UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _______

Commission File Number 1-134

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 No.)

130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300
Davidson,	North Carolina	28036
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(704) 869-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	CW	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period of time that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ☒                        No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  ☒                        No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		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.			☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ☐   No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share: 39,239,706 shares as of October 31, 2021.

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE of CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION			PAGE
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings	4
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	6
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	8
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		32
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		32
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		33
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		33
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		33
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities		34
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		34
Item 5.	Other Information		34
Item 6.	Exhibits		35
Signatures			36

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PART 1- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net sales
Product sales	$	528,339	$	493,398	$	1,552,706	$	1,457,772
Service sales	92,280		78,216		286,467		265,120
Total net sales	620,619		571,614		1,839,173		1,722,892
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales	328,424		305,921		989,759		945,886
Cost of service sales	55,187		52,872		177,930		177,580
Total cost of sales	383,611		358,793		1,167,689		1,123,466
Gross profit	237,008		212,821		671,484		599,426
Research and development expenses	21,618		17,587		66,675		54,163
Selling expenses	30,067		24,869		89,227		81,650
General and administrative expenses	78,998		77,251		229,608		230,515
Impairment of assets held for sale	8,656		—		8,656		—
Restructuring expenses	—		8,541		—		20,730
Operating income	97,669		84,573		277,318		212,368
Interest expense	9,955		9,055		30,094		25,059
Other income, net	3,627		5,417		8,910		6,844
Earnings before income taxes	91,341		80,935		256,134		194,153
Provision for income taxes	(21,638)		(16,315)		(65,554)		(46,754)
Net earnings	$	69,703	$	64,620	$	190,580	$	147,399
Net earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$	1.71	$	1.56	$	4.66	$	3.52
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.70	$	1.55	$	4.64	$	3.49
Dividends per share	0.18		0.17		0.53		0.51
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic	40,769		41,545		40,865		41,926
Diluted	40,950		41,797		41,040		42,190
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net earnings	$	69,703	$	64,620	$	190,580	$	147,399
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1)	$	(16,273)	$	28,229	$	(12,990)	$	2,139
Pension and postretirement adjustments, net of tax (2)	4,994		3,561		15,036		12,244
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(11,279)		31,790		2,046		14,383
Comprehensive income	$	58,424	$	96,410	$	192,626	$	161,782

(1) The tax benefit included in foreign currency translation adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 was immaterial.

(2) The tax expense included in pension and postretirement adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $2.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The tax expense included in pension and postretirement adjustments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $1.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	234,416	$	198,248
Receivables, net	670,867		588,718
Inventories, net	433,140		428,879
Assets held for sale	20,215		27,584
Other current assets	65,171		57,395
Total current assets	1,423,809		1,300,824
Property, plant, and equipment, net	360,314		378,200
Goodwill	1,461,313		1,455,137
Other intangible assets, net	552,514		609,630
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	140,524		150,898
Prepaid pension asset	111,906		92,531
Other assets	32,921		34,114
Total assets	$	4,083,301	$	4,021,334
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	100,000		100,000
Accounts payable	158,196		201,237
Accrued expenses	142,169		146,833
Deferred revenue	249,671		253,411
Liabilities held for sale	13,215		10,141
Other current liabilities	101,892		98,755
Total current liabilities	765,143		810,377
Long-term debt	957,101		958,292
Deferred tax liabilities, net	121,491		115,007
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	98,122		98,345
Long-term operating lease liability	124,362		133,069
Long-term portion of environmental reserves	15,096		15,422
Other liabilities	101,926		103,248
Total liabilities	2,183,241		2,233,760
Contingencies and commitments (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 49,187,378 shares issued as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; outstanding shares were 40,473,516 as of September 30, 2021 and 40,916,429 as of December 31, 2020	49,187		49,187
Additional paid in capital	124,532		122,535
Retained earnings	2,839,294		2,670,328
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(308,810)		(310,856)
Common treasury stock, at cost (8,713,862 shares as of September 30, 2021 and 8,270,949 shares as of December 31, 2020)	(804,143)		(743,620)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,900,060		1,787,574
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,083,301	$	4,021,334
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	190,580	$	147,399
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	86,240		84,769
Gain on sale/disposal of long-lived assets	(604)		(370)
Deferred income taxes	4,480		4,258
Share-based compensation	10,861		11,777
Impairment of assets held for sale	8,656		—
Foreign exchange loss on substantial liquidation of subsidiary	—		9,498
Non-cash restructuring charges	—		10,254
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:
Receivables, net	(81,498)		1,987
Inventories, net	(5,045)		(33,322)
Progress payments	(3,960)		(3,036)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(51,702)		(81,535)
Deferred revenue	115		(8,841)
Pension and postretirement liabilities, net	2,406		(150,674)
Other current and long-term assets and liabilities	(4,768)		11,620
Net cash provided by operating activities	155,761		3,784
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale/disposal of long-lived assets	3,389		2,476
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(27,858)		(36,341)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	—		(82,053)
Additional consideration paid on prior year acquisitions	(5,340)		—
Net cash used for investing activities	(29,809)		(115,918)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	166,771		389,398
Payment of revolving credit facility	(166,771)		(389,398)
Borrowings on debt	—		300,000
Repurchases of common stock	(79,092)		(137,155)
Proceeds from share-based compensation	9,705		9,908
Dividends paid	(14,320)		(14,160)
Other	(699)		(648)
Net cash (used for)/provided by financing activities	(84,406)		157,945
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(5,378)		(10,023)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	36,168		35,788
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	198,248		391,033
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	234,416	$	426,821
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2021
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
December 31, 2020	$	49,187	$	122,535	$	2,670,328	$	(310,856)	$	(743,620)
Net earnings	—		—		190,580		—		—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		2,046		—
Dividends declared	—		—		(21,614)		—		—
Restricted stock	—		(9,007)		—		—		9,007
Employee stock purchase plan and stock options exercised	—		877		—		—		8,828
Share-based compensation	—		10,724		—		—		137
Repurchase of common stock (1)	—		—		—		—		(79,092)
Other	—		(597)		—		—		597
September 30, 2021	$	49,187	$	124,532	$	2,839,294	$	(308,810)	$	(804,143)

	For the three months ended September 30, 2021
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
June 30, 2021	$	49,187	$	119,946	$	2,776,884	$	(297,531)	$	(753,782)
Net earnings	—		—		69,703		—		—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		(11,279)		—
Dividends declared	—		—		(7,293)		—		—
Employee stock purchase plan	—		466		—		—		4,320
Share-based compensation	—		4,120		—		—		16
Repurchase of common stock (1)	—		—		—		—		(54,697)
September 30, 2021	$	49,187	$	124,532	$	2,839,294	$	(308,810)	$	(804,143)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
December 31, 2019	$	49,187	$	116,070	$	2,497,111	$	(325,274)	$	(562,722)
Net earnings	—		—		147,399		—		—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		14,383		—
Dividends declared	—		—		(21,221)		—		—
Restricted stock	—		(4,115)		—		—		4,115
Employee stock purchase plan and stock options exercised	—		(1,364)		—		—		11,272
Share-based compensation	—		11,723		—		—		54
Repurchase of common stock (1)	—		—		—		—		(137,155)
Other	—		(517)		—		—		517
September 30, 2020	$	49,187	$	121,797	$	2,623,289	$	(310,891)	$	(683,919)

	For the three months ended September 30, 2020
	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
June 30, 2020	$	49,187	$	118,467	$	2,565,727	$	(342,681)	$	(677,405)
Net earnings	—		—		64,620		—		—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		31,790		—
Dividends declared	—		—		(7,058)		—		—
Employee stock purchase plan and stock options exercised	—		(1,470)		—		—		6,191
Share-based compensation	—		4,800		—		—		(163)
Repurchase of common stock (1)	—		—		—		—		(12,542)
September 30, 2020	$	49,187	$	121,797	$	2,623,289	$	(310,891)	$	(683,919)
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

(1) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Corporation repurchased approximately 0.4 million and 0.6 million shares of its common stock, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation repurchased approximately 0.1 million and 1.4 million shares of its common stock, respectively.

