Curtiss-Wright to Announce Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results

ROSELAND, N.J., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW, CW.B) expects to release its third quarter 2004 financial results at approximately 4:30pm EDT on Thursday, October 28th. A conference call and webcast presentation will be held on Friday, October 29th, at 10:00am EDT for management to discuss the company's 2004 third quarter performance and future outlook. Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO, and Glenn Tynan, CFO, will host the call.

"As we indicated in our second quarter 2004 earnings conference call, our expectation is for third quarter 2004 to be in line with our second quarter results," said Mr. Benante.

The financial release and access to the webcast will be posted on Curtiss- Wright's website at http://curtisswright2014.q4web.com. For those unable to participate, the conference call will be available for replay for 30 days by calling (888) 346-3949 (Domestic) and (402) 260-5385 (International), and enter Confirmation #20041004120038, Access Code 102904. The webcast replay will also be available for 30 days on the Company's website beginning one hour after the call takes place.

ABOUT CURTISS-WRIGHT

Formed in 1929, Curtiss-Wright Corporation is the legacy company of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers' pioneering achievements which gave birth to the aviation industry. Today, Curtiss-Wright continues to focus on innovation as a diversified, global provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services for military, commercial and industrial applications. The Company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides metal treatment services. Headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey, Curtiss-Wright employs approximately 5,400 people worldwide. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the Internet at http://curtisswright2014.q4web.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; a change in government spending; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace, defense contracting, marine, electronics and industrial companies. Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further information.

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