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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No.    )

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 24, 2012.

 

HANESBRANDS INC.

 

 

 

 

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1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD

WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105

 

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Meeting Information
Meeting Type:    Annual Meeting
For holders as of:    February 16, 2012
Date:        April 24, 2012        Time: 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time
Location:   

Hanesbrands’ New York Design Center

260 Madison Avenue, 14th floor

New York, NY 10016

For directions to Hanesbrands’ New York Design Center

call 212-850-2447

You are receiving this Notice of Annual Meeting and Internet Availability because you hold shares in the above named company.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT                    ANNUAL REPORT

  

 

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Voting Items             

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you

    
vote FOR the following:   
1.   Election of Directors   
  Nominees:   
  01)    Lee A. Chaden   06)    Ronald L. Nelson      
  02)    Bobby J. Griffin   07)    Richard A. Noll      
  03)    James C. Johnson   08)    Andrew J. Schindler      
  04)    Jessica T. Mathews   09)    Ann E. Ziegler      
  05)    J. Patrick Mulcahy           
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:   
2.  

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Hanesbrands’ independent registered public accounting firm

for Hanesbrands’ 2012 fiscal year

   
3.  

To approve, by a non-binding, advisory vote, executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement for the

Annual Meeting

   
4.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof   

 

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