Shareholder Vote

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 11, 2017 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 -------------- Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).     Emerging growth company [ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ] Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2017. The following matters set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 24, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were voted upon with the results indicated below. 1. The nominees listed below were elected directors with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:     FOR   WITHELD David C. Adams   35,940,422   886,700 Dean M. Flatt   36,650,619   176,503 S. Marce Fuller   36,281,412   545,710 Rita J. Heise   36,493,778   333,344 Bruce D. Hoechner   36,642,842   184,280 Allen A. Kozinski   36,510,196   316,926 John B. Nathman   36,653,711   173,411 Robert J. Rivet   36,648,651   178,471 Albert E. Smith   36,355,014   472,108 Peter C. Wallace   36,645,550   181,572 2. A proposal seeking ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved, with the votes cast as follows: FOR   AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS     40,006,845   288,870   15,061     3. A proposal seeking re-approval of the performance goals included in the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code was approved, with the votes cast as follows: FOR   AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES 36,297,742   478,215   51,165   3,483,654 4. A proposal seeking approval, on an advisory basis, of a resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related compensation tables and accompanying narrative disclosure therein was approved, with the votes cast as follows: FOR   AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES 35,340,604   1,415,192   71,326   3,483,654 . 5. A proposal seeking approval, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the votes cast as follows: ONE YEAR   TWO YEARS   THREE YEARS   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES 30,161,967   53,996   6,569,298   41,861   3,483,654 Based on these results, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to its named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes. 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 of Finance and     Chief Financial Officer       Date: May 12, 2017