UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Delta Apparel, Inc.
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[LOGO] DELTA APPAREL, INC.
2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100
Duluth, Georgia 30097
Telephone (678) 775-6900
October 31, 2000
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
DO NOT SIGN RAINSFORD'S BLUE PROXY CARD
ONLY VOTE THE WHITE PROXY CARD FROM YOUR BOARD
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
By now you have received proxy materials from your Delta Apparel Board and
proxy materials from a renegade group organized by Bettis Rainsford relating to
the annual meeting of Delta Apparel's shareholders scheduled for November 7,
2000. PLEASE DISREGARD ANY BLUE PROXY CARD SENT TO YOU BY RAINSFORD. WE STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT YOUR BEST INTERESTS ARE SERVED BY SIGNING, DATING AND RETURNING
DELTA APPAREL'S WHITE PROXY CARD.
Your Board at Delta Apparel has served you well and is best prepared to act
in the best interests of the Delta Apparel shareholders. OUR RECORD SPEAKS FOR
ITSELF:
o UNDER CURRENT MANAGEMENT, YOUR STOCK HAS GONE UP 90% - from about 83/4on
June 30, 2000, to 16 5/8 on October 27, 2000.
o UNDER CURRENT MANAGEMENT, PROFITS HAVE GROWN TO RECORD LEVELS - the Company
has improved from an annual operating loss of $9.7 million in FY '99 to an
annual operating income of $12.2 million in FY '00, and to $4.6 million for
the first quarter of FY '01.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY URGES YOU TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE
AND RETURN MANAGEMENT'S WHITE PROXY CARD, IN ITS POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE, VOTING
"FOR" ALL OF ITS NOMINEES. If you have already completed a WHITE proxy card and
returned it to the Board, we thank you for your support and your confidence in
us, but we ask that you sign and return the enclosed card to insure that your
vote gets properly counted.
REMEMBER: PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THE BLUE PROXY CARD TO RAINSFORD.
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Sending in a blue card will negate any prior white card that you have sent. If
you have returned a blue proxy card, please change your vote to protect your
interests by SIGNING AND RETURNING A WHITE PROXY CARD. Your latest dated proxy
card will determine how your shares are voted at the meeting.
If any of your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other
nominee, please contact the party responsible for your account and direct them
to vote your shares for Delta Apparel's nominees on the WHITE proxy card.
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We appreciate your continued support and will continue to update you on
developments on this proxy contest. You are likely to receive more mailings from
Rainsford and his proxy solicitor. If you have any questions about Delta Apparel
or your investment, please call Georgeson toll free at (800) 223-2064.
Sincerely,
/s/ E. Erwin Maddrey, II
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E. Erwin Maddrey, II
Chairman
If you have any questions, need another copy of our Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting or need further assistance in voting your shares, please call:
GEORGESON SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
17 State Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Call Toll Free (800) 223-2064\
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