GFSI INC
10-K, 2000-09-29
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

            [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                     FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Commission File No. 333-24189

                                   GFSI, INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           DELAWARE                                         74-2810748
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State or Other Jurisdiction of                    I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization                     Identification Number

                              9700 Commerce Parkway
                                Lenexa, KS 66219
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

                                 (913) 888-0445
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

        SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: None
        SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None

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 [X]   No []

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  _____

The  aggregate  market  value of the  voting  stock held by  non-affiliates  (as
defined in Rule 405) of the registrant as of September 1, 2000 was $0.

On September 1, 2000, there was 1 share of the Registrant's  common stock,  $.01
par value per share, issued and outstanding.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                     PART I
                                                                           Page
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Item 1 - Business...........................................................  3

Item 2 - Properties.........................................................  8

Item 3 - Legal Proceedings..................................................  8

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................  8



                                     PART II

Item 5 - Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related
            Stockholder Matters.............................................  8

Item 6 - Selected Financial Data............................................  9

Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations.............................................. 10

Item 7A - Quantative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks......... 14

Item 8 - Consolidated Financial Statements.................................. 15

Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
         Financial Disclosure............................................... 30



                                    PART III

Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers.................................. 30

Item 11 - Executive Compensation............................................ 32

Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.... 33

Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.................... 34



                                     PART IV

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.. 35

          Signatures........................................................ 37



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                                     PART I

ITEM 1 - BUSINESS

     GFSI,  Inc.  ("GFSI" or the  "Company")  was  incorporated  in the State of
Delaware on January 15, 1997.  The Company is a wholly owned  subsidiary of GFSI
Holdings,  Inc.  ("Holdings")  and was  organized  by  affiliates  of The Jordan
Company (TJC) and  management to effect the  acquisition  of Winning Ways,  Inc.
("Winning Ways").

     On February 27, 1997,  Holdings  acquired all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Winning Ways and  immediately  thereafter  merged  Winning Ways
with and into the Company,  with the Company as the surviving entity. All of the
capital  stock of Winning  Ways  acquired  by Holdings  in  connection  with the
acquisition  was  contributed  to the  Company  along with the balance of equity
contributions.

     The  Company  is a leading  designer,  manufacturer  and  marketer  of high
quality,  custom  designed  sportswear and activewear  bearing names,  logos and
insignia of resorts, corporations,  colleges and professional sports leagues and
teams. The Company,  which was founded in 1974,  custom designs and decorates an
extensive line of high-end outerwear,  fleecewear,  polo shirts, T-shirts, woven
shirts,  sweaters,  shorts, headwear and sports luggage. The Company markets its
product to over 25,000 active customer accounts through its well-established and
diversified distribution channels,  rather than through the price sensitive mass
merchandise, discount and department store distribution channels.

     On January 29, 1998,  the Company  established  a wholly owned  subsidiary,
Event  1,  Inc.  ("Event  1") to  provide  a  retail  outlet  for the  Company's
sportswear and activewear.  Event 1 provides  increasing sales for the Company's
products at higher  margins with increased  operating  expenses due to site fees
and royalties included in concessionaire agreements with the National Collegiate
Athletic  Association,  Big 10  Conference,  Big 12 Conference  and the Atlantic
Coast Conference.

     During fiscal 1997,  the Company  converted its fiscal year to a 52/53 week
fiscal year which ends on the Friday nearest June 30. Previously,  the Company's
year ended June 30. The twelve month periods ended June 30, 1996, June 27, 1997,
July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000 each  contain 52 weeks.  The twelve  month period
ended July 3, 1998 contains 53 weeks.

SALES DIVISIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES

     The Company believes that it enjoys distinct competitive advantages in each
of its sales  divisions  and its  subsidiary  because of its  ability to quickly
deliver  high  quality,  customized  products  and  provide  excellent  customer
service.   The  Company  operates   state-of-the-art   design,   embroidery  and
screenprint  manufacturing and distribution facilities which management believes
have set the  standard in the  sportswear  and  activewear  industry for product
quality and response time to orders and  re-orders.  Most orders for new product
designs  can be filled in four weeks and  re-orders  rarely take longer than two
weeks.  This allows the  Company's  retail  customers  to carry less  inventory,
increase merchandise turnover and reduce the risk of obsolete merchandise.

     Resort Division. The Resort division is a leading marketer of custom logoed
sportwear  and  activewear  to over 6,900 active  customer  accounts,  including
destination resorts, family entertainment  companies,  hotel chains, golf clubs,
cruise lines, casinos and United States military bases. The division's customers
include  widely  recognized  names such as The Walt  Disney  Company,  Universal
Studios,  Pebble Beach, The Phoenician,  Caesar's Palace, The Mirage and the PGA
Tour.

     The Resort division, with fiscal 2000 net sales of $61.3 million, accounted
for  30.2%  of total  net  sales.  The  Resort  division's  net  sales  remained
consistent in fiscal 2000 with fiscal 1999 at $61.3 million.  The division's net
sales have also remained relatively constant as a percentage of total net sales,
increasing to 30.2% in fiscal 2000 from 30.1% in fiscal 1999.

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     The Company  distributes its Resort division  products through its national
sales force of approximately 70 independent sales agents. There are no contracts
with any of the independent sales agents who represent the Company.  The Company
believes that it is well known and respected in the resort and leisure  industry
because of its quick turn  around  for new orders and  re-orders  along with its
product innovation and quality and high level of service.

     Corporate  Division.  The  Corporate  division  is a  leading  marketer  of
corporate  identity  sportswear  and  activewear  for use by a diverse  group of
corporations in incentive and promotional  programs as well as for office casual
wear and uniforms.  The division  services over 6,500 active customer  accounts,
including Toyota, Hershey, Dr. Pepper/7Up, Nortel Networks,  Anheuser-Busch, and
MCI Worldcom.

     The  Corporate  division,  with  fiscal  2000 net  sales of $67.8  million,
accounted for 33.4% of total net sales. The Corporate  division's net sales have
decreased to $67.8 million in fiscal 2000 from $72.6 million in fiscal 1999. The
division's  net sales as a percentage of total net sales have decreased to 33.4%
in fiscal 2000 from 35.6% in fiscal 1999.

     The Company believes that it has an advantage over its competitors  because
it is one of the few brand name suppliers of sportswear  and activewear  focused
on the corporate market.  The Corporate division markets its products to various
areas within the corporate market.  Products are sold by the Company's  national
sales force of approximately 40 independent sales agents,  directly to corporate
customers in connection with corporate  incentive  programs,  employee pride and
recognition  initiatives,  corporate meetings and outings, company retail stores
and catalog programs and dealer incentive programs.  There are no contracts with
any of the independent sales agents.

     In addition,  the division  includes Tandem  Marketing,  which develops and
administers  corporate  fulfillment  programs  on behalf of its major  corporate
customers.  The Company's corporate  fulfillment  programs involve providing its
customers with a complete line of branded  merchandise  which is marketed to the
customer's clients and employees.  For example, Toyota may engage the Company to
provide  embroidered  leisurewear  which is then sold or  otherwise  provided to
Toyota's  customers  and  prospective  customers.  The Company,  through  Tandem
Marketing,  leverages its existing corporate customer base to market a full line
of products, including articles of merchandise imprinted or otherwise customized
with the corporation's name, logo or message.  These products include sportswear
and  activewear  designed  and  manufactured  by the  Company,  as well as other
premium  merchandise such as glassware and stationary items.  Currently,  Tandem
Marketing  has active  catalog  programs  with  Lexus,  Bell South  Corporation,
Michelin North America,  Inc., Discover Novus Networks,  State Farm, and Shelter
Insurance as well as several others. In fiscal 2000, Tandem Marketing  accounted
for  approximately  $13.5  million,  or 19.9%,  of the Corporate  division's net
sales,  of which  approximately  46% were  derived  from  products  designed and
manufactured by the Company.

     College Bookstore  Division.  The College  Bookstore  division is a leading
marketer  of custom  designed,  embroidered  and  silk-screened  sportswear  and
activewear  products to over 2,400 active customer  accounts,  including  nearly
every major college and university in the United States.  The division's largest
accounts include each of the major college  bookstore lease  operators,  such as
Barnes & Noble College  Bookstores,  Inc.,  Follett  College Stores and Nebraska
Book Company as well as high volume, university managed bookstores,  such as the
University of Southern California, the University of Connecticut,  Brigham Young
University, the University of Michigan and the United States Air Force and Naval
academies.  The National  Association of College Stores has selected the Company
as "Vendor of the Year" three  times,  an honor no other  supplier  has won more
than once.

     The  College  Bookstore  division,  with  fiscal  2000  net  sales of $43.4
million,  accounted  for  21.4%  of  total  net  sales.  The  College  Bookstore
division's  net sales have  increased to $43.4 million in fiscal 2000 from $41.6
million  in  fiscal  1999.  The  College  Bookstore  divisions'  net  sales as a
percentage  of total net sales has  increased  slightly  to 21.4% in fiscal 2000
from 20.4% in fiscal 1999.

     Sports Specialty  Division.  The Sports Specialty  division had fiscal 2000
sales  of $12.4  million,  representing  6.1% of total  net  sales.  The  Sports
Specialty  division's  net sales have  increased to $12.4 million in fiscal 2000
from $12.0 million in fiscal 1999.  The  division's net sales as a percentage of
total net sales have  increased to 6.1% in fiscal 2000 from 5.9% in fiscal 1999.
Established  in 1994,  the  division has entered into  licensing  agreements  to
design,  manufacture  and market  sportswear and  activewear  bearing the names,
logos and  insignia of  professional  sports  leagues and teams as well as major
sporting events.  The Company's  licensors  include,  among others, the NBA, the
NHL, NASCAR and Major League  Baseball.  The division  targets the upscale adult
sports enthusiast through the Company's existing  distribution  channels as well
as through new  channels  such as stadium  stores and team retail  outlets.  The
division markets its products to over 1,000 active customer accounts,  including
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,  the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Indians,  the
Boston Bruins and Madison Square Garden.

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     Event 1 Subsidiary.  The Event 1 subsidiary  was  established  in the third
quarter of fiscal 1998 to provide retail services that create additional outlets
for the Company's products. Since its inception,  Event 1 has become the leading
event merchandiser in the collegiate  championship  industry due to the benefits
of  the   streamlined   business   model  where  the  licensee   serves  as  the
concessionaire.  The subsidiary has renewed and extended its agreements with the
NCAA, Big 10 Conference,  Big 12 Conference, and the Golf Course Superintendents
Association of America to provide on-site retail merchandising services at their
events. The subsidiary also holds  merchandising  rights with the Atlantic Coast
Conference,  The Atlantic Ten  Conference  and various  other  institutions  and
entities.

PRODUCTS

     The Company's  extensive product offerings  include:  (i) fleecewear;  (ii)
outerwear;  (iii) polo shirts,  woven  shirts and  sweaters;  (iv)  T-shirts and
shorts; and (v) other apparel items and accessories.  These products are sold in
each of the  Company's  four  markets  and are  currently  offered  in over  400
combinations of style and color. While its products are generally  characterized
by a low fashion risk, the Company  attempts to incorporate the latest trends in
style, color and fabrics with a heavy emphasis on innovative  graphics to create
leading-edge fashion looks.

     The Company  believes that the quality and breadth of its product lines and
its innovative logo designs represent significant  competitive advantages in its
markets. In order to further capitalize on these advantages, the Company intends
to  continue  to  expand  both the  depth  and  breadth  of its  product  lines.
Currently,  the Company has major product  introductions  in headwear and sports
luggage.

     The following  illustrates the attributes of the Company's  current product
lines:

     Fleecewear. The Company's fleecewear products represented approximately 21%
of net sales for fiscal  2000.  Current  styles  offered by the Company  include
classic  crew  sweatshirts,  cowl neck tops,  half-zip  pullovers,  hooded tops,
vests, henleys and bottoms.  Products are constructed of a wide range of quality
fabrics  including combed cotton,  textured fleece ribbed knit cotton and inside
out fleece.  The  resulting  product  line offers  customers a variety of styles
ranging from relaxed, functional looks to more sophisticated, casual looks.

     Outerwear.  The Company's outerwear products represented  approximately 25%
of net sales for fiscal 2000.  These  products  are designed to offer  consumers
contemporary  styling,   functional  features  and  quality  apparel.   Products
offerings include a variety of weights and styles, including heavy nylon parkas,
denim jackets,  corduroy hooded pullovers,  nylon windshirts and water-resistant
poplin jackets.  The Company also provides a number of functional  features such
as adjustable cuffs, windflaps, vented backs, drawstring bottoms and heavyweight
fleece lining.

     Polo Shirts,  Woven Shirts and Sweaters.  The Company's  polo shirt,  woven
shirt and sweater products represented approximately 23% of net sales for fiscal
2000.  The  Company's  products in this category are designed to be suitable for
both  leisure  and  work-related  activities  with full range of  materials  and
styles.

     T-Shirts and Shorts. The Company's T-shirt and shorts products  represented
approximately  16% of net sales for fiscal  2000.  The  Company's  products  are
designed to address consumer needs for comfort, fit and function while providing
innovative  logo designs.  The Company offers a full line of T-shirts and shorts
in a variety of styles, fabrics and colors.

     Other.  The Company also sells headwear,  sports luggage,  lines of women's
products and a number of other miscellaneous apparel items. In addition, through
its Tandem Marketing division,  the Company distributes a full line of corporate
fulfillment  products.  Sales of "Other" items represented  approximately 15% of
net sales for fiscal 2000.

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DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS SOURCING

     The Company operates  state-of-the-art design,  embroidery and screen print
manufacturing and distribution facilities in Lenexa, Kansas and Bedford, Iowa.

     The Company's  design group  consists of more than 75 in-house  artists and
graphic  designers  who work  closely  with each  customer to create the product
offering and  customization  that fulfills the account's needs. The design group
is responsible  for presenting new ideas to each account in order to continually
generate new  products.  This design  function is a key element in the Company's
ability to provide value-added services and maintain superior relations with its
customers.  Once the design and logo  specifications  have been determined,  the
Company's in-plant  manufacturing  process begins.  This  manufacturing  process
consists of embroidery and/or screen printing  applications to Company- designed
non-decorated apparel ("blanks"). Substantially all of the screen printing and a
significant portion of the embroidery operations are performed by the Company in
its Lenexa,  Kansas and  Bedford,  Iowa  facilities.  In  addition,  the Company
outsources  embroidery work to Impact Design, Inc. and Kansas Custom Embroidery,
each an affiliate of the Company,  as well as to independent  contractors,  when
necessary.  The Company  maintains  the most  updated  machinery  and  equipment
available in order to ensure superior product quality and consistency.

     All of the Company's  blanks are sourced and  manufactured to the Company's
specifications by third party vendors.  The Company closely monitors each of its
vendors in order to ensure that its  specifications  and quality  standards  are
met. A significant portion of the Company's blanks are contract  manufactured in
various   off-shore   plants.   The  Company's   imported  items  are  currently
manufactured in China, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia,
Pakistan,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Israel,  Philippines,  Thailand and Mexico. No
foreign country has a manufacturing concentration above 28%. Approximately 5% of
its blanks are  contract  manufactured  in the United  States.  The  Company has
long-standing  contractual  relationships  with  most of its  eight  independent
buying agents who assist the Company in its efforts to control  garment  quality
and delivery.  None of these agents represent the Company on an exclusive basis.
The Company has  independent  buying  agents in each  foreign  country  where it
purchases blanks.

COMPETITION

     The  Company's  primary  competitors  vary within each of its four distinct
markets.  In the resort and leisure market,  there are few national  competitors
and even fewer that  operate in all of the varied  segments in which the Company
operates.   In  the  corporate   identity   market,   there  are  several  large
manufacturers of corporate identity products.  The Company believes it is one of
the  few  manufacturers  and  marketers  of  corporate  identity  products  that
specializes in the activewear product segment.  In the college bookstore market,
the top five competitors  hold an aggregate  market share of approximately  60%,
and the Company  believes the market share of each such competitor has increased
slightly over the last five years. In the sports specialty  market,  the Company
competes  with a large  number of  manufacturers  of  licensed  sportswear.  The
Company  believes,  however,  that it is one of the few  manufacturers of sports
specialty products with a primary focus on the adult sports enthusiast.

     The following table sets forth the Company's primary competitors in each of
its markets:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Market                          Primary Competitors
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<S>                        <C>
Resort                     Cutter & Buck and local and regional competitors
Corporate                  HA-LO Marketing, Hermann Marketing, Swingster (American Marketing Industries)
College Bookstore          Champion Products, Jansport (VF Corp.), Cotton Exchange, Russell Athletic, M.V. Sports
Sports Specialty           Champion Products, Russell Corporation, PUMA/Logo 7
</TABLE>


     Competition in each of the Company's  markets generally is based on product
design and decoration, customer service and overall product quality. The Company
believes that it has been able to compete successfully because of its ability to
create diverse and  innovative  designs,  provide  excellent  customer  service,
leverage its GEAR For Sports(R) brand name and differentiate its products on the
basis of quality.

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EMPLOYEES

     The  Company  employs  approximately  762 people at its two  facilities  in
Lenexa,  Kansas, of which  approximately 113 are members of management,  273 are
involved  in  either  product  design,   customer  service,   sales  support  or
administration  and 376 are  involved  in  manufacturing.  The  Company  employs
approximately 68 people in its Bedford,  Iowa facility all of which are involved
in  embroidery  manufacturing.  In an  effort  to  adjust  employment  levels in
accordance  with its  production  schedule and reduce its operating  costs,  the
Company has  instituted  a voluntary  time off  program  under which  management
occasionally  grants a limited number of employees  extended time off (typically
four to six weeks).  During extended time off periods,  employees remain on call
and continue to receive employee benefits such as health  insurance,  but do not
receive hourly wages. None of the Company's employees is covered by a collective
bargaining agreement.  The Company believes that the dedication of its employees
is  critical to its  success,  and that its  relations  with its  employees  are
excellent.

TRADEMARKS

     The Company  markets its products  primarily  under the GEAR FOR  SPORTS(R)
trademarked  brand name. In addition,  the Company  markets its products  under,
among others, the Pro GEAR(R), Tandem Marketing(R),  Big Cotton(R),  and Winning
Ways(R) trademarks. Generally, the Company's trademarks will remain in effect as
long as the  trademark  is used by the Company  and the  required  renewals  are
obtained.

     The Company  licenses its GEAR FOR SPORTS(R)  trademark to Richmont Apparel
Group L.P.  ("Richmont",  formerly  Softwear  Athletics,  Inc.) to  produce  and
distribute  GEAR FOR SPORTS(R)  adult  sportswear and  activewear,  headwear and
sports luggage  products in Canada in accordance  with a license  agreement (the
"Richmont  License  Agreement").  Pursuant to the  Richmont  License  Agreement,
Richmont has obtained an exclusive,  non-transferable and non-assignable license
to  manufacture,  advertise  and promote  adult  apparel,  headwear  and bags in
Canada.  The Richmont License  Agreement had an initial term of eighteen months,
ending September 30, 1995, but has been extended by Richmont, at its option, for
five successive one year terms and was extended for an additional five year term
in fiscal 2000. In consideration  for the license grant,  Richmont has agreed to
pay the  Company an annual  royalty  calculated  as the  greater of: (i) 450,000
Canadian dollars,  525,000 Canadian dollars,  600,000 Canadian dollars,  675,000
Canadian  dollars and 750,000  Canadian  dollars for calendar years 2000,  2001,
2002, 2003 and 2004,  respectively or (ii) 10% of Net Sales (as defined therein)
to  non-affiliates.  Such  royalty  payments  are  made  to  the  Company  on  a
semi-annual  basis.  In addition,  for three years after the  termination of the
Richmont  License  Agreement,  Richmont will be prohibited from selling products
covered by the  Richmont  License  Agreement  or other  similar  products to any
Richmont  customer who was not a Richmont  customer prior to the commencement of
the Richmont License Agreement.

     In fiscal 1999, the Company  entered into licensing  agreements with Bonmax
Co.,  Ltd.  (the  "Bonmax  License  Agreement")  and with GEAR For Sports,  Ltd.
(the"GEAR  Ltd.   License   Agreement")  to  produce  and  distribute  GEAR  FOR
SPORTS(R)sportswear  in Japan and the 13 country  European Union,  respectively.
Pursuant to both of these agreements, Bonmax Co., Ltd. and Gear For Sports, Ltd.
have  obtained  exclusive,   non-transferable  and  non-assignable  licenses  to
manufacture, advertise and promote adult apparel, headwear and bags in Japan and
the European Union,  respectively.  For three years after the termination of the
licensing agreements,  Bonmax Co., Ltd. and Gear For Sports, Ltd. are prohibited
from selling  products covered by the agreement or other similar products to any
customer  who was not a  customer  prior to the  commencement  of the  licensing
agreements.  The Bonmax  License  Agreement had an initial term of one year, but
was extended by Bonmax Co., Ltd. at its option,  for a successive  one year term
and may be extended by Bonmax Co.,  Ltd. for one  additional  one year term.  In
consideration for the license grant,  Bonmax Co., Ltd. agrees to pay the Company
an annual  royalty  calculated in the second year of the term as the greater of:
(i) $312,500 or (ii) 12.5% of Net Sales (as defined therein) to  non-affiliates.
The minimum  royalty  payment to the Company in the third year of the agreement,
if  extended,  is $375,000.  Such  royalty  payments are due to the Company on a
quarterly  basis.  The Company  expects to renew the Bonmax  License  Agreement,
which is scheduled to expire March 31, 2001. The Gear Ltd. License Agreement has
an initial term of two years,  but can be extended by Gear For Sports,  Ltd. for
one additional four year term. In consideration  for the license grant, Gear For
Sports,  Ltd.  agrees to pay the  Company an annual  royalty  calculated  as the
greater of (i) 62,500 pounds sterling and 187,500 pounds sterling in the license
periods ending December 1999 and December 2000,  respectively,  or (ii) 12.5% of
Net Sales (as defined therein) to  non-affiliates.  Such payments are due to the
Company on a quarterly basis.


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LICENSES

     The Company  markets its products,  in part,  under  licensing  agreements,
primarily in its College  Bookstore and Sports  Specialty  divisions.  In fiscal
2000,  net sales under the Company's  450 active  licensing  agreements  totaled
$48.3 million,  or approximately 23% of the Company's net sales. In fiscal 2000,
$33.3   million  of  College   Bookstore   division   net  sales,   representing
approximately 77% of the division's net sales and 16.4% of total net sales, were
recorded under this  division's  licensing  agreements.  In addition,  in fiscal
2000,  $10.3  million  of Sports  Specialty  division  net  sales,  representing
approximately  83.1% of the  division's  net sales and 5.1% of total net  sales,
were recorded under licensing agreements. The Company's licensing agreements are
mostly  with  (i)  high  volume,  university  managed  bookstores  such  as  the
University  of  Notre  Dame,  the  University  of  Southern  California  and the
University of Michigan,  (ii)  professional  sports leagues such as MLB, the NBA
and the NHL and  (iii)  major  sporting  events  such as the  Ryder  Cup and the
Indianapolis 500. Such licensing agreements are generally renewable every one to
three years with the consent of the licensor.

ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES

     The Company  owns each of its three  properties:  its  250,000  square foot
headquarters and manufacturing  facility in Lenexa,  Kansas,  its 100,000 square
foot  manufacturing  and distribution  facility located  approximately two miles
from its headquarters and its 23,000 square foot embroidery  facility located in
Bedford,   Iowa.   Approximately   200,000  square  feet  of  the   headquarter/
manufacturing  facility  and all of the  manufacturing/distribution  facility in
Lenexa,  and the  embroidery  facility  in Bedford are devoted to the design and
manufacture of the Company's products and to customer service.

ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     The Company is not a party to any pending legal  proceeding  the resolution
of which, the management of the Company believes,  would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations of financial condition, nor to any
other  pending  legal  proceedings  other  than  ordinary,   routine  litigation
incidental to its business.


ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

     No matters were  submitted to a vote of security  holders during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000.


                                     PART II

ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
           STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

     The only authorized,  issued and outstanding  class of capital stock of the
Company is common stock.  There is no established  public trading market for the
Company's  common stock.  At June 30, 2000,  all common stock of the Company was
held by Holdings.

     The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends on its common stock
since  the  Company's  formation  in  February  1997.  The  Company's  financing
agreements  contain  restrictions  on the  Company's  ability  to declare or pay
dividends on its common stock. The distributions to Holdings during fiscal 1998,
1999 and 2000  were made  pursuant  to the tax  sharing  agreement  between  the
Company and Holdings.

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ITEM 6 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table presents selected:  (i) historical  operating and other data
of the Company for fiscal  years ended June 30,  1996,  June 27,  1997,  July 3,
1998, July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000; and (ii) historical  balance sheet data of
the Company as of June 30, 1996,  June 27, 1997,  July 3, 1998, July 2, 1999 and
June 30, 2000.  The  historical  financial  statements for the Company have been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP.  The selected  financial  data set forth below
should be read in  conjunction  with  "Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition",  and the historical consolidated
financial  statements  of the  Company and the related  notes  thereto  included
elsewhere in this annual report. Certain reclassifications have been made to the
financial  data for the years ended June 30, 1996,  June 27, 1997,  July 3, 1998
and July 2, 1999 to conform to the June 30, 2000 presentation.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Fiscal Years Ended
                                                     --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                        June 30,     June 27,    July 3,      July 2,      June 30,
                                                         1996         1997        1998         1999         2000
                                                        -------      --------    --------    ---------    ---------
            Statements of Income Data:
   <S>                                                <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>
   Net sales.....................................     $  169,321   $ 183,298   $  211,164    $ 203,900    $ 202,981
   Gross profit..................................         66,242      74,595       85,477       83,161       79,773
   Operating expenses............................         33,409      38,656       47,809       52,320       48,540
                                                      -----------  ----------  -----------     --------    --------
   Operating income.............................          32,833      35,939       37,668       30,841       31,233
    Other income (expense)........................        (2,607)     (8,006)     (19,284)     (18,345)    ( 17,450)
                                                      -----------  ----------    ---------     --------    ---------
    Income before income taxes and extraordinary
     item                                                 30,226      27,933       18,384       12,496       13,783
    Income tax expense............................            --       1,837        7,248        4,683        5,177
    Extraordinary item, net of tax benefit (1)....            --       1,484         --           --            --
                                                      -----------  ----------    ---------     --------    ---------
    Net Income..................................       $  30,226   $  24,612   $   11,136     $  7,813    $   8,606
                                                      ===========  ==========    =========     ========    =========

Supplemental Information (2):
   Income before income taxes and extraordinary item      30,226      27,933
   Proforma income tax provision.................         12,393      11,453
                                                      -----------  ----------
   Proforma income before extraordinary item.....      $  17,833   $  16,480
                                                      ===========  ==========
Balance Sheet Data (as of period end):

   Cash and cash equivalents.....................      $     140   $   1,116    $    1,346     $ 10,264    $   1,446
   Total assets..................................         78,711      95,792       106,035      104,917       99,179
   Long-term debt, including current portion.....         22,276     193,000       191,528      180,878      167,309
   Total stockholders' equity (deficiency).......         34,479    (121,411)     (109,627)     (99,014)     (86,809)
Other Data (2):
   Cash flows from operating activities..........      $  34,000   $  26,545    $    3,703      $18,222     $  3,555
   Cash flows from investing activities..........         (2,480)      3,643        (2,648)      (2,041)      (1,937)
   Cash flows from financing activities..........        (31,493)    (29,212)         (825)      (7,263)     (10,436)
   EBITDA  (3)...................................         36,035      39,114        40,607       33,924       34,468
   Depreciation..................................          3,201       3,175         2,938        3,083        3,235
   Capital expenditures..........................          2,611       2,615         2,972        2,291        1,998
   EBITDA  margin (4)............................          21.3%       21.3%          19.2%        16.6%        17.0%
   Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (5)........          12.5x        4.5x           2.0x         1.7x         1.8x
   Distributions to shareholders per share (6)...      $   23.37
</TABLE>



                        (Footnotes on the following page)


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(1)  The  statement  of income data  presented  for the year ended June 27, 1997
     includes an extraordinary loss related to the early  extinguishment of debt
     in the amount of $2,474 ($1,484 on an after-tax basis).

(2)  Prior to the Acquisition,  the Company was an  S-Corporation  and therefore
     was not subject to federal and certain state income taxes. The supplemental
     statement of income data  presented for fiscal years prior to 1998 includes
     an unaudited  adjustment for income taxes which  represents the approximate
     income tax expense that would have been  recorded if the Company had been a
     C-Corporation,  assuming a combined  federal  and state  income tax rate of
     41%.

(3)  EBITDA  represents  operating income plus  depreciation  and  amortization.
     While EBITDA should not be construed as a substitute  for operating  income
     or  a  better   indicator  of  liquidity  than  cash  flow  from  operating
     activities,  which are  determined in accordance  with GAAP, it is included
     herein to provide additional information with respect to the ability of the
     Company to meet its future debt service,  capital  expenditure  and working
     capital  requirements.  In  addition,  the Company  believes  that  certain
     investors  find EBITDA to be a useful tool for measuring the ability of the
     Company to service  its debt.  EBITDA is not  necessarily  a measure of the
     Company's ability to fund its cash needs.

(4)  EBITDA margin represents EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.

(5)  In the  computation  of the ratio of  earnings to fixed  charges,  earnings
     consist of income before income taxes,  plus fixed  charges.  Fixed charges
     consist of  interest  expense on  indebtedness  plus that  portion of lease
     rental expense representative of the interest factor.

(6)  Distributions were made to shareholders of Winning Ways, Inc. only prior to
     the recapitalization transactions on February 27, 1997.



ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
         AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following   discussion  and  analysis  of  the  Company's  results  of
operations and its liquidity and capital resources should be read in conjunction
with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and the  related  notes  thereto
appearing elsewhere in this annual report.

     Robert M.  Wolff was  appointed  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer on
September 6, 2000 at the annual Board of Directors  meeting,  replacing  John L.
Menghini,  who announced his retirement to pursue philanthropic  interests.  Mr.
Wolff, who has remained as an active Chairman over the last three years, assumes
his former role as Chief Executive  Officer.  Larry D. Graveel,  Chief Operating
Officer, assumed Mr. Menghini's responsibilities as President.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results
of operations and other  sections of this annual report contain  forward-looking
statements  relating  to future  results of the  Company.  Such  forward-looking
statements are identified by use of forward-looking words such as "anticipates",
"believes",  "plans", "estimates",  "expects", and "intends" or words or phrases
of similar expression.  These forward-looking  statements are subject to various
assumptions,  risks and uncertainties,  including but not limited to, changes in
political and economic conditions, demand for the Company's products, acceptance
of new products,  developments  affecting  the  Company's  products and to those
discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
Accordingly,  actual results could differ materially from those  contemplated by
the forward-looking statements.

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     The following sets forth the amount and percentage of net sales for each of
the periods indicated  (dollars in thousands).  Certain  reclassifications  have
been  made to the  fiscal  year  1998  data to  conform  to the  1999  and  2000
presentation:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Fiscal Year Ended
                                         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               JULY 3, 1998                JULY 2, 1999               JUNE 30, 2000
                                         ----------------------        --------------------       ---------------------
<S>                                      <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Resort  .............................    $   66,346      31.4%         $ 61,335       30.1%        $ 61,309       30.2%
Corporate...........................         72,874      34.5%           72,634       35.6%          67,791       33.4%
College Bookstore....................        42,696      20.2%           41,645       20.4%          43,427       21.4%
Sports Specialty.....................        13,083       6.2%           12,023        5.9%          12,445        6.1%
Event 1..............................         8,595       4.1%           10,571        5.2%          10,777        5.3%
Other...............................          7.570       3.6%            5,692        2.8%           7,232        3.6%
                                          ---------                   ---------                   ---------
Total...............................      $ 211,164                   $ 203,900                   $ 202,981
                                          =========                   =========                   =========
</TABLE>


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The following table sets forth certain historical financial  information of
the Company,  expressed as a percentage of net sales,  for fiscal 1998, 1999 and
2000:

                                              Fiscal Year Ended
                                       ----------------------------------
                                        July 3,      July 2,     June 30,
                                        1998          1999         2000
                                       -------       -------     --------
Net sales............................   100.0%       100.0%       100.0%
Gross profit.........................    40.5         40.8         39.3
EBITDA...............................    19.2         16.6         17.0
Operating income.....................    17.8         15.1         15.4


     EBITDA  represents  operating income plus  depreciation  and  amortization.
While EBITDA should not be construed as a substitute  for operating  income or a
better  indicator of liquidity than cash flow from operating  activities,  which
are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles,  it
is included herein to provide additional information with respect to the ability
of the Company to meet its future debt service,  capital expenditure and working
capital requirements.  In addition,  the Company believes that certain investors
find  EBITDA to be a useful  tool for  measuring  the  ability of the Company to
service its debt.  EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of the Company's  ability
to fund its cash needs.  See the  Consolidated  Statements  of Cash Flows of the
Company and the related Notes to the Consolidated  Financial Statements included
herein for further information.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 2, 1999

   Net Sales.  Net sales  declined  .5% in fiscal  2000 to $203.0  million  from
$203.9  million in fiscal  1999.  The decrease is  primarily  attributable  to a
decrease in the Company's Corporate division net sales of 6.7%, partially offset
by increases in net sales at the Company's College  Bookstore,  Sports Specialty
and Other divisions of 4.3%, 3.5% and 27.1%,  respectively,  and a 1.9% increase
in  Event 1  subsidiary  sales.  The  decline  in  Corporate  division  sales is
attributable  to  increased   competition  and   difficulties   related  to  the
installation of the Company's Enterprise Resource Planning System. Additionally,
the Corporate  division has  experienced  a shift in the buying  patterns of its
customers from outerwear to other products,  and had some vacancies in its sales
representative  force during fiscal 2000. Sales for all divisions were adversely
affected  by the third  consecutive  year of  unseasonably  warm fall and winter
temperatures in most of the country.

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<PAGE>

     Gross Profit.  Gross profit for fiscal 2000 decreased 4.1% to $79.8 million
from $83.2 million in fiscal 1999,  due to the slight decline in net sales noted
above and  increases in  production  costs as a  percentage  of net sales due to
product mix changes  from  higher  priced  seasonal  outerwear  to lower  priced
products.  Gross profit as a percentage of net sales declined to 39.3% in fiscal
2000 from 40.8% in fiscal 1999.

     Operating  Expenses.  Operating  expenses for fiscal 2000 decreased 7.2% to
$48.5 million from $52.3 million in fiscal 1999 due primarily to costs  incurred
in fiscal 1999 associated with the Company's Enterprise Resource Planning System
installation  that was  completed  in the  fourth  quarter  of  fiscal  1999 and
management  cost  control  efforts  in  fiscal  2000.  Operating  expenses  as a
percentage  of net sales  decreased to 23.9% in fiscal 2000 from 25.6% in fiscal
1999.

     EBITDA.  EBITDA for fiscal 2000  increased 1.6% to $34.5 million from $33.9
million in fiscal 1999 as a result of the net sales,  gross margin and operating
expense  changes noted above.  EBITDA as a percentage of net sales  increased to
17.0% in fiscal 2000 from 16.6% in fiscal 1999.

     Operating Income.  Operating income for fiscal 2000 increased 1.3% to $31.2
million  from $30.8  million in fiscal 1999 as a result in the net sales,  gross
profit  and  operating  expense  changes  noted  above.  Operating  income  as a
percentage  of net sales  increased to 15.4% in fiscal 2000 from 15.1% in fiscal
1999.

     Other Income  (Expense).  Other expense  decreased 4.9% to $17.4 million in
fiscal  2000 from $18.3  million in fiscal  1999 due to  decreases  in  interest
expense  associated  with  borrowing  under the  Company's  $115 million  Credit
Agreement due to declining balances on the Company's long-term debt.

     Income Taxes.  Income tax expense increased 10.6% to $5.2 million in fiscal
2000 from $4.7 million in fiscal 1999 due to the  increase in  operating  income
and decrease in interest expense noted above. The Company's  effective tax rates
were 37.6% and 37.5%, in fiscal 2000 and 1999, respectively.

     Net Income.  Net income for fiscal 2000 was $8.6  million  compared to $7.8
million  in  fiscal  1999 as the  result of the  changes  in  operating  income,
interest expense and income tax expense described above.

FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 2, 1999 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 3, 1998

     Net Sales.  Net sales for fiscal 1999 decreased 3.4% to $203.9 million from
$211.2  million  in  fiscal  1998.  The  decrease  in  net  sales  is  primarily
attributable to decreases in the Company's Resort,  College Bookstore and Sports
Specialty  divisions of 7.6%, 2.5% and 8.1%,  respectively.  Management believes
that the  decreases  in net sales at the Resort,  College  Bookstore  and Sports
Specialty  divisions  are  primarily  due to  unseasonably  warm fall and winter
temperatures in most of the country. These decreases in net sales were partially
offset by an increase in net sales in the Company's  Event 1 subsidiary of 23.0%
for the year ended July 2, 1999.

     Gross Profit.  Gross profit for fiscal 1999 decreased 2.7% to $83.2 million
from $85.5  million in fiscal  1998,  due to the  decreases  in net sales  noted
above.  Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased slightly to 40.8% in
fiscal 1999 from 40.5% in fiscal 1998.

     Operating  Expenses.  Operating  expenses for fiscal 1999 increased 9.4% to
$52.3  million  from $47.8  million in fiscal 1998  primarily  due to  increased
staffing  levels and licensing and site fees  associated with Event 1. Operating
expenses as a  percentage  of net sales  increased  to 25.6% in fiscal 1999 from
22.6% in fiscal 1998.

     EBITDA.  EBITDA for fiscal 1999 decreased 16.5% to $33.9 million from $40.6
million in fiscal 1998  primarily as a result of the net sales and related gross
profit  decreases  and  operating  expense  increases  noted above.  EBITDA as a
percentage  of net sales  decreased to 16.6% in fiscal 1999 from 19.2% in fiscal
1998.

     Operating Income. Operating Income for fiscal 1999 decreased 18.1% to $30.8
million  from  $37.7  million  in  fiscal  1998 as a result of the net sales and
related  gross profit  decreases and operating  expense  increases  noted above.
Operating  income as a percentage of net sales decreased to 15.1% in fiscal 1999
from 17.8% in fiscal 1998.

