SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Adams David Charles

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD

(Street)
PARSIPPANY NJ 07054

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CURTISS WRIGHT CORP [ CW ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/04/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/02/2015 M(1) 31,421 A $30.12(2) 91,015.28 D
Common Stock 11/02/2015 M(1) 30,679 A $30.9(2) 121,694.28 D
Common Stock 11/02/2015 S 62,100 D $69.8027(3) 59,594.28 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Purchase Common Stock $30.12 11/02/2015 M 31,421 11/15/2009 11/15/2018 Common Stock 31,421 $0(4) 53,670 D
Option to Purchase Common Stock $30.9 11/02/2015 M 30,679 11/17/2010 11/17/2020 Common Stock 30,679 $0(4) 22,991 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were acquired through an exercise of expiring options granted under the Company's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan.
2. Price reflects the exercise price of the option granted on November 15, 2008 and November 17, 2009.
3. Weighted average selling price of shares sold on November 2, 2015.
4. There is no price associated with acquiring this derivative security since it was acquired pursuant to an employee benefit transaction under the Company's Omnibus Long Term Incentive Plan.
Paul J. Ferdenzi by Power of Attorney for David Adams 11/04/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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