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UNITED STATES 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 January 2 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Maryland ( State of incorporation ) 1000 East Hanes Mill Road Winston - Salem , North Carolina ( Address of principal executive office ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to Commission file number : 001-32891 Hanesbrands Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( 336 ) 519-8080 ( Registrant's telephone number including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol X 0 HBI Title of each class Common Stock , Par Value $ 0.01 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , 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 Exchange Act . 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 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 ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No 20-3552316 ( I.R.S. employer identification no . ) Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 27105 ( Zip code ) 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 . Name of each exchange on which registered NYSE 0 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 Exchange Act ) . Yes No 因 As of June 26 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 3,614,190,632 ( based on the closing price of the common stock of $ 10.46 per share on that date , as reported on the New York Stock Exchange and , for purposes of this computation only , the assumption that all of the registrant's directors and executive officers are affiliates and that beneficial holders of 5 % or more of the outstanding common stock are not affiliates ) . As of January 29 , 2021 , there were 348,804,893 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Part III of this Form 10 - K incorporates by reference to portions of the registrant's proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders .