CURTISS WRIGHT CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Nov 19, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW)
CIK: 0000026324
Period of Report: 2004-11-16

Reporting Person: DENTON MICHAEL J (Vice President and Secretary)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-11-16	Common Stock	$55.91	A	2612	Acquired	2014-11-16	Common Stock (2612)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	289	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Up to 1/3 of the shares covered by the option on 11/16/2005, increases to 2/3 of such shares on 11/16/2006 and increasing to all shares on 11/16/2007.

F2: No price on the date of issue, option having been granted as an employee benefit transaction. The option has a value of $21.43 per share pursuant to Black -Scholes Valuation

F3: Reflects a two-for-one stock split paid on December 17, 2003