CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
10-Q, 1998-08-14
MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
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                       SECURITIES and EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

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


                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1998

                          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                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


          1200 Wall Street West
            Lyndhurst, New Jersey                                 07071
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 896-8400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

Yes       X                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: 10,203,724 shares (as of July 31, 1998)

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES

                                TABLE of CONTENTS


                                                                          PAGE

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements:

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets                                3

                  Consolidated Statements of Earnings                        4

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                      5

                  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity            6

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements             7 - 11

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                  Condition and Results of Operations                   12 - 15

Forward-Looking Statements                                                   16


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5 - Other Information                                                   17

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                    18

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                          Item 1 - Financial Statements

                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)

                                                 June 30,           December 31,
                                                   1998               1997
Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                   $    9,495             $    6,872
  Short-term investments                          64,608                 61,883
  Receivables, net                                44,433                 41,590
  Deferred tax asset                               8,191                  8,806
  Inventories                                     51,232                 49,723
  Other current assets                             2,241                  2,506
                                             -----------            -----------
        Total current assets                     180,200                171,380
                                             -----------            -----------
  Property, plant and equipment, at cost         226,736                219,587
 Less, accumulated depreciation                  157,682                153,704
                                             -----------            -----------
      Property, plant and equipment, net          69,054                 65,883
  Prepaid pension costs                           40,621                 38,674
  Other assets                                     9,684                  8,771
                                              ----------            -----------
        Total assets                            $299,559               $284,708
                                              ==========            ===========

Liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses         $ 25,139               $ 24,540
  Dividends payable                                1,323
  Income taxes payable                             4,916                  4,845
  Other current liabilities                        9,187                  9,244
                                             -----------            -----------
      Total current liabilities                   40,565                 38,629
                                             -----------            -----------
  Long-term debt                                  10,347                 10,347
  Deferred income taxes                            9,405                  8,799
  Other liabilities                               22,136                 22,080
                                              ----------             ----------
      Total liabilities                           82,453                 79,855
                                              ----------             ----------
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $1 par value                      15,000                 15,000
  Capital surplus                                 51,241                 52,010
  Retained earnings                              330,133                318,474
  Unearned portion of restricted stock              (198)                  (342)
  Accumulated other comprehensive
   income                                         (3,377)                (3,289)
                                              ----------            -----------
                                                 392,799                381,853
        Less, cost of treasury stock             175,693                177,000
                                               ---------              ---------
    Total stockholders' equity                   217,106                204,853
                                               ---------              ---------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $299,559               $284,708
                                               =========               ========

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of EARNINGS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                      (In thousands except per share data)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      Six Months Ended                   Three Months Ended
                                                          June 30,                            June 30,
                                                   -------------------------            ------------------
                                                       1998          1997                1998           1997
                                                       ----          ----                ----           ----
<S>                                                <C>             <C>                  <C>            <C>
Net sales                                          $120,251        $107,560             $59,405        $54,412
Cost of sales                                        80,380          71,791              37,656         35,287
                                                  ----------      ----------            --------       --------

Gross margin                                         39,871          35,769              21,749         19,125
Research and development costs                          591             946                 286            348
Selling expenses                                      4,856           3,936               2,551          2,001
General and administrative                           14,714          15,627               7,846          7,746
                                                   ---------      ----------           ---------      ---------

Operating income                                     19,710          15,260              11,066          9,030

Investment income, net                                1,581           1,848                 502          1,210
Rental income, net                                    1,763           1,741                 850            801
Other income (expense), net                              79            (251)                (20)          (144)
Interest expense                                        185             189                  96            116
                                                 ------------     ----------         -----------      ---------
Earnings before taxes                                22,948          18,409              12,302         10,781
Provision for taxes                                   8,642           6,404               4,601          3,731
                                                  ----------      ----------           ---------      ---------
Net earnings                                      $  14,306       $  12,005            $  7,701        $ 7,050
                                                  =========       =========            ========        =======
Weighted average number of
   common shares outstanding                         10,187          10,170              10,187         10,170
                                                     ======          ======              ======         ======

Basic earnings per common share                       $1.40           $1.18               $0.76          $0.69
                                                      =====           =====               =====          =====
Diluted earnings per common share                     $1.38           $1.17               $0.75          $0.69
                                                      =====           =====               =====          =====

Dividends per common share                           $0.130          $0.125              $0.130         $0.125
                                                     ======          ======              ======         ======


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                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)
                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                 June 30,
                                                            1998          1997
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings                                           $14,306       $12,005
                                                          -------       -------
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
       cash provided by operating activities:
          Depreciation and amortization                     4,881         4,948
          Net gains on short-term investments                (170)       (1,070)
          Increase in deferred taxes                        1,221            14
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             Proceeds from sales of trading securities    197,151       135,263
             Purchases of trading securities             (197,895)     (136,621)
             Increase in receivables                       (2,218)       (4,636)
             (Increase) decrease in inventory                  86        (1,603)
             Decrease in progress payments                 (2,220)       (1,684)
             Increase (decease) in accounts payable
                and accrued expenses                          599          (253)
             Increase in income taxes payable                  71         2,672
          Increase in other assets                         (3,027)       (1,252)
          Decrease in other liabilities                    (1,812)         (873)
          Other, net                                        1,381        (1,411)
                                                         ---------     ---------
                 Total adjustments                         (1,952)       (6,506)
                                                         ---------     ---------
          Net cash provided by operating activities        12,354         5,499
                                                         ---------     ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sales of real estate and equipment           280            18
   Additions to property, plant and equipment              (2,581)       (5,911)
   Acquisition of Alpha Heat Treaters business             (6,106)
                                                         ---------     ---------
          Net cash used by investing activities            (8,407)       (5,893)
                                                         ---------     ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Dividends paid                                          (1,324)       (1,271)
                                                         ---------    ----------
          Net cash used by financing activities            (1,324)       (1,271)
                                                         ---------    ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                              2,623        (1,665)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period            6,872         6,317
                                                         ---------     ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period               $  9,495      $  4,652
                                                         =========     =========

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                 (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                               Unearned          Accumulated
                                                                               Portion of        Other
                                         Common      Capital     Retained      Restricted        Comprehensive     Treasury
                                         Stock       Surplus     Earnings      Stock Awards      Income            Stock
<S>                                      <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>               <C>               <C>

