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 -------------- Culp, Inc. ---------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) North Carolina 0-12781 56-1001967 ----------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 ------------------ Vice President-Finance, Treasurer