     Other Income  (Expense).  Other  expense  decreased  4.9% in fiscal 1999 to
$18.3  million  from $19.3  million in fiscal 1999 due to lower  revolving  loan
balances in fiscal 1999 and the effect of scheduled term debt payments.




<PAGE>

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       Income  Taxes.  Income tax  expense  decreased  35.4% to $4.7  million in
fiscal 1999 from $7.2  million in fiscal 1998 due to the  decrease in  operating
income discussed above. The Company's  effective tax rates were 37.5% and 39.4%,
in fiscal 1999 and 1998, respectively.

       Net Income. Net income for fiscal 1999 was $7.8 million compared to $11.1
million in fiscal 1998.  The decrease in net income is the result of the changes
in operating income, interest expense and tax expense noted above.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     Cash  provided by operating  activities  in fiscal 2000,  1999 and 1998 was
$3.6 million, $18.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Changes in inventory
and accounts receivable contributed to the decline in cash provided by operating
activities in fiscal 2000 as compared to fiscal 1999. Declining inventory levels
and small  growth in accounts  receivable  contributed  to the  increase in cash
provided by  operating  activities  in fiscal  1999 as compared to fiscal  1998.
Changes in working capital  resulted in cash sources (uses) of ($10.0)  million,
$6.4 million and ($10.9) million in fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

     Cash used in investing  activities for fiscal 2000,  1999 and 1998 was $1.9
million,  $2.0  million,  and  $2.6  million,   respectively,   which  primarily
represented capital expenditures for plant and equipment.

     Cash used in financing  activities  for fiscal 2000,  1999 and 1998 and was
$10.4  million , $7.3  million and $.8 million,  respectively.  The cash used in
financing  activities  in fiscal  2000 was  primarily  related to $14 million in
long- term debt payments,  of which $7.8 million was debt prepayments.  The cash
used in financing  activities  in 1999 was primarily  related to long-term  debt
repayments and net payments under the Revolving Credit Agreement.  The cash used
in financing activities in fiscal 1998 was primarily attributable to payments on
long-term debt.

     The  Company  believes  that  cash  flows  from  operating  activities  and
borrowings  under the Credit  Agreement  will be adequate to meet the  Company's
short-term  and long-term  liquidity  requirements  prior to the maturity of its
Credit Agreement in 2002 and the Senior  Subordinated Notes in 2007, although no
assurance can be given in this regard. Under the Credit Agreement,  the Revolver
provides $50 million of revolving credit  availability  (of which  approximately
$12.6 million was utilized for  outstanding  Commercial and stand-by  letters of
credit as of June 30, 2000).

     The Company  anticipates paying dividends to Holdings to enable Holdings to
pay corporate income taxes,  interest on notes issued by Holdings (the "Holdings
Discount  Notes"),  fees payable under a consulting  agreement and certain other
ordinary  course  expenses  incurred  on  behalf  of the  Company.  Holdings  is
dependent  upon the cash flows of the  Company to provide  funds to service  the
indebtedness  represented by $50.0 million of Holdings Discount Notes.  Holdings
Discount  Notes do not have an annual cash flow  requirement  until 2005 as they
accrete interest at 11.375% per annum, compounded  semi-annually to an aggregate
principal  amount of $108.5  million at  September  15,  2004.  Thereafter,  the
Holdings  Discount Notes will accrue  interest at the rate of 11.375% per annum,
payable  semi-annually,  in cash on  March  15 and  September  15 of each  year,
commencing  on March  15,  2005.  Additionally,  Holdings'  cumulative  non-cash
preferred stock  ("Holdings  Preferred  Stock")  dividends  total  approximately
$421,000  annually.  Holdings  Preferred  Stock may be redeemed at stated  value
(approximately $3.6 million) plus accrued dividends with mandatory redemption in
2009.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" was issued in June 1998. This
statement,  as amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138, establishes  accounting
and reporting  standards for derivative  instruments and for hedging activities.
It  requires  an  entity  to  recognize  all  derivatives  as  either  assets or
liabilities in the statement of financial position and measure those instruments
at fair value.  This  statement  is  effective  for all quarters of fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company does not expect the implementation of
this statement to have a material  impact on the Company's  financial  position,
results of operations or cash flows.


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<PAGE>

     In December  1999,  the staff of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
issued Staff Accounting  Bulletin No. 101 entitled  "Revenue  Recognition."  The
bulletin,  as  amended,  is to be adopted,  if needed,  no later than the fourth
fiscal  quarter  of fiscal  years  commencing  after  December  15,  1999,  with
retroactive  adjustment to the first fiscal quarter of that year. The effect, if
any, of complying  with the  accounting  described in this bulletin has not been
determined by management.


SEASONALITY AND INFLATION

     The   Company   experiences   seasonal   fluctuations   in  its  sales  and
profitability,  with  generally  higher  sales and gross profit in the first and
second  quarters of its fiscal year.  In fiscal  2000,  net sales of the Company
during the first half and second half of the fiscal year were  approximately 52%
and 48%,  respectively.  The seasonality of sales and profitability is primarily
due to higher  volume at the  College  Bookstore  division  during the first two
fiscal quarters.  Sales and profitability at the Company's Resort, Corporate and
Sports Specialty divisions typically show no significant seasonal variations. As
the Company continues to expand into other markets in its Resort,  Corporate and
Sports Specialty divisions, seasonal fluctuations in sales and profitability are
expected to decline.

     The  impact  of  inflation  on  the  Company's   operations  has  not  been
significant  to date.  However,  there can be no  assurance  that a high rate of
inflation  in the  future  would not have an  adverse  effect  on the  Company's
operating results.

ITEM 7A - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

     The   Company's   market  risk   exposure  is  primarily  due  to  possible
fluctuations in interest rates.  Derivative financial instruments,  including an
interest rate swap agreement,  are used by the Company to manage its exposure on
variable rate debt  obligations.  The Company  enters into such  agreements  for
hedging  purposes  and not  with a view  toward  speculating  in the  underlying
instruments.  The Company uses a balanced mix of debt maturities along with both
fixed  rate and  variable  rate debt to manage its  exposure  to  interest  rate
changes.  For  additional  information  on the  Company's  derivative  financial
instruments,  refer to notes 8 and 9 to the Consolidated  Financial  Statements.
The Company's outstanding long-term debt at June 30, 2000 is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    PRINCIPAL         NOTIONAL                        RECEIVE          MATURITY     ESTIMATED
                                      AMOUNT           AMOUNT        PAY RATE           RATE              DATE      FAIR VALUE
                                    ---------         --------       --------         -------          --------     -----------
<S>                             <C>                 <C>                 <C>       <C>            <C>       <C>     <C>
FIXED RATE DEBT:

Senior Subordinated Notes       $ 125,000,000              N/A          9.625%            N/A       March, 2007    $ 93,750,000
Mortgage Payable                      328,842              N/A           7.60%            N/A        June, 2004         328,842

Variable Rate Debt:

Term Loan A                      $ 20,984,884              N/A     9.0625% (1)            N/A    December, 2002   $  20,984,884
Term Loan B                        20,560,948              N/A     9.5625% (2)            N/A       March, 2004      20,560,948
Interest Rate Swap Agreement              N/A       $7,000,000        5.62%(3)    6.76125%(4)        Nov., 2000          42,621
</TABLE>

(1)  Rate resets  periodically  to Eurodollar  Rate plus 2.25%.  Rate represents
     rate in effect at June 30, 2000.
(2)  Rate resets  periodically  to Eurodollar  Rate plus 2.75%.  Rate represents
     rate in effect at June 30, 2000.
(3)  Fixed payment rate.
(4)  Rate resets  periodically to LIBOR.  Rate represents rate in effect at June
     30, 2000.

The fixed rate portion of the Company's long-term debt does not bear significant
interest  rate risk.  The variable  rate debt would be affected by interest rate
changes to the extent the debt is not matched with an interest  rate swap or cap
agreement or to the extent, in the case of the revolving credit agreement,  that
balances are outstanding. An immediate 10 percent change in interest rates would
not have a material effect on the Company's  results of operations over the next
fiscal year,  although  there can be no assurances  that interest rates will not
significantly change.

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ITEM 8 -  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                                           Page
                                                                           ----


Independent Auditor's Report.............................................    16

Consolidated Balance Sheets - July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000..............   17

Consolidated Statements of Income - Years Ended  July 3, 1998,
   July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000.........................................   18

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
   (Deficiency) - Years Ended July 3, 1998, July 2, 1999
   and June 30, 2000......................................................   19

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended July 3, 1998,
   and July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000.....................................   20

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................   21


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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

Board of Directors
GFSI, Inc. and subsidiary
Lenexa, Kansas

     We have audited the accompanying  consolidated balance sheets of GFSI, Inc.
(a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  GFSI  Holdings,  Inc.)  and  subsidiary  (the
"Company")  as of June 30, 2000 and July 2, 1999,  and the related  consolidated
statements of income,  stockholders' equity (deficiency) and cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2000. These financial statements
are the  responsibility of the Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

     We conducted our audits in accordance  with  auditing  standards  generally
accepted in the United States of America.  Those standards  require that we plan
and  perform  the  audits to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the
financial  statements  are free of  material  misstatement.  An  audit  includes
examining,  on a test basis,  evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the  financial  statements.  An audit also  includes  assessing  the  accounting
principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as well as
evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion,  such consolidated  financial statements present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2000
and July 2, 1999 and the results of its  operations  and its cash flows for each
of the three  years in the  period  ended  June 30,  2000,  in  conformity  with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United State of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
September 8, 2000

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  July 2,          June 30,
                                 ASSETS                                            1999             2000
                                                                               -------------    ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>             <C>
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents........................................          $ 10,263,709    $  1,446,205
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
        $832,487 and $848,225 at July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000........           28,380,708      29,801,096
     Inventories, net..................................................           36,323,596      40,139,639
     Deferred income taxes.............................................            1,790,011       1,121,741
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets.........................              561,607       1,117,391
                                                                               -------------   -------------
          Total current assets.........................................           77,319,631      73,626,072

Property, plant and equipment, net....................................            20,244,605      19,355,825

Other assets:
     Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of
        $2,696,354 and $3,851,934 at July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000...             7,347,980       6,192,400
     Other.............................................................                5,001           5,001
                                                                               -------------   -------------
                                                                                   7,352,981       6,197,401
                                                                               -------------   -------------
               Total assets...........................................         $ 104,917,217   $  99,179,298
                                                                               =============   =============
           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

Current liabilities:

     Accounts payable..................................................         $  8,289,400    $  5,316,494
     Accrued interest expense..........................................            4,484,043       4,000,443
     Accrued expenses..................................................            7,947,616       7,668,152
     Income taxes payable..............................................              413,191          93,270
     Current portion of long-term debt.................................            6,549,660       6,953,012
                                                                                ------------    ------------
          Total current liabilities....................................           27,683,910      24,031,371

Deferred income taxes...................................................           1,183,085       1,048,894
Long-term debt, less current portion....................................         174,328,195     160,355,533
Other long-term obligations.............................................             736,524         552,268

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

Stockholders' equity (deficiency):

      Common Stock, $.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, one
      share issued at July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000....................                  --              --
      Additional paid-in capital........................................          54,527,463      58,127,463
      Accumulated deficiency............................................        (153,541,960)   (144,936,231)
                                                                               -------------   -------------
       Total stockholders' deficiency..................................         ( 99,014,497)    (86,808,768)
                                                                               -------------   -------------
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency).        $ 104,917,217   $ 99, 179,298
                                                                               =============   =============
</TABLE>



                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Years Ended
                                                              ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    July 3,           July 2,              June 30,
                                                                      1998              1999                 2000
                                                              -------------------     -------------        -------------
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>                  <C>

Net sales....................................................       $ 211,164,245     $ 203,900,105        $ 202,980,809
Cost of sales................................................         125,686,859       120,739,292          123,207,652
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------
          Gross profit.......................................          85,477,386        83,160,813           79,773,157


Operating expenses:
     Selling ................................................          22,987,547        23,297,855           24,479,665
     General and administrative..............................          24,821,533        29,021,788           24,060,325
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------
                                                                       47,809,080        52,319,643           48,539,990
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------
          Operating income...................................          37,668,306        30,841,170           31,233,167

Other income (expense):
     Interest expense........................................         (19,217,109)      (18,589,826)         (17,661,033)
     Other   ................................................             (67,074)          244,874              211,279
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------
                                                                      (19,284,183)      (18,344,952)         (17,449,754)
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------

Income before income taxes ..................................          18,384,123        12,496,218           13,783,413
Provision for income taxes...................................          (7,247,658)       (4,683,426)          (5,177,684)
                                                                    -------------     -------------        -------------
Net income   ................................................       $  11,136,465     $   7,812,792         $  8,605,729
                                                                    =============     =============        =============
</TABLE>


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                  (DEFICIENCY)

