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Culp Completes Sale of Canada Manufacturing Facility

Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP), a leading provider of fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for residential and commercial furniture, today announced the completion of the sale of its mattress fabric manufacturing facility in Quebec, Canada. The transaction occurred in the first week of the Company’s new fiscal year and marks the completion of the restructuring plan announced approximately one year ago. The purchase price for the facility was CA$8.6 million (USD$6.2 million), with CA$2.0 million (USD$1.4 million) received at closing and the balance to be paid with interest over the course of six to 12 months. The Company currently expects to realize approximately $3.0 to $3.5 million in cash proceeds net of all taxes and commissions, which it intends to use to reduce outstanding debt and enhance financial flexibility.

Iv Culp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Culp, Inc., commented, “I’d like to thank our team for their efficiency in executing on our restructuring plan. Our ability to reshape the cost structure of our mattress fabric business and complete the final step of selling our facility in Canada within a year is a testament to their focus and dedication. We were pleased to monetize the facility in what ultimately proved to be a softer local industrial market than originally anticipated that was made more challenging by some rezoning and utility service issues impacting the property. Exiting the facility also allows us to avoid monthly carrying costs in the six figures for insurance, maintenance and the like going forward, and the cash proceeds from the sale further strengthen our balance sheet and liquidity as we enter our new fiscal year.”

Culp continued, “I’d also like to thank all of our former associates and the community in Quebec for their contributions to the long run of success we enjoyed there. Consolidating our Canada operations into our U.S. platform was a difficult decision, but we never hesitate to make changes when in the best interests of our customers and shareholders. Our new streamlined operating model, along with an expanded U.S. manufacturing capacity and nearshore and offshore options in Haiti/Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Turkey and China, offers customers a uniquely flexible and cost-effective supply chain to bring their products to market in the current trade environment.”

About the Company

Culp, Inc. is one of the largest marketers of fabrics for bedding and upholstery fabrics for residential and commercial furniture in North America. The company markets a variety of fabrics to its global customer base of leading bedding and furniture companies, including fabrics produced at Culp’s manufacturing facilities and fabrics sourced through other suppliers. Culp has manufacturing and sourcing capabilities located in the United States, China, Haiti, Turkey, and Vietnam.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Such statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events and results to differ materially from such statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often but not always characterized by qualifying words such as “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “target,” “predict”, “seek,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” and their derivatives, and include but are not limited to statements about expectations, projections, or trends for our future operations, strategic initiatives and plans, restructuring actions, production levels, new product launches, sales, profit margins, profitability, operating (loss) income, capital expenditures, working capital levels, cost savings (including, without limitation, anticipated cost savings from restructuring actions), income taxes, SG&A or other expenses, pre-tax (loss) income, earnings, cash flow, and other performance or liquidity measures, as well as any statements regarding dividends, share repurchases, liquidity, use of cash and cash requirements, ending cash balances and cash positions, borrowing capacity, investments, potential acquisitions, cash and non-cash restructuring and restructuring-related charges, expenses, and/or credits, net proceeds from restructuring related asset dispositions, future economic or industry trends, public health epidemics, or future developments. There can be no assurance that we will realize these expectations or meet our guidance, or that these beliefs will prove correct. Factors that could influence the matters discussed in such statements, as well as other factors that could affect our future operations or financial results and the matters discussed in forward-looking statements, is included in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Many of these factors are macroeconomic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this release as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this report. Unless required by United States federal securities laws, we neither intend nor assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations. A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know about or that we currently consider to be immaterial may also affect our business operations or financial results.

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact

Ken Bowling, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer:

(336) 881-5630

krbowling@culp.com

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