Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ZIEGLER ANN ELIZABETH
  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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2017
(Street)

WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 12/12/2017   A   6,683 (1) A $ 0 13,635 D  
Common Stock 12/13/2017   D   5,652 D (2) 7,983 D  
Common Stock               7,600 I By trust (3) (4)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 (5) (6) 12/13/2017   A   5,652     (7)   (7) Common Stock 5,652 (2) 95,658 (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZIEGLER ANN ELIZABETH
1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD
WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105
  X      

Signatures

 Joia M. Johnson, attorney-in-fact   12/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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 5,652 shares of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on December 13, 2016. The amount deferred was deemed to be invested in a stock equivalent account (the "HBI Stock Fund") in the Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").
(3) The shares are owned by an irrevocable trust of which the Reporting Person is the sole trustee and beneficiary.
(4) The reporting person no longer has areportable beneficial interest in 1,400 shares of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock owned a child residing in her household and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports.
(5) Represents an HBI Stock Fund balance under the Plan. Balances in the HBI Stock Fund may not be reallocated and are settled on a share-for-share basis in shares of Hanesbrands Inc. common stock.
(6) 1-for-1
(7) Balances in the HBI Stock Fund are settled on a share-for-share basis in shares 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.
(8) Includes acquisitions of 657.261, 625.563, 528.121 and 648.148 phantom stock units acquired through deemed dividend reinvestment on March 7, 2017, June 6, 2017, September 6, 2017 and December 5, 2017, respectively.

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