            YEARS ENDED JULY 3, 1998, JULY 2, 1999 and JUNE 30, 2000

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Retained
                                         Common Stock       Additional     Earnings           Total
                                       -----------------     Paid-In     (Accumulated    Stockholders'
                                       Shares    Amounts     Capital      Deficiency)  Equity (Deficiency)
                                       ------    -------     -------     ------------  -------------------

<S>                                    <C>                <C>            <C>                 <C>
Balance, June 27, 1997 ...............      1             $49,938,963    $ (171,349,550)     (121,410,587)
    Net income........................                                       11,136,465        11,136,465
    Capital contributions from
    GFSI Holdings, Inc................                      1,788,500                           1,788,500
    Distributions to GFSI

    Holdings, Inc. ...................                                       (1,141,667)       (1,141,667)
                                       ------    -------   -----------   --------------      -------------

Balance,  July 3, 1998................      1              51,727,463      (161,354,752)     (109,627,289)
    Net income........................                                        7,812,792         7,812,792
    Capital contributions from GFSI
    Holdings, Inc.....................                      2,800,000                           2,800,000
                                       ------    -------   -----------   --------------      -------------

Balance, July 2, 1999.................      1      --      54,527,463      (153,541,960)      (99,014,497)
    Net income........................                                        8,605,729         8,605,729
    Capital contributions from GFSI
    Holdings, Inc.....................                      3,600,000                           3,600,000
                                       ------    -------   -----------   --------------    --------------

Balance, June 30, 2000................      1         --   $58,127,463   $ (144,936,231)    $ (86,808,768)
                                       ======    =======   ===========   ===============    ==============
</TABLE>



                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                            Years Ended
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   July 3,           July 2,         June 30,
                                                                    1998               1999            2000
                                                            ----------------- ---------------  ---------------
Cash flows from operating activities:

  <S>                                                          <C>              <C>              <C>
  Net income...........................................        $  11,136,465    $  7,812,792     $  8,605,729

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
    by operating activities:
    Depreciation ......................................            2,938,400       3,083,490        3,235,324
    Amortization of deferred financing costs...........            1,157,247       1,155,580        1,155,580
    (Gain) loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and
      equipment........................................               15,206         (44,282)          56,545
    Deferred income taxes..............................             (954,872)       (161,691)         534,079

  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable, net...........................           (4,086,252)       (607,052)      (1,420,388)
    Inventories, net...................................           (6,736,529)      7,974,699       (3,816,043)
    Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets.          99,451         624,582         (555,784)
    Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other long-term
           obligations.................................             (584,072)       (973,056)      (3,920,226)
    Income taxes payable...............................              718,337        (642,896)        (319,921)
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
        Net cash provided by operating activities......            3,703,381      18,222,166        3,554,895
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment.              323,375         249,398           61,489
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment...........           (2,971,624)     (2,290,711)      (1,998,240)
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
        Net cash used in investing activities..........           (2,648,249)     (2,041,313)      (1,936,751)
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net changes to revolving credit agreement borrowing.             2,600,000      (5,600,000)              --
  Issuance of long-term debt...........................              427,694              --               --
  Payments on long-term debt...........................           (4,500,000)     (5,049,839)     (14,035,648)
  Distributions to GFSI Holdings, Inc..................           (1,141,667)           --                 --
  Capital contributions from GFSI Holdings, Inc........            1,788,500       2,800,000        3,600,000
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
  Proceeds from training grants........................                 --           586,524              --
        Net cash used in financing activities..........             (825,473)     (7,263,315)     (10,435,648)
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
        Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.        229,659       8,917,538       (8,817,504)
Cash and cash equivalents,
  Beginning of period..................................            1,116,512       1,346,171      10,263,709
                                                               -------------    ------------      -----------
  End of period........................................         $  1,346,171    $ 10,263,709      $ 1,446,205
                                                               =============    ============      ===========
Supplemental cash flow information:
          Interest paid................................         $ 17,672,932    $ 17,295,085    $  16,329,449
                                                               =============    ============    ==============
          Income taxes paid............................         $  6,314,500    $  2,804,209    $   1,530,298
                                                               =============    =============    =============
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
    Equipment purchased under capital lease............                                         $     468,338
                                                                                                =============
</TABLE>


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
            YEARS ENDED JULY 3, 1998, JULY 2, 1999 and JUNE 30, 2000



1.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

         DESCRIPTION  OF  BUSINESS  --  The  Company  is  a  leading   designer,
manufacturer  and  marketer of high  quality,  custom  designed  sportswear  and
activewear bearing names, logos and insignia of resorts, corporations,  colleges
and professional  sports teams. The Company's customer base is spread throughout
the United States.

         PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION -- The  consolidated  financial  statements
include the accounts of the Company and its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Event 1,
Inc.  All  significant   intercompany   accounts  and  transactions   have  been
eliminated.

         Fiscal  Year--The  Company utilizes a 52/53 week fiscal year which ends
on the Friday  nearest June 30. The twelve month  periods ended July 2, 1999 and
June 30, 2000 each  contain 52 weeks and the twelve  month  period ended July 3,
1998 contains 53 weeks.

         REVENUE  RECOGNITION -- The Company recognizes revenue upon shipment of
its products to its customers.

         CASH AND CASH  EQUIVALENTS  -- The Company  considers all highly liquid
investments  with  an  original  maturity  of  three  months  or less to be cash
equivalents.

         INVENTORIES --  Inventories  are stated at the lower of cost or market.
Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Included in inventories
are markdown  allowances of $1,174,147  and  $1,254,565 at July 2, 1999 and June
30, 2000, respectively.

         PROPERTY,  Plant  and  Equipment--Property,  plant  and  equipment  are
recorded at cost.  Major  renewals and  betterments  that extend the life of the
asset are capitalized; other repairs and maintenance are expensed when incurred.

         Depreciation  and  amortization  are provided for on the  straight-line
method over the following estimated useful lives:

     Buildings and improvements..........................     40 years
     Furniture and fixtures..............................   3-10 years

         LONG-LIVED  ASSETS -- The Company,  using its best  estimates  based on
reasonable and supportable  assumptions and projections,  reviews for impairment
of  long-lived  assets and certain  identified  intangibles  to be held and used
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
its assets might not be  recoverable,  and has concluded no financial  statement
adjustment is required.

         DEFERRED  FINANCING  COSTS -- Deferred  financing  costs are  amortized
using the  straight-line  method  over the  shorter of the terms of the  related
loans or the period such loans are expected to be  outstanding.  Amortization of
deferred financing costs is included in interest expense.

         DERIVATIVE  FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS  -- The  Company  is a  party  to an
interest rate swap  agreement.  Income or expense  resulting  from interest rate
swap  agreements  used in conjunction  with  on-balance  sheet  liabilities  are
accounted  for on an accrual  basis and recorded as an  adjustment to expense on
the matched instrument.  Interest rate swap agreements that are not matched with
specific  liabilities are recorded at fair value, with changes in the fair value
recognized in current operations.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


     ADVERTISING COST -- All costs related to advertising the Company's products
are expensed in the period incurred.  Advertising  expenses totaled  $1,631,259,
$1,658,814  and  $1,676,842  for the years ended July 3, 1998,  July 2, 1999 and
June 30, 2000, respectively.

     INCOME TAXES -- The Company  accounts for income taxes using the  liability
method in accordance with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS")
No. 109. The liability  method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recorded based on the difference between tax bases of assets and liabilities
and their carrying amount for financial reporting  purposes,  as measured by the
enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences are expected to
reverse.

     The Company is a party to a tax-sharing agreement with GFSI Holdings,  Inc.
("Holdings").  As such,  the  taxable  income of the  Company is included in the
consolidated  federal and certain  state  income tax  returns of  Holdings.  The
Company's  income tax provision has been calculated as if the Company would have
filed separate federal and state income tax returns.

     USE OF ESTIMATES -- The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity
with accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the United States of America
requires  management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported
amounts  of assets and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of  contingent  assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting  period.  Actual results could differ
from those estimates.

     SEGMENT  INFORMATION  -- The  Company has  determined  that it has a single
reportable  operating  segment  which engages in  designing,  manufacturing  and
marketing logoed apparel.  No single customer  represents ten percent or more of
consolidated revenues. In addition,  substantially all of the Company's revenues
are  derived  from  sources  within the United  States of America and all of its
assets are located within the United States of America.

     NEW  ACCOUNTING  STANDARDS  -- SFAS No.  133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities" was issued in June 1998. This statement,  as
amended by SFAS No. 137 and SFAS No. 138,  establishes  accounting and reporting
standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities.  It requires an
entity to recognize  all  derivatives  as either  assets or  liabilities  in the
statement of financial  position and measure  those  instruments  at fair value.
This  statement is effective  for all quarters of fiscal years  beginning  after
June 15, 2000. The Company does not expect the  implementation of this statement
to have a  material  impact on the  Company's  financial  position,  results  of
operations or cash flows.

     In December  1999,  the staff of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
issued Staff Accounting  Bulletin No. 101 entitled  "Revenue  Recognition."  The
bulletin,  as  amended,  is to be adopted,  if needed,  no later than the fourth
fiscal  quarter  of fiscal  years  commencing  after  December  15,  1999,  with
retroactive  adjustment to the first fiscal quarter of that year. The effect, if
any, of complying  with the  accounting  described in this bulletin has not been
determined by management.

     RECLASSIFICATIONS -- Certain  reclassifications  have been made to the 1998
and 1999 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2000 presentation.


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2.   PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                                              July 2, 1999     June 30, 2000
                                              ------------     --------------

Land....................................      $  2,455,373      $  2,455,373
Buildings and improvements..............        20,493,021        20,944,494
Furniture and fixtures..................        16,351,396        17,320,084
                                              ------------       -----------
                                                39,299,790        40,719,951

Less: accumulated depreciation..........        19,368,979        21,382,426
                                              ------------       -----------
                                                19,930,811        19,337,525

Construction in progress................           313,794            18,300
                                              ------------      ------------
                                              $ 20,244,605      $ 19,355,825
                                              ============      ============



Assets under capital leases are summarized as follows:

                                           July 2, 1999     June 30, 2000
                                           ------------     -------------

Furniture and fixtures...................       --          $  468,338
Less: accumulated amortization...........       --              30,579
                                           -----------      -----------
Net assets under capital lease                  --          $  437,759
                                                            ==========


The following  are the minimum lease  payments that will have to be made in each
of the years  indicated  based on capital and  operating  leases in effect as of
June 30, 2000:

Fiscal Year:                                          CAPITAL         OPERATING
                                                      -------         ---------

2001..........................................     $  142,345       $   480,921
2002..........................................        142,345           243,612
2003..........................................         81,439           152,169
2004..........................................         74,135           141,802
2005..........................................         71,895            89,779
                                                   ----------       -----------
Total minimum lease payments..................        512,159       $ 1,108,283
                                                                    ===========
Amount representing interest..................        (78,288)
                                                   ----------
Present value of minimum lease payments.......     $  433,871
                                                   ==========


Rental  expense for all  operating  leases  aggregated  $414,123,  $725,314  and
$659,338 in fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000, respectively.


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3.   REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

The Company  has a  $50,000,000  secured  line of credit  (the  "Line")  with an
interest rate that  periodically  adjusts to the Eurodollar rate plus 2.25%. The
Line is secured by substantially all of the property, plant and equipment of the
Company  and  matures  in  December  of 2002.  The Line is  subject  to  certain
restrictions  and  covenants,  among  them  being  the  maintenance  of  certain
financial ratios,  the most restrictive of which require the Company to maintain
a fixed charge  coverage  ratio  greater  than 1.03 to 1.0, an interest  expense
coverage ratio of greater than 1.55 to 1.0 and a maximum  leverage ratio of less
than 4.95 to 1.0,  as  defined in the  agreement.  The  Company is limited  with
respect to the making of payments (dividends and distributions),  the incurrence
of  certain  liens,  the sale of assets  under  certain  circumstances,  certain
transactions with affiliates,  certain  consolidations,  mergers, and transfers,
and the use of loan proceeds.  There were no borrowings  against this line as of
July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000.

     Letters of credit  against this Line at July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000, for
unshipped  merchandise  aggregated  $17,783,802 and  $11,329,452,  respectively.
Stand-by  letters of credit issued against the Line at July 2, 1999 and June 30,
2000, aggregated $1,866,561 and $1,275,481, respectively.


