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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 11/28/2017 (Street) GREENVILLE, SC 29601 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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   16,875 (1) A $ 0 (2) 87,574 D   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/28/2017   D   8,438 (3) D $ 21.13 79,136 D   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/28/2017   A   12,319 (4) A $ 0 (2) 91,455 D   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/28/2017   D   6,159 (5) D $ 21.13 85,296 D   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/28/2017   F   7,146 (6) D $ 21.13 78,150 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

16,875

(7)

(7)

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

16,875

$ 0

0

D

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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.

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