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 ------------- Culp, Inc. ---------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) North Carolina 0-12781 56-1001967 ------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1823 Eastchester Drive High Point, North Carolina 27265 ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (336) 889-5161 -------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or address, if changed from last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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