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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2010
Hanesbrands Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   001-32891   20-3552316
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)
         
1000 East Hanes Mill Road       27105
Winston-Salem, NC       (Zip Code)
(Address of principal        
executive offices)        
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 519-8080
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2010 in New York, New York. A total of 85,795,594 shares of the Company’s common stock (89.75% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting) were represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders.
Election of Directors
     The stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The voting results were as follows:
                                 
Name of Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Abstentions   Non-Votes
Lee A. Chaden
    77,237,198       304,511             8,253,885  
Bobby J. Griffin
    77,234,927       306,782             8,253,885  
James C. Johnson
    77,278,766       262,943             8,253,885  
Jessica T. Mathews
    77,272,189       269,520             8,253,885  
J. Patrick Mulcahy
    77,273,327       268,382             8,253,885  
Ronald L. Nelson
    76,649,747       891,962             8,253,885  
Richard A. Noll
    76,245,169       1,296,540             8,253,885  
Andrew J. Schindler
    77,006,232       535,477             8,253,885  
Ann E. Ziegler
    62,004,197       15,537,512             8,253,885  
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2010 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:
           
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
85,536,990
  194,408   64,196

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
May 3, 2010
HANESBRANDS INC.
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Joia M. Johnson
 
       
 
      Joia M. Johnson
Executive Vice President, General
     Counsel and Corporate Secretary