SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Johnson James C (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD (Street) WINSTON-SALEM NC 27105 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hanesbrands Inc. [ HBI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/06/2011		A		5,128(1)	A	$0.00	13,560	D
Common Stock	12/06/2011		D		4,050(2)	D	(2)	9,510	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock(3)	(4)	12/06/2011		A		4,050(2)		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	4,050	$23.4(2)	21,624	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of restricted stock units that upon vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date are settled on a one-for-one basis in shares of common stock.

2. Represents a deferral by the Reporting Person of 4,050 shares of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on December 6, 2010. The amount deferred was contributed to a Stock Equivalent Account balance under the Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") as determined by reference to the closing market quote for Hanesbrands Inc. common stock on December 6, 2011.

3. Represents a Stock Equivalent Account balance under the Plan. Balances in the Stock Equivalent Account may not be reallocated and are settled on a share-for-share basis of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock.

4. 1-for-1

5. Balances in the Stock Equivalent Account are settled on a share-for-share basis of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock (i) with respect to deferrals prior to January 1, 2008, at the time specified by the Reporting Person at the time of the Reporting Person's deferral election, which in no case shall be prior to the January 1 following the first anniversary of the date the deferral election is made and (ii) with respect to deferrals on or after January 1, 2008, on the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of the deferral or the Reporting Person's separation from service as a member of the Hanesbrands Inc. board of directors.

Remarks:

	Joia M. Johnson, attorney in fact	12/08/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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