Curtiss-Wright Declares Dividend of $.09 Per Share on Common and Class B Stock

ROSELAND, N.J., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martin Benante, Chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW, CW.B), announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of nine cents ($0.09) per share on Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, payable October 27, 2004 to stockholders of record as of October 13, 2004.

ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey. The Company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides a variety of metal treatment services. The firm employs approximately 5,400 people worldwide. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the Internet at http://curtisswright2014.q4web.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; a change in government spending; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace, defense contracting, marine, electronics and industrial companies. Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further information.

SOURCE Curtiss-Wright Corporation

CONTACT: Alexandra M. Deignan of Curtiss-Wright Corporation,
+1-973-597-4734
Web site: http://curtisswright2014.q4web.com
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