Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SMOSNA CHRISTOPHER A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/26/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

UNIFI INC [UFI]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7201 W. FRIENDLY AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Interim CFO & CAO /

(Street)

GREENSBORO, NC 27410

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	7/27/2022	Common Stock	5000	$11.09	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	7/24/2023	Common Stock	5000	$22.08	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	7/22/2024	Common Stock	5000	$27.38	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	7/22/2025	Common Stock	5000	$32.36	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	10/26/2026	Common Stock	5000	$29.09	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on July 27 of each of 2013, 2014 and 2015.
(2)	The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on July 24 of each of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
(3)	The option became exercisable as to 1,666 shares on July 22, 2015 and 1,667 shares on July 22, 2016 and becomes exercisable as to 1,667 shares on July 22, 2017.
(4)	The option became exercisable as to 1,666 shares on July 22, 2016 and becomes exercisable as to 1,667 shares on July 22 of each of 2017 and 2018.
(5)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on October 26 of each of 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMOSNA CHRISTOPHER A 7201 W. FRIENDLY AVENUE GREENSBORO, NC 27410			VP and Interim CFO & CAO

Signatures
/s/ Christopher A. Smosna by Ben Sirmons POA		6/27/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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