CURTISS WRIGHT CORP — Regulatory Filings 2017

Mar 24, 2017

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 11, 2017.

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION C/O BROADRIDGE P.O. BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717

Meeting Information
Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
For holders as of:	March 14, 2017
Date: May 11, 2017	Time: 10:00 a.m., Local Time

| Location: |
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| 13850 Ballantyne Corporate Place |
| Suite 500 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina 28277 |
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Before You Vote

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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees:
	01)	David C. Adams	06)	Allen A. Kozinski
	02)	Dean M. Flatt	07)	John B. Nathman
	03)	S. Marce Fuller	08)	Robert J. Rivet
	04)	Rita J. Heise	09)	Albert E. Smith
	05)	Bruce D. Hoechner	10)	Peter C. Wallace
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
2.	To Ratify the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for
2017
3.	To re-approve the performance goals included in the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
4.	An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
The Board of Directors recommends you vote Every Year on the following proposal:
5.	An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes approving the compensation of
the Company’s named executive officers
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before
the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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