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) November 12, 2003
Culp, Inc.
(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.)
101 South Main Street
High Point, North Carolina 27260
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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)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
99.1 - Notice to Culp, Inc. Directors and Executive Officers,
dated November 12, 2003.
Item 11. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
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Benefit Plans.
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Culp, Inc. (the "Company") has received notice of a blackout period for its
Culp, Inc. Employees' Retirement Builder Plan (the "Plan"), because the Plan
will be changing investment options and recordkeeper providers. During the
blackout period, participants temporarily will be unable to make plan-related
transactions or obtain distributions from the Plan. The blackout period is
expected to begin on December 11, 2003 and end during the week of January 26,
2004.
As required by Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section
245.104 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation BTR, the
Company notified its directors and executive officers of the blackout period.
A copy of the notice sent to the Company's directors and executive officers
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and 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: November 12, 2003
Culp, Inc.
By: /s/ Kenneth M. Ludwig
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Kenneth M. Ludwig
Senior Vice President