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Table of Contents SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D. C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ♫ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Fiscal Year Ended October 2 , 2021 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File No. 1-15583 Georgia ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) DELTA APPAREL , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of Each Class 2750 Premiere Parkway , Suite 100 Duluth , Georgia 30097 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 864 ) 232-5200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol 58-2508794 Large accelerated filer ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) DLA Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned filer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No . Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NYSE American Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No . Accelerated filer ✔ Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No . Based on the closing price of the registrant's common stock of $ 28.28 as quoted by the NYSE American on April 1 , 2021 , which is the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter , the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 178.4 million . Solely for purposes of this disclosure , shares of common stock held