FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Grow Justin Marshall

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
4/27/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DELTA APPAREL, INC [DLA]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

322 S. MAIN STREET

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

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel /

(Street)

GREENVILLE, SC 29601       

(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)
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value   754   D    

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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (1)   (1) Common Stock $0.01 Par Value   3000.0   $0.0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (2)   (2) Common Stock $0.01 Par Value   20000.0   $0.0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  One-half of these 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 one-half of the aggregate Restricted Stock Units that vest. These Restricted Stock Units vest on the date of the Company's filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
( 2)  These Restricted Stock Units convert into Delta Apparel, Inc. Common Stock on a one-for-one basis and vest on the date of the Company's filing of its Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its fiscal year ending September 29, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Grow Justin Marshall
322 S. MAIN STREET
GREENVILLE, SC 29601

General Counsel

Signatures
/s/Justin M. Grow 5/6/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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