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NOTES to CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1.           BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Corporation" or the "Company") is a global, diversified manufacturing and service company that designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components and provides highly engineered products and services to the aerospace, defense, power & process, and general industrial markets.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Curtiss-Wright and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Corporation have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements.

Management is required to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the accompanying financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The most significant of these estimates includes the estimate of costs to complete using the over-time revenue recognition accounting method, pension plan and postretirement obligation assumptions, estimates for inventory obsolescence, fair value estimates around assets and assumed liabilities from acquisitions, estimates for the valuation and useful lives of intangible assets, legal reserves, and the estimate of future environmental costs. Changes in estimates of contract sales, costs, and profits are recognized using the cumulative catch-up method of accounting. This method recognizes in the current period the cumulative effect of the changes on current and prior periods. Accordingly, the effect of the changes on future periods of contract performance is recognized as if the revised estimate had been the original estimate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no significant changes in estimated contract costs. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected in these financial statements.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of trends or of the operating results for a full year.

On January 1, 2021, the Corporation implemented an organizational change to simplify its reportable segments and align its product sales with its end market structure. As a result, the Corporation now operates under the following three reportable segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. This change resulted in the transfer of the Corporation's valve-related operations into the new Naval & Power segment. While this organizational change resulted in the recasting of previously reported amounts across all reportable segments, it did not impact the Corporation’s previously reported consolidated financial statements.

2.           REVENUE

The Corporation recognizes revenue when control of a promised good and/or service is transferred to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Corporation expects to be entitled to in exchange for that good and/or service.

Performance Obligations

The Corporation identifies a performance obligation for each promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. As part of its assessment, the Corporation considers all goods and/or services promised in the contract, regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or implied by customary business practices. The Corporation’s contracts may contain either a single performance obligation, including the promise to transfer individual goods or services that are not separately distinct within the context of the respective contracts, or multiple performance obligations. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Corporation allocates the overall transaction price to each performance obligation using standalone selling prices, where available, or utilizes estimates for each distinct good or service in the contract where standalone prices are not available.

The Corporation’s performance obligations are satisfied either at a point-in-time or on an over-time basis. Typically, over-time revenue recognition is based on the utilization of an input measure used to measure progress, such as costs incurred to date

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relative to total estimated costs. If a performance obligation does not qualify for over-time revenue recognition, revenue is then recognized at the point-in-time in which control of the distinct good or service is transferred to the customer, typically based upon the terms of delivery.

The following table illustrates the approximate percentage of revenue recognized for performance obligations satisfied over-time versus at a point-in-time for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Over-time	48	%	50	%	51	%	52	%
Point-in-time	52	%	50	%	49	%	48	%

Contract backlog represents the remaining performance obligations that have not yet been recognized as revenue. Backlog includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Total backlog was approximately $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2021, of which the Corporation expects to recognize approximately 84% as net sales over the next 36 months. The remainder will be recognized thereafter.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Corporation’s total net sales disaggregated by end market and customer type:

Total Net Sales by End Market and Customer Type	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace Defense	$	116,853	$	121,987	$	327,846	$	333,120
Ground Defense	55,124		20,519		159,091		63,205
Naval Defense	175,800		165,524		531,429		496,157
Commercial Aerospace	67,461		70,943		196,285		242,708
Total Aerospace & Defense	$	415,238	$	378,973	$	1,214,651	$	1,135,190
Commercial
Power & Process	$	112,736	$	113,919	$	343,573	$	350,632
General Industrial	92,645		78,722		280,949		237,070
Total Commercial	$	205,381	$	192,641	$	624,522	$	587,702
Total	$	620,619	$	571,614	$	1,839,173	$	1,722,892

Contract Balances

Timing of revenue recognition and cash collection may result in billed receivables, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Corporation’s contract assets primarily relate to its rights to consideration for work completed but not billed as of the reporting date. Contract assets are transferred to billed receivables when the rights to consideration become unconditional. This is typical in situations where amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms or upon achievement of contractual milestones. The Corporation’s contract liabilities primarily consist of customer advances received prior to revenue being earned. Revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 included in the contract liabilities balance as of January 1, 2021 was approximately $46 million and $188 million, respectively. Revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 included in the contract liabilities balance as of January 1, 2020 was approximately $37 million and $197 million, respectively. Contract assets and contract liabilities are reported in the "Receivables, net" and "Deferred revenue" lines, respectively, within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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(UNAUDITED)

3.           ACQUISITIONS

The Corporation continually evaluates potential acquisitions that either strategically fit within the Corporation’s existing portfolio or expand the Corporation’s portfolio into new product lines or adjacent markets. The Corporation has completed numerous acquisitions that have been accounted for as business combinations and have resulted in the recognition of goodwill in the Corporation's financial statements. This goodwill arises because the acquisition purchase price reflects the future earnings and cash flow potential in excess of the earnings and cash flows attributable to the current product and customer set at the time of acquisition. Thus, goodwill inherently includes the know-how of the assembled workforce, the ability of the workforce to further improve the technology and product offerings, and the expected cash flows resulting from these efforts. Goodwill may also include expected synergies resulting from the complementary strategic fit these businesses bring to existing operations.

The Corporation allocates the purchase price at the date of acquisition based upon its understanding of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. In the months after closing, as the Corporation obtains additional information about these assets and liabilities, including through tangible and intangible asset appraisals, and as the Corporation learns more about the newly acquired business, it is able to refine the estimates of fair value and more accurately allocate the purchase price. Only items identified as of the acquisition date are considered for subsequent adjustment. The Corporation will make appropriate adjustments to the purchase price allocation prior to completion of the measurement period, as required.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Corporation did not complete any acquisitions. However, the Corporation paid $5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in regard to prior period acquisitions, which included a working capital adjustment on the acquisition of Pacific Star Communications, Inc. (PacStar), as well as a portion of the purchase price on the acquisition of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd. (Dyna-Flo), which was initially held back as security for potential indemnification claims against the seller in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation acquired two businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $90 million, which are described in more detail below. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $12 million of total net sales and $1 million of net losses from the Corporation's 2020 acquisitions.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition for the acquisitions consummated during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

(In thousands)	2020
Accounts receivable	$	3,204
Inventory	10,233
Property, plant, and equipment	1,332
Other current and non-current assets	188
Intangible assets	39,384
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1,992
Current and non-current liabilities	(10,590)
Net tangible and intangible assets	45,743
Goodwill	43,912
Total purchase price	$	89,655
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes	$	38,519

2020 Acquisitions

PacStar

On October 30, 2020, the Corporation acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of PacStar for $406 million. The Purchase Agreement contains a purchase price adjustment mechanism and representations and warranties customary for a transaction of this type, including a portion of the purchase price deposited in escrow as security for potential indemnification claims against the seller. PacStar is a provider of tactical communications solutions for battlefield network management. The

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acquired business operates within the Defense Electronics segment. The acquisition is subject to post-closing adjustments with the purchase price allocation not yet complete.

