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) October 27, 2004
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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 File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
101 South Main Street
High Point, North Carolina 27260
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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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Culp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release dated October 27, 2004 to
announce revised earnings expectations for its current quarter (second fiscal
quarter ending October 31, 2004) and to announce a restructuring plan to be
effected over the remainder of its current fiscal year, including the
anticipated financial impact of this restructuring plan. A copy of the press
release is filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
99.1 - Press Release dated October 27, 2004.
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: October 27, 2004
Culp, Inc.
By: /s/ Franklin N. Saxon
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Franklin N. Saxon
President and Chief Operating Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release dated October 27, 2004