Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) today announced that it has secured 2,000 tents to donate to employees of its contract sewing operations in Haiti as part of the company’s efforts to help feed, clothe, shelter and employ thousands of earthquake victims.

“We appreciate the generosity of Seaboard Marine for stepping up to donate the ocean shipping of the tents to the families in need.”

The family-sized tents, purchased for $250,000, are in transit to the port of Miami and are expected to arrive in Haiti late next week for distribution to the families of employees in need in Port-au-Prince.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI), one of the world’s largest apparel essentials companies, yesterday reported results for the fourth-quarter and full-year 2009, a year in which the company managed through the recession and created strong momentum for growth in 2010.

“We are fully focused on leveraging the growth platform that we have built. With our strong brands and our low-cost global supply chain, we are in a great position to expand market share in all of our key geographies.”

The company reaffirmed that it expects sales growth of approximately 5 percent in 2010, led by significant shelf-space and distribution gains, and expects free cash flow generation of $300 million or more.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) recently announced that production has resumed at its Haitian contract sewing operations affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake, putting hundreds of employees back to work as the country tries to rebuild its economy.

“We are very thankful that our major contract partners have the wherewithal to resume production, providing critical jobs for employees who are seeking to recover from the aftermath of the earthquake”

Champion Athletic Apparel has unveiled its final prototype of its Champion Supersuit that will be the thinnest extreme-weather apparel gear ever designed and tested at high altitude on Mount Everest.



“Our expertise and relationships in the textile science industry allowed us to find a material that no one else was using”

The Champion Supersuit insulation is just 3 millimeters thick, compared with a typical goose-down jacket thickness of 40 millimeters, and uses a nanotechnology insulation layer and a proprietary radiant warmth system. The result is a breakthrough ultrathin cold-weather garment that is no thicker than a typical computer mouse pad but provides equal insulating properties, greater mobility, and superior wind resistance than typical extreme weather gear.

Hanes® recently announced that it will donate up to 100,000 pair of socks to the less fortunate this holiday season - one pair of comfortablereal socks for every virtual pair of socks that social networkers send to friends.

Starting today, Hanes Facebook page visitors may select a predesigned pair of Hanes socks that can be virtually sent to a friend. For each virtual pair of socks sent, Hanes® will donate one actual pair of socks to the United Way, one of Hanes' longtime charitable partners.

Hanesbrands Inc. which is reaffirming its 2010 outlook for approximately $200 million in additional sales from net shelf-space gains, a 5 percent increase, yesterday completed a growth-focused debt refinancing that enables the company to simultaneously reduce leverage and consider acquisition opportunities.

The refinancing, which was positively received by the capital markets, gives the company much more flexibility in its use of excess cash flow, allows continued debt reduction, and provides a stable long-term capital structure with extended debt maturities at rates slightly lower than previous effective rates.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8 percent senior notes due December 15, 2016, at a public offering price of 98.686 percent of the principal amount. Hanesbrands will pay interest on the notes semiannually in arrears on December 15 and June 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2010. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by substantially all of the company’s existing domestic subsidiaries and by certain of its future restricted subsidiaries.

The plain white underwear T-shirt, which for decades has been as comfortable as it is stylish in its simplicity, is making room for some color.

US Lacrosse is proud to announce a new partnership with Champion® Athleticwear. Champion has been selected by the sport’s national governing body as the “Official Performance Apparel of US Lacrosse.” Champion shares US Lacrosse’s commitment to the responsible development and growth of lacrosse across the country.

WHAT:		Hanesbrands Inc. and its Champion® Athleticwear brand will announce the official launch of Expedition Champion and their partnership with international mountaineer Jamie Clarke – a partnership in innovation, technology and determination to reach new heights with a Mt. Everest expedition in spring 2010.
WHY:		The initiative is part of the company’s efforts to build its brands by: Integrating unique innovations in fabric technology, garment design and sports science into apparel for the expedition team Inspiring others to achieve their own “Everest” via consumer engagement program
WHEN AND WHERE:		When: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 10:30 a.m. EST View it LIVE via http://www.ustream.tv/channel/champion-web-event Where: North Carolina State University College of Textiles 1000 Main Campus Drive Rm. 2431
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:		Featured speakers: Mike Abbott, research and development, HBI Jamie Clarke, International Mountaineer Kevin Hall, EVP, GM - Outerwear
VISUAL OPPORTUNITES:		Four primary apparel layers (two base layers, one soft and one hard shell) that will be worn by the expedition team Thermal imagery/examples of the apparel’s performance
ABOUT JAMIE CLARKE:		Jamie Clarke, 42, has been taking part in expeditions for more than 20 years. He has covered the world’s seven highest peaks, crossed the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia and successfully summited Mount Everest in 1997. Follow Jamie on Twitter @JC_Climbs. Additional information about Jamie can be found on www.jamieclarke.com
CONTACT:		Elizabeth Castro (708) 358-1130 (office) elizabeth.castro@omalleyhansen.com

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) today announced that it will cease making its own yarn because self-production doesn’t provide a strategic advantage and will source all of its yarn needs from large-scale yarn suppliers.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) today announced that it will host a live Internet audio webcast of its quarterly investor conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, to review results for the second quarter, which ended July 4, 2009.