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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BENANTE MARTIN R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CURTISS WRIGHT CORP [CW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/08/2014 (Street) PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 05/08/2014   M(1)   30,000 A $ 36.73 (4) 146,255.5108 D   Common Stock 05/08/2014   S(2)   30,000 D $ 68.719 (3) 116,255.5108 D   Common Stock 05/09/2014   M(1)   4,600 A $ 36.73 (5) 120,855.5108 D   Common Stock 05/09/2014   S(2)   4,600 D $ 68.542 (2) 116,255.5108 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

$ 36.73

05/08/2014

M

30,000

11/20/2007

11/20/2016

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0 (6)

349,686

D

Option to Purchase Common Stock

$ 36.73

05/09/2014

M

4,600

11/20/2007

11/20/2016

Common Stock

4,600

$ 0 (6)

345,086

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BENANTE MARTIN R C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

Paul J. Ferdenzi by Power of Attorney for Martin R. Benante		05/12/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were acquired through the exercise of a stock option award granted under the Company's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2)	Shares were sold in compliance with the Company's share ownership guidelines.
(3)	Weighted average selling price of shares sold on May 8, 2014.
(4)	The price reflects the exercise price for a stock option grant awarded on November 20, 2006.
(5)	Weighted average selling price for the shares sold on May 9, 2014
(6)	There is no price associated with this option since it was granted pursuant to a employee compensation program.

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