PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW), announced that today the Board of Directors declared a dividend of nine cents ($0.09) per share on Curtiss-Wright Common Stock, payable July 13, 2012 to stockholders of record as of June 29, 2012. This represents a 12.5% increase over the prior dividend of $0.08 per share.

"Curtiss-Wright has achieved significant growth and operating performance over the last several years while maintaining a solid balance sheet," Mr. Benante said. "This dividend increase reflects our confidence in the company's ability to continue to deliver strong revenue and profitability growth as we execute our strategic plan. Overall, we remain committed to a disciplined capital deployment strategy that consists of reinvesting in our business and growing through acquisitions, combined with our continued commitment to increasing shareholder value through solid earnings per share growth, dividends and share repurchases."  

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an innovative engineering company that provides highly engineered, critical function products, systems and services in the areas of flow control, motion control and metal treatment to the defense, energy and commercial/industrial markets. The legacy company of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of design and manufacturing innovation along with long-standing customer relationships. The company employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com

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