SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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): May 11, 2017
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

	
			
Delaware	1-134	13-0612970	
State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation	Commission File
Number	IRS Employer
Identification No.	

	
			
13925 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 400	 	 	
Charlotte, North Carolina	 	28277	
Address of Principal Executive Offices	 	Zip Code	

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 869-4600
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Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

	

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2017. The following matters set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 24, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were voted upon with the results indicated below.

1.	The nominees listed below were elected directors with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:	

					
 	 	FOR	 	WITHELD	
David C. Adams	 	35,940,422	 	886,700	
Dean M. Flatt	 	36,650,619	 	176,503	
S. Marce Fuller	 	36,281,412	 	545,710	
Rita J. Heise	 	36,493,778	 	333,344	
Bruce D. Hoechner	 	36,642,842	 	184,280	
Allen A. Kozinski	 	36,510,196	 	316,926	
John B. Nathman	 	36,653,711	 	173,411	
Robert J. Rivet	 	36,648,651	 	178,471	
Albert E. Smith	 	36,355,014	 	472,108	
Peter C. Wallace	 	36,645,550	 	181,572	

2.	A proposal seeking ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved, with the votes cast as follows:	

							
FOR	 	AGAINST	 	ABSTENTIONS	 	 	
40,006,845	 	288,870	 	15,061	 	 	

3.	A proposal seeking re-approval of the performance goals included in the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was approved, with the votes cast as follows:	

							
FOR	 	AGAINST	 	ABSTENTIONS	 	BROKER NON-VOTES	
36,297,742	 	478,215	 	51,165	 	3,483,654	

4.	A proposal seeking approval, on an advisory basis, of a resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosure therein was approved, with the votes cast as follows:	

							
FOR	 	AGAINST	 	ABSTENTIONS	 	BROKER NON-VOTES	
35,340,604	 	1,415,192	 	71,326	 	3,483,654	
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5.	A proposal seeking approval, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the votes cast as follows:	

									
ONE YEAR	 	TWO YEARS	 	THREE YEARS	 	ABSTENTIONS	 	BROKER NON-VOTES	
30,161,967	 	53,996	 	6,569,298	 	41,861	 	3,483,654	

Based on these results, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to its named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.

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	
 	 	By: /s/ Glenn E. Tynan	
 	 	Glenn E. Tynan	
 	 	Vice President of Finance and	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer	
 	 	 	
Date: May 12, 2017