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) January 7, 2009
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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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Pursuant to the Culp, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), on
January 7, 2009 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Culp, Inc. ("Culp") approved certain equity-based awards consisting of:
o an aggregate of 115,000 shares of restricted stock
("Restricted Stock") that will vest in equal one-third
installments on May 1st of 2012, 2013 and 2014, or immediately
upon a change of control or the termination of the recipient's
employment without cause or by reason of his death or
disability;
o an aggregate of 120,000 restricted stock units ("Restricted
Stock Units"), with each such unit consisting of the right to
receive one share of common stock of Culp. These units will
vest and entitle each recipient to receive common stock of
Culp in equal one-third installments upon the attainment of
certain return on capital performance thresholds over a period
of two consecutive fiscal quarters during the period from the
fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal 2009 through the end of fiscal
2012, applicable to the division of Culp in which such
recipient is employed, or immediately upon a change of control
or the termination of the recipient's employment without cause
or by reason of his death or disability; and
o Incentive stock options to acquire 40,000 shares of Culp
common stock ("Incentive Options"), which will vest in equal
annual installments over the five-year period following the
date of grant, or immediately upon a change of control or the
termination of the recipient's employment without cause or by
reason of his death or disability.
Awards made to Culp's principal executive officer, principal financial
officer and other executive officers shown in the Summary Compensation
Table of Culp's 2008 annual proxy statement are as follows:
Name and Title Restricted Stock Restricted Stock Units Incentive Options
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Franklin N. Saxon 60,000 -- 40,000
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Robert G. Culp, IV 15,000 25,000 ---
President, Culp Home
Fashions Division
Kenneth R. Bowling 10,000 -- --
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary
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: January 13, 2009
Culp, Inc.
By: /s/ Kenneth R. Bowling
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Kenneth R. Bowling
Chief Financial Officer