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) December 20, 2004
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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.)

                              101 South Main Street
                        High Point, North Carolina 27260
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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 7.01.        Regulation FD Disclosure.

Culp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release dated December 20, 2004
to announce the retirement of Howard L. Dunn, vice chairman of the Company,
effective December 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is filed with this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

                  99.1 -  Press Release dated December 20, 2004.



                                   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:    December 20, 2004

                                  Culp, Inc.

                                  By:  /s/ Kenneth M. Ludwig
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                                           Kenneth M. Ludwig
                                           Senior Vice President,
                                           Human Resources


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                      Exhibit
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     99.1                           Press Release dated December 20, 2004