Goodwill		$	13,888				N/A
Intangibles:
Tradename/trademarks			1,530			20 yrs
Customer relationships			7,220			20 yrs
Non-compete agreements			250			5 yrs
Total intangibles			9,000
Total goodwill and intangibles		$	22,888

The $13.9 million of goodwill was assigned to the Retail-Ready Apparel segment of our business. The total amount of goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The results of Junkfood’s operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:

Cash consideration paid		$	24,353
Promissory note issued			2,500
Direct merger costs			582
Total purchase price		$	27,435
Accounts receivable		$	10,514
Inventories			2,982
Other current assets			125
Other assets			26
Property, plant and equipment			268
Goodwill and other intangible assets			19,932
Current liabilities			(6,412	)
Fair value of net assets acquired		$	27,435

The unaudited pro forma financial information presented below gives effect to the Junkfood acquisition as if it had occurred as of the beginning of fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2005. The information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and is not indicative of results that would have been achieved or results that may be achieved in the future.

		July 1,				July 2,
		2006				2005
Net sales		$	281,474			$	255,429
Net income			15,748				13,720
Net income per share
Basic		$	1.83			$	1.65
Diluted		$	1.82			$	1.62

NOTE 4—INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

		July 1,				July 2,
		2006				2005
Raw materials		$	5,537			$	4,496
Work in process			27,534				21,231
Finished goods			70,589				73,299
		$	103,660			$	99,026

Raw materials at July 2, 2005 included finished yarn and direct materials for both the Activewear Apparel and Retail-Ready Apparel segments. With the acquisition of Junkfood Clothing Company in August 2005, our raw materials for Junkfood consists of blank t-shirts. Therefore, raw materials at July 1, 2006 include finished yarn and direct materials for the Activewear segment and include finished yarn, direct materials and blank t-shirts for the Retail-Ready segment.

NOTE 5—PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

		Estimated		July 1,				July 2,
		Useful Life		2006				2005
Land and land improvements		N/A		$	1,354			$	1,354
Buildings		10-20 years			8,840				8,701
Machinery and equipment		5-15 years			36,905				35,912
Computers and software		3 years			6,011				5,138
Furniture and fixtures		7 years			3,346				2,540
Leasehold improvements		3-10 years			1,492				987
Automobiles		5 years			232				205
Construction in progress		N/A			1,850				899
					60,030				55,736
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization					(38,866	)			(35,786	)
				$	21,164			$	19,950

NOTE 6—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Components of intangible assets are as follows:

		July 1,				Economic
		2006				Life
Goodwill		$	13,888				N/A
Intangibles:
Tradename/trademarks			1,530			20 yrs
Customer relationships			7,220			20 yrs
Non-compete agreements			250			5 yrs
Total intangibles			9,000
Less accumulated amortization			(421	)
		$	8,579

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $421 for the year ended July 1, 2006. Amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $500 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and approximately $400 in succeeding fiscal years.

We completed our annual test of goodwill as of December 31, 2005 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and did not identify any impairment as a result of the test.

NOTE 7—ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

		July 1,				July 2,
		2006				2005
Accrued employee compensation and benefits		$	8,829			$	9,832
Taxes accrued and withheld			269				992
Accrued insurance			973				1,347
Accrued advertising			744				470
Accrued contingent earnout payments			6,409				1,533
Accrued royalties			764				—
Other			3,516				2,658
		$	21,504			$	16,832

NOTE 8—LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

		July 1,				July 2,
		2006				2005
Revolving credit facilities secured by receivables, inventory and property and equipment, interest at prime rate or LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin (6.502% at July 1, 2006) due August 2008		$	48,150			$	27,101
Soffe Seller note, interest at 8% payable monthly, principal amounts due in quarterly installments of $400; final payment made on August 23, 2005			—				5,200
Junkfood Seller note, interest at 9% with interest payable quarterly, principal amounts due in annual installments of $500, $750, and with final payment of $1,250 due August 2008			2,500				—
			50,650				32,301
Less current installments			3,683				15,065
Long-term debt, excluding current installments		$	46,967			$	17,236

On August 22, 2005, Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. refinanced Delta Apparel’s $42.75 million credit facility and consolidated M. J. Soffe Co.’s $38.5 million credit facility with it pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended Loan Agreement”) with Wachovia Bank, National Association (the successor by merger to Congress Financial Corporation (Southern)), as Agent, and the financial institutions named in the Amended Loan Agreement as Lenders.

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. became co-borrowers under a single credit facility, the maturity of the loans under the credit facility was extended to August 2008, and the line of credit available to us was increased to $85 million (subject to borrowing base limitations based on the value and type of collateral provided), which represents an increase of $3.75 million in the aggregate amount that was available under the prior two credit facilities.

