FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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 *

Merrill Deborah H 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DELTA APPAREL, INC [ DLA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
CFO & President, Delta Basics
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

322 S. MAIN ST. 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/28/2017
(Street)

GREENVILLE, SC 29601
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value   11/28/2017     M    16875   (1) A $0   (2) 87574   D    
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   11/28/2017     D    8438   (3) D $21.13   79136   D    
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   11/28/2017     A    12319   (4) A $0   (2) 91455   D    
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   11/28/2017     D    6159   (5) D $21.13   85296   D    
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   11/28/2017     F    7146   (6) D $21.13   78150   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (2) 11/28/2017     M         16875      (7)   (7) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   16875.0   $0   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  These shares were acquired in connection with the vesting of service-based restricted stock units. One-half of the vested restricted stock units convert into Delta Apparel, Inc. common stock on a one-for-one basis and the remaining half convert into a cash amount equal to the market value of the Company's common stock on the applicable date multiplied by the applicable number of restricted stock units.
(2)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Delta Apparel, Inc. or the cash equivalent.
(3)  These shares were disposed of in connection with the conversion of half of the 16,875 vested restricted units into a cash amount equal to the market value of the Company's common stock on the applicable date multiplied by the applicable number of restricted stock units.
(4)  These shares were acquired in connection with the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units. One-half of the vested restricted stock units convert into Delta Apparel, Inc. common stock on a one-for-one basis and the remaining half convert into a cash amount equal to the market value of the Company's common stock on the applicable date multiplied by the applicable number of restricted stock units.
(5)  These shares were disposed of in connection with the conversion of half of the 12,319 vested restricted units into a cash amount equal to the market value of the Company's common stock on the applicable date multiplied by the applicable number of restricted stock units.
(6)  These shares were withheld by Delta Apparel, Inc. for the payment of a tax liability incident to the vesting of both performance-based and service-based restricted stock units.
(7)  The restricted stock units vested upon the November 28, 2017, filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Merrill Deborah H
322 S. MAIN ST.
GREENVILLE, SC 29601

CFO & President, Delta Basics

Signatures
/s/Deborah H. Merrill 11/30/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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