DLA 8-K FY12 Proxy Voting Results 11.10.11


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

FORM 8-K

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

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2011

DELTA APPAREL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Georgia
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
 
 
 
1-15583
 
58-2508794
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina
 
29601
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
(864) 232-5200
 
 
(Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code)
 

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


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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of Delta Apparel, Inc. was held in Duluth, Georgia on November 10, 2011 with the following results:
 
 
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
1
Election of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
James A. Cochran
7,102,621
15,966
—
983,633
 
Sam P. Cortez
7,102,785
15,802
—
983,633
 
Dr. Elizabeth J. Gatewood
7,102,785
15,802
—
983,633
 
Dr. G. Jay Gogue
7,098,485
20,102
—
983,633
 
Robert W. Humphreys
7,057,253
61,334
—
983,633
 
E. Erwin Maddrey, II
7,057,305
61,282
—
983,633
 
David T. Peterson
7,102,621
15,966
—
983,633
 
Robert E. Staton, Sr.
7,084,753
33,834
—
983,633

Each of the director nominees was elected, by the above-indicated votes, to serve on the Delta Apparel, Inc. Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
2
Re-Approval of the Company's Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan
6,043,536
953,692
121,359
983,663

The Company's Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan was re-approved by the above-indicated votes.

 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
3
Approval of Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis
6,830,176
160,062
128,349
983,633

The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the above-indicated votes.

 
 
For One Year
For Two Years
For Three Years
Abstain
4
Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
5,889,416
768,249
334,479
126,443

An annual frequency for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the above-indicated votes. After considering the results of the votes, the Company has decided to include in its proxy materials an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers as required by law or otherwise.




 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
5
Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2012
8,045,244
53,385
3,621
—

Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 by the above-indicated votes.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



DELTA APPAREL, INC.



Date: November 10, 2011    /s/ Deborah H. Merrill                
Deborah H. Merrill
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer