8-K Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings and Fiscal Year End Change


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):  August 26, 2013

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 28, 2013, Delta Apparel, Inc. ("the Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 29, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, incorporated herein by reference and also made available through the Company's website at www.deltaapparelinc.com.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On August 26, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors determined that the Company's fiscal year will begin on the Sunday closest to September 30th of each year and end on the Saturday closest to September 30th of each year. The change is intended to better align the Company's planning, financial and reporting functions with the seasonality of its business.
 
Under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company intends to file a transition report on Form 10-QT for the quarter ended September 28, 2013. Prior to filing the transition report, the Company will file its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2013.
Item 7.01.       Regulation FD Disclosure.
Robert W. Humphreys, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Deborah H. Merrill, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results and provide a business update.  The conference call will be broadcast through the Company’s website at www.deltaapparelinc.com.  Investors may listen to the call by selecting the webcast link on the homepage of the website.  A replay of the webcast will be available within one hour of the call and accessible at the above website through September 28, 2013.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
99.1
Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on August 28, 2013. The information contained in the attached exhibit is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with Delta Apparel, Inc.'s annual and quarterly reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.






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:
August 28, 2013
/s/ Deborah H. Merrill
 
 
Deborah H. Merrill
 
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer