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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 20549
  
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                                     Form 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
                 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                               Exchange Act of 1934
  
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           Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 22, 2001
  
                                     CULP, INC.
  
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
          North Carolina                  0-12781                56-1001967
  
   (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)                                  Identification No.)
  
  
  
                               101 South Main Street
                         High Point, North Carolina  27260
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (336) 889-5161
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
  
  
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5. Other Events
  
        The board of  directors  of Culp, Inc. (the  "Company") recently  elected
  corporate officers. The officers elected are as follows:
  
        Robert G. Culp, III     Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
        Howard L. Dunn, Jr.     President and Chief Operating Officer
        Franklin N. Saxon       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                  Officer, and President, Culp Velvets/Prints
                                  Division
        Rodney A. Smith         Senior Vice President and President, Culp Yarn
                                  Division
        Kenneth M. Ludwig       Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and
                                  Assistant Secretary
        Phillip W. Wilson       Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer
        Kathy J. Hardy          Corporate Secretary
  
        Franklin N. Saxon has assumed  the additional  duties of chief  financial
  officer,  having  previously  served as the Company's  chief financial  officer
  from 1985  to 1998.  Phillip W. Wilson,  who has been chief  financial  officer
  since 1998, will  assume the  responsibilities of Vice President,  Finance, and
  Treasurer. These changes reflect the  Company's decision  to utilize these  two
  individuals as a team leading the finance department.
  
        The  officers  were  elected to  serve  until the  Company's  2002 annual
  meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected.
  
  
  
                                    SIGNATURE
  
        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.
  
                                            CULP, INC.
                                            (Registrant)
  
                                      By:   Kenneth M. Ludwig
                                            Senior Vice President,
                                            Human Resources
  
  
  Dated:  June 22, 2001
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C. 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 22, 2001
  
                                     CULP, INC.
  
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          North Carolina                  0-12781                56-1001967
  
   (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)                                  Identification No.)
  
                               101 South Main Street
                         High Point, North Carolina  27260
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (336) 889-5161
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 5. Other Events
  
        The board of  directors  of Culp, Inc. (the  "Company") recently  elected
  corporate officers. The officers elected are as follows:
  
        Robert G. Culp, III     Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
        Howard L. Dunn, Jr.     President and Chief Operating Officer
        Franklin N. Saxon       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                  Officer, and President, Culp Velvets/Prints
                                  Division
        Rodney A. Smith         Senior Vice President and President, Culp Yarn
                                  Division
        Kenneth M. Ludwig       Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and
                                  Assistant Secretary
        Phillip W. Wilson       Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer
        Kathy J. Hardy          Corporate Secretary
  
        Franklin N. Saxon has assumed  the additional  duties of chief  financial
  officer,  having  previously  served as the Company's  chief financial  officer
  from 1985  to 1998.  Phillip W. Wilson,  who has been chief  financial  officer
  since 1998, will  assume the  responsibilities of Vice President,  Finance, and
  Treasurer. These changes reflect the  Company's decision  to utilize these  two
  individuals as a team leading the finance department.
  
        The  officers  were  elected to  serve  until the  Company's  2002 annual
  meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected.
  
                                    SIGNATURE
  
        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.
  
                                            CULP, INC.
                                            (Registrant)
  
                                      By:   Kenneth M. Ludwig
                                            Senior Vice President,
                                            Human Resources
  
  Dated:  June 22, 2001