December 31, 1996                        $10,000     $57,127     $299,740      $(608)            $(1,506)          $181,390

    Net earnings                                                   27,885
    Common dividends                                               (5,137)
    Stock dividend (two for one split)     5,000      (5,000)      (4,014)                                           (4,014)
    Stock options exercised, net                        (117)                                                          (376)
    Amortization of earnings portion
        of restricted stock                                                      266
    Translation adjustments, net                                                                  (1,783)
                                        --------    --------    ---------     ------            --------           ---------
December 31, 1997                         15,000      52,010      318,474       (342)             (3,289)           177,000

    Net earnings                                                   14,306
    Common dividends                                               (2,647)
    Stock options exercised, net                        (769)                                                        (1,307)
    Amortization of earned portion
        of restricted stock                                                      144
    Translation adjustment, net                                                                      (88)
                                        --------    ---------   ---------      ------            --------         ----------
June 30, 1997                            $15,000     $51,241     $330,133      $(198)            $(3,377)          $175,693
                                        ========    =========   =========      ======            ========         ==========
</TABLE>



                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)


1.       BASIS of PRESENTATION

         Curtiss-Wright   Corporation  (the   "Corporation")  is  a  diversified
         multi-national   manufacturing   and  service   concern  that  designs,
         manufactures  and  overhauls  precision   components  and  systems  and
         provides  highly  engineered  services  to the  aerospace,  automotive,
         shipbuilding,   oil,  petrochemical,   agricultural  equipment,   power
         generation,   metal   working  and  fire  &  rescue   industries.   The
         Corporation's  principal operations include four domestic manufacturing
         facilities,  thirty-five metal treatment service  facilities located in
         North America and Europe, and five component overhaul locations.

         The  information   furnished  in  this  report  has  been  prepared  in
         conformity with generally  accepted  accounting  principles and as such
         reflects all  adjustments,  consisting  primarily  of normal  recurring
         accruals, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
         statement  of the  results  for  the  interim  periods  presented.  The
         unaudited   consolidated   financial   statements  should  be  read  in
         conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes
         thereto included in the Corporation's  1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
         The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily
         indicative  of  the  operating   results  for  a  full  year.   Certain
         reclassifications  of prior  year  amounts  have  been made in order to
         conform to the current presentation.

2.       ACQUISITIONS

         On April 30, 1998,  the  Corporation  purchased the Alpha Heat Treaters
         ("Alpha")  division of Alpha-Beta  Industries,  Inc.  Alpha  services a
         broad  spectrum of customers from its York,  Pennsylvania  location and
         provides a number of metal treating  processes  including  carburizing,
         surface  hardening,  stress  relieving,  induction  hardening and black
         oxide surface  treatment  services.  The  Corporation  acquired the net
         assets  of  Alpha  for  approximately  $6.1  million  in  cash  and has
         accounted  for the  acquisition  as a purchase.  The excess of purchase
         price  over the fair  value of the net  assets  is  approximately  $1.0
         million and is expected to be amortized  over 25 years.  The fair value
         of the net assets  acquired was based on preliminary  estimates and may
         be revised at a later date.

         Subsequent Event

         On July 31, 1998, the Corporation purchased the assets of Enertech, LLC
         (Enertech) which  distributes,  represents and manufactures a number of
         products  for  sale  into   commercial   nuclear  power  plants,   both
         domestically and internationally.  Enertech also provides a broad range
         of  overhaul  and  maintenance  services  for such  plants from its two
         principal locations in Brea, California and Suwanne,  Georgia. Enertech
         has annual sales of about $25.0 million.  The Corporation  acquired the
         net assets of Enertech for approximately

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)


         $15.0  million  in cash  and  will  account  for the  acquisition  as a
         purchase in the third quarter of 1998. The excess of the purchase price
         over the fair  value of the net assets  acquired  will be  recorded  as
         goodwill.

3.       RECEIVABLES

         Receivables,  at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997,  include  amounts
         billed  to  customers  and  unbilled  charges  on  long-term  contracts
         consisting  of amounts  recognized as sales but not billed at the dates
         presented.  Substantially  all  amounts  of  unbilled  receivables  are
         expected to be billed and collected  within a year. The  composition of
         receivables for those periods is as follows:

                                                       (In thousands)
                                                   June 30,         December 31,
                                                     1998                1997

         Accounts receivable, billed                $50,881             $49,110
             Less: progress payments applied         10,614              10,460
                                                   --------            --------
                                                     40,267              38,650
                                                   --------            --------
         Unbilled charges on long-term
            contracts                                13,367              13,022
              Less: progress payments applied         7,556               8,335
                                                   --------            --------
                                                      5,811               4,687
                                                  ---------           ---------
         Allowance for doubtful accounts             (1,645)             (1,747)
                                                  ---------           ---------
         Receivables, net                           $44,433             $41,590
                                                    =======             =======

4.       INVENTORIES

         Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (principally  average cost)
         or market. The composition of inventories at June 30, 1998 and December
         31, 1997 is as follows:



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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                        (In thousands)
                                                   June 30,         December 31,
                                                     1998                1997

         Raw materials                             $  6,829            $  5,514
         Work-in-process                             20,891              22,686
         Finished goods                              22,550              21,782
         Inventoried costs related to U.S.
            Government and other long-term
            contracts                                 5,173               5,547
                                                  ---------           ---------
         Total inventories                           55,443              55,529
            Less: progress payments applied,
                principally related to long-term
                contracts                             4,211               5,806
                                                  ---------           ---------
         Net inventories                            $51,232             $49,723
                                                    =======             =======

5.       ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

         The  Corporation  establishes  a reserve for a potential  environmental
         responsibility   when  it  concludes  that  a  determination  of  legal
         liability  is  probable.  Such  amounts,  if  quantified,  reflect  the
         Corporation's estimate of the amount of that liability. If only a range
         of potential liability can be estimated,  a reserve will be established
         at the low end of that range. Such reserves represent today's values of
         anticipated  remediation  not reduced by any  potential  recovery  from
         insurance carriers or through contested  third-party legal actions, and
         are not discounted for the time value of money.

