CURTISS WRIGHT CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

May 21, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW)
CIK: 0000026324
Period of Report: 2009-05-19

Reporting Person: Adams David Charles (Co-Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-05-19	Common Stock	A	17050	$28.77	Acquired	35105.961	Direct
2009-05-20	Common Stock	S	5633	$29.20	Disposed	29472.961	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option to Purchase Common Stock	$30.23	2018-11-17	Common Stock (67113)	67113	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares were acquired through a performance share grant under the Company's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, whereby the executive received a predetermined number of shares of Curtiss-Wright Common Stock based on the Company's aggregated three year performance to its budget and its aggregated three year performance against the performance of its peer group.

F2: Price is based on the closing price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange for the Corporation's Common Stock as of May 19, 2009.

F3: Shares were sold in compliance with the Company's share ownership guidelines whereby the executive may sell one half of the vested shares to pay individual income tax obligations associated with the vesting of the award.

F4: Weighted average selling price of shares sold on May 20, 2009.

F5: Average exercise price for all previously issued stock option grants.