4.   LONG-TERM DEBT

     Long-term debt consists of:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       July 2,         June 30,
                                                                                        1999             2000
                                                                                       -------         -------
<S>                        <C>                                                     <C>              <C>
Senior Subordinated Notes, 9.625% interest rate, due 2007.......................   $ 125,000,000    $  125,000,000
Term Loan A, variable interest rate, 7.4375% and 9.0625 % at
          July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000, respectively, due 2002............          31,000,000        20,984,884

Term Loan B, variable interest rate, 7.9375% and 9.5625%  at
          July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000, respectively, due 2004 ...............      24,500,000        20,560,948

Mortgage payable to the City of Bedford, Iowa, 7.60% interest rate..............         377,855           328,842
Captial lease obligation........................................................             - -           433,871
                                                                                   -------------     -------------
                                                                                     180,877,855       167,308,545

Less current portion............................................................       6,549,660          6,953,012
                                                                                   -------------     -------------
                                                                                   $ 174,328,195     $ 160,355,533
                                                                                   =============     =============
</TABLE>


     On February 27, 1997,  the Company  entered into a Credit  Agreement with a
group of financial  institutions to provide for three credit  facilities:  (I) a
term loan of $40,000,000 ("Term Loan A"), (ii) a term loan of $25,000,000 ("Term
Loan B" and  collectively,  with  Term  Loan A, the  "Term  Loans")  and (iii) a
$50,000,000 secured line of credit (see Note 3).

     The Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the property, plant
and equipment of the Company and is subject to general and  financial  covenants
that place  certain  restrictions  on the  Company.  The Company is limited with
respect to the making of payments (dividends and distributions to Holdings); the
incurrence of certain  liens;  the sale of assets under  certain  circumstances;
certain  transactions  with affiliates;  certain  consolidations,  mergers,  and
transfers; and the use of loan proceeds.

     In addition,  on February 27, 1997,  the Company  issued the 9.625%  Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Senior  Subordinated  Notes") in the aggregate
principal  amount of $125,000,000 in a Regulation  144A private  placement.  The
Company's  Registration Statement on Form S-4 was declared effective on July 24,
1997,  providing for the exchange of the Senior  Subordinated  Notes  registered
under the  Securities Act of 1933,  for the  Regulation  144A  privately  placed
Senior Subordinated Notes.

     Interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes is payable  semi-annually in cash
in arrears on September 1 and March 1, commencing  September 1, 1997. The Senior
Subordinated  Notes mature on March 1, 2007 and are  redeemable,  in whole or in
part,  at the option of the Company at any time on or after March 1, 2002 at the
redemption prices listed below:

      YEAR                                                          PERCENTAGE
      ----                                                         -----------
      2002........................................................    104.813%
      2003........................................................    103.208
      2004........................................................    101.604
      2005 and thereafter.........................................    100.000

      Upon the occurrence of a change of control,  the Company will be required,
subject  to  certain  conditions,  to make  an  offer  to  purchase  the  Senior
Subordinated Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued
and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The Senior  Subordinated  Notes are  senior  unsecured  obligations  of the
Company and pursuant to the terms of the Senior  Subordinated  Notes  indenture,
rank pari passu in right of payment to any future  subordinated  indebtedness of
the Company, and effectively rank junior to secured indebtedness of the Company,
including borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

     At June 30,  2000,  the  Senior  Subordinated  Notes  estimated  fair value
approximated $93,750,000.

     The Senior  Subordinated  Notes Indenture  includes  covenants that,  among
other things,  limit payments of dividends and other restricted payments and the
incurrence of additional  indebtedness.  As of June 30, 2000, the Company was in
compliance with all such covenants.

     On June 1, 1998, the Company purchased a building and land in Bedford, Iowa
for approximately  $428,000 in the form of a mortgage note payable at $6,325 per
month  from July 1998  through  June 2004 with a lump sum  payment of $97,600 in
June  2004.  The note  payable  to the City of  Bedford,  Iowa is secured by the
property  mortgaged.  The Company began  utilizing  the building for  embroidery
production in fiscal year 1999.

     In December 1998, the Company received $300,000 from the Community Economic
Betterment  Account of the Iowa  Department of Economic  Development  (the "CEBA
Grant")  that is included in other  long-term  obligations  in the  accompanying
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  The  CEBA  Grant  will be  forgiven  by the Iowa
Department of Economic  development if the Company meets certain Iowa employment
requirements  as of June 30, 2001 and for a period of thirteen  weeks  following
June 30, 2001 and,  assuming such  requirements  are met, the CEBA Grant will be
recognized as income.  Management  believes that the requisite  Iowa  employment
levels will be reached prior to June 30, 2001.

     Aggregate  maturities of the Company's  long-term  debt as of June 30, 2000
are as follows assuming a 52/53 week fiscal year:

      FISCAL YEAR

      2001..........................................    $  6,953,012
      2002..........................................       8,661,740
      2003..........................................      12,430,763
      2004..........................................      14,194,338
      2005..........................................          68,692
      Thereafter....................................     125,000,000
                                                       -------------
      Total                                            $ 167,308,545
                                                       =============

As discussed in Note 8 to the financial  statements,  the floating interest rate
on a  previous  line of credit  agreement  was  partially  converted  to a fixed
interest  rate of 5.62% by a  $7,000,000  notional  amount  interest  rate  swap
agreement  terminating  on November 18, 2000.  Such  interest rate swap has been
redesignated to the Term Loan A debt agreement.


5.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     The Company, in the normal course of business,  is threatened with or named
as a defendant in various lawsuits. It is not possible to determine the ultimate
disposition of these matters,  however,  management is of the opinion that there
are no known  claims  or known  contingent  claims  that  are  likely  to have a
material adverse effect on the results of operations,  financial  condition,  or
cash flows of the Company.

     Various state and local taxing  authorities  have  examined,  or are in the
process of examining  the  Company's  sales and use tax returns.  The Company is
currently  reviewing status and the results of such examinations,  including the
methods used by certain state taxing  authorities in  calculating  the sales tax
assessments  and  believes  that it has accrued an amount  adequate to cover the
assessments.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


6.   PROFIT SHARING AND 401(K) PLAN

     The  Company  has a  defined  contribution  plan  which  includes  employee
directed contributions with an annual Company matching contribution of 50% on up
to 4% of a participants annual compensation.  In addition,  The Company may make
additional  profit  sharing  contributions  at the  discretion  of the  Board of
Directors.  Participants  exercise  control over the assets of their account and
choose from a broad range of investment alternatives.  Contributions made by the
Company  to the plan  related to the 401(k)  match and profit  sharing  portions
totaled  $288,521 and  $344,177,  respectively  for the year ended July 3, 1998,
$364,096  and  $476,291,  respectively,  for the  year  ended  July 2,  1999 and
$343,450 and $373,174, respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2000.

7.   INCOME TAXES

     The  provision  for income taxes for the years ended July 3, 1998,  July 2,
1999 and June 30, 2000 consist of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          July 3,      July 2,      June 30,
                                                           1998         1999          2000
                                                    --------------  -------------  ------------
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>            <C>
Current income tax provision....................   $    8,202,530   $  4,845,117   $  4,643,605
Deferred income tax provision (benefit).........         (954,872)      (161,691)       534,079
                                                   --------------  -------------  ------------
Total income tax provision......................   $    7,247,658   $  4,683,426   $  5,177,684
                                                   ===============  =============  ============
</TABLE>



     The income tax  provisions  differ from amounts  computed at the  statutory
federal income tax rate as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   July 3, 1998           July 2, 1999              June 30, 2000
                                                  --------------         --------------           ------------------
                                                   Amount       %       Amount          %        Amount        %
                                                 -------------------------------------------    ----------------------

<S>                                             <C>            <C>     <C>            <C>      <C>             <C>
Income tax provision at the statutory rate.     $6,434,443     35.0%    $4,273,676      34.2%   $4,724,195      34.3%
Effect of state income taxes, net of
federal benefit............................        926,603      5.0        493,351       4.0       467,750       3.4
Other......................................       (113,388)     (.6)       (83,601)      (.7)      (14,261)      (.1)
                                                -----------    ------    ----------     -----    ----------     ------
                                                $7,247,658      39.4%    $4,683,426     37.5%    $5,177,684     37.6%
                                                ===========    ======    ==========     =====    ==========     =====
</TABLE>

     The  Company's  operating  results are included in  Holding's  consolidated
income tax  returns.  The  provision  for current  income  taxes is based on the
Company's  taxable  income  calculated  as if the Company  filed a separate  tax
return.

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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary  differences
between the carrying  amounts of assets and liabilities for financial  reporting
and income tax purposes.  The sources of the  differences  that give rise to the
deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000,
along with the income tax effect of each, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               July 2, 1999            June 30, 2000
                                         ------------------------  ------------------------
                                           Deferred Income Tax        Deferred Income Tax
                                          ----------------------   ------------------------
<S>                                      <C>        <C>            <C>        <C>
                                          Assets     Liabilities    Assets      Liabilities
                                         ---------   ------------  ---------  -------------

Accounts receivable...................   $  387,874  $         --  $  384,709   $      --
Inventory valuation...................      361,154            --     112,460          --
Property, plant, and equipment........           --     1,228,389          --   1,033,093
Accrued expenses......................    1,112,767            --     712,051          --
Other.................................           --        26,480         --      103,280
                                       ------------- ------------   ---------   ---------
Total.................................  $ 1,861,795   $ 1,254,869  $1,209,220  $1,136,373
                                        ===========   ===========  ==========  ==========
</TABLE>


8.   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

     The Company engages in transactions which result in off-balance sheet risk.
Interest rate swap and cap agreements are used in  conjunction  with  on-balance
sheet  liabilities to reduce the impact of changes in interest  rates.  Interest
rate swap agreements are contractual agreements to exchange, or "swap", a series
of interest  rate  payments  over a  specified  period,  based on an  underlying
notional amount but differing interest rate indices, usually fixed and floating.
Interest rate cap  agreements are  contractual  agreements in which a premium is
paid to reduce the impact of rising  interest  rates on floating rate debt.  The
notional  principal  amount does not  represent a cash  requirement,  but merely
serves  as the  amount  used,  along  with  the  reference  rate,  to  calculate
contractual  payments.  Because the instrument is a contract or agreement rather
than a cash market asset, the financial derivative  transactions described above
are referred to as "off-balance sheet" instruments.

     The Company  attempts to minimize its credit exposure to counter parties by
entering into interest rate swap and cap  agreements  only with major  financial
institutions.

     The fair values of the Company's  interest rate swap and cap agreements are
not recognized in the financial  statements as they are used in conjunction with
on-balance sheet liabilities and were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                     Contract or     Estimated
                                      Notional          Fair        Weighted Average
                                       Amount           Value          Interest Rate
                                     -----------     ---------     --------------------
                                                                   Receivable   Payable
                                                                   ----------   -------
<S>                                   <C>             <C>          <C>          <C>
Swap:
July 2, 1999.......................   $ 7,000,000     $(1,574)           5.0%    5.62%
June 30, 2000......................     7,000,000      42,621        6.76125%    5.62%
</TABLE>

     The Company has entered  into an interest  rate swap  agreement to exchange
fixed  interest  rates for floating rate debt  payments.  The interest rate swap
agreement carries a notional amount of $7,000,000 and terminates on November 18,
2000 as further described in Note 4 to the financial statements.


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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


9.   DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

       SFAS No.  107,  Disclosures  about Fair Value of  Financial  Instruments,
requires  that the Company  disclose  estimated  fair  values for its  financial
instruments  which  include  cash and cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivables,
short-  term  borrowings,  accounts  payables,  long-term  debt  and  derivative
financial instruments.

       Cash and cash  equivalents -- The carrying amount reported on the balance
sheet represents the fair value of cash and cash equivalents.

       Accounts  receivable  --  The  carrying  amount  of  accounts  receivable
approximates  fair  value  because  of the  short-term  nature of the  financial
instruments.

       Accounts payable --  The carrying amount of accounts payable approximates
fair value because of the short-term nature of the financial instruments.

       Long-term debt --   Current  market  values,  if  available,  are used to
determine  fair values of debt issues with fixed rates.  The  carrying  value of
floating rate debt is a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

       Derivative Financial Instruments -- Quoted market prices or dealer quotes
are used to estimate the fair value of interest rate swap and cap agreements.

       The  following   summarizes   the  estimated   fair  value  of  financial
instruments, by type:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           July 2, 1999                June 30, 2000
                                                    -------------------------   ----------------------------
                                                      Carrying       Fair         Carrying         Fair
                                                       Amount       Value          Amount          Value
                                                   ------------  ------------    ----------     ------------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>
Assets and liabilities:

Cash and cash equivalents.......................   $ 10,263,709  $ 10,263,709    $ 1,446,205   $  1,446,205
Accounts receivable.............................     28,380,708    28,380,708     29,801,096     29,801,096
Accounts payable................................      8,289,400     8,289,400      5,316,494      5,316,494
Long-term debt..................................    180,877,855   160,877,855    167,308,545    136,058,545

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
   Interest rate swap agreements
       (asset/(liability))                                  N/A       (1,574)            N/A         42,621
</TABLE>

       Fair  value  estimates  are made at a  specific  point in time,  based on
relevant market  information and  information  about the financial  instruments.
These estimates are subjective in nature and involve  uncertainties  and matters
of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision.