         The   Corporation   is  joined   with  many  other   corporations   and
         municipalities as potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in a number of
         environmental   cleanup  sites,  which  include  the  Sharkey  Landfill
         Superfund Site, Parsippany,  N. J., Caldwell Trucking Company Superfund
         Site, Fairfield,  N. J., and Pfohl Brothers Landfill Site, Cheektowaga,
         N.  Y.,  identified  to  date  as the  most  significant  sites.  Other
         environmental  sites in which the  Corporation is involved  include but
         are not limited to Chemsol, Inc. Superfund Site, Piscataway, N. J., and
         PJP Landfill, Jersey City, N. J.

         The Corporation believes that the outcome of any of these matters would
         not have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Corporation's  results of
         operations or financial condition.



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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)


6.       COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         Effective  January  1,  1998,  the  Corporation  adopted  Statement  of
         Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  130,  "Reporting   Comprehensive
         Income"  (SFAS  No.  130).  SFAS  No.  130  establishes  standards  for
         reporting  and  displaying  changes in equity from  non-owner  sources.
         Total  comprehensive  income for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
         1997 is as follows:
                                                          (In thousands)
                                                 June 30,               June 30,
                                                  1998                    1997

         Net earnings                           $14,306                 $12,005
                                                --------                --------
         Equity adjustments from foreign
           currency translations                    (88)                 (1,983)
         Proforma tax effects                       (31)                   (694)
                                                --------                --------
         Net adjustments                            (57)                 (1,289)
                                                --------                --------
         Total comprehensive income             $14,249                 $10,716
                                                ========                ========

7.       EARNINGS PER SHARE

         The Corporation accounts for its earnings per share (EPS) in accordance
         with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per
         Share" (SFAS No. 128).  Diluted  earnings per share were computed based
         on  the  weighted  average  number  of  shares   outstanding  plus  all
         potentially  dilutive common shares issuable for the periods.  Dilutive
         common shares for the second  quarters of 1998 and 1997 were 14 and 50,
         respectively,  and were 148 and 121 for the six  months  ended June 30,
         1998 and 1997, respectively,  consisting primarily of outstanding stock
         options. Prior year earnings per share information has been restated to
         reflect a 2 for 1 stock split paid December 23, 1997.

8.       RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

         On June 15,  1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
         Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 133,  "Accounting for
         Derivatives  and Hedging  Activities"  (SFAS No. 133).  SFAS No. 133 is
         effective for all fiscal  quarters of all fiscal years  beginning after
         June 15,  1999  (January  1, 2000 for the  Corporation).  SFAS No.  133
         requires that all derivative instruments be

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES to CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued
                                   (UNAUDITED)


         recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value.  Changes in the fair
         value of  derivatives  are recorded each period in current  earnings or
         other  comprehensive  income,  depending  on  whether a  derivative  is
         designated  as part of a hedge  transaction  and, if it is, the type of
         hedge transaction.  Management of the Corporation anticipates that, due
         to its limited use of derivative instruments,  the adoption of SFAS No.
         133 will not have a significant  effect on its results of operations or
         its financial position.


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                                 PART I - ITEM 2
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS


RESULTS of OPERATIONS

         Curtiss-Wright  posted  net  earnings  for the  second  quarter of 1998
totaling $7.7 million, or $.75 per diluted share, 9% above net earnings reported
for the second quarter of 1997. In the  aggregate,  operating  earnings  totaled
$11.1  million  for the second  quarter of 1998,  a 23%  increase  over the same
quarter of last year.  Sales totaled  $59.4 million for the 1998 second  quarter
compared  with  sales of $54.4  million  for the prior year  period.  New orders
received during the 1998 period also increased, reaching $59.8 million, compared
with orders of $53.4 million  received in the same period of 1997.  Increases in
sales, new orders, and net earnings reflect the continued improvements generated
by our business segments.

         For the first six months of 1998 Curtiss-Wright posted consolidated net
earnings of $14.3  million,  or $1.38 per share,  a 19%  improvement as compared
with net earnings of $12.0 million, or $1.17 per share, posted for the first six
months of 1997.  Sales for the 1998 first half were $120.3  million,  12% higher
than sales of $107.6 million posted for the first half of 1997. Operating income
rose 29%,  to $19.7  million  for the first six  months of 1998,  compared  with
operating income of $15.3 million for the same 1997 period.  New orders received
in the first half of 1998 totaled  $116.7  million,  compared with new orders of
$99.0 million received during the first half of 1997.

Operating Performance

         The  Corporation's   metal-treating   businesses  achieved  substantial
increases  in sales for the  second  quarter of 1998 as  compared  with the same
period of 1997. These sales  improvements  reflect a continuing  increase in the
number of applications for metal-treating services across a variety of worldwide
markets, a contribution from the recently acquired Alpha Heat Treaters business,
and newly opened facilities in Germany,  England and the United States.  For the
first six months of 1998, sales of  metal-treating  services  increased 14% over
the first  six-months  of 1997.  Operating  income for these  product lines also
improved over the prior year for both the second quarter and first half of 1998,
generally reflecting the improved sales in most markets served.

         Sales of  aerospace  component  overhaul  and repair  services  for the
second  quarter  increased from the level posted for the same prior year period.
Despite the  improvement,  operating income for the period was on a par with the
prior year period.  Over the first  six-months of 1998,  the Company's  sales of
overhaul and repair  services in the  aggregate  have improved 11% compared with
the prior year period, while operating income has declined, reflecting inventory
and related adjustments recorded in the first quarter of 1998.

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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, Continued


         Sales generated by aerospace  actuation  product lines increased in the
second  quarter of 1998,  compared  with the second  quarter of 1997,  primarily
reflecting the continued  high level of original  equipment  manufactured  (OEM)
products for the Boeing Company.  Increases in sales of actuation components and
systems for  commercial  customers for the first six months of 1998 also reflect
Boeing's high production rates. In addition, sales of commercial actuation spare
parts showed  considerable growth in both the second quarter and first six-month
periods  of 1998 as  compared  with  those  same  respective  periods  of  1997.
Operating income  attributable to this commercial business increased as a result
of these sales increases.  Sales of military  actuation products declined in the
second  quarter of 1998  reflecting  the end of an F-16 Hill Air Force  retrofit
shafts contract and lower foreign military sale procurements. Military sales for
the first  half of 1998  benefited  from the  completion  of  "safety  of flight
testing" on certain  F-22  components,  but sales of military  programs  overall
remained below first half 1997 levels.  In the aggregate,  operating  income for
military  OEM  production  programs  declined for the three and  six-month  1998
periods, the result of inefficiencies, higher-than-expected manufacturing costs,
inventory  write-offs,  and provisions for higher  anticipated  costs related to
development program test efforts.

