SC 13D/A 1 sc13da210680017_09192024.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2)¹

Culp, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

230215105

(CUSIP Number)

Aron R. English

22NW, LP

590 1^st Ave. S

Unit C1

Seattle, Washington 98104

(206) 227-3078

RYAN NEBEL

OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

September 17, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☒.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

1 The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 230215105


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			22NW Fund, LP
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☒
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	SOURCE OF FUNDS

			WC
	5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)				☐


	6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					1,594,390
OWNED BY			8	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					- 0 -
PERSON WITH			9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					1,594,390
			10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
	11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			1,594,390
	12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

			12.8%
	14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			PN

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	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			22NW, LP
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☒
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	SOURCE OF FUNDS

			OO
	5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)				☐


	6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					1,594,390
OWNED BY			8	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					- 0 -
PERSON WITH			9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					1,594,390
			10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
	11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			1,594,390
	12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

			12.8%
	14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			PN

CUSIP No. 230215105


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			22NW Fund GP, LLC
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☒
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	SOURCE OF FUNDS

			OO
	5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)				☐


	6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					1,594,390
OWNED BY			8	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					- 0 -
PERSON WITH			9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					1,594,390
			10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
	11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			1,594,390
	12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

			12.8%
	14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			OO

CUSIP No. 230215105


	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			22NW GP, Inc.
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☒
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	SOURCE OF FUNDS

			OO
	5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)				☐


	6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			DELAWARE
NUMBER OF			7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					1,594,390
OWNED BY			8	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					- 0 -
PERSON WITH			9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					1,594,390
			10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
	11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			1,594,390
	12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

			12.8%
	14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			CO

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	1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

			Aron R. English
	2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☒
						(b) ☐

	3	SEC USE ONLY


	4	SOURCE OF FUNDS

			OO, PF
	5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)				☐


	6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

			USA
NUMBER OF			7	SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY					1,595,840
OWNED BY			8	SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING					- 0 -
PERSON WITH			9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

					1,595,840
			10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

					- 0 -
	11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

			1,595,840
	12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐


	13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

			12.8%
	14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

			IN

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

USA

NUMBER OF

SOLE VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

799

OWNED BY

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

799

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

799

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

Less than 1%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Alexander B. Jones

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ☒

(b) ☐

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

☐

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

USA

NUMBER OF

SOLE VOTING POWER

BENEFICIALLY

525

OWNED BY

SHARED VOTING POWER

EACH

REPORTING

- 0 -

PERSON WITH

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

525

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

- 0 -

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

525

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

Less than 1%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CUSIP No. 230215105

The following constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 2”). This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

The Shares purchased by 22NW Fund were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business). The aggregate purchase price of the 1,594,390 Shares directly owned by 22NW Fund is approximately $12,159,424, excluding brokerage commissions.

The Shares directly owned by Messrs. English, Hirai-Hadley and Jones were purchased with personal funds (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business). The aggregate purchase price of the 1,450 Shares directly owned by Mr. English is approximately $10,150, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 799 Shares directly owned by Mr. Hirai-Hadley is approximately $7,994, excluding brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 525 Shares directly owned by Mr. Jones is approximately $5,380, excluding brokerage commissions.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) and (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 12,490,280 Shares outstanding as of September 5, 2024, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2024.

As of the date hereof, 22NW Fund directly beneficially owned 1,594,390 Shares, constituting approximately 12.8% of the Shares outstanding.

As of the date hereof, Mr. English directly beneficially owned 1,450 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.

As of the date hereof, Mr. Hirai-Hadley directly beneficially owned 799 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.

As of the date hereof, Mr. Jones directly beneficially owned 525 Shares, constituting less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.

22NW, as the investment manager of 22NW Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,594,390 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 12.8% of the Shares outstanding. 22NW GP, as the general partner of 22NW Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,594,390 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 12.8% of the Shares outstanding. 22NW Inc., as the general partner of 22NW, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,594,390 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, constituting approximately 12.8% of the Shares outstanding. Mr. English, as the Portfolio Manager of 22NW, Manager of 22NW GP and President and sole shareholder of 22NW Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,594,390 Shares beneficially owned by 22NW Fund, which, together with the Shares he directly beneficially owns, constitutes an aggregate of 1,595,840 Shares, constituting approximately 12.8% of the Shares outstanding.

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Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such group may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,597,164 Shares owned in the aggregate by all of the Reporting Persons. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares that he or it does not directly own.

(c) The transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated herein by reference. All of such transactions were effected in the open market unless otherwise noted therein.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: September 19, 2024

22NW FUND, LP

By:	22NW Fund GP, LLC General Partner

By:	/s/ Aron R. English
	Name:	Aron R. English
	Title:	Manager

22NW, LP

By:	22NW GP, Inc. General Partner

By:	/s/ Aron R. English
	Name:	Aron R. English
	Title:	President and Sole Shareholder

22NW FUND GP, LLC

By:	/s/ Aron R. English
	Name:	Aron R. English
	Title:	Manager

22NW GP, INC.

By:	/s/ Aron R. English
	Name:	Aron R. English
	Title:	President and Sole Shareholder

	/s/ Aron R. English
	ARON R. ENGLISH

	/s/ Bryson O. Hirai-Hadley
	BRYSON O. HIRAI-HADLEY

	/s/ Alexander B. Jones
	ALEXANDER B. JONES

CUSIP No. 230215105

SCHEDULE A

Transactions in the Securities of the Issuer During the Past Sixty (60) Days

Nature of the Transaction

Amount of Securities

Purchased/(Sold)

Price ($)

Date of

Purchase/Sale

22NW FUND, LP

Purchase of Common Stock	7,652	$5.3881¹	09/09/2024
Purchase of Common Stock	4,524	$5.3348²	09/10/2024
Purchase of Common Stock	2,453	$5.4794³	09/11/2024
Purchase of Common Stock	102,484	$5.8538⁴	09/17/2024
Purchase of Common Stock	32,321	$6.1002⁵	09/18/2024
Purchase of Common Stock	105,242	$6.3140⁶	09/19/2024

¹ Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.1800 to $5.4600, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

² Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.2600 to $5.5000, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

³ Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.4600 to $5.5000, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

⁴ Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.7100 to $6.0000, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

⁵ Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.9450 to $6.1800, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

⁶ Represents a weighted average price. These Shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.0700 to $6.3500, inclusive. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

Amendment: SEC Form SC 13D/A filed by Culp Inc.