HIGH POINT, N.C. — October 8, 2012 — Culp, Inc. (CFI), today announced that the United States
Copyright Office has granted copyright protection for Culp’s Palance fabric design. The effective
date of Culp’s copyright registration is August 8, 2011.

Culp continues to be a market leader for fabrics that encompass the essence of natural
leather without actually being leather. Like many designs before it, the design, format, layout and
shading used in the Palance fabric design combine to create a one-of-a-kind design unique to Culp.
Culp is the owner of copyright rights in other popular fabric designs as well, including its
Palomino, Wrangler, Stampede, Congo, and Gunslinger fabrics, all of which are protected by
copyright registrations.

Since Culp first introduced its Palance fabric design, its overall popularity has been
outstanding. Unfortunately, certain of Culp’s competitors and others in the industry have copied
Culp’s design. With the issuance of its copyright registration for the Palance design, Culp intends
to seek all available remedies against infringers, including monetary damages for past sales and
injunctive relief against future sales of infringing fabrics.

Culp is also in the process of recording its copyright registration with the United States
Customs & Border Protection, so that U.S. Customs can target and seize imports of fabrics and
furniture that infringe Culp’s Palance design.

Frank Saxon, president and chief executive officer of Culp, Inc., stated, “We are pleased
with the Copyright Office’s decision to issue a registration for our Palance design. Culp will
continue to protect its rights. We have invested valuable resources so that Culp can introduce new
and unique designs to our customers.”

Rob Culp, chairman of Culp, Inc., added, “Culp is committed to protecting its fabric designs
and views the rights afforded by copyright law as a vital part of fabric innovation and development
in our industry. We value our loyal customers who have continuously purchased Culp’s authentic
fabrics, and believe that those in the industry who take short-cuts through copying must be held
accountable.”

Culp, Inc. is one of the world’s largest marketers of mattress fabrics for bedding and
upholstery fabrics for furniture. The company’s fabrics are used principally in the production of
bedding products and residential and commercial upholstered furniture.

Posted on October 9, 2012

Source: Culp Inc./Business Wire

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — September 13,  2012 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the
formation of its newest PLM member service — the CIMdata PLM Industry Consortium. The Consortium
will focus on providing research on top PLM issues, and to define and set the direction for the PLM
industry on topics that matter most to consortium members.

Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, stated, “PLM solution providers continually deliver new
products, architectures, and solutions to market, while their industrial customers are dealing with
their own product launches and attempting to realize the value from their existing PLM investments.
The CIMdata PLM Industry Consortium will define and perform research on these industrial customers’
key areas of interest, be it current challenges with PLM related implementations, best practice
research, or looking forward to help define what the PLM solution providers should be offering.”

This consortium enables members to make more informed business decisions by providing timely and
valuable information, insights, and advice, while networking with other industrial companies that
are experiencing similar challenges with PLM and its use. In addition to participation in the
Consortium, the CIMdata PLM Industry Consortium provides:

• Access to ongoing research, analyses, insights, and advice.
• Participation in the identification of the top industry-specific PLM topic areas that will
  influence CIMdata research.
• Participation in CIMdata PLM Certificate programs at reduced rates.
• Direct access to specific CIMdata PLM Knowledge Council deliverables.
• Current information on industry news and trends.
• Access to CIMdata’s PLM experts.
• An interactive and collaborative environment for accessing and sharing PLM related processes
  and best practices used by other industrial participants.
• Participation in the CIMdata-sponsored global PLM Community, an active group that includes both
  leading industrial companies and providers of PLM solutions from around the world.

CIMdata also announces that Robert A. Hellow, bringing 25 years of industrial and PLM practice
leadership, has joined CIMdata and will lead the Consortium as CIMdata’s PLM Consortium Practice
Manager.

For more information about joining the PLM Community Industry Consortium contact CIMdata at
info@cimdata.com or at +1 (734) 668-9922.

Posted on October 8, 2012

Source: CIMdata

DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH, Germany — a division of DyStar, a Singapore-based global provider
of dyes, auxiliaries and services for the textile and leather processing industries — and
Switzerland-based fourth-party logistics provider 4PL Central Station Deutschland GmbH have opened
a European warehouse in Biebesheim, Germany, to store DyStar’s inventory of textile dyes and
textile auxiliaries.

