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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-004896
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120918
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120919
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120919

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CULP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000723603
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON [2211]
		IRS NUMBER:				561001967
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0429

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12597
		FILM NUMBER:		121100454

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE
		CITY:			HIGH POINT
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27265
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3368895161

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 2686
		CITY:			HIGH POINT
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27265
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>SECURITIES
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      DC&#160;&#160;20549</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT PURSUANT</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>TO
      SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">September
      18, 2012</font></u><u><br></u><br><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 18pt"><b>Culp,
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            56-1001967
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            1823 Eastchester Drive
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            High Point, North Carolina&#160;&#160;27265
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            (336) 889-5161
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      <u><b>INDEX</b></u>
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            Item 5.07 &#8211; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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            3
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            Item 8.01 &#8211; Other Events
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            4
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          &#160;
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            Item 9.01(d) &#8211; Exhibits
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            4
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          &#160;
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            Signature
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            5
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          &#160;
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            Exhibit Index
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            6
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      <b>Item 5.07.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
      Holders.</b>
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      On September 18, 2012, Culp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its annual
      meeting of shareholders.&#160;&#160;At the meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders:
      (i) elected each of the five persons listed below under Proposal 1 to
      serve as a director of the Company until the 2013 annual meeting, or
      until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the
      appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent auditors of the
      Company for fiscal 2013; and (iii) voted for a resolution approving, on
      an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s named
      executive officers (Say on Pay vote).&#160;&#160;The following information sets
      forth the results of the voting at the annual meeting.
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      <b>Proposal 1:&#160;&#160;To elect five directors to serve until the 2013 annual
      meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and
      qualified</b>
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          <b>Director Nominee</b>
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          <b>Shares</b><br><b>Voted For</b>
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            <b>Shares</b><br><b>Withheld</b>
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          <b>Broker</b><br><b>Non-Votes</b>
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          Robert G. Culp, III
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          9,465,501
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          271,408
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,420,160
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          Patrick B. Flavin
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          9,307,433
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          429,476
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,420,160
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        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Kenneth R. Larson
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,635,196
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          101,713
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,420,160
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        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Kenneth W. McAllister
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,634,801
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          102,108
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,420,160
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        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Franklin N. Saxon
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,628,049
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          108,860
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,420,160
        </td>
      </tr>
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    </div>
    <p style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap">

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap">
      <b>Proposal 2:&#160;&#160;To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the
      Company&#8217;s independent auditors for fiscal 2013</b>
    </p>
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          &#160;
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        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            For
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            12,136,825
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Against
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            4,399
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Abstain
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            15,845
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
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        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Broker Non-Votes
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        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            0
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
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    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap">
      <b>Proposal 3:&#160;&#160;Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say on Pay)</b>
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    <div style="text-align:center">
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        <td style="width: 15%">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            For
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            9,703,163
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Against
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            25,839
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Abstain
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            7,907
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 15%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 25%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Broker Non-Votes
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; width: 20%; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2,420,160
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 40%">

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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          3
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap">

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; white-space: nowrap">
      <b>Item 8.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other Events.</b>
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      On September 19, 2012, the Company issued a news release to announce a
      cash dividend.&#160;&#160;The Company reported that its board of directors had
      declared a cash dividend of three cents per share on its common stock,
      payable on October 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2012.
    </p>
    <p style="white-space: nowrap">
      <b>Item 9.01(d).&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</b>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px; white-space: nowrap">
      Exhibit 99(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;News Release dated September 19, 2012
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px; white-space: nowrap">

    </p>
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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          4
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        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap">

    </p>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURES</font>
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      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.
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            Date:
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            September 19, 2012
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            &#160;
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
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            Culp, Inc.
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 6%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 44%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 5%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            By:
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling</u>
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        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Kenneth R. Bowling
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 6%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 44%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Chief Financial Officer
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        </td>
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    <p>

    </p>
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          5
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
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      <b>EXHIBIT&#160;INDEX</b><br><br>
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            <u>Exhibit Number</u>
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          &#160;
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            <u>Exhibit</u>
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          &#160;
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            99(a)
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        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 55%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            News Release dated September 19, 2012
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        </td>
        <td style="width: 10%">

        </td>
      </tr>
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      <b>Exhibit 99(a)</b>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Culp,
      Inc. Announces Cash Dividend</b></font>
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      HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 19, 2012--Culp, Inc. (NYSE:
      CFI), today announced its&#160;Board of Directors has declared a cash
      dividend of $0.03 (three&#160;cents) per share payable October 15, 2012, to
      stockholders of record on October 1,&#160;2012.
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      Culp, Inc. is one of the world's largest marketers of mattress fabrics
      for bedding and upholstery fabrics for furniture. The company's fabrics
      are used principally in the production of bedding products and
      residential and commercial upholstered furniture.
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      CONTACT:<br><b>Culp, Inc.</b><br><b>Kenneth R. Bowling, 336-881-5630</b><br><b>Chief
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