         The  Corporation's  valve product lines posted slight declines in sales
and operating income on a  year-over-year  basis for both the second quarter and
first half.  These declines  primarily  reflect  reduced sales of military valve
products on a comparative basis due, in part, to a test program during the first
quarter of 1997, that did not recur in 1998. Increased sales of commercial valve
products largely offset the decline in military product sales.

Non-Operating Revenues and Costs

           For the  second  quarter  of 1998,  the  Corporation  recorded  other
non-operating net revenue totaling $1.3 million,  compared with $1.9 million for
the  second  quarter of 1997,  reflecting  a  reduction  in  investment  income.
Non-operating  revenue  totaled $3.4 million for the  six-month  1998 period and
$3.3  million for the same 1997 period.  Administrative  expenses for the second
quarter and first half of 1998 and 1997 were reduced by accrued income generated
from the Corporation's  overfunded pension plan. Net pension income totaled $1.8
million for the first half of both years.


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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, Continued


Acquisitions
         As discussed in Note 2 to the Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  the
Corporation  purchased the Alpha Heat Treaters  ("Alpha") division of Alpha-Beta
Industries,  Inc., in April 1998 for  approximately  $6.0 million in cash. Alpha
services a broad spectrum of customers from its York,  Pennsylvania location and
provides a number of metal treating  processes  including  carburizing,  surface
hardening,  stress  relieving,  induction  hardening  and  black  oxide  surface
treatment services. Alpha has annual sales of approximately $4.0 million.

         Subsequent to the end of the second  quarter of 1998,  the  Corporation
completed  the purchase of the assets of  Enertech,  LLC,  (Enertech).  Enertech
distributes,  represents,  and  manufactures  a number of products for sale into
commercial  nuclear power plants,  both  domestically and  internationally,  and
provides a broad range of overhaul and maintenance services for such plants. The
acquired  operation  generates  annual sales of about $25.0 million from its two
principle locations in Brea,  California and Suwanne,  Georgia.  The Corporation
acquired the net assets of Enertech for approximately  $15.0 million in cash and
will account for the acquisition as a purchase in the third quarter of 1998.

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION:

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

         The Corporation's  working capital was $139.6 million at June 30, 1998,
5% above working  capital at December 31, 1997 of $132.8  million.  The ratio of
current assets to current  liabilities  was 4.4 to 1 at June 30 1998,  even with
the current ratio of at December 31, 1997. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments totaled $74.1 million in aggregate at June 30, 1998, increasing from
$68.8 million at the prior year end.

         Changes in working capital  reflect an increase in accounts  receivable
from  trade  customers  largely  due to the  continued  increase  in sales.  Net
unbilled  receivables  also increased at June 30, 1998, over the prior year-end,
due to a reduction in progress  payments  received on long-term valve contracts.
Net inventory also  increased  slightly as the result of reduction in offsetting
progress  payments  received during the first half of 1998.  Working capital was
reduced by accrued dividends payable for the second quarter of 1998.




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                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
            FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, Continued


         The  Corporation  continues  to maintain  its $22.5  million  revolving
credit lending facility and its $22.5 million short-term credit agreement, which
provide additional  sources of capital to the Corporation.  The revolving credit
agreement,  of which $11.0 million remains unused at June 30, 1998,  encompasses
various  letters of credit  issued  primarily  in  connection  with  outstanding
industrial revenue bonds. There were no cash borrowings during the first half of
1998 and no outstanding  balances for borrowed funds under the agreement at June
30, 1998.

         During the half of 1998,  internally  generated  funds were adequate to
meet capital  expenditures  of $2.6 million.  Expenditures  incurred  during the
first six months were  primarily  for  machinery  and  equipment  needed for the
expansion of our metal treating operations. Internally generated funds were also
used for the April 1998  purchase of Alpha Heat  Treaters,  and to purchase  the
assets of Enertech, LLC, on July 31, 1998, as detailed above.  Approximately $10
million of capital  expenditures  are anticipated for the balance of the year to
be used primarily for purchasing machinery and equipment for our operations.  An
additional $.8 million of expenditures connected with environmental  remediation
programs  at the  Corporation's  Wood-Ridge,  New Jersey  Business  Complex  are
anticipated in the remaining six months of the year.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:

         As discussed in Note 7 to the Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  the
Corporation  is  reviewing  the  requirements  for the  adoption of Statement of
Financial  Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging
Activities."  It is  anticipated  that the  statement  will not have a  material
effect on the Corporation's  results of operations or financial condition due to
the limited use of  derivative  instruments.  The statement is effective for the
Corporation beginning January 1, 2000.


YEAR 2000:

         The  Corporation  continues  to take  steps to  address  its  exposures
related to the impact on its computer systems of the year 2000.  Modification of
key  financial  and  operating  systems are  currently  being  effectuated.  The
Corporation  does not expect these system  changes to have a material  effect on
its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.



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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

         Because  forward-looking  statements  involve risks and  uncertainties,
actual results may differ  materially from those which are expressed or implied.
Such  statements  in this report  include those  contained in (a)  environmental
costs  referred  to in  the  Environmental  Matters  note  to  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements and in the Results of Operations portion of the Management
Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") section hereof, (b) projections relative to the
costs of compliance with SFAS No. 133, referred to in a note to the Consolidated
Financial   Statements  and  in  the  Results  of  Operations   portion  of  the
Management's  Discussion and Analysis  section and (c)  information  relating to
future  capital  expenditures  contained in the Changes in  Financial  Condition
portion of the MD&A  section  hereof.  Important  factors  that could  cause the
actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  those  in  these  forward-looking
statements   include,   among  other  items,  (i)  unanticipated   environmental
remediation expenses or claims; (ii) a reduction in anticipated orders; (iii) an
economic  downturn;  (iv)  changes  in the need  for  additional  machinery  and
equipment and/or in the cost for the expansion of the Corporation's  operations;
(v) changes in the competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; (vi) an
inability to perform  customer  contracts at  anticipated  cost levels and (vii)
other factors that  generally  affect the business of aerospace  and  industrial
companies.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

         (a)      On July 31, 1998,  Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation,  a
                  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of the  Registrant,  completed  the
                  acquisiiton of privately-held  Enertech,  LLC. The transaction
                  was structured as an asset acquisition.

