Delta Apparel to Present at The Eighth Annual ICR XChange Conference

DULUTH, Ga., Jan 06, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Delta Apparel Inc. (AMEX:DLA) announced today that management will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the Integrated Corporate Relations 8th Annual XChange conference held at the Ritz Carlton in Naples, Florida.

The Delta Apparel investor presentation is scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The presentation will be webcast live and archived online in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.deltaapparel.com and at http://www.icr-online.com/conference/webcast.html.

About Delta Apparel, Inc.

Delta Apparel, Inc., along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, M. J. Soffe Company and Junkfood Clothing Company, is 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. Our operations are in the United States, Honduras, Mexico and Costa Rica and we employ approximately 4,100 worldwide. Additional information on our company is available at www.deltaapparel.com.

SOURCE: Delta Apparel Inc.

Delta Apparel Inc.
Herb Mueller, 678-775-6900
or
ICR, Inc.
Investor Relations: Bill Zima, 203-682-8200

Released January 6, 2006