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) August 3, 2006

                                   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.)

                             1823 Eastchester Drive
                        High Point, North Carolina 27265
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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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or
Standard; Transfer of Listing.

     On August 3, 2006, H. Bruce  English,  one of the  directors of Culp,  Inc.
(the "Company"), died unexpectedly.  Mr. English was one of the five independent
directors on the Company's board, which has a total of nine members. As a result
of Mr.  English's  death,  the Company no longer has a majority  of  independent
directors,  as required by the Company's Corporate Governance  Guidelines and by
the  rules of the New  York  Stock  Exchange  ("NYSE"),  which is the  principal
exchange on which the Company's common stock is listed. The Company notified the
NYSE  of the  death  of Mr.  English  and the  failure  to  have a  majority  of
independent  directors  for that reason.  On August 7, 2006,  the NYSE  formally
notified  the Company  that the death of Mr.  English  meant that the Company is
deficient  in meeting  the  requirements  of Section  303A.01 of the NYSE Listed
Company Manual. The NYSE further notified the Company that if the Company is not
able to cure the  deficiency  by August 14,  2006,  the  Company  will be deemed
noncompliant,  and that if the Company is not able to cure the  noncompliance by
February 7, 2007, a BC indicator  will be  disseminated  and the Company will be
added to the list of noncompliant  issuers on www.nyse.com.  The Company intends
to make  changes to the  membership  of its board of  directors  within the time
periods  set forth by the NSYE to return to  having a  majority  of  independent
directors,  in compliance with NYSE rules and the Company's Corporate Governance
Guidelines.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On August 3, 2006, H. Bruce  English,  a member of the  Company's  board of
directors,  died  unexpectedly.  The  information  included in Item 3.01 of this
report is incorporated herein by reference.

                                   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: August 9, 2006

                                        Culp, Inc.

                                        By: Kenneth R. Bowling
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                                            Vice President-Finance, Treasurer