Gildan 2008 Annual Report Available Online
December 22 2008 - 4:50PM
Marketwired
Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX: GIL)(NYSE Alternext US: GIL) today
announced that its 2008 Annual Report to shareholders, including
the audited consolidated financial statements and the 2008
management's discussion and analysis, is available online by
visiting www.gildan.com. The 2008 Management Proxy Circular will be
available on Gildan's website on January 2, 2009.
The Company has filed the 2008 Annual Report, audited
consolidated financial statements and the 2008 management's
discussion and analysis, as well as the Annual Report on Form 40-F
with securities regulators and they are available on the Canadian
Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com and also on the
EDGAR section of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's
website at www.sec.gov. The 2008 Management Proxy Circular will be
filed with these institutions and will be available on their
websites on January 2, 2009.
In addition, any shareholder may obtain copies of these
materials free of charge upon request to the Investor Relations or
Corporate Communications departments.
Profile
Gildan is a vertically-integrated marketer and manufacturer of
quality branded basic apparel. The Company is the leading supplier
of activewear for the screenprint channel in the U.S. and Canada.
It is also a leading supplier to this market in Europe, and is
establishing a growing presence in Mexico and the Asia-Pacific
region. The Company sells T-shirts, sport shirts and fleece in
large quantities to wholesale distributors as undecorated "blanks",
which are subsequently decorated by screenprinters with designs and
logos. Consumers ultimately purchase the Company's products, with
the Gildan label, in venues such as sports, entertainment and
corporate events, and travel and tourism destinations. The
Company's products are also utilized for work uniforms and other
end-uses to convey individual, group and team identity. The Company
is also a leading supplier of private label and Gildan branded
socks primarily sold to mass-market retailers. In addition, Gildan
has an objective to become a significant supplier of men's and
boys' underwear and undecorated activewear products to mass-market
retailers in North America.
Contacts: Gildan Activewear Inc. Sophie Argiriou Director,
Investor Communications 514-343-8815 sargiriou@gildan.com Gildan
Activewear Inc. Genevieve Gosselin Director, Corporate
Communications 514-343-8814 ggosselin@gildan.com www.gildan.com
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