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<div ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2011.</B></FONT></div>

<div ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Registration No. 333-_______</B></FONT></div>
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<div ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
</B><FONT SIZE=3><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></FONT></div><BR>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>
</B><FONT SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="6"><B>CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION<BR></B> </FONT>
<FONT SIZE="2"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>10 Waterview Boulevard, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054<BR>
(973) 541-3700<BR>(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>Curtiss-Wright Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
(As Amended, effective January 1, 2011)<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Martin R. Benante<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Curtiss-Wright Corporation<BR>
10 Waterview Boulevard<BR>
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054<BR>
(973) 541-3700<BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>With copies to:</B> </FONT></P>

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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Paul J. Ferdenzi, Esq.</B> </FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2"><B>Curtiss-Wright Corporation</B> </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller
reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>

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 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>1,200,000 shares</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant to Rule 416(a)
 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
 Registration Statement shall also cover such additional shares of common
 stock of the Registrant as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution
 resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transaction. </FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant to
 Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum
 aggregate offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate
 offering price are estimated for the purpose of calculating the amount
 of registration fee and are based upon the average of the high and low prices
 of the Registrant&#146;s shares of common stock on the New York Stock
 Exchange on October 31, 2011.</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 1,200,000 shares of
common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Curtiss-Wright
Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) that may be offered and sold under the
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended effective
January 1, 2011 (the &#147;Plan&#148;). On May 6, 2011, the Company&#146;s stockholders
ratified an amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan by 1,200,000 from 2,000,000 to
3,200,000.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
contents of the Company&#146;s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-116195), filed on June 4, 2004, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) is incorporated by reference herein and made a part
of this Registration Statement to the extent not otherwise amended or
superseded by the contents hereof.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents listed below, which have previously been filed by the Company with
the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:</FONT></P>

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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The Company&#146;s Annual Report
 on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010; </FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The
 Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March
 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The
 Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2011
 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 in Item 9.01(c)), February 15, 2011
 (excluding Item 7.01 and Exibit 99.1 in Item 9.01(c)), April 29, 2011
 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 in Item 9.01(c)), May 12,
 2011, May 13, 2011, July 29, 2011 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibits 99.1 and
 99.2 in Item 9.01 (c)), and October 28, 2011 (excluding Item 2.02 and
 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 in Item 9.01 (c)); and</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The
 description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in Amendment No. 1, dated
 May 24, 2005, to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, for the
 registration of the Common Stock pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
 Act, and any updates of such description contained in any
 registration&nbsp;statement, report or amendment thereto of the Company
 hereafter filed under the Exchange Act.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents that the Company
subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be
filed) after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</FONT></P>

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 <P>&nbsp;</P>
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 </TR>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
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 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP NOWRAP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit Description</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amended and Restated
 Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2005, between the Company and American
 Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by
 reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s Registration
 Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on May 24, 2005).</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Paul J.
 Ferdenzi, Esq.*</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Paul J.
 Ferdenzi, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Deloitte &amp;
 Touche, LLP, as independent registered public accounting firm.*</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (included
 on signature pages hereto).</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT SIZE=2>Curtiss-Wright Corporation
 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended, effective January 1, 2011)
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy
 Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011).</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Filed
 herewith</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Parsippany, and State of New Jersey on the 4th day of November, 2011.</FONT></P>

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 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN=TOP>
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 </TD>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=3 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Glenn E. Tynan</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Glenn E.
 Tynan</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice President Finance and
 Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Benante and Glenn E. Tynan and each of them, the true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, in any and all capacities, in connection with this Registration
Statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to this Registration
Statement, including any and all stickers and post-effective amendments, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable
securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 4th day of November, 2011.</FONT></P>

