Company: CULP
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-109242
Chunk: 82

Company: CULP INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-15
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 82
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, written notice must be received by the Company’s secretary not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the Annual Meeting (provided that the 2026 Annual Meeting is not held more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after the first anniversary of the Annual Meeting), all as specified in the Company's bylaws (see also “Director Nomination Process” on page 20). Accordingly, to be considered at the 2026 Annual Meeting, proposals must be received by the Company’s secretary no earlier than May 27, 2026, and no later than June 26, 2026. Shareholder proposals should be directed to Culp, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, CULP Innovation Center at Congdon Yards, 410 W. English Rd. 5thFloor, High Point, North Carolina 27262.

If a shareholder who has notified us of his, her or its intention to present an advance notice shareholder proposal, including director nominations, at an annual meeting does not appear and a qualified representative of that shareholder does not appear to present his, her or its proposal at such annual meeting, such proposal shall be disregarded and we are not required to present the proposal for a vote at such annual meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by us. You are advised to review our bylaws, which contain additional requirements regarding advance notice shareholder proposals, including director nominations.

In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our bylaws, to comply with the SEC’s universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the board of directors’ nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than July 26, 2026 (unless we move the meeting up or delay it by more than 30 days from September 24, 2026).

<div align='center'>DELIVERY OF ADDITIONAL COPIES OF PROXY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT</div>

The rules promulgated by the SEC permit companies, brokers, banks or other intermediaries to deliver a single copy of proxy materials, or, where applicable, the Notice, to households at which two or more shareholders reside. Each shareholder, however, still receives a separate proxy card if he or she receives paper copies. This practice, known as “householding,” is designed to reduce duplicate mailings and save significant printing and postage costs as well as