IADS

On April 20, 2020, the Corporation acquired the IADS product line for approximately $29 million. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties customary for a transaction of this type. IADS is a real-time display and post-test analysis product for flight tests. The acquired product line operates within the Defense Electronics segment.

Dyna-Flo

On February 28, 2020, the Corporation acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of Dyna-Flo for $60 million, net of cash acquired. The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties customary for a transaction of this type, including a portion of the purchase price held back as security for potential indemnification claims against the seller. Dyna-Flo specializes in control valves, actuators, and control systems for the chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas markets. The acquired business operates within the Naval & Power segment.

4. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Corporation committed to a plan to sell its industrial valve business in Germany, which is reported within its Naval & Power segment. The business met the criteria to be classified as held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2020. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the business are presented as held for sale in the Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The aforementioned assets and liabilities classified as held for sale have been measured at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell, which resulted in an impairment loss of $33 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. An additional impairment loss of $9 million was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The aggregate components of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets held for sale:
Receivables, net	$	9,632	$	9,902
Inventories, net	18,141		16,401
Other current assets	1,663		1,798
Property, plant, and equipment, net	4,357		4,821
Reserve for assets held for sale	(13,578)		(5,338)
Total assets held for sale, current	$	20,215	$	27,584
Liabilities held for sale:
Accounts payable	$	(3,046)	$	(2,654)
Accrued expenses	(1,208)		(1,375)
Other current liabilities	(3,975)		(748)
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs	(4,986)		(5,364)
Total liabilities held for sale, current	$	(13,215)	$	(10,141)

5.           RECEIVABLES

Receivables primarily include amounts billed to customers, unbilled charges on long-term contracts consisting of amounts recognized as sales but not billed, and other receivables. Substantially all amounts of unbilled receivables are expected to be billed and collected within one year. An immaterial amount of unbilled receivables are subject to retainage provisions. The amount of claims and unapproved change orders within our receivables balances are immaterial.

The composition of receivables is as follows:

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(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Billed receivables:
Trade and other receivables	$	381,628	$	361,460
Unbilled receivables (contract assets):
Recoverable costs and estimated earnings not billed	296,500		238,309
Less: Progress payments applied	(734)		(3,291)
Net unbilled receivables	295,766		235,018
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(6,527)		(7,760)
Receivables, net	$	670,867	$	588,718

6.           INVENTORIES

Inventoried costs contain amounts relating to long-term contracts and programs with long production cycles, a portion of which will not be realized within one year. Long-term contract inventory includes an immaterial amount of claims or other similar items subject to uncertainty concerning their determination or realization. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Raw materials	$	194,887	$	177,828
Work-in-process	81,781		80,729
Finished goods	111,914		120,767
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts (1)	50,086		56,599
Inventories, net of reserves	438,668		435,923
Less:  Progress payments applied	(5,528)		(7,044)
Inventories, net	$	433,140	$	428,879

(1) As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, this caption also includes capitalized development costs of $26.3 million and $29.7 million, respectively, related to certain aerospace and defense programs. These capitalized costs will be liquidated as units are produced under contract. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, capitalized development costs of $12.1 million and $13.0 million, respectively, are not currently supported by existing firm orders.

7.           GOODWILL

In connection with the change in reportable segments on January 1, 2021, the Corporation recast its previously reported goodwill balances as of December 31, 2020 on a relative fair value basis. As a result, the Corporation performed an interim quantitative impairment assessment as of March 31, 2021 on each of its reporting units, and concluded that no impairment exists. Refer to Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Corporation’s reportable segments.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are as follows:

(In thousands)	Aerospace & Industrial		Defense Electronics		Naval & Power		Consolidated
December 31, 2020	$	316,921	$	703,915	$	434,301	$	1,455,137
Adjustments (1)	—		11,608		—		11,608
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(967)		(3,293)		(1,172)		(5,432)
September 30, 2021	$	315,954	$	712,230	$	433,129	$	1,461,313

(1) Amount primarily relates to post-closing adjustments on the Corporation's acquisition of PacStar in October 2020. 

8.           OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

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The following tables present the cumulative composition of the Corporation’s intangible assets:

	September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Technology	$	274,522	$	(160,020)	$	114,502	$	280,595	$	(148,064)	$	132,531
Customer related intangibles	568,566		(263,098)		305,468		573,722		(239,798)		333,924
Programs (1)	144,000		(25,200)		118,800		144,000		(19,800)		124,200
Other intangible assets	49,543		(35,799)		13,744		51,493		(32,518)		18,975
Total	$	1,036,631	$	(484,117)	$	552,514	$	1,049,810	$	(440,180)	$	609,630

(1) Programs include values assigned to major programs of acquired businesses and represent the aggregate value associated with the customer relationships, contracts, technology, and trademarks underlying the associated program. 

Total intangible amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $45 million, as compared to $43 million in the comparable prior year period.  The estimated amortization expense for the five years ending December 31, 2021 through 2025 is $59 million, $55 million, $51 million, $48 million, and $45 million, respectively.

9.           FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Forward Foreign Exchange and Currency Option Contracts

The Corporation has foreign currency exposure primarily in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada. The Corporation uses financial instruments, such as forward and option contracts, to hedge a portion of existing and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions. The purpose of the Corporation’s foreign currency risk management program is to reduce volatility in earnings caused by exchange rate fluctuations. Guidance on accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities requires companies to recognize all of the derivative financial instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets based upon quoted market prices for comparable instruments.

Interest Rate Risks and Related Strategies

The Corporation’s primary interest rate exposure results from changes in U.S. dollar interest rates. The Corporation’s policy is to manage interest cost using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.

Effects on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair values of the asset and liability derivative instruments were immaterial.

Effects on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Undesignated hedges

The gains and losses on forward exchange derivative contracts not designated for hedge accounting are recognized to general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The (losses) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were ($2.2) million and ($1.7) million, respectively. The gains and (losses) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $1.7 million and ($5.7) million, respectively.

