8-K

                                  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) March 13, 2007
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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.)

                             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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.

     On March 13, 2007,  the board of directors of Culp,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
took action to appoint Kenneth R. Bowling as chief financial officer  (principal
financial officer) of the Company,  effective May 1, 2007. Mr. Bowling,  age 45,
joined the  Company in 1997 as  controller  for the former  Culp  Velvets/Prints
division. He was promoted to corporate controller in 2001 and took on additional
responsibilities  as assistant  treasurer in 2002. Mr. Bowling has served as the
Company's vice  president,  finance and treasurer  since 2004. He also serves as
the  Company's  principal  accounting  officer.  A press  release  issued by the
Company on March 13, 2007 to disclose  these  changes is included in this filing
as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

     Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated March 13, 2007




                                   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: March 16, 2007

                                                       Culp, Inc.

                                                       By: /s/ Franklin N. Saxon
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                                                               Franklin N. Saxon
                                                               President




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number    Exhibit
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    99.1          Press Release dated March 13, 2007

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                 Culp Names Ken Bowling Chief Financial Officer

     HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2007--Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CFI)
today announced the company has named Kenneth R. Bowling, age 45, chief
financial officer, effective May 1, 2007. Bowling has served as the company's
vice president, finance and treasurer since 2004. He joined Culp in 1997 as
controller for the former Culp Velvets/Prints division. He was promoted to
corporate controller in 2001 and took on additional responsibilities as
assistant treasurer in 2002. Prior to joining Culp, Bowling was controller for a
division of Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex. He holds a bachelors degree in
business administration from Berea College and a masters of business
administration (MBA) from Wake Forest University.

     Commenting on the announcement, Frank Saxon, president of Culp, Inc., said,
"Ken Bowling is well qualified to become chief financial officer of Culp. With
over ten years of financial experience with the company, he has a deep
understanding of our business and what it takes to manage and protect our
financial assets. Ken has worked with me closely in many aspects of the
company's management and operations and will add considerable depth and
dimension to our senior management team as we continue to execute our strategy
in today's global marketplace."

     Bowling will report directly to Saxon, who was recently named chief
executive officer of Culp, effective May 1, 2007.

     About Culp, Inc.

     Culp, Inc. is one of the world's largest marketers of mattress fabrics for
bedding and upholstery fabrics for furniture. The company's fabrics are used
principally in the production of bedding products and residential and commercial
upholstered furniture.


     CONTACT: Culp, Inc., High Point
              Kenneth M. Ludwig, 336-889-5161
              Senior Vice President, Human Resources