<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001765814-23-000046.txt : 20230809
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001765814-23-000046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230806
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230809
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230809

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Durbin Ashley Carter
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001765814

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12597
		FILM NUMBER:		231155842

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE
		CITY:			HIGH POINT
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27265

ISSUER:		

	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:			0503

	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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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2023-08-06</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2023-08-08</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000723603</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CULP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CULP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001765814</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Durbin Ashley Carter</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1823 EASTCHESTER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HIGH POINT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>27265</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP, General Counsel</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-08-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2112</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>2112</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>17570</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Contingent right to receive issuance of Culp, Inc. common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This Amendment is being filed to correct an inadvertent error in the previously reported Table II - &quot;Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)&quot; - to reflect that the derivative securities reported were disposed of (rather than acquired).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These restricted stock units represent the right to receive 2,112 shares of Culp, Inc. common stock based upon the reporting person remaining employed by the company as of the end of the three-year vesting period, as described in the award agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This Amendment is being filed to correct an error in the previously reported Table II - &quot;Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)&quot;.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ashley C. Durbin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-08-09</signatureDate>
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