4PL Central Station invested approximately 2.7 million euros to build the 5,000-square-meter
state-of-the-art distribution center, which features a 12-meter high rack system, a containment
area for repacking liquids and equipment to stir liquids.

DyStar reports that Europe, and specifically Germany, are significant markets for the
company in spite of the ongoing European debt crisis. DyStar Colours Distribution recorded
double-digit growth in 2011, and the new European warehouse will help further the company’s
expansion.

“This investment is an important strategic step which will bring forth considerable
improvement in our logistics,” said Eric Hopmann, managing director, DyStar Colours Distribution
GmbH. “Our capacities from three locations can be centralized in the new

warehouse which allows us to become more efficient and flexible in our customer supply
process. We are happy to have found a partner in 4PL Central Station Deutschland GmbH that will
support us in the future as professional logisticians.”

October 2, 2012

DeFeet International — a Hildebran, N.C.-based manufacturer of socks, gloves, base layers and
related products — recently debuted a line of cycling socks made using Advansa Thermo°Cool™ eco2
high-performance, recycled polyethylene terephthalate fiber from the Netherlands-based polyester
fiber manufacturer Advansa BV.

The fiber features Advansa’s Duoregulation™ technology, which, according to the company,
provides improved evaporative cooling and thermo-buffering performance in a wide range of
temperatures. In addition to the performance provided by the Thermo°Cool fiber, the socks fit
comfortably and are breathable owing to an extra new mesh pattern, and good support thanks to
ergonomically positioned pressure points.

Advansa licensee FilSpec Inc., Canada, is spinning the yarns for DeFeet.

October 2, 2012

Bondex Inc. — a Trenton, S.C.-based producer of thermally bonded nonwoven materials for filtration
and separation, medical, composites, and electrical and business machine substrates, among other
applications — will invest $6.4 million to expand its operations, adding 13 jobs in the process.

The company will double the size of its nonwovens plant with the addition of 33,000 square
feet, and will add a new production line that will manufacture industrial laminates and composites
for the electrical and electronic markets and other specialty applications. The expansion is
expected to be completed in the end of the fourth quarter 2012 with production commencing in
January 2013.

“We are excited about moving forward with our plans to expand our existing facility in
Edgefield County,” said Brad Willingham, president, Bondex. “South Carolina has provided us with an
excellent business environment and a talented workforce. We look forward to continuing to grow
here.”

Bondex will begin accepting applications for the new positions in November.

October 2, 2012

Specialty fibers and needlepunch nonwoven fabrics manufacturer Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, Hampton,
N.H., has announced it will invest $15 million to open a 220,000-square-foot manufacturing and
distribution facility in Rome, Ga., creating 150 jobs over the next three years.

The new operation – which will be housed in a former Mohawk Industries building – will
include the manufacture and distribution of medical products such as masks, hospital apparel and
linens; as well as other products for automotive and filtration applications. The company reports
that the facility will enable it to speed delivery of those products to its customers in the
region, noting that those customers often require very quick delivery of customized orders.

“Northwest Georgia remains a strategic home for the textile manufacturing industry, complete
with the business environment and skilled workforce to help this industry continue its recovery in
our state,” said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. “I am encouraged by the commitment Foss Manufacturing is
making in Floyd County, and look forward to the contributions this company will make to one of
Georgia’s major industries.”

In addition to establishing the new operation in Georgia, Foss has been expanding its
operations at its facility in Hampton. Since the beginning of this year, the company has installed
two new production lines and added 60 jobs at that plant, and currently is adding another two
production lines that will employ 50 to 60 additional workers within the next six months.

“This is an exciting time for Foss,” said A.J. Nassar, CEO, Foss Manufacturing. “We are
experiencing growth in all areas. Much of this growth is being driven by our talented research and
development team located in our Hampton, New Hampshire, headquarters. Over the next 12 months, we
will be introducing new products and technologies enabling us to expand manufacturing and add
employees throughout the company.”

October 2, 2012