Debt

The estimated fair value amounts were determined by the Corporation using available market information that is primarily based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issuances as of September 30, 2021. Accordingly, all of the Corporation’s debt is valued as a Level 2 financial instrument. The fair values described below may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, the use of different methodologies to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

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	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
(In thousands)	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value
3.84% Senior notes due 2021	$	100,000	$	100,473	$	100,000	$	102,173
3.70% Senior notes due 2023	202,500		209,499		202,500		211,790
3.85% Senior notes due 2025	90,000		96,193		90,000		97,429
4.24% Senior notes due 2026	200,000		219,908		200,000		224,390
4.05% Senior notes due 2028	67,500		73,903		67,500		75,440
4.11% Senior notes due 2028	90,000		98,723		90,000		101,047
3.10% Senior notes due 2030	150,000		153,306		150,000		155,805
3.20% Senior notes due 2032	150,000		152,240		150,000		155,048
Total debt	1,050,000		1,104,245		1,050,000		1,123,122
Debt issuance costs, net	(993)		(993)		(1,147)		(1,147)
Unamortized interest rate swap proceeds	8,094		8,094		9,439		9,439
Total debt, net	$	1,057,101	$	1,111,346	$	1,058,292	$	1,131,414

10.           PENSION PLANS

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The following table is a consolidated disclosure of all domestic and foreign defined pension plans as described in the Corporation’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Service cost	$	6,931	$	6,285	$	20,921	$	19,507
Interest cost	4,585		5,772		13,402		17,888
Expected return on plan assets	(15,177)		(16,602)		(45,548)		(50,394)
Amortization of prior service cost	(216)		178		(648)		36
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	6,988		5,539		21,705		17,038
Cost of settlements	235		—		3,310		—
Net periodic pension cost	$	3,346	$	1,172	$	13,142	$	4,075

The Corporation does not expect to make any contributions to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan in 2021. Contributions to the foreign benefit plans are not expected to be material in 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation made a $150 million voluntary contribution to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recognized settlement charges related to the retirement of former executives. The settlement charges represent events that are accounted for under guidance on employers’ accounting for settlements and curtailments of defined benefit pension plans.

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

The Company also maintains a defined contribution plan for all non-union employees who are not currently receiving final or career average pay benefits for its U.S. subsidiaries. The employer contributions include both employer match and non-elective contribution components up to a maximum employer contribution of 7% of eligible compensation. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the expense relating to the plan was $4.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the expense relating to the plan was $4.5 million and $14.8 million,

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respectively. The Corporation made $16.4 million in contributions to the plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and expects to make total contributions of approximately $19.0 million in 2021.

11.           EARNINGS PER SHARE

Diluted earnings per share was computed based on the weighted-average number of shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive common shares. A reconciliation of basic to diluted shares used in the earnings per share calculation is as follows:

 

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(In thousands)	2021	2020	2021	2020
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	40,769	41,545	40,865	41,926
Dilutive effect of stock options and deferred stock compensation	181	252	175	264
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	40,950	41,797	41,040	42,190

There were no anti-dilutive equity-based awards for the three months ended September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, approximately 41,000 shares issuable under equity-based awards were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive based on the average stock price during the period. There were no anti-dilutive equity-based awards for three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

12.           SEGMENT INFORMATION

Prior to the first quarter of 2021, the Corporation reported its results of operations through three reportable segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. On January 1, 2021, the Corporation implemented an organizational change to simplify its reportable segments and align its product sales with its end market structure. As a result, the Corporation now reports its results of operations through the following reportable segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. While this organizational change resulted in the recasting of previously reported amounts across all reportable segments, it did not impact the Corporation’s previously reported consolidated financial statements.

The Corporation’s measure of segment profit or loss is operating income. Interest expense and income taxes are not reported on an operating segment basis as they are not considered in the segments’ performance evaluation by the Corporation’s chief operating decision-maker, its Chief Executive Officer.

Net sales and operating income by reportable segment were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net sales
Aerospace & Industrial	$	197,060	$	189,021	$	578,452	$	593,654
Defense Electronics	182,314		148,674		528,080		428,912
Naval & Power	242,891		234,613		737,967		702,662
Less: Intersegment revenues	(1,646)		(694)		(5,326)		(2,336)
Total consolidated	$	620,619	$	571,614	$	1,839,173	$	1,722,892
Operating income (expense)
Aerospace & Industrial	$	30,872	$	23,880	$	81,874	$	65,635
Defense Electronics	40,762		35,103		106,656		83,902
Naval & Power	35,483		33,367		116,635		90,623
Corporate and other (1)	(9,448)		(7,777)		(27,847)		(27,792)
Total consolidated	$	97,669	$	84,573	$	277,318	$	212,368

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(1) Includes pension and other postretirement benefit expense, certain environmental costs related to remediation at legacy sites, foreign currency transactional gains and losses, and certain other expenses.

Adjustments to reconcile operating income to earnings before income taxes are as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Total operating income	$	97,669	$	84,573	$	277,318	$	212,368
Interest expense	9,955		9,055		30,094		25,059
Other income, net	3,627		5,417		8,910		6,844
Earnings before income taxes	$	91,341	$	80,935	$	256,134	$	194,153

(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Identifiable assets
Aerospace & Industrial	$	1,013,184	$	1,020,294
Defense Electronics	1,560,252		1,542,686
Naval & Power	1,281,365		1,255,325
Corporate and Other	208,285		175,445
Assets held for sale	20,215		27,584
Total consolidated	$	4,083,301	$	4,021,334

13.           ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The cumulative balance of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), net of tax, is as follows:

 

(In thousands)	Foreign currency translation adjustments, net		Total pension and postretirement adjustments, net		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
December 31, 2019	$	(130,019)	$	(195,255)	$	(325,274)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (1)	41,282		(44,513)		(3,231)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1)	—		17,649		17,649
Net current period other comprehensive loss	41,282		(26,864)		14,418
December 31, 2020	$	(88,737)	$	(222,119)	$	(310,856)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (1)	(12,990)		(3,442)		(16,432)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1)	—		18,478		18,478
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(12,990)		15,036		2,046
September 30, 2021	$	(101,727)	$	(207,083)	$	(308,810)

(1) All amounts are after tax.

Details of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are below:

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(In thousands)	Amount reclassified from AOCI		Affected line item in the statement where net earnings is presented
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans
Amortization of prior service costs	$	648	Other income, net
Amortization of actuarial losses	(21,705)		Other income, net
Settlements	(3,310)		Other income, net
	(24,367)		Earnings before income taxes
	5,889		Provision for income taxes
Total reclassifications	$	(18,478)	Net earnings

14.           CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

From time to time, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are involved in legal proceedings that are incidental to the operation of our business. Some of these proceedings allege damages relating to asbestos and environmental exposures, intellectual property matters, copyright infringement, personal injury claims, employment and employee benefit matters, government contract issues, commercial or contractual disputes, and acquisitions or divestitures. The Corporation continues to defend vigorously against all claims. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, based on present information, including assessment of the merits of the particular claim, as well as current accruals and insurance coverage, the Corporation does not expect that such legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Legal Proceedings

The Corporation has been named in a number of lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos. To date, the Corporation has not been found liable for or paid any material sum of money in settlement in any asbestos-related case. The Corporation believes its minimal use of asbestos in its past operations as well as its acquired businesses’ operations and the relatively non-friable condition of asbestos in its historical products makes it unlikely that it will face material liability in any asbestos litigation, whether individually or in the aggregate. The Corporation maintains insurance coverage and indemnification agreements for these potential liabilities and believes adequate coverage exists to cover any unanticipated asbestos liability.

Letters of Credit and Other Financial Arrangements

The Corporation enters into standby letters of credit agreements and guarantees with financial institutions and customers primarily relating to guarantees of repayment, future performance on certain contracts to provide products and services, and to secure advance payments from certain international customers. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were $22.3 million and $21.1 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding, respectively, and $4.8 million and $5.6 million of bank guarantees outstanding, respectively. In addition, the Corporation is required to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission financial assurance demonstrating its ability to cover the cost of decommissioning its Cheswick, Pennsylvania facility upon closure, though the Corporation does not intend to close this facility. The Corporation has provided this financial assurance in the form of a $45.6 million surety bond.