                  Enertech,  headquartered in Brea, California, is a provider of
                  flow  control  equipment  to  the  commercial   nuclear  power
                  industry.  Enertech has annual  sales of about $25.0  million.
                  The Company  manufactures,  represents  and  distributes  flow
                  control  products   including   advanced  valves,   actuators,
                  snubbers  and  hydraulic  systems  for  sale  into  commercial
                  nuclear power plants both  domestically  and  internationally.
                  Additionally, Enertech provides value-added services including
                  diagnostic testing,  predictive maintenance,  parts repair and
                  rebuilding,  as well as  training,  engineering  programs  and
                  staff  augmentation  to  reduce  downtime  and  improve  plant
                  efficiency.  Enertech  also serves the  commercial  hydraulics
                  industry through its Paul-Munroe Enertech (PME) division.  The
                  Corportion  acquired  the  Enertech  assets for  approximately
                  $15.0  million in cash.  The business will retain the Enertech
                  and PME names, and its management team will remain in place to
                  continue to service customers from its principal  locations in
                  Brea,  California and Suwanee,  Georgia. The acquired business
                  unit  will  be  a  division  of  Curtiss-Wright  Flow  Control
                  Corporation.


         (b)      In the event a  shareholder  proposal  is  intended  to be
                  presented  at  the   Corporation's   1999  Annual  Meeting  of
                  Shareholders   and  inclusion  has  not  been  sought  in  the
                  Corporation's  proxy  material  pursuant  to Rule  14a-8,  the
                  proposal must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation,
                  Dana M. Taylor, Jr.,  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation,  Suite 501,
                  1200 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst,  New Jersey 07071 by January
                  27,  1999.  Pursuant  to  amended  SEC Rule  14a-4(c)(1),  the
                  Corporation shall exercise  discretionary  voting authority to
                  the  extent  conferred  by proxy with  respect to  shareholder
                  proposals received after that date.


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                          OTHER INFORMATION, Continued

Item 6.           EXHIBITS and REPORTS on FORM 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit 10 - Material Contracts

                  (i)      Standard Severance Protection Agreement dated June
                           19, 1998 between the  Registrant  and Officers of the
                           Registrant.  The  Agreement  signed by David Lasky is
                           attached. The other seven are substantially identical
                           except  that the  signing  officers  were  Martin  R.
                           Benante, Gary J. Benschip,  Robert A. Bosi, George J.
                           Yohrling,  Gerald Nachman, Kenneth P. Slezak and Dana
                           M. Taylor,  and that the contract with Dana M. Taylor
                           was  attested on behalf of  Registrant  by Stephen R.
                           Bosin, Assistant Secretary.

                  (ii)     Amendments to  Curtiss-Wright  Retirement  Plan dated
                           April 1, 1998,  April 29,  1998,  April 30,  1998 and
                           June 30, 1998.

                  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules (Page 41)

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                  The  Registrant did not file any report on Form 8-K during the
                  quarter ended June 30, 1998.



                                   SIGNATURES

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
undesigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                     CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
                                                            (Registrant)

                                                     By:  S/Robert A. Bosi
                                                        ----------------------
                                                          Robert A. Bosi
                                                        Vice President-Finance

                                                     By: S/Kenneth P. Slezak
                                                        ----------------------
                                                          Kenneth P. Slezak
Dated:  August 14, 1998                                      Controller

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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10 (i)


                         SEVERANCE PROTECTION AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 19th day of June 1998, by and between
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the "Company") and David Lasky (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS,  the Board of Directors of the Company  (the  "Board")  recognizes
that the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter  defined) exists and
that the  threat  or the  occurrence  of a  Change  in  Control  can  result  in
significant distraction of the Company's key management personnel because of the
uncertainties inherent in such a situation;

     WHEREAS,  the Board has  determined  that it is  essential  and in the best
interest  of the  Company  and its  stockholders,  for the Company to retain the
services of the  Executive in the event of a threat or occurrence of a Change in
Control and to ensure the Executive's  continued  dedication and efforts in such
event  without  undue  concern  for  the  Executive's   personal  financial  and
employment security; and

     WHEREAS,  in order to induce the  Executive  to remain in the employ of the
Company  and/or one of its  Affiliates  (the  entity or entities  employing  the
Executive, the "Employing Affiliate"),  particularly in the event of a threat or
the  occurrence of a Change in Control,  the Company  desires to enter into this
Agreement with the Executive to provide the Executive  with certain  benefits in
the  event  the  Executive's  employment  is  terminated  as a result  of, or in
connection with, a Change in Control.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  respective  agreements  of the
parties contained herein, it is agreed as follows:

     1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence as of June 1, 1998, and
shall  continue  in effect  until  December  31,  2001 (the  "Term");  provided,
however,  that on January 1, 1999,  and on each January 1  thereafter,  the Term
shall  automatically be extended for one (1) year unless either the Executive or
the Company  shall have given  written  notice to the other at least ninety (90)
days prior  thereto that the Term shall not be so extended;  provided,  further,
however,  that following the  occurrence of a Change in Control,  the Term shall
not  expire  prior to the  expiration  of  twenty-four  (24)  months  after such
occurrence.

     2.  Termination  of  Employment.  If,  during  the  Term,  the  Executive's
employment with the Company or an Employing Affiliate shall be terminated within
twenty-four  (24) months  following a Change in Control,  the Executive shall be
entitled to the following compensation and benefits:

          (a) If the  Executive's  employment  with the Company or an  Employing
Affiliate shall be terminated (1) by the Company for Cause or Disability, (2) by
reason of the  Executive's  death,  or (3) by the Executive  other than for Good
Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive his Accrued Compensation.

