UNITED STATES
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) December 8, 2018

Culp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

North Carolina

1-12597

56-1001967

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ⃞

On December 10, 2018, Culp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release disclosing that Robert (Rob) G. Culp, III, Chairman of the Company’s board of directors, died on December 8, 2018. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

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:	/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling
		Chief Financial Officer
		(principal financial officer)


Dated: December 13, 2018