UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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) June 15, 2005
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                                   Culp, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


        North Carolina              0-12781                56-1001967
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)


                             1823 Eastchester Drive
                        High Point, North Carolina 27265
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (336) 889-5161
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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              (Former name or address, if changed from last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 15, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Culp, Inc. (the "Registrant") set base salaries for the Registrant's 2006 fiscal year for certain executive officers, as follows: Robert G. Culp, III - $416,000; Franklin N. Saxon - $300,000; Kenneth M. Ludwig - $186,625; Robert G. Culp, IV - $175,000; and Boyd B. Chumbley - $150,000. These salaries are unchanged from the salaries that were in effect during the Registrant's 2005 fiscal year. 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. Date: June 21, 2005 Culp, Inc. By: /s/ Kenneth M. Ludwig --------------------- Kenneth M. Ludwig Senior Vice President