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          (b) If the  Executive's  employment  with the Company or an  Employing
Affiliate  shall be terminated for any reason other than as specified in Section
2(a), the Executive shall be entitled to the following:

              (1)   the Company shall pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation
and a Pro Rata Bonus;

              (2) the Company  shall pay the  Executive as severance  pay and in
lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date,
an amount equal to two times the sum of (A) the Executive's  Base Amount and (B)
the Executive's Bonus Amount;

              (3)  for  twenty-four   (24)  months   following  the  Executive's
Termination  Date (the  "Continuation  Period"),  the Company shall  continue on
behalf of the Executive and his dependents and beneficiaries the life insurance,
disability, medical, dental, prescription drug and hospitalization coverages and
benefits  provided to the Executive  immediately  prior to the Change in Control
or, if greater, the coverages and benefits provided at any time thereafter.  The
coverages  and  benefits  (including  deductibles  and  costs to the  Executive)
provided in this Section 2(b)(3) during the Continuation Period shall be no less
favorable to the Executive and his  dependents and  beneficiaries  than the most
favorable  of such  coverages  and  benefits  referred to above.  The  Company's
obligation  hereunder with respect to the foregoing coverages and benefits shall
be reduced to the extent  that the  Executive  obtains  any such  coverages  and
benefits  pursuant to a subsequent  employer's  benefit plans, in which case the
Company  may reduce any of the  coverages  or benefits it is required to provide
the  Executive  hereunder  so  long  as the  aggregate  coverages  and  benefits
(including deductibles and costs to the Executive) of the combined benefit plans
is no less favorable to the Executive  than the coverages and benefits  required
to be provided hereunder. This Section 2(b)(3) shall not be interpreted so as to
limit any benefits to which the Executive,  his dependents or beneficiaries  may
be entitled  under any of the  Company's  employee  benefit  plans,  programs or
practices following the Executive's termination of employment, including without
limitation, retiree medical and life insurance benefits;

              (4) the  Executive  shall be fully vested in all benefits  accrued
through the  Termination  Date under the  Company's  Retirement  and  Retirement
Benefits  Restoration Plans;  provided,  however,  if the vesting under any such
plan is not permitted by applicable  law, the Company shall pay to the Executive
in cash in a lump sum the amount of the Executive's nonvested benefits under the
applicable plan,  determined  using the actuarial  assumptions used by such plan
for calculating lump sum distributions;

              (5) the  Company  shall  permit the  Executive  to purchase at its
wholesale value the Company-provided  automobile being provided to the Executive
on the Termination Date (if any);

              (6) with  respect  to  performance  units and  performance  shares
granted to the Executive  under the Company's 1995 Long-Term  Incentive Plan (or
any successor  plan) relating to  performance  cycles which are incomplete as of
the Termination Date,
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upon the  completion of each such  performance  cycle,  the  Executive  shall be
entitled to payment of the performance units and performance  shares relating to
such  performance  cycle  based on the actual  performance  of the Company or an
Employing  Affiliate,  as  appropriate,  during  such  performance  cycle  (with
appropriate  adjustments  to the  performance  goals  made in good  faith by the
Company to reflect the transaction  which  constitutes the Change in Control and
any material  transaction,  financing,  restructuring,  reorganization  or other
event following the Change in Control to ensure that comparable performance will
result in comparable  awards in respect of the performance units and performance
shares)  as if the  Executive  had been a  participant  under  such plan for the
entirety of such  performance  cycle,  multiplied by a fraction the numerator of
which  shall  be equal  to the  number  of whole  and  partial  months  from the
commencement  of such  performance  cycle through the  Termination  Date and the
denominator  of which shall be the number of months in such  performance  cycle,
such payment to be made in a lump sum in cash within ten (10) days following the
completion of such performance cycle.

          (c) The amounts provided for in Sections 2(a) and 2(b)(1), (2) and (4)
shall be paid in a single lump sum cash  payment  within ten (10) days after the
Executive's Termination Date (or earlier, if required by applicable law).

          (d) The  severance  pay and  benefits  provided  for in this Section 2
shall be in lieu of any  other  severance  pay to  which  the  Executive  may be
entitled  under any  severance  agreement  with the  Company or any other  plan,
agreement or arrangement  of the Company or any other  Affiliate of the Company.
The  Executive's  entitlement  to any  compensation  or  benefits  other than as
provided  herein shall be  determined in  accordance  with the employee  benefit
plans of the Company and any of its Affiliates and other applicable  agreements,
programs and practices as in effect from time to time.

          (e) If the  Executive's  employment is terminated by the Company or an
Employing  Affiliate  without Cause prior to the date of a Change in Control but
the  Executive  reasonably  demonstrates  that such  termination  (1) was at the
request  of a  third  party  who has  indicated  an  intention  or  taken  steps
reasonably  calculated  to effect a Change in Control (a "Third  Party") and who
effectuates a Change in Control or (2) otherwise arose in connection with, or in
anticipation  of, a Change in Control which has been  threatened or proposed and
which actually occurs, such termination shall be deemed to have occurred after a
Change in Control.

     3. (a) Vesting of Certain Awards. Whether or not the Executive's employment
with the  Company or an  Employing  Affiliate  terminates  during the Term,  and
notwithstanding  anything to the contrary in any other plan or agreement, on the
date of the occurrence of a Change in Control (the "Acceleration  Date") (1) all
stock  options and stock  appreciation  rights  granted to the  Executive by the
Company and outstanding on the  Acceleration  Date shall become fully vested and
exercisable  and (2) all  restrictions  shall lapse on all shares of  restricted
stock  granted  to  the  Executive  by  the  Company  and   outstanding  on  the
Acceleration Date.


          (b) (1) Gross-Up Payment. In the event it shall be determined that any
payment  or  distribution  of any type to or for the  benefit  of the  Executive


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(other  than  the  payment  provided  for in  this  Section  3(b))  directly  or
indirectly by the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, any Person who acquires
ownership  or effective  control of the Company or  ownership  of a  substantial
portion of the  Company's  assets  (within  the  meaning of Section  280G of the
Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended (the  "Code"),  and the  regulations
thereunder)  or any  Affiliate  of  such  Person,  whether  paid or  payable  or
distributed  or  distributable  pursuant  to the  terms  of  this  Agreement  or
otherwise  (the  "Total  Payments"),  is or will be  subject  to the  excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties with respect to
such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties,
are collectively  referred to as the "Excise Tax"),  then the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an  additional  payment (a "Gross-Up  Payment") in an amount
such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax, imposed
upon the  Gross-Up  Payment,  the  Executive  retains an amount of the  Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Total Payments.

