Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  McNeill Mark A.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIFI INC [UFI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7201 W. FRIENDLY AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENSBORO, NC 27410
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 10/24/2017 Common Stock 16,666 $ 8.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 07/28/2019 Common Stock 2,000 $ 5.73 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 07/27/2022 Common Stock 2,500 $ 11.09 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 07/22/2024 Common Stock 5,000 $ 27.38 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 07/22/2025 Common Stock 5,000 $ 32.36 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 10/26/2026 Common Stock 7,000 $ 29.09 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McNeill Mark A.
7201 W. FRIENDLY AVENUE
GREENSBORO, NC 27410
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Mark A. McNeill by Ben Sirmons POA 08/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on October 24 of each of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(2) The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on July 28 of each of 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(3) The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on July 27 of each of 2013, 2014 and 2015.
(4) The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments on July 22 of each of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(5) The option became exercisable as to 1,667 shares on July 22 of each of 2016 and 2017, and becomes exercisable as to 1,666 shares on July 22, 2018.
(6) The option becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on October 26 of each of 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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