AP1000 Program

Within the Corporation’s Naval & Power segment, Electro-Mechanical Division (EMD) is the reactor coolant pump (RCP) supplier for the Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) AP1000 nuclear power plants in China and the United States. The terms of the AP1000 U.S. and China contracts include liquidated damage provisions for failure to meet contractual delivery dates if the Corporation caused the delay and the delay was not excusable. While the Corporation did not meet certain contractual delivery dates under its AP1000 U.S. and China contracts, there are significant counterclaims and uncertainties as to which parties are responsible for the delay.

In June 2021, the Corporation and WEC participated in non-binding mediation in an effort to settle all open disputes under the U.S. and China contracts. The mediation efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. WEC has filed a notice of arbitration in regard to the China contract, asserting that it is entitled to liquidated damages of $25 million. Additionally, WEC has also filed claims in Georgia claiming damages on the U.S. contract. The Corporation believes that it has adequate legal defenses and intends to vigorously defend these matters. The Corporation is also aggressively pursuing a counterclaim against WEC.

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As it relates to the U.S. contract, the range of possible loss is $0 to $31 million. The Corporation believes that the likelihood of any potential liability stemming from liquidated damages on the U.S. contract is remote. As it relates to the China contract, the range of possible loss is $0 to $25 million. As of September 30, 2021, the Corporation believes that it is adequately accrued regarding this matter, and that the ultimate resolution will not have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

15. RESTRUCTURING COSTS

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Corporation executed restructuring activities across all of its segments to support its ongoing effort of improving capacity utilization and operating efficiency. These restructuring activities, which included workforce reductions and consolidation of facilities, were substantially completed as of December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the restructuring liability associated with these restructuring activities was $1.1 million and $6.9 million, respectively, with such liability expected to be substantially settled as of December 31, 2021. These balances are reported within Other Current Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be deemed to contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (a) projections of or statements regarding return on investment, future earnings, interest income, sales, volume, other income, earnings or loss per share, growth prospects, capital structure, and other financial terms, (b) statements of plans and objectives of management, (c) statements of future economic performance and potential impacts from COVID-19, including the impacts to supply and demand, and measures taken by governments and private industry in response, and (d) statements of assumptions, such as economic conditions underlying other statements. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expects,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” as well as the negative of any of the foregoing or variations of such terms or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy. No assurance may be given that the future results described by the forward-looking statements will be achieved. While we believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are only predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results, performance, or achievement to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance, or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and elsewhere in that report, those described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, those contained in Item 1. Financial Statements and Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in or additions to the factors affecting such forward-looking statements.

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COMPANY ORGANIZATION

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced, value-added products and services to a broad range of industries which are reported through our Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power segments. We are positioned as a market leader across a diversified array of niche markets through engineering and technological leadership, precision manufacturing, and strong relationships with our customers. We provide products and services to a number of global markets and have achieved balanced growth through the successful application of our core competencies in engineering and precision manufacturing. Our overall strategy is to be a balanced and diversified company, less vulnerable to cycles or downturns in any one market, and to establish strong positions in profitable niche markets. Approximately 55% of our 2021 revenues are expected to be generated from defense-related markets.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic. The pandemic has adversely affected certain elements of our business, including our supply chain, transportation networks, and production levels. The extent to which COVID-19 continues to adversely impact our operations depends on future developments, including the impact of the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the emergence and impact of any new COVID-19 variants, as well as the issuance of vaccine mandates by the Biden administration. However, given the diversified breadth of our company, we believe that we are well-positioned to mitigate any material risks arising as a result of COVID-19 or any of its variants. From an operational perspective, our current cash balance, coupled with expected cash flows from operating activities for the remainder of the year as well as our current borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement, are expected to be more than sufficient to meet operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest payments on long-term debt obligations, payments on lease obligations, pension and postretirement funding requirements, and dividend payments through the current year and beyond.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of the Corporation for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021. The financial information as of September 30, 2021 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in our Form 10-K.

The MD&A is organized into the following sections: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Results by Business Segment, and Liquidity and Capital Resources. Our discussion will be focused on the overall results of operations followed by a more detailed discussion of those results within each of our reportable segments.

Our three reportable segments are generally concentrated in a few end markets; however, each may have sales across several end markets. An end market is defined as an area of demand for products and services. The sales for the relevant markets will be discussed throughout the MD&A.

On January 1, 2021, the Corporation implemented an organizational change to simplify its reportable segments and align its product sales with its end market structure. As a result, the Corporation operates under the following three reportable segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. This change resulted in the transfer of the Corporation's valve-related operations into the Naval & Power segment. While this organizational change resulted in the recasting of previously reported amounts across all reportable segments, it did not impact the Corporation’s previously reported consolidated financial statements.

Analytical Definitions

Throughout management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the terms “incremental” and “organic” are used to explain changes from period to period. The term “incremental” is used to highlight the impact acquisitions and divestitures had on the current year results. The results of operations for acquisitions are incremental for the first twelve months from the date of acquisition. Additionally, the results of operations of divested businesses are removed from the comparable prior year period for purposes of calculating “organic” and “incremental” results. The definition of “organic” excludes the effects of restructuring-related expenses, impairment of assets held for sale, and foreign currency translation.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		% change		2021		2020		% change
Sales
Aerospace & Industrial	$	196,296	$	188,768	4	%	$	576,340	$	592,907	(3	%)
Defense Electronics	181,504		148,324		22	%	525,067		427,518		23	%
Naval & Power	242,819		234,522		4	%	737,766		702,467		5	%
Total sales	$	620,619	$	571,614	9	%	$	1,839,173	$	1,722,892	7	%
Operating income
Aerospace & Industrial	$	30,872	$	23,880	29	%	$	81,874	$	65,635	25	%
Defense Electronics	40,762		35,103		16	%	106,656		83,902		27	%
Naval & Power	35,483		33,367		6	%	116,635		90,623		29	%
Corporate and other	(9,448)		(7,777)		(21	%)	(27,847)		(27,792)		—	%
Total operating income	$	97,669	$	84,573	15	%	$	277,318	$	212,368	31	%
Interest expense	9,955		9,055		(10	%)	30,094		25,059		(20	%)
Other income, net	3,627		5,417		(33	%)	8,910		6,844		30	%
Earnings before income taxes	91,341		80,935		13	%	256,134		194,153		32	%
Provision for income taxes	(21,638)		(16,315)		(33	%)	(65,554)		(46,754)		(40	%)
Net earnings	$	69,703	$	64,620			$	190,580	$	147,399
Restructuring-related expenses	$	—	$	11,166	NM		$	—	28,545		NM
New orders	$	627,015	$	558,899	12	%	$	1,896,190	$	1,748,949	8	%

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021 vs. 2020				2021 vs. 2020
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income
Organic	1	%	7	%	—	%	19	%
Acquisitions	7	%	9	%	6	%	6	%
Impairment of assets held for sale	—	%	(10	%)	—	%	(4	%)
Restructuring	—	%	13	%	—	%	13	%
Foreign currency	1	%	(4	%)	1	%	(3	%)
Total	9	%	15	%	7	%	31	%

Sales in the third quarter increased $49 million, or 9%, to $621 million, compared with the prior year period. On a segment basis, sales from the Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power segments increased $8 million, $33 million, and $8 million, respectively.