               (2) Determination By Accountant. All mathematical determinations,
and all  determinations  as to whether any of the Total  Payments are "parachute
payments" (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), that are required to
be made  under  this  Section  3(b),  including  determinations  as to whether a
Gross-Up  Payment is required,  the amount of such Gross-Up  Payment and amounts
relevant  to the last  sentence  of this  Section  3(b)(2),  shall be made by an
independent  accounting  firm selected by the Executive  from among the five (5)
largest  accounting  firms in the United States (the "Accounting  Firm"),  which
shall provide its determination  (the  "Determination"),  together with detailed
supporting  calculations  regarding  the amount of any Gross-Up  Payment and any
other  relevant  matter,  both to the Company and the Executive by no later than
ten (10) days following the Termination Date, if applicable,  or such other time
as is requested by the Company or the  Executive  (if the  Executive  reasonably
believes that any of the Total Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax or that
an  Underpayment  (as  defined  below) has  occurred).  If the  Accounting  Firm
determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive,  it shall furnish the
Executive and the Company with a written statement that such Accounting Firm has
concluded  that no Excise Tax is payable  (including  the reasons  therefor) and
that the Executive has  substantial  authority for filing his federal income tax
return accordingly.  If a Gross-Up Payment is determined to be payable, it shall
be paid to the Executive  within twenty (20) days after the  Determination  (and
all accompanying  calculations and other material  supporting the Determination)
is delivered to the Company by the  Accounting  Firm. Any  determination  by the
Accounting  Firm shall be binding  upon the  Company and the  Executive,  absent
manifest error. As a result of uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of
the  Code at the  time  of the  initial  determination  by the  Accounting  Firm
hereunder,  it is possible that Gross-Up Payments not made by the Company should
have been made  ("Underpayment"),  or that Gross-Up Payments will have been made
by the Company which should not have been made ("Overpayments").  In either such
event,  the Accounting  Firm shall  determine the amount of the  Underpayment or
Overpayment  that has occurred.  In the case of an  Underpayment,  the amount of
such  Underpayment  (including any applicable  interest and penalties)  shall be
promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. In the
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case of an Overpayment, the Executive shall, at the direction and expense of the
Company,  take such steps as are reasonably  necessary  (including the filing of
returns  and  claims for  refund),  follow  reasonable  instructions  from,  and
procedures  established by, the Company, and otherwise reasonably cooperate with
the  Company  to  correct  such  Overpayment,  provided,  however,  that (i) the
Executive shall not in any event be obligated to return to the Company an amount
greater than the net after-tax  portion of the Overpayment  that he has retained
or has recovered as a refund from the  applicable  taxing  authorities  and (ii)
this provision  shall be interpreted in a manner  consistent  with the intent of
Section  3(b)(1),  which is to make the Executive  whole, on an after-tax basis,
from the application of the Excise Tax, it being  understood that the correction
of an Overpayment may result in the Executive  repaying to the Company an amount
which is less than the  Overpayment.  The cost of all such  determinations  made
pursuant to this Section 3 shall be paid by the Company.

     4.  Notice of  Termination.  Following a Change in  Control,  any  intended
termination  of the  Executive's  employment  by  the  Company  or an  Employing
Affiliate shall be  communicated by a Notice of Termination  from the Company to
the Executive, and any intended termination of the Executive's employment by the
Executive for Good Reason shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination  from
the Executive to the Company.

     5. Fees and Expenses.  The Company  shall pay, as incurred,  all legal fees
and related expenses (including the costs of experts, evidence and counsel) that
the  Executive  may incur  following  a Change in  Control  as a result of or in
connection with (a) the Executive's contesting, defending or disputing the basis
for the termination of the Executive's  employment,  (b) the Executive's hearing
before the Board of Directors of the Company as  contemplated in Section 16.5 of
this  Agreement or (c) the  Executive  seeking to obtain or enforce any right or
benefit  provided  by  this  Agreement  or by  any  other  plan  or  arrangement
maintained by the Company or one of its Affiliates  under which the Executive is
or may be entitled to receive benefits.

     6.  Unauthorized  Disclosure.  The Executive agrees and understands that in
the  Executive's  position  with  the  Company  or an  Employing  Affiliate  the
Executive  has been and will be exposed to and receive  information  relating to
the affairs of the Company  considered by the Company to be confidential  and in
the nature of trade  secrets.  The Executive  agrees that during his  employment
with the Company or an Employing  Affiliate and  thereafter,  the Executive will
keep such  information  confidential  and will not  disclose  such  information,
either  directly or indirectly,  to any third person or entity without the prior
written consent of the Company; provided,  however, that (i) the Executive shall
have no such  obligation to the extent such  information is or becomes  publicly
known  other  than as a result  of the  Executive's  breach  of his  obligations
hereunder and (ii) the Executive  may,  after giving prior notice to the Company
to the extent practicable under the circumstances,  disclose such information to
the extent required by applicable  laws or governmental  regulations or judicial
or regulatory process.


     7.  Notice.  For the  purposes  of this  Agreement,  notices  and all other
communications   provided  for  in  the  Agreement   (including  any  Notice  of
Termination)  shall be in writing,  shall be signed by the  Executive  if to the
Company or by a duly

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authorized  officer of the Company if to the  Executive,  and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested,  postage prepaid,  addressed to the respective addresses last
given by each party to the other, provided that all notices to the Company shall
be directed to the  attention  of the Board with a copy to the  Secretary of the
Company. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on
the date of  delivery  thereof or on the third  business  day after the  mailing
thereof (whichever is earlier), except that notice of change of address shall be
effective only upon receipt.

     8.  Non-Exclusivity  of Rights.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or
limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any benefit,  bonus,
incentive  or  other  plan or  program  provided  by the  Company  or any  other
Affiliate  of the Company and for which the  Executive  may  qualify,  nor shall
anything  herein limit or reduce such rights as the Executive may have under any
other agreements with the Company or any other Affiliate of the Company. Amounts
which are vested  benefits  or which the  Executive  is  otherwise  entitled  to
receive  under any plan or program of the Company or any other  Affiliate of the
Company  shall be payable in  accordance  with such plan or  program,  except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.

