UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2006
 
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
DE	1-134	13-0612970	
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
 
4 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, NJ	07068	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)	
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (973) 597-4752	

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)	
 
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure	
 
On February 13, 2006, Curtiss-Wright Corporation clarified the 2006 guidance provided in its 2005 earnings press release issued on February 9, 2006. A copy of the press release announcing the clarification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 	Curtiss-Wright Corporation
(Registrant)	
 
Date: February 14, 2006	By:	/s/ Glenn E. Tynan	
 	 	Vice President Finance and CFO	

 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
EX-99	Press Release	

 

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Alexandra M. Deignan
(973) 597-4734	
 
CURTISS-WRIGHT CONFIRMS 2006 GUIDANCE
 
ROSELAND, N.J. – February 13, 2005 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced a clarification to its 2006 guidance announced in the 2005 year-end press release issued Thursday, February 9, 2006. This press release clarifies that our operating income guidance did not include approximately $5 million pension expense, even though this pension expense is reported in operating income on a GAAP basis.
 
The following is Curtiss-Wright’s confirmed guidance for 2006:
 
Revenues	$1.225 – 1.250 billion	
Operating Income, pre-pension	$155 – 162 million	 	
Pension expense	$5 million	 	
Interest	$21 million	 	
Tax rate	37%	 	
Diluted EPS	$3.60 – 3.80	 	
Diluted shares outstanding (avg.)	22.5 million	 	

In addition, pension expense had been previously reported as a separate line item on the income statement, but it is now incorporated in the general & administrative expense line.
 
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 6,000 people worldwide. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the Internet at www.curtisswright.com.
 
Certain statements made in this release, including statements about future revenue, organic revenue growth, annual revenue, net income, organic operating income growth, future business opportunities, and cost saving initiatives, and future cash flow from operations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements present management's expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future financial performance, and assumptions or judgments concerning such performance. Any discussions contained in this press release, except to the extent that they contain historical facts, are forward-looking and accordingly involve estimates, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. 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, electronics, marine, and industrial companies. Such factors are detailed in the Company's

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
This press release and additional information is available at www.curtisswright.com.
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