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                            GFSI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


10.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     The Company has entered into supply  arrangements  with several  affiliated
companies  controlled by certain members of Company  management.  The agreements
allow the Company to outsource  embroidery  work to the  affiliates in the event
that demand exceeds the Company's manufacturing capacity.  Amounts paid to these
entities were $5,781,092,  $5,716,298 and $4,783,771 for the years ended July 3,
1998, July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000, respectively.

     Holdings  has an  agreement  with an  affiliate  of the  Company  to render
services to the Company  including  consultation  on its  financial and business
affairs,  its relationship with its lenders and stockholders,  and the operation
and expansion of its business.  The agreement will renew for successive one year
terms unless either party, within 60 days prior to renewal,  elects to terminate
the  agreement.  In addition,  the Company  incurred  consulting  fees  totaling
$500,000 for each of the years ended July 3, 1998 and July 2, 1999, and $365,000
for  the  year  ended  June  30,   2000  which  are   included  in  general  and
administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

     Holdings has a noncompete agreement with a shareholder. In exchange for the
covenant not to compete,  the shareholder  will be paid $250,000 per annum for a
period of ten years.  For each of the years ended July 3, 1998, July 2, 1999 and
June 30, 2000,  $250,000 of expense  related to this  agreement  was included in
general and administrative expenses in the accompanying financial statements.

     The Company and Holdings  have entered  into a tax sharing  agreement  (the
"Tax Sharing  Agreement")  for purposes of filing a consolidated  federal income
tax return and paying federal income taxes on a consolidated basis.  Pursuant to
the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Company and each of its consolidated subsidiaries
will pay to Holdings on an annual basis an amount determined by reference to the
separate  tax  liability  of the  Company  as  calculated  pursuant  to  Section
1552(a)(1)  of the Code and  applicable  regulations  thereunder.  For the years
ended July 3, 1998, July 2, 1999 and June 30, 2000 payments under this agreement
aggregated $6,314,500, $2,804,209 and $1,530,298, respectively.


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Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
           and Financial Disclosure

None.



                                    PART III

Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers

     The following sets forth the names and ages of the Company's  directors and
executive  officers  and the  positions  they hold as of the date of this annual
report:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                 Name                   Age       Position with Company
                 ----                   ---       ---------------------
<S>                                     <C>       <C>
Robert M. Wolff....................      65       Chairman (1)
John L. Menghini...................      50       President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (1)
Robert G. Shaw.....................      49       Senior Vice President, Finance and Human Resources and Director
Larry D. Graveel...................      51       Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director (1)
Michael H. Gary....................      47       Senior Vice President, Sales Administration
A. Richard Caputo, Jr..............      34       Director
John W. Jordan II..................      52       Director
David W. Zalaznick.................      46       Director
</TABLE>

       Set forth below is a brief description of the business experience of each
director and executive officer of the Company including each person's  principal
occupations  and employment  during the past five years,  the name and principal
business of any corporation or other  organization in which such occupations and
employment  were carried on and whether such  corporation or  organization  is a
parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the registrant.

       Robert M. Wolff has served as Chairman of the Company since its inception
in 1974. (1)

       John L. Menghini has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1999. He has
served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company since
1984. Prior to that, Mr. Menghini served as a merchandise manager of the Company
since 1977. (1)

      Robert G. Shaw has  served as Senior  Vice  President,  Finance  and Human
Resources and a director of the Company since 1993. Prior to that, Mr. Shaw held
several  management  positions  with the  Company  since  1976,  including  Vice
President of Finance.

      Larry D. Graveel has served as Chief Operating  Officer since 1999. He has
served as a director  of the  Company  since  February  1997 and as Senior  Vice
President,  Merchandising  of the Company since 1993. Prior to that, Mr. Graveel
served as a merchandising manager of the Company since 1984. (1)

       Michael H. Gary has served as Senior Vice President, Sales Administration
of the Company  since 1993.  Prior to that,  Mr.  Gary held  several  management
positions in sales administration with the Company since 1982.

       A.  Richard  Caputo,  Jr. has served as a director of the  Company  since
February  1997.  Mr.  Caputo is a managing  director of TJC, a private  merchant
banking firm, with which he has been associated since 1990. Mr. Caputo is also a
director  of  AmeriKing,  Inc.  and  Jackson  Products,  Inc.  as well as  other
privately held companies.

       John W. Jordan II has served as a director of the Company since  February
1997.  Mr. Jordan has been a managing  director of TJC since 1982. Mr. Jordan is
also a director of Jordan  Industries,  Inc.,  Carmike Cinemas,  Inc.,  American
Safety  Razor  Company,   Apparel  Ventures,   Inc.,  AmeriKing,   Inc.,  Jordan
Telecommunication Products, Inc., Motors and Gears, Inc., Jackson Products, Inc.
and Rockshox, Inc. as well as other privately held companies.

       David W. Zalaznick has served as a director of the Company since February
1997.  Mr.  Zalaznick  has been a  managing  director  of TJC  since  1982.  Mr.
Zalaznick is also a director of Jordan Industries,  Inc., Carmike Cinemas, Inc.,
American Safety Razor Company, Apparel Ventures,  Inc., Marisa Christina,  Inc.,
AmeriKing,  Inc., Jordan  Telecommunications  Products,  Inc., Motors and Gears,
Inc. and Jackson Products, Inc. as well as other privately held companies.

--------
(1)  Effective September 6, 2000, John Menghini resigned from the Company and
     Robert Wolff was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Larry Graveel was
     appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.

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Stockholders Agreement

      In connection with the Acquisition, Holdings, the Management Investors and
the Jordan Investors entered into a subscription and stockholders agreement (the
"Stockholders  Agreement")  which sets  forth  certain  rights and  restrictions
relating to the  ownership of Holdings  stock and  agreements  among the parties
thereto as to the governance of Holdings and, indirectly, GFSI.

      The Stockholders Agreement contains material provisions which, among other
things and subject to certain exceptions,  including any restrictions imposed by
applicable law or by the Company's debt agreements, (i) provide for put and call
rights in the event a Stockholder (as defined  therein) is no longer employed by
the Company,  (ii) restrict the ability of all  Stockholders  to transfer  their
respective  ownership  interests,  other  than  with  respect  to  transfers  to
Permitted  Transferees (as defined  therein),  including rights of first refusal
and tag along  rights held by each of the  remaining  stockholders,  (iii) grant
drag along  rights to Selling  Stockholders  (as  defined  therein) in which the
holders of 75% or more of the common  stock of  Holdings  who agree to  transfer
their stock in an arms-length  transaction to a nonaffiliated  party may require
the remaining  stockholders to sell their stock on the same terms and conditions
and (iv) grant each Stockholder piggyback  registration rights to participate in
certain registrations initiated by Holdings.

      The  Stockholders  Agreement  also contains  certain  material  governance
provisions  which,  among other  things,  (i) provide for the  election of three
directors (the "Management  Directors")  nominated by the Management  Investors,
three directors (the "Jordan  Directors")  nominated by the Jordan Investors and
one director  nominated by the  Stockholders,  (ii)  prohibit the removal of the
Management  Directors  other  than by the  Management  Investors  or the  Jordan
Directors  other than by the Jordan  Investors and (iii) require the approval of
at least five directors of certain fundamental  transactions  affecting Holdings
or GFSI,  including any proposed  dissolution,  amendment to the  certificate of
incorporation   or  by-laws  or  merger,   consolidation   or  sale  of  all  or
substantially  all of the assets of Holdings or GFSI. The  provisions  described
under "Stockholders  Agreement" represent all of the material provisions of such
agreement.

Board of Directors

      Liability  Limitation.  The Certificate of  Incorporation  provides that a
director of the Company shall not be personally liable to it or its stockholders
for monetary  damages to the fullest  extent  permitted by the Delaware  General
Corporation  Law. In accordance with the Delaware  General  Corporation Law, the
Certificate  of  Incorporation  does not  eliminate or limit the  liability of a
director for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct by a director
or a knowing  violation  of law by a  director  for  voting or  assenting  to an
unlawful  distribution,  or for any  transaction  from which the  director  will
personally  receive  a benefit  in money,  property,  or  services  to which the
director is not legally entitled.  The Delaware General Corporation Law does not
affect  the  availability  of  equitable  remedies  such  as  an  injunction  or
rescission based upon a director's  breach of his duty of care. Any amendment to
these provisions of the Delaware General  Corporation Law will  automatically be
incorporated by reference into the Certificate of Incorporation  and the Bylaws,
without any vote on the part of its stockholders, unless otherwise required.

      Indemnification  Agreements.  Simultaneously  with the consummation of the
Offering,  the Company and each of its  directors  entered into  indemnification
agreements.  The  indemnification  agreements  provide  that  the  Company  will
indemnify the directors against certain liabilities (including  settlements) and
expenses  actually  and  reasonably  incurred  by them in  connection  with  any
threatened  or pending legal action,  proceeding  or  investigation  (other than
actions  brought by or in the right of the  Company) to which any of them is, or
is  threatened  to be,  made a party by  reason of their  status as a  director,
officer or agent of the Company, or serving at the request of the Company in any
other capacity for or on behalf of the Company;  provided that (i) such director
acted in good faith and in a manner  not  opposed  to the best  interest  of the
Company,  (ii) with respect to any criminal  proceedings had no reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was  unlawful,  (iii) such director is not finally
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the  performance of his or
her duty to the  Company,  unless the court views in light of the  circumstances
the  director  is  nevertheless  entitled  to  indemnification,   and  (iv)  the
indemnification  does not relate to any liability arising under Section 16(b) of
the  Exchange  Act, or the rules or  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.  With
respect to any action  brought by or in the right of the Company,  directors may
also be  indemnified  to the  extent not  prohibited  by  applicable  laws or as
determined by a court of competent  jurisdiction  against expenses  actually and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with such action if they acted in good
faith and in a manner  they  reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Company.

      Director  Compensation.  Each director of the Company receives $20,000 per
year for  serving  as a  director  of the  Company.  In  addition,  the  Company
reimburses  directors for their travel and other expenses incurred in connection
with attending meetings of the Board of Directors.

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Item 11 - Executive Compensation

       The  following  table sets forth  information  concerning  the  aggregate
compensation  paid and accrued to the Company's top five executive  officers for
services  rendered  to the Company  during each of the three most recent  fiscal
years.  The  executive  officers  include  Robert M.  Wolff,  Chairman,  John L.
Menghini,  President and Chief Executive  Officer,  Robert G. Shaw,  Senior Vice
President,  Finance  and  Human  Resources,  Larry D.  Graveel,  Executive  Vice
President  and  Chief  Operating  Officer  and  Michael  H.  Gary,  Senior  Vice
President, Sales Administration.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Fiscal                                      Other Annual
Position                                               Year        Salary          Bonus       Compensation (1)
--------                                              ------      --------     -----------     ---------------
<S>                                                   <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>

Robert M. Wolff.................................      2000        $144,837      $       --       $       --
     Chairman  (2)                                    1999         170,000              --               --
                                                      1998         155,000              --               --

John L. Menghini................................      2000         290,000          95,000            6,000
     President and Chief                              1999         250,000         255,615            6,400
     Executive Officer  (2)                           1998         250,000         422,750            7,040

Robert G. Shaw..................................      2000         170,000          35,000            6,000
     Senior Vice President and                        1999         160,000          92,000            6,400
     Chief Financial Officer                          1998         160,000         194,112            7,040

Larry D. Graveel................................      2000         190,000          35,000            6,000
     Executive Vice President and                     1999         180,000          96,923            6,400
     Chief Operating Officer (2)                      1998         180,000         201,060            7,040

Michael H. Gary.................................      2000         200,000          40,000            6,000
     Senior Vice President                            1999         180,000          96,923            6,400
                                                      1998         180,000         194,112            7,040

(1)    Other annual  compensation  consists of car  allowances,  profit sharing,
       group medical benefits and individual beneficiary life insurance premiums
       paid by the Company.

(2)    Effective  September 6, 2000, John Menghini resigned from the company and
       Robert Wolff was appointed Chief Executive  Officer and Larry Graveel was
       appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.
</TABLE>


Incentive Compensation Plan

       The  Company  adopted  an  incentive  compensation  plan (the  "Incentive
Plan"),  for senior  executives  during the fiscal year ended July 3, 1998.  The
Incentive Plan provides for annual cash bonuses payable based on a percentage of
EBIT (as defined in the Incentive Plan) if certain EBIT targets are met.

