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 21, 2010
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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 21, 2010, 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 2011 annual meeting; and (ii) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal 2011. The following table describes the results of the voting at the annual meeting.
| Proposal | | Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against or Withheld | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Proposal 1: To elect five directors to serve until the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified | | | | | |
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| Director Nominees | | | | | |
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| Robert G. Culp, III | | 10,173,806 | 695,781 | — | 1,191,916 |
| Patrick B. Flavin | | 10,199,071 | 670,516 | — | 1,191,916 |
| Kenneth R. Larson | | 10,341,347 | 528,240 | — | 1,191,916 |
| Kenneth W. McAllister | | 10,340,839 | 528,748 | — | 1,191,916 |
| Franklin N. Saxon | | 10,259,588 | 609,999 | — | 1,191,916 |
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| Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal 2011 | | 12,016,626 | 43,367 | 1,510 | — |
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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 23, 2010
| | Culp, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Kenneth R. Bowling |
| | | Kenneth R. Bowling |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