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Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $116 million, or 7%, to $1,839 million, compared with the prior year period. On a segment basis, sales from the Defense Electronics and Naval & Power segments increased $98 million and $35 million, respectively, with sales from the Aerospace & Industrial segment decreasing $17 million. Changes in sales by segment are discussed in further detail in the results by business segment section below.

Operating income in the third quarter increased $13 million, or 15%, to $98 million, and operating margin increased 90 basis points to 15.7% compared with the same period in 2020. In the Aerospace & Industrial segment, increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher sales in the general industrial market, as well as the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives. Operating income in the Defense Electronics segment increased primarily due to the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition, as well as the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives, partially offset by higher research and development costs and unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating margin in the Defense Electronics segment was negatively impacted by first year purchase accounting costs from our PacStar acquisition. In the Naval & Power segment, increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to current year savings recognized as a result of prior year restructuring actions. These increases were partially offset by an impairment loss of $9 million on assets held for sale in our industrial valves business in Germany, as well as unfavorable mix in the power & process market.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $65 million, or 31%, to $277 million and operating margin increased 280 basis points to 15.1%, compared with the same period in 2020. In the Aerospace & Industrial segment, increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives, as well as favorable overhead absorption on higher general industrial sales. Operating income in the Defense Electronics segment increased primarily due to the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives, the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition, as well as the absence of first year purchase accounting costs from our 901D acquisition. These increases were partially offset by higher research and development costs and unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating margin in the Defense Electronics segment was negatively impacted by first year purchase accounting costs from our PacStar acquisition. In the Naval & Power segment, increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption and current year savings recognized as a result of our prior year restructuring initiatives. These increases were partially offset by an impairment loss of $9 million on assets held for sale in our industrial valves business in Germany.

Non-segment operating expense in the third quarter increased $2 million, or 21%, to $9 million, primarily due to higher corporate costs in the current period. Non-segment operating expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 of $28 million was essentially flat compared to the prior year period.

Interest expense in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $1 million, or 10%, to $10 million, and $5 million, or 20%, to $30 million, respectively, primarily due to the issuance of $300 million Senior Notes in August 2020.

Other income, net in the third quarter decreased $2 million, or 33%, to $4 million, primarily due to higher pension costs in the current period.

Other income, net during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $2 million, or 30%, to $9 million primarily due to the prior year recognition of accumulated foreign currency translation losses of $10 million related to the substantial liquidation of our Norwegian subsidiary. This increase was partially offset by higher pension costs, including one-time pension settlement charges recognized in the current year period related to the retirement of former executives.

The effective tax rate of 23.7% in the third quarter increased compared to an effective tax rate of 20.2% in the prior year period. The effective tax rate of 25.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased as compared to an effective tax rate of 24.1%. Increases in both of the comparable periods were primarily due to a provisional charge related to an impairment loss recognized on assets held for sale during the current year period, which is not deductible for tax purposes.

Comprehensive income in the third quarter was $58 million, compared to comprehensive income of $96 million in the prior year period. The change was primarily due to the following:

•Net earnings increased $5 million, primarily due to higher operating income.

•Foreign currency translation adjustments in the third quarter resulted in a $16 million comprehensive loss, compared to a $28 million comprehensive gain in the prior year period. The comprehensive loss during the current period was primarily attributed to decreases in the British Pound and Canadian dollar.

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Comprehensive income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $193 million, compared to comprehensive income of $162 million in the prior year period. The change was primarily due to the following:

•Net earnings increased $43 million, primarily due to higher operating income.

•Foreign currency translation adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 resulted in a $13 million comprehensive loss, compared to a $2 million comprehensive gain in the prior period. The comprehensive loss during the current period was primarily attributed to decreases in the Euro.

New orders in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $68 million and $147 million, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods, primarily due to an increase in new orders for industrial vehicles and sensors and actuation equipment in the Aerospace & Industrial segment, as well as the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition in the Defense Electronics segment. These increases were partially offset by the timing of naval defense orders in the Naval & Power segment.

RESULTS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT

Aerospace & Industrial

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Aerospace & Industrial segment.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,							September 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020			% change	2021			2020			% change
Sales	$	196,296		$	188,768		4%	$	576,340		$	592,907		(3%)
Operating income	30,872			23,880			29%	81,874			65,635			25%
Operating margin	15.7		%	12.7		%	300 bps	14.2		%	11.1		%	310 bps
Restructuring-related expenses	$	—		$	3,183		NM	$	—		$	9,052		NM
New orders	$	206,066		$	170,038		21%	$	628,006		$	495,445		27%

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021 vs. 2020				2021 vs. 2020
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income
Organic	3	%	19	%	(5	%)	12	%
Restructuring	—	%	13	%	—	%	14	%
Foreign currency	1	%	(3	%)	2	%	(1	%)
Total	4	%	29	%	(3	%)	25	%

Sales in the Aerospace & Industrial segment are primarily generated from the commercial aerospace and general industrial markets, and to a lesser extent the defense and power & process markets.

Sales in the third quarter increased $8 million, or 4%, to $196 million from the prior year period. Sales in the general industrial market increased $14 million, primarily due to higher industrial vehicle sales. This increase was partially offset by lower sales in the commercial aerospace market, primarily due to the exit of our build-to-print product line in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 decreased $17 million, or 3%, to $576 million from the prior year period, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the commercial aerospace market. In the commercial aerospace market, sales decreased $56 million, the majority of which occurred in the first quarter of 2021 due to lower demand for actuation and sensors equipment as well as surface treatment services. Sales in the commercial aerospace market were also

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negatively impacted by the exit of our build-to-print product line in the fourth quarter of 2020. These decreases were partially offset by sales increases of $42 million in the general industrial market, primarily due to higher demand for industrial vehicle products and surface treatment services.

Operating income in the third quarter increased $7 million, or 29%, to $31 million from the prior year period, and operating margin increased 300 basis points to 15.7%. Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $16 million, or 25%, to $82 million from the prior year period, and operating margin increased 310 basis points to 14.2%. The increases in operating income and operating margin for each of the respective periods were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher sales in the general industrial market, as well as the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives.

New orders in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $36 million and $133 million, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods, primarily due to an increase in new orders for industrial vehicles as well as higher demand for sensors and actuation equipment.

Defense Electronics

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Defense Electronics segment.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,							September 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020			% change	2021			2020			% change
Sales	$	181,504		$	148,324		22%	$	525,067		$	427,518		23%
Operating income	40,762			35,103			16%	106,656			83,902			27%
Operating margin	22.5		%	23.7		%	(120 bps)	20.3		%	19.6		%	70 bps
Restructuring-related expenses	$	—		$	586		NM	$	—		$	3,056		NM
New orders	$	170,771		$	144,883		18%	$	527,862		$	458,779		15 %

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021 vs. 2020				2021 vs. 2020
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income
Organic	(3	%)	(2	%)	(2	%)	14	%
Acquisitions	25	%	21	%	25	%	16	%
Restructuring	—	%	1	%	—	%	4	%
Foreign currency	—	%	(4	%)	—	%	(7	%)
Total	22	%	16	%	23	%	27	%

Sales in the Defense Electronics segment are primarily to the defense markets and, to a lesser extent, the commercial aerospace market.