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 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>Signature</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>Title</B></FONT></P>
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 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Martin R. Benante</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman,
 Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B> (Principal Executive Officer)</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>Martin R.
 Benante</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Glenn E. Tynan</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice
 President Finance and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B> (Principal Financial Officer)</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2">Glenn E.
Tynan </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Glenn G. Coleman</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice
 President and Corporate Controller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B> (Principal Accounting Officer)</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2">Glenn G.
Coleman </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ S. Marce Fuller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2">S. Marce
Fuller </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Allen A. Kozinski</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2">Allen A. Kozinski </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ William B. Mitchell</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>William B. Mitchell</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ John R. Myers</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="2">John R.
Myers </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ John B. Nathman</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
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 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT SIZE=2>Second
 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2005, between the
 Company and American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company, as Rights Agent
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s
 Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on May 24, 2005).</FONT></P>
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 of Paul J. Ferdenzi, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</FONT></P>
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 of Deloitte &amp; Touche, LLP, as independent registered public accounting
 firm.*</FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT SIZE=2>Curtiss-Wright
 Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended, effective January 1,
 2011) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Company&#146;s Definitive
 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011).</FONT></P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2011.
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
13-0612970
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
10 Waterview Boulevard, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(973) 541-3700
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(As Amended, effective January 1, 2011)
(Full Title of the Plan)
Martin R. Benante
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
10 Waterview Boulevard
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(973) 541-3700
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With copies to:
Paul J. Ferdenzi, Esq.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary
10 Waterview Boulevard
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(973) 541-3752
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller
 reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(a)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
(b)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
(b)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
1,200,000 shares
$33.10
$39,720,000
$4,551.91
(a)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a)
 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this
 Registration Statement shall also cover such additional shares of common
 stock of the Registrant as may be offered or issued to prevent dilution
 resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transaction.
(b)
Pursuant to
 Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum
 aggregate offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate
 offering price are estimated for the purpose of calculating the amount
 of registration fee and are based upon the average of the high and low prices
 of the Registrant's shares of common stock on the New York Stock
 Exchange on October 31, 2011.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 1,200,000 shares of
common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), of Curtiss-Wright
Corporation (the "Company") that may be offered and sold under the
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended effective
January 1, 2011 (the "Plan"). On May 6, 2011, the Company's stockholders
ratified an amendment to the Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan by 1,200,000 from 2,000,000 to
3,200,000.
The
contents of the Company's previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-116195), filed on June 4, 2004, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") is incorporated by reference herein and made a part
of this Registration Statement to the extent not otherwise amended or
superseded by the contents hereof.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation
 of Documents by Reference.
The
documents listed below, which have previously been filed by the Company with
the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report
 on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010;
(b)
The
 Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March
 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011;
(c)
The
 Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2011
 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 in Item 9.01(c)), February 15, 2011
 (excluding Item 7.01 and Exibit 99.1 in Item 9.01(c)), April 29, 2011
 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 in Item 9.01(c)), May 12,
 2011, May 13, 2011, July 29, 2011 (excluding Item 2.02 and Exhibits 99.1 and
 99.2 in Item 9.01 (c)), and October 28, 2011 (excluding Item 2.02 and
 Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 in Item 9.01 (c)); and
(d)
The
 description of the Company's Common Stock contained in Amendment No. 1, dated
 May 24, 2005, to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, for the
 registration of the Common Stock pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
 Act, and any updates of such description contained in any
 registration statement, report or amendment thereto of the Company
 hereafter filed under the Exchange Act.
All
documents that the Company
subsequently files pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be
filed) after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated
 Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2005, between the Company and American
 Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent (incorporated by
 reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Registration
 Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on May 24, 2005).
5.1
Opinion of Paul J.
 Ferdenzi, Esq.*
23.1
Consent of Paul J.
 Ferdenzi, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Deloitte &
 Touche, LLP, as independent registered public accounting firm.*
24
Power of Attorney (included
 on signature pages hereto).
99.1
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended, effective January 1, 2011)
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Company's Definitive Proxy
 Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011).
*Filed
 herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Parsippany, and State of New Jersey on the 4th day of November, 2011.
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Glenn E. Tynan
Glenn E.
 Tynan
Vice President Finance and
 Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Benante and Glenn E. Tynan and each of them, the true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents of the undersigned, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, in any and all capacities, in connection with this Registration
Statement, to sign any and all amendments or supplements to this Registration
Statement, including any and all stickers and post-effective amendments, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable
securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and does hereby grant
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as
he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on the 4th day of November, 2011.
Signature
Title
/s/ Martin R. Benante
Chairman,
 Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Martin R.
 Benante
/s/ Glenn E. Tynan
Vice
 President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Glenn E.
Tynan
/s/ Glenn G. Coleman
Vice
 President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Glenn G.
Coleman
/s/ S. Marce Fuller
Director
S. Marce
Fuller
/s/ Allen A. Kozinski
Director
Allen A. Kozinski
/s/ William B. Mitchell
Director
William B. Mitchell
/s/ John R. Myers
Director
John R.
Myers
/s/ John B. Nathman
Director
John B.
Nathman
/s/ Robert J. Rivet
Director
Robert J.
Rivet
/s/ William W. Sihler
Director
William W.
Sihler
/s/ Albert E. Smith
Director
Albert E.
Smith
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Second
 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2005, between the
 Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent
 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
 Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on May 24, 2005).
5.1
Opinion
 of Paul J. Ferdenzi, Esq.*
23.1
Consent
 of Paul J. Ferdenzi, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent
 of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as independent registered public accounting
 firm.*
24
Power
 of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
99.1
Curtiss-Wright
 Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended, effective January 1,
 2011) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the Company's Definitive
 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011).
*Filed
 herewith