Delta Apparel Announces Reporting Date For First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Delta Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: DLA) today announced that the Company will report its fiscal first quarter 2009 financial results on Monday, October 27, 2008 before the market opens. The Company will also hold a conference call with senior management to discuss the financial results at 9:00 a.m. ET on October 27, 2008. The dial-in number for the earnings call is # (913) 312-0407.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at www.deltaapparelinc.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes early to register for the teleconference webcast and download any necessary software. A replay of the call will be available from October 27, 2008 through November 3, 2008. To access the telephone replay, participants should dial 719-457-0820. The access code for the replay is: 4567321.

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. The Company specializes 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. The Company focuses on its 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. The Company's operations are located throughout the United States, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. The Company employs approximately 6,500 people worldwide. Additional information on the Company is available at www.deltaapparelinc.com.

Source: Delta Apparel, Inc.

Released October 20, 2008