Sales in the third quarter increased $33 million, or 22%, to $182 million from the prior year period, primarily due to the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition in the ground defense market, which contributed sales of $37 million. This increase was partially offset by lower sales on fighter jets in the aerospace defense market.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $98 million, or 23%, to $525 million from the prior year period, primarily due to the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition in the ground defense market, which contributed sales of $102 million. Higher sales of avionics and test equipment in the commercial aerospace market were essentially offset by the timing of sales on embedded computing equipment on various programs in the aerospace defense market.

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Operating income in the third quarter increased $6 million, or 16%, to $41 million compared to the prior year period, while operating margin decreased 120 basis points from the prior year period to 22.5%. The increase in operating income was primarily due to the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition as well as the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives, partially offset by higher research and development costs and unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating margin was negatively impacted by first year purchase accounting costs from our PacStar acquisition.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $23 million, or 27%, to $107 million, and operating margin increased 70 basis points from the prior year period to 20.3%. The increase in operating income was primarily due to the benefits from our ongoing operational excellence and prior year restructuring initiatives, the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition, as well as the absence of first year purchase accounting costs from our 901D acquisition. These increases were partially offset by higher research and development costs and unfavorable foreign currency translation. Operating margin was negatively impacted by first year purchase accounting costs from our PacStar acquisition.

New orders in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $26 million and $69 million, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods, primarily due to the incremental impact of our PacStar acquisition. These increases were partially offset by the timing of naval defense and aerospace defense orders.

Naval & Power

The following tables summarize sales, operating income and margin, and new orders within the Naval & Power segment.

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,							September 30,
(In thousands)	2021			2020			% change	2021			2020			% change
Sales	$	242,819		$	234,522		4%	$	737,766		$	702,467		5%
Operating income	35,483			33,367			6%	116,635			90,623			29%
Operating margin	14.6		%	14.2		%	40 bps	15.8		%	12.9		%	290 bps
Restructuring-related expenses	$	—		$	7,397		NM	$	—		$	16,437		NM
New orders	$	250,178		$	243,978		3%	$	740,322		$	794,725		(7%)

Components of sales and operating income increase (decrease):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2021 vs. 2020				2021 vs. 2020
	Sales		Operating Income		Sales		Operating Income
Organic	3	%	11	%	4	%	22	%
Impairment of assets held for sale	—	%	(26	%)	—	%	(10	%)
Restructuring	—	%	22	%	—	%	18	%
Foreign currency	1	%	(1	%)	1	%	(1	%)
Total	4	%	6	%	5	%	29	%

Sales in the Naval & Power segment are primarily to the naval defense and power & process markets.

Sales in the third quarter increased $8 million, or 4%, to $243 million from the prior year period. In the naval defense market, sales increased $11 million primarily due to higher production on the CVN-81 aircraft carrier and Virginia-class submarine programs. This increase was partially offset by the timing of production on the China Direct AP1000 program in the power & process market.

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Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $35 million, or 5%, to $738 million from the prior year period. In the naval defense market, sales increased $42 million primarily due to increased production on the CVN-81 aircraft carrier and Virginia-class submarine programs, as well as higher service center and foreign military sales. This increase was partially offset by the timing of production on the China Direct AP1000 program and lower nuclear aftermarket sales in the power & process market.

Operating income in the third quarter increased $2 million, or 6%, to $35 million, and operating margin increased 40 basis points from the prior year period to 14.6%, primarily due to current year savings recognized as a result of prior year restructuring actions. These increases were partially offset by an impairment loss of $9 million on assets held for sale in our industrial valves business in Germany as well as unfavorable mix in the power & process market.

Operating income during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $26 million, or 29%, to $117 million, and operating margin increased 290 basis points from the prior year period to 15.8%. The increases in operating income and operating margin were primarily due to favorable overhead absorption on higher sales, current year savings recognized as a result of our prior year restructuring initiatives, and the absence of prior period transition costs associated with our DRG facility. These increases were partially offset by an impairment loss of $9 million on assets held for sale in our industrial valves business in Germany.

New orders in the third quarter increased $6 million from the comparable prior year period, as higher demand for industrial valve products was partially offset by the timing of naval defense orders. New orders during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 decreased $54 million from the comparable prior year period, primarily due to the timing of naval defense orders.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The table below depicts sales by end market and customer type, as it helps provide an enhanced understanding of our businesses and the markets in which we operate. The table has been included to supplement the discussion of our consolidated operating results.

Total Net Sales by End Market and Customer Type	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		% change		2021		2020		% change
Aerospace & Defense markets:
Aerospace Defense	$	116,853	$	121,987	(4	%)	$	327,846	$	333,120	(2	%)
Ground Defense	55,124		20,519		169	%	159,091		63,205		152	%
Naval Defense	175,800		165,524		6	%	531,429		496,157		7	%
Commercial Aerospace	67,461		70,943		(5	%)	196,285		242,708		(19	%)
Total Aerospace & Defense	$	415,238	$	378,973	10	%	$	1,214,651	$	1,135,190	7	%
Commercial markets:
Power & Process	$	112,736	$	113,919	(1	%)	$	343,573	$	350,632	(2	%)
General Industrial	92,645		78,722		18	%	280,949		237,070		19	%
Total Commercial	$	205,381	$	192,641	7	%	$	624,522	$	587,702	6	%
Total Curtiss-Wright	$	620,619	$	571,614	9	%	$	1,839,173	$	1,722,892	7	%

Aerospace & Defense markets

Sales in the third quarter increased $36 million, or 10%, to $415 million against the comparable prior year period, primarily due to higher sales in the ground defense and naval defense markets. The ground defense market benefited from the impact of our PacStar acquisition, which contributed incremental sales of $38 million. Sales in the naval defense market increased primarily due to higher production on the CVN-81 aircraft carrier and Virginia-class submarine programs. These increases were partially offset by lower sales on fighter jets in the aerospace defense market.

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Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $79 million, or 7%, to $1,215 million, primarily due to higher sales in the ground defense and naval defense markets. The ground defense market benefited from the impact of our PacStar acquisition, which contributed incremental sales of $102 million. In the naval defense market, sales benefited from higher production on the CVN-81 aircraft carrier and Virginia-class submarine programs. These increases were partially offset by lower sales in the commercial aerospace market during the first quarter of 2021 due to a pandemic-driven decline in demand for sensors products and surface treatment services. Sales in the commercial aerospace market were also negatively impacted by the exit of our build-to-print product line in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Commercial markets

Sales in the third quarter increased $13 million, or 7%, to $205 million primarily due to higher demand for our industrial vehicle products in the general industrial market.

Sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased $37 million, or 6%, to $625 million primarily due to higher demand for our industrial vehicle products in the general industrial market. This increase was partially offset by the timing of production on the China Direct AP1000 program and lower nuclear aftermarket sales in the power & process market.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources and Use of Cash

We derive the majority of our operating cash inflow from receipts on the sale of goods and services and cash outflow for the procurement of materials and labor; cash flow is therefore subject to market fluctuations and conditions. Most of our long-term contracts allow for several billing points (progress or milestone) that provide us with cash receipts as costs are incurred throughout the project rather than upon contract completion, thereby reducing working capital requirements. In some cases, these payments can exceed the costs incurred on a project. Management continually evaluates cash utilization alternatives, including share repurchases, acquisitions, increased dividends, and paying down debt, to determine the most beneficial use of available capital resources. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations, available borrowings under the credit facility, and ability to raise additional capital through the credit markets, are sufficient to meet both the short-term and long-term capital needs of the organization.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Cash provided by (used for):
Operating activities	$	155,761	$	3,784
Investing activities	(29,809)		(115,918)
Financing activities	(84,406)		157,945
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash	(5,378)		(10,023)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	36,168		35,788

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $152 million from the prior year period, primarily due to a prior year voluntary pension contribution of $150 million, lower inventory receipts and disbursements, as well as higher net earnings during the current period. This increase was partially offset by higher outstanding receivables during the current period.

Net cash used for investing activities decreased $86 million from the comparable prior year period, primarily due to prior period acquisitions and lower current period capital expenditures. The Corporation acquired two businesses during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for $82 million in cash paid. The Corporation did not make any acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 were $28 million and $36 million, respectively, with the decrease primarily due to lower capital spending during the current period as well as lower current period investment related to the new DRG facility.

Financing Activities

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Debt

The Corporation’s debt outstanding had an average interest rate of 3.6% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 3.3% and 3.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The Corporation’s average debt outstanding was $1,050 million and $1,056 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $939 million and $875 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

Credit Agreement

As of September 30, 2021, the Corporation had no outstanding borrowings under the 2018 Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement” or “credit facility”) and $22 million in letters of credit supported by the credit facility. The unused credit available under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2021 was $478 million, which could be borrowed without violating any of our debt covenants.

Repurchase of common stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Corporation used $79 million of cash to repurchase approximately 0.6 million outstanding shares under its share repurchase program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation used $137 million of cash to repurchase approximately 1.4 million outstanding shares under its share repurchase program.

Cash Utilization

Management continually evaluates cash utilization alternatives, including share repurchases, acquisitions, and increased dividends to determine the most beneficial use of available capital resources. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations, available borrowings under the credit facility, and ability to raise additional capital through the credit markets are sufficient to meet both the short-term and long-term capital needs of the organization.

Dividends

The Corporation made dividend payments of $14 million during both the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

Debt Compliance

As of the date of this report, we were in compliance with all debt agreements and credit facility covenants, including our most restrictive covenant, which is our debt to capitalization limit of 60%. The debt to capitalization limit is a measure of our indebtedness (as defined per the notes purchase agreement and credit facility) to capitalization, where capitalization equals debt plus equity, and is the same for and applies to all of our debt agreements and credit facility.

As of September 30, 2021, we had the ability to borrow additional debt of $1.7 billion without violating our debt to capitalization covenant.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of these statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Critical accounting policies are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. A summary of significant accounting policies and a description of accounting policies that are considered critical may be found in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2021, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, and the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Item 3.                      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in our market risk during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.  Information regarding market risk and market risk management policies is more fully described in "Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.                      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of September 30, 2021, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of September 30, 2021 insofar as they are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and they include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 1.                     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to various pending claims, lawsuits, and contingent liabilities. We do not believe that the disposition of any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

We have been named in pending lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos. To date, we have not been found liable or paid any material sum of money in settlement in any asbestos-related case. We believe that the minimal use of asbestos in our past operations as well as our acquired businesses and the relatively non-friable condition of asbestos in our historical products make it unlikely that we will face material liability in any asbestos litigation, whether individually or in the aggregate. We maintain insurance coverage and indemnification agreements for these potential liabilities and we believe adequate coverage exists to cover any unanticipated asbestos liability.

Item 1A.          RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, except as set forth in the Risk Factors below. Information regarding our Risk Factors is more fully described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Our future growth and continued success is dependent upon our key personnel.

Our success is dependent upon the efforts of our senior management personnel and our ability to attract and retain other highly qualified management and technical personnel. We face competition for management and qualified technical personnel from other companies and organizations. Additionally, it is particularly difficult to hire new employees during the COVID-19 pandemic as conducting interviews remotely makes it more difficult to ensure that we are recruiting and hiring high-quality employees. Further, the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic makes it less likely that potential candidates will be willing to leave a stable job to explore a new opportunity. Therefore, we may not be able to retain our existing management and technical personnel or fill new management or technical positions or vacancies created by expansion or turnover at our existing compensation levels. Although we have entered into change of control agreements with some members of senior management, we do not have employment contracts with our key executives. As some of our key executives approach retirement age, we have made a concerted effort to reduce the effect of the loss of our senior management personnel through management succession planning. However, we may be required to devote significant time and resources to identify and integrate key new personnel should key management losses occur earlier than anticipated. The loss of members of our senior management and qualified technical personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business.

On September 9, 2021, President Biden directed the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring that all employers with at least 100 employees ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or obtain a negative COVID-19 test at least once a week. President Biden also issued an Executive Order requiring certain COVID-19 precautions for government contractors and their subcontractors, including mandatory employee vaccination, with exemptions only for medical or religious reasons. It is not currently possible to predict with any certainty the exact impact of the OSHA ETS on the Corporation, which has not yet been issued, or the requirements for government contractors and their subcontractors. Any requirement to mandate COVID-19 vaccination of our workforce or require our unvaccinated employees to be tested weekly could result in employee attrition and difficulty securing future labor needs and may have an adverse effect on future profitability. In addition, any requirement to impose obligations on our suppliers under the Executive Order covering government contractors and their subcontractors could impact the price and continuity of supply of raw materials, whereby our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 Item 2.            UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table provides information about our repurchase of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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	Total Number of shares purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program	Maximum Dollar amount of shares that may yet be Purchased Under the Program
July 1 - July 31	35,522	118.23	238,368	$	171,542,074
August 1 - August 31	36,793	119.58	275,161	167,142,412
September 1 - September 30	373,690	123.36	648,851	521,045,368
For the quarter ended September 30, 2021	446,005	122.64	648,851	$	521,045,368

In September 2021, the Corporation adopted a written trading plan in connection with its share repurchase program, which allows for the purchase of its outstanding common stock up to $550 million. The Corporation plans to repurchase at least $250 million of its common stock via a 10b5-1 program during the 2021 calendar year.

Item 3.                      DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4.                      MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

Item 5.                      OTHER INFORMATION

There have been no material changes in our procedures by which our security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Information regarding security holder recommendations and nominations for directors is more fully described in the section entitled “Stockholder Recommendations and Nominations for Director” of our 2021 Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which is incorporated by reference to our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 6.                      EXHIBITS

		Incorporated by Reference		Filed
Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Herewith
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant	8-A12B/A	May 24, 2005
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant	8-K	May 18, 2015
31.1	Certification of Lynn M. Bamford, President and CEO, Pursuant to Rules 13a – 14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended			X
31.2	Certification of K. Christopher Farkas, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Rules 13a – 14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended			X
32	Certification of Lynn M. Bamford, President and CEO, and K. Christopher Farkas, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350			X
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document			X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document			X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document			X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document			X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document			X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document			X

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By:     /s/ K. Christopher Farkas

K. Christopher Farkas

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 4, 2021

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