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<PAGE>



Item 12 - Security Ownership and Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

       All of the outstanding  common stock of the company is owned by Holdings.
The table below sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of
the common stock of Holdings  held by (i) each of its  directors  and  executive
officers  who own shares of common  stock of Holdings,  (ii) all  directors  and
executive  officers  of  Holdings  as a group and  (iii)  each  person  known by
Holdings  to own  beneficially  more than 5% of its common  stock.  The  Company
believes  that each  individual or entity named has sole  investment  and voting
power with respect to shares of common stock of Holdings as  beneficially  owned
by them, except as otherwise noted.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Amount of Beneficial
                                                                                   Ownership
                                                                          --------------------------
                                                                           Number of     Percentage
                                                                             Shares         Owned
                                                                           ---------     ----------
<S>                                                                        <C>            <C>
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
Robert M. Wolff (2)(3)(4)...............................................       60.0         3.0%
John L. Menghini (2)(4)(5)..............................................      257.0         12.9
Robert G. Shaw (2)(6)...................................................      235.0         11.8
Larry D. Graveel (2)(4)(7)..............................................      110.0          5.5
Michael H. Gary (2)(8)..................................................      110.0          5.5
John W. Jordan II (9)(10)...............................................    78.3125          3.9
David W. Zalaznick(9)...................................................    78.3125          3.9
A. Richard Caputo, Jr. (9)..............................................       50.0          2.5
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 persons).............    971.125         48.7

OTHER PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS:

JZ Equity Partners PLC (11)............................................       500.0         25.0
Leucadia Investors, Inc. (12)..........................................       125.0          6.3
</TABLE>

-------------
(1)    Calculated  pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act. Under Rule
       13d-3(d), shares not outstanding which are subject to options, warrants,
       rights or conversion privileges  exercisable  within 60 days are deemed
       outstanding for the purpose of  calculating  the number and percentage
       owned by such person, but not  deemed  outstanding  for the purpose of
       calculating the percentage owned by each other person listed. As of July
       3, 1998, there were 2,000 shares of common  stock of Parent issued and
       outstanding.

(2)    The address of each of Messrs. Wolff, Menghini, Shaw, Graveel and Gary is
       c/o GFSI, Inc., 9700 Commerce Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.

(3)    All shares are held by the Robert M. Wolff Trust, of which Mr. Wolff is a
       trustee.

(4)    Effective  September 6, 2000, John Menghini resigned from the company and
       Robert Wolff was appointed Chief Executive  Officer and Larry Graveel was
       appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.

(5)    197 shares are held by the John Leo Menghini Revocable Trust, of which
       Mr. Menghini is a trustee.  The remaining 60 shares are held in
       trust for family members of Mr. Menghini.

(6)    175 shares are held by the Robert Shaw Living Trust, of which Mr. Shaw
       is a trustee.  The remaining 60 shares are held by Robert Shaw as
       custodian of family members.

(7)    All shares are held by the Larry D. Graveel Revocable Trust, of which
       Mr. Graveel is a trustee.

(8)    90 shares are held by Michael H. Gary Revocable Trust, of which Mr. Gary
       is a trustee.  The remaining 20 shares are held in trust for family
       members of Mr. Gary.

(9)    The address of each of Messrs. Jordan, Zalaznick and Caputo is
       c/o The Jordan Company, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153.

(10)   All shares are held by the John W. Jordan II Revocable Trust, of which
       Mr. Jordan is trustee.

(11)   The principal address of JZ Equity Partners PLC is c/o Jordan/Zalaznick
       Capital Company, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153.

(12)   The principal address of Leucadia Investors, Inc. is 315 Park Avenue
       South, New York, NY 10010.


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Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

       Wolff Employment Agreement. In connection with the acquisition of Winning
Ways,  Inc.,  the Company  entered into an Employment  Agreement  with Robert M.
Wolff (the  "Wolff  Employment  Agreement").  Pursuant  to the Wolff  Employment
Agreement, Mr. Wolff will serve as Chairman of the Company for a ten-year period
ending  on the  tenth  anniversary  of the  Acquisition.  In  exchange  for  his
services,  the Company will  compensate Mr. Wolff with a base salary of $140,000
per  annum,  subject  to annual  increases  set  forth in the  Wolff  Employment
Agreement,  to provide him with certain  employee  benefits  comparable  to that
received by other Company senior executives,  including the use of Company cars,
and to reimburse him for expenses incurred in connection with the performance of
his duties as Chairman.  In the event that Mr. Wolff no longer provides services
to the  Company  due  to his  dismissal  for  Cause  (as  defined  in the  Wolff
Employment  Agreement),  he will no longer be entitled to any compensation  from
the  Company  as of the date of his  dismissal,  subject  to  certain  rights of
appeal.

       Wolff  Noncompetition  Agreement.  In connection  with the Acquisition of
Winning Ways,  Holdings entered into a  Noncompetition  Agreement with Robert M.
Wolff  (the   "Wolff   Noncompetition   Agreement").   Pursuant   to  the  Wolff
Noncompetition  Agreement,  Mr. Wolff will not, directly or indirectly,  (I) (a)
engage in or have any active  interest in any sportswear or activewear  business
comparable  to that of the Company  for (b) sell to,  supply,  provide  goods or
services to,  purchase from or conduct  business in any form with the Company or
Holdings  for  a  ten-year  period  ending  on  the  tenth  anniversary  of  the
Acquisition, (ii) disclose at any time other than to the Company or Holdings any
Confidential Information (as defined in the Wolff Noncompetition  Agreement) and
(iii) engage in any business  with the Company or Holdings  through an affiliate
for as long as Mr. Wolff or any member of his family is the beneficial  owner of
Holdings'  capital stock. In exchange for his covenant not to compete,  Holdings
will pay Mr. Wolff  $250,000  per annum for a period of ten years.  In the event
that the Wolff  Noncompetition  Agreement is terminated for Cause (as defined in
the Wolff  Noncompetition  Agreement),  Holdings  will no longer be obligated to
make any payment to Mr.  Wolff,  but Mr.  Wolff will remain  obligated to comply
with the covenants  set forth in the Wolff  Noncompetition  Agreement  until its
expiration on the tenth anniversary of the Acquisition.

       Indemnification Agreements. In connection with the Acquisition of Winning
Ways,  the  Company  and  each of its  directors  entered  into  indemnification
agreements.  The  indemnification  agreements  provide  that  the  Company  will
indemnify the directors against certain liabilities (including  settlements) and
expenses  actually  and  reasonably  incurred  by them in  connection  with  any
threatened  or pending legal action,  proceeding  or  investigation  (other than
actions  brought by or in the right of the  Company) to which any of them is, or
is  threatened  to be,  made a party by  reason of their  status as a  director,
officer or agent of the Company, or serving at the request of the Company in any
other capacity for or on behalf of the Company;  provided that (I) such director
acted in good faith and in a manner  not  opposed  to the best  interest  of the
Company,  (ii) with respect to any criminal  proceedings had no reasonable cause
to believe his or her conduct was  unlawful,  (iii) such director is not finally
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the  performance of his or
her duty to the  Company,  unless the court views in light of the  circumstances
the  director  is  nevertheless  entitled  to  indemnification,   and  (iv)  the
indemnification  does not relate to any liability arising under Section 16(b) of
the  Exchange  Act, or the rules or  regulations  promulgated  thereunder.  With
respect to any action  brought by or in the right of the Company,  directors may
also be  indemnified  to the  extent not  prohibited  by  applicable  laws or as
determined by a court of competent  jurisdiction  against expenses  actually and
reasonably incurred by them in connection with such action if they acted in good
faith and in a manner  they  reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interest of the Company.

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                                     PART IV

Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    Documents filed as part of this report:

(1) Financial Statements

Reference is made to the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in
Item 8, which Index is incorporated herein by reference.


(2) Financial Statement Schedule

All  schedules  for  which  provision  is  made  in  the  applicable  accounting
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the
related instructions, are not applicable and therefore have been omitted, or the
information  has been included in the  consolidated  financial  statements or is
considered immaterial.


(3) Exhibits

       A list of the  exhibits  included  as part of this Form 10-K is set forth
below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER        DESCRIPTION                                                                                PAGE
------        -----------                                                                                ----
<S>           <C>                                                                                        <C>

   1          Purchase Agreements, dated February 27, 1997, by and among GFSI, Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin
              & Jenrette Securities Corporation and Jefferies & Company, Inc.                              *

   2.1        Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Stock, dated January 24, 1997, among GFSI Holdings,
              Inc., GFSI, Inc. and the Shareholders of Winning Ways, Inc.                                  *

   2.2        Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Stock, dated February 27, 1997,
              among GFSI Holdings, Inc., GFSI, Inc. and the Shareholders of Winning Ways, Inc.             *

   3.1        Certificate of Incorporation of GFSI, Inc.                                                   *

   3.2        Bylaws of GFSI, Inc.                                                                         *

   4.1        Indenture, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and Fleet National Bank, as Trustee   *

   4.2        Global Series A Senior Subordinated Note                                                     *

   4.3        Form of Global Series B Senior Subordinated Note                                             *

   4.4        Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, by and among GFSI, Inc.,
              Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation and Jefferies & Company, Inc.            *

   4.5        Subscription and Stockholders Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, by and among GFSI,
              Inc. and the investors listed thereto                                                        *

   4.6        Deferred Limited Interest Guaranty, dated February 27, 1997 by GFSI, Inc. to MCIT PLC        *

   10.1(a)    Credit Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, by and among GFSI, Inc., the lenders listed
              thereto and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Agent                                     *

   10.1 (b)   Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated September 17, 1997 by and among GFSI, Inc.,
              the lenders listed thereto and the First National Bank of Chicago, as agent.                 **

   10.2       Security Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and The First National
              Bank of Chicago, as Agent                                                                    *

   10.3       Trademark Security Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and The First
              National Bank of Chicago, as Agent                                                           *

   10.4       Mortgage, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Rents and Leases,
              dated February 27, 1997, by GFSI, Inc. in favor of The First National Bank of Chicago        *

   10.5 (a)   Restricted Account Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and Boatmen's
              National Bank                                                                                *


   10.5 (b)   Restricted Account Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and Hillcrest
              Bank                                                                                         *

   10.6       Tax Sharing Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and GFSI Holdings, Inc.   *

   10.7       Management Consulting Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI Holdings, Inc.
              and TJC Management Corporation                                                               *

   10.8       Employment Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI, Inc. and Robert M. Wolff        *

   10.9       Noncompetition Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI Holdings, Inc. and
              Robert M. Wolff                                                                              *
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<CAPTION>

   EXHIBIT
   NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                                                                                PAGE
   ------     -----------                                                                                ----
<S>           <C>                                                                                        <C>

   10.10      Form of Indemnification Agreement, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI Holdings. Inc.
              and its director and executive officers                                                      *

   10.11      Promissory Note, dated August 12, 1996, between Winning Ways, Inc. and Impact Design,
              Inc.                                                                                         *

   10.12      Promissory Note, dated August 12, 1996, between Winning Ways, Inc. and Kansas Custom
              Embroidery                                                                                   *

   10.13      Form of Promissory Note, dated February 27, 1997, between GFSI Holdings, Inc. and the
              Management Investors                                                                         *

   10.14      License Agreement, dated April 1, 1994, by and between Winning Ways, Inc. and Softwear
              Athletics, Inc.                                                                              *

   10.15      License Agreement, dated October 27, 1998, by and between GFSI, Inc. and  Bonmax Co., Ltd.   ***

   10.16      License Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, by and between GFSI, Inc. and Gear For Sports Ltd  ***

   10.17      CEBA Loan  Agreement,  dated April 28, 1998, by and among the Iowa
              Department of Economic Development,  the City of Bedford and GFSI,Inc.                       *

   12         Statement re: Computation of Ratios                                                         40

   25         Statement of Eligibility of Trustee                                                          *

   27         Financial Data Schedule                                                                      41


   *          Incorporated  by reference to the exhibits filed with the
              Registration Statement on From S-4 of the Company filed with the
              Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 1997 (Commission
              File No. 333-24189) and all supplements thereto.

   **         Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registration
              Statement on Form S-4 of GFSI Holdings, Inc. filed with the
              Securities and Exchange Commission of December 17, 1997
              (Commission file No. 333-38951) and all supplements thereto.

   ***        Incorporated by reference to the exhibits filed with the
              Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
              and Exchange Commission on September 30, 1999
              (Commission File No. 333-24189)

   (b)        Reports on Form 8-K

None.
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                                   SIGNATURES

   Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on September 28, 2000.

                                       GFSI, INC.

                                       By: /s/   ROBERT M. WOLFF
                                           ------------------------------------
                                            Robert M. Wolff
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has  been  signed  by the  following  persons  in the  capacities  indicated  on
September 28, 2000.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             Signatures                                                    Title
             ----------                                                   ------
<S>                                         <C>

      /s/ ROBERT G. SHAW                    Senior Vice President, Finance and a Director
----------------------------------------   (Principle Financial and Accounting Officer)
           ROBERT G. SHAW


     /s/ LARRY D. GRAVEEL                   President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director
----------------------------------------
         LARRY D. GRAVEEL


    /s/ MICHAEL H. GARY                     Senior Vice  President and a Director
----------------------------------------
         MICHAEL H. GARY


  /s/ RICHARD CAPUTO, JR.                   Director
---------------------------------------
      RICHARD CAPUTO, JR.


   /s/ JOHN W. JORDAN II                    Director
----------------------------------------
       JOHN W. JORDAN II


  /s/ DAVID W. ZALAZNICK                    Director
--------------------------------------
      DAVID W. ZALAZNICK

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