UNITED STATES	
 	
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): December 7, 2016
 
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 8.01 Other Events

On December 7, 2016, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the “Company”) adopted a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company implemented this written trading plan in connection with its share repurchase program, which was authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and announced on December 7, 2016. Purchases in the total amount of $50 million will be executed equally over the course of the year. The written trading plan will not be effected before January 3, 2017 and will cease on December 29, 2017.

Adopting a trading plan that satisfies the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 allows a company to repurchase its shares at times when it might otherwise be prevented from doing so due to self-imposed trading blackout periods or pursuant to insider trading laws. A broker selected by the Company will have the authority under the terms and limitations specified in the plan to repurchase shares on the Company’s behalf in accordance with the terms of the plan. After the expiration of the current trading plan, the Company may from time to time enter into subsequent trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 to facilitate the repurchase of its common stock pursuant to its share repurchase program.

Information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by the applicable rules of the Exchange Act.

This report contains forward-looking information, as that term is defined under the Exchange Act, including information regarding purchases by the Company of its common stock pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan. By their nature, forward-looking information and statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and contingencies, including changes in price and volume and the volatility of the Company’s common stock; adverse developments affecting either or both of prices and trading of exchange-traded securities, including securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange; and unexpected or otherwise unplanned or alternative requirements with respect to the capital investments of the Company. The Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 25, 2016, includes information regarding other risk factors and cautionary information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking statements or information, including those contained in this report.
 
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 and	 	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	
 
Date: December 8, 2016