CURTISS WRIGHT CORP — Director's Dealing 2009

Jan 12, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW)
CIK: 0000026324
Period of Report: 2009-01-08

Reporting Person: SMITH ALBERT E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-01-08	Common Stock	A	169	$33.39	Acquired	3706.269	Direct
2008-12-12	Common Stock	J	18.546	$38.89	Acquired	3724.815	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares were acquired pursuant to the Corporation's 2005 Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors, whereby non-employee directors may elect to receive their annual retainer and meeting fees in the form of stock.

F2: Price is based on the closing market price for the securities on the New York Stock Exchange as of December 31, 2008, the date on which the Director was entitled to payment of one quarter of his annual retainer.

F3: Date of last dividend reinvestment purchase during 2008. This report also reports nominal purchases on April 18, 2008, July 18, 2008, and October 24, 2008.

F4: Exempt acquisition through dividend reinvestment plan.

F5: Price reflects the weighted average price of the 18.546 shares purchased in 2008 through a dividend reinvestment plan.