     9. (a) Full  Settlement.  The  Company's  obligation  to make the  payments
provided  for in  this  Agreement  and  otherwise  to  perform  its  obligations
hereunder  shall  not be  affected  by  any  circumstances,  including,  without
limitation,  any set-off,  counterclaim,  defense,  recoupment,  or other claim,
right or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others.

          (b) No Mitigation. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any
compensation or benefits provided to the Executive in any subsequent  employment
except as provided in Section 2(b)(3).

     10. Miscellaneous.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified,  waived
or  discharged  unless such  waiver,  modification  or discharge is agreed to in
writing  and signed by the  Executive  and the  Company.  No waiver by any party
hereto at any time of any breach by any other  party  hereto  of, or  compliance
with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other
party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions
at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreement or representations,
oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by any party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

     11. Trust  Funding.  Within five (5) days  following  the  occurrence  of a
Change in Control or a Potential Change in Control (as defined in the Trust) the
Company  shall  contribute  to the  trust  established  pursuant  to  the  trust
agreement  dated as of  January  30,  1998  between  the  Company  and PNC Bank,
National Association (the "Trust"), for the benefit of the Executive,  an amount
equal to the aggregate  amounts  payable to the  Executive  pursuant to Sections
2(b)(1),  (2), (4), (6) and 3(b),  determined as if the Executive's  Termination
Date was the date of the Change in Control or the  Potential  Change in Control,
as the case may be. If the amounts payable are not determinable

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by the fifth day  following  the date of the Change in Control or the  Potential
Change in Control,  as the case may be, the Company shall make a reasonable good
faith  estimate  of the  amount to be  contributed  to the  Trust.  The  amounts
contributed  to the Trust pursuant to this Section shall be held pursuant to the
terms of the Trust,  but shall in no event  revert to the  Company or any of its
Affiliates  until all  obligations  of the Company to the Executive  pursuant to
this Agreement have been satisfied.

     12.  Successors; Binding Agreement.

          (a) This  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon  and  shall  inure to the
benefit of the Company and its Successors and Assigns. The Company shall require
its  Successors  and  Assigns,  by agreement  in form and  substance  reasonably
satisfactory  to the  Executive,  to expressly  assume and agree to perform this
Agreement  in the same manner and to the same  extent that the Company  would be
required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest  hereunder  shall
be assignable or  transferable  by the  Executive,  his  beneficiaries  or legal
representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. This
Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable  by the  Executive's
legal personal representative.

     13.  Governing Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance  with the laws of the State of New Jersey  without giving
effect to the conflict of laws  principles  thereof.  Any action  brought by any
party to this Agreement  shall be brought and maintained in a court of competent
jurisdiction in Bergen County in the State of New Jersey.

     14.  Severability.  The  provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  deemed
severable and the  invalidity  or  unenforceability  of any provision  shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

     15. Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the entire  agreement
between  the  parties  hereto,  and  supersedes  all prior  agreements,  if any,
understandings  and arrangements,  oral or written,  between the parties hereto,
with respect to the subject matter hereof.

     16.  Definitions.

          16.1. Accrued Compensation.  For purposes of this Agreement,  "Accrued
Compensation"  shall mean all amounts of compensation  for services  rendered to
the Company or an Employing  Affiliate that have been earned or accrued  through
the  Termination  Date but that  have not been paid as of the  Termination  Date
including  (a) base salary,  (b)  reimbursement  for  reasonable  and  necessary
business  expenses  incurred  by the  Executive  on behalf of the  Company or an
Employing  Affiliate  during the period ending on the  Termination  Date and (c)
vacation pay; provided, however, that Accrued Compensation shall not include any
amounts  described in clause (a) that have been deferred  pursuant to any salary
reduction or deferred compensation elections made by the Executive.


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          16.2.  Affiliate.  For purposes of this Agreement,  "Affiliate" means,
with respect to any Person, any entity,  directly or indirectly,  controlled by,
controlling or under common control with the Person.

          16.3. Base Amount. For purposes of this Agreement, "Base Amount" shall
mean the Executive's  annual base salary at the rate in effect as of the date of
a Change in Control or, if greater,  at any time thereafter,  determined without
regard to any salary  reduction or deferred  compensation  elections made by the
Executive.

          16.4.  Bonus Amount.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  "Bonus Amount"
shall mean the average of the annual bonus paid or payable  under the  Incentive
Plan in respect of any of the three (3) full  fiscal  years  ended  prior to the
Termination Date or, if greater,  the three (3) full fiscal years ended prior to
the Change in Control  (or, in either  case,  such lesser  number of full fiscal
years that the  Executive  has been  employed  by the  Company  or an  Employing
Affiliate);  provided, however, if, as of the date of the Change in Control, the
Executive has not been  employed by the Company or an Employing  Affiliate for a
full fiscal  year,  the Bonus  Amount  shall not be less than the target  annual
bonus payable to the Executive under the Incentive Plan in respect of the fiscal
year during which the Change in Control occurs.

          16.5.     Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, a termination of
employment is for "Cause" if the Executive

          (a)  has been convicted of a felony;

          (b) intentionally and continually failed  substantially to perform his
reasonably  assigned  duties with the Company or an Employing  Affiliate  (other
than a failure  resulting  from the  Executive's  incapacity  due to physical or
mental  illness or from the  assignment  to the  Executive  of duties that would
constitute Good Reason) which failure  continued for a period of at least thirty
(30) days after a written notice of demand for substantial  performance,  signed
by a duly authorized officer of the Company, has been delivered to the Executive
specifying  the  manner in which  the  Executive  has  failed  substantially  to
perform; or

          (c)  intentionally  engaged in illegal  conduct or willful  misconduct
which is  demonstrably  and materially  injurious to the Company or an Employing
Affiliate.

     For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,  no act,  nor  failure  to act,  on the
Executive's  part,  shall be considered  "intentional"  unless the Executive has
acted, or failed to act, with a lack of good faith and with a lack of reasonable
belief that the Executive's action