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CURTISS-WRIGHT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PRIMAGRAPHICS
June 01, 2004
Acquisition Strengthens Embedded Systems Position in Worldwide Naval Command and Control Markets
ROSELAND, N.J., June 1, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW; CW.B) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Primagraphics Holdings Limited ("Primagraphics") for approximately $21 million in cash. Primagraphics will operate as a business unit of the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright, based in Gastonia, N.C.
Primagraphics is a market leader in the development of radar processing and graphic display systems used throughout the world for military and civil applications, such as ship and airborne command and control consoles, vessel tracking, air traffic control and air defense systems.
With sales of approximately $12.5 million in 2003, Primagraphics' products include graphics and imaging technologies, video and sensor processing hardware, and software that can be readily engineered to provide vital components for a wide variety of systems.
Primagraphics employs approximately 50 people and is headquartered near Cambridge in the United Kingdom, with additional facilities in Charlottesville, VA, and a worldwide network of dealers and distributors.
ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
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 metal treatment services. The firm employs approximately 4,900 people worldwide. The company will celebrate its 75th anniversary in August 2004. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the Internet at http://curtisswright2014.q4web.com.
ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC.
Headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, embedded computers, subsystems and services internationally. For more information, visit http://www.cwcontrols.com.
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