Within the credit facility, there is a Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount requiring monthly installment payments of $0.3 million, which reduces the amount of availability under the facility. The Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount under the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement was $16.8 million initially. At July 1, 2006, the Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amount was $14.2 million.

The credit facility is secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the real and personal property of Delta Apparel, Junkfood, and M. J. Soffe Co. All loans under the credit agreement bear interest at rates based on an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin or the bank’s prime rate plus an applicable margin. Under the credit facility, after subtracting the Fixed Asset Loan Amortization Amounts, we were able to borrow up to $70.8 million subject to borrowing base limitations based on the accounts receivable and inventory levels. Annual facility fees were .25% of the amount by which $70.8 million exceeds the average daily principal balance of the outstanding loans and letter of credit accommodations during the immediately preceding month. At July 1, 2006 we had the ability to borrow an additional $32.4 million under the credit facility.

The credit facility contains limitations on, or prohibitions of, cash dividends, stock purchases, related party transactions, mergers, acquisitions, sales of assets, indebtedness and investments. We were allowed to make purchases of our own stock up to an aggregate of $23.0 million provided that no event of default existed or would result from that action and after the purchase at least $3.0 million remains available to borrow under the facility.

The credit facility contains a subjective acceleration clause and a “springing” lockbox arrangement (as defined in EITF 95-22), whereby remittances from customers will be forwarded to our general bank account and will not reduce the outstanding debt until and unless a specified event or an event of default occurs. Pursuant to EITF 95-22, we will classify borrowings under the new facility as noncurrent debt.

In addition to the credit facility with Wachovia Bank, National Association, we have a seller note payable to the former Junkfood shareholders pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 22, 2005. The $2.5 million seller note bears interest at 9%, is payable quarterly, and requires annual principal payments of $500, $750, and $1,250 for each of the periods ending August 22, 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. At July 1, 2006, we had $2.5 million outstanding under the note.

In conjunction with the acquisition of Junkfood and entry into the Amended Loan Agreement, on August 23, 2005, M. J. Soffe Co. paid approximately $5 million to satisfy in full the Promissory Note of M. J. Soffe Co. dated as of October 3, 2003, which was made in connection with our acquisition of M. J. Soffe Co. The Promissory Note was made in favor of the Soffe sellers, James F. Soffe, John D. Soffe, and Anthony M. Cimaglia.

The aggregate maturities of debt are as follows:

Fiscal Year
2007		$	500
2008			48,900
2009			1,250
		$	50,650

NOTE 9—SALE OF YARN MANUFACTURING PLANT

On January 5, 2005, we completed the sale of our yarn manufacturing plant in Edgefield, South Carolina to Parkdale America, LLC for $10 million in cash. In conjunction with the sale transaction, we entered into a five-year agreement with Parkdale to supply our yarn requirements. During this five-year period, we will purchase exclusively from Parkdale all yarn required by Delta Apparel and our wholly owned subsidiary, M. J. Soffe Co., for use in our manufacturing operations (excluding yarns that Parkdale did not manufacture as of the date of the agreement in the ordinary course of its business). The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost.

The sale of the Edgefield Plant resulted in a pre-tax financial gain of $3.6 million in the fiscal year ended July 2, 2005.

NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes consisted of:

		Year ended
		July 1,				July 2,				July 3,
		2006				2005				2004
Current:
Federal		$	7,471			$	3,458			$	5,049
State			1,308				681				658
Foreign			77				56				191
Total current			8,856				4,195				5,898
Deferred:
Federal			(433	)			1,270				(1,221	)
State			(73	)			415				(3	)
Total deferred			(506	)			1,685				(1,224	)
Provision for income taxes		$	8,350			$	5,880			$	4,674

A reconciliation between actual income tax expense and the income tax expense computed using the Federal statutory income tax rate of 35% is as follows:

		Year ended
		July 1,				July 2,				July 3,
		2006				2005				2004
Income tax expense at the statutory rate		$	8,118			$	5,993			$	5,041
State income tax expense net of federal income tax effect			803				712				426
Nondeductible items in foreign jurisdictions			8				6				139
Reversal of liability associated with tax sharing agreement			—				—				(940	)
Permanent reinvestment of foreign earnings			(297	)			(909	)			—
Section 199 deduction under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004			(237	)			—				—
Valuation allowance adjustments			—				88				—
Nondeductible amortization and other permanent differences			42				43				79
Other			(87	)			(53	)			(71	)
Income tax expense		$	8,350			$	5,880			$	4,674