UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) March 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 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition 3
Item 9.01(d) - Exhibits 3
Signature 4
Exhibits
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Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 1, 2006, the Company issued a news release to announce its financial
results for the third quarter ended January 29, 2006. The news release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a).
Also on March 1, 2006, the Company released a Financial Information Release
containing additional financial information and disclosures about the Company's
third quarter ended January 29, 2006. The Financial Information Release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99(b).
The news release and Financial Information Release contain disclosures about
free cash flow, a non-GAAP performance measure, that management believes
provides useful information to investors because it measures the Company's
available cash flow for potential debt repayment, stock repurchases and
additions to cash and cash equivalents. In addition, the news release and
Financial Information Release contain proforma income statement information,
which reconciles the reported and projected income statement information with
proforma results, which exclude restructuring and related charges and goodwill
impairment. The Company has included this proforma information in order to show
operational performance excluding the effects of restructuring and related
charges and goodwill impairment that are not expected to occur on a regular
basis. Management believes this presentation aids in the comparison of financial
results among comparable financial periods. In addition, this information is
used by management to make operational decisions about the Company's business,
is used in certain financial covenants in the Company's loan agreement, and is
used by the Company as a financial goal for purposes of determining management
incentive bonuses.
Forward Looking Information. This report and the exhibits hereto contain
statements that may be deemed "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 27A of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Such statements are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties. Further, forward-looking statements are intended to
speak only as of the date on which they are made. 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," "estimate," "plan" and "project" and their derivatives, and include
but are not limited to statements about the company's future operations,
production levels, sales, SG&A or other expenses, margins, gross profit,
operating income, earnings or other performance measures. Factors that could
influence the matters discussed in such statements include the level of housing
starts and sales of existing homes, consumer confidence, trends in disposable
income, and general economic conditions. Decreases in these economic indicators
could have a negative effect on the company's business and prospects. Likewise,
increases in interest rates, particularly home mortgage rates, and increases in
consumer debt or the general rate of inflation, could affect the Company
adversely. Changes in consumer tastes or preferences toward products not
produced by the Company could erode demand for the Company's products. In
addition, strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies could make
the Company's products less competitive on the basis of price in markets outside
the United States. Also, economic and political instability in international
areas could affect the company's operations or sources of goods in those areas,
as well as demand for the company's products in international markets. Finally,
unanticipated delays or costs in executing restructuring actions could cause the
cumulative effect of restructuring actions to fail to meet the objectives set
forth by management. Other factors that could affect the matters discussed in
forward-looking statements are included in the company's periodic reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01 (d) -- Exhibits
99(a) News Release dated March 1, 2006
99(b) Financial Information Release dated March 1, 2006
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SIGNATURE
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.
CULP, INC.
(Registrant)
By: Franklin N. Saxon
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President
By: Kenneth R. Bowling
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Vice President-Finance, Treasurer
Dated: March 1, 2006
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