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) August 1, 2006
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                                   Culp, Inc.
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             (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.)

                             1823 Eastchester Drive
                        High Point, North Carolina 27265
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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)

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On August 1, 2006, the Compensation  Committee of the board of directors of
Culp, Inc. (the "Company")  approved a discretionary bonus of $50,000 to be paid
for fiscal 2006 to Franklin N. Saxon,  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer.
Salary levels for all of the Company's named executive officers remain unchanged
for fiscal 2007 from fiscal 2006 levels.

                                   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:    August 7, 2006

                                       Culp, Inc.

                                       By: Kenneth R. Bowling
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                                           Vice President-Finance, Treasurer