Moog - Banta Form 144

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION:      Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.

CUSIP NUMBER

WORK LOCATION

1  (a)  NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
         

MOOG INC.

(b)  IRS IDENT. NO.
      

16-0757636

(c)  S.E.C. FILE NO.
     

1-5129

1  (d)  ADDRESS OF ISSUER                                                     STREET                            CITY                                STATE                      ZIP CODE


 

EAST AURORA

NEW YORK

14052

(e)  TELEPHONE

AREA CODE
 716

NUMBER
652-2000 

2  (a)  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

       ROBERT R. BANTA

(b)  IRS IDENT. NO.

 

(c)  RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
 
DIRECTOR

(d)  ADDRESS STREET               CITY         STATE      ZIP CODE

      158 WILLIARDSHIRE RD., EAST AURORA, NY  14052

INSTRUCTION:   The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number

(a)

Title of the Class of Securities
To Be Sold

(b)

Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities Are To Be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

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(c)

Number of Shares
or Other Units
To Be Sold
(See Instr. 3 (c))

(d)

Aggregate
Market
Value
(See Instr. 3(d)

(e)

Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See Instr. 3(e))

(f)

Approximate Date of Sale
(See Instr. 3(f))
(MO.  DAY  YR.)

(g)

Name of Each
Securities
Exchange
(See instr. 3 g))

Broker-Dealer
File Number

Common Stock ($1.00 par value)

M&T Securities, Inc.
285 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY  14202

 

20,250

$912,870 (based on closing price of $45.08 per share on 11/30/07)

38.3 million

December 4, 2007 or beyond

New York Stock Exchange

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  (a)  Name of Issuer
     (b)  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
     (c)  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
     (d)  Issuer's address, including zip code
     (e)  Issuer's telephone number, including area code

3.  (a)  Title of the class of securities to be sold
     (b)  Name and Address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
     (c)  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
     (d)  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
     (e)  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown
           by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
     (f)  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
     (g)  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

2.  (a)  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
     (b)  Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
     (c)  Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
           stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
     (d)  Such person's address, including zip code

 

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SEC 1147 (01-07)

 TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor.

Title of
the Class

Date you
Acquired

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of the Person from Whom Acquired
(if gift, also give date donor acquired

Amount of
Securities Acquired

Date of
Payment

Nature of Payment

 Common Stock $1.00 par value)

12/3/07

Stock Option Exercise

Moog Inc.

20,250

12/3/07

Cash

INSTRUCTIONS:

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS (1)
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.                                           


Name and Address of Seller


Title of Securities Sold


Date of Sale

Amount of
Securities Sold


Gross Proceeds

Robert R. Banta

158 Willardshire Rd.

East Aurora, NY  14052

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

REMARKS:


INSTRUCTIONS:

ATTENTION:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) 9 of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.


December 3, 2007

______________________________

DATE OF NOTICE

/s/ Robert R. Banta

_________________________________________________________________

(SIGNATURE)

                     This notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.

Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

    ATTENTION:    Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

SEC 1147 (01/04)