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

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:CWNYSE: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://www.curtisswright.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. 

DATASOURCE: Curtiss-Wright Corporation



CONTACT:  Alexandra M. Deignan of Curtiss-Wright Corporation,

[phone]



Web site:  http://www.curtisswright.com/

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