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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