8K - Change in By-Laws


                                                                                                                                                           
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 13, 2015
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
1-134
13-0612970
State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 13, 2015, the Board of Directors of Curtiss-Wright adopted an amendment to Article III, Section 2, of Curtiss-Wright’s By-Laws, effective immediately, to limit the number of members of the Board of Directors to no more than ten individuals with the exact number of members to be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors.

Previously, the By-Laws provided for a maximum number of 11 members. A copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the amendment to the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits

 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Amended and Restated By-Laws






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 and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Date: May 18, 2015