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)    September 18, 2012

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)

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INDEX

Page

 

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

3

 

Item 8.01 – Other Events

4

 

Item 9.01(d) – Exhibits

4

 

Signature

5

 

Exhibit Index

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Item 5.07.          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 18, 2012, Culp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders.  At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the five persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company until the 2013 annual meeting, or until their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal 2013; and (iii) voted for a resolution approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (Say on Pay vote).  The following information sets forth the results of the voting at the annual meeting.

Proposal 1:  To elect five directors to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified

  Director Nominee Shares
Voted For

Shares
Withheld

Broker
Non-Votes
Robert G. Culp, III 9,465,501 271,408 2,420,160
Patrick B. Flavin 9,307,433 429,476 2,420,160
Kenneth R. Larson 9,635,196 101,713 2,420,160
Kenneth W. McAllister 9,634,801 102,108 2,420,160
Franklin N. Saxon 9,628,049 108,860 2,420,160

Proposal 2:  To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal 2013

 

For

12,136,825

Against

4,399

Abstain

15,845

Broker Non-Votes

0

Proposal 3:  Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say on Pay)

 

For

9,703,163

Against

25,839

Abstain

7,907

Broker Non-Votes

2,420,160

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Item 8.01.          Other Events.

On September 19, 2012, the Company issued a news release to announce a cash dividend.  The Company reported that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of three cents per share on its common stock, payable on October 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2012.

Item 9.01(d).       Exhibits.

Exhibit 99(a)       News Release dated September 19, 2012

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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:

September 19, 2012

 

 

Culp, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kenneth R. Bowling

Kenneth R. Bowling

Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

 

99(a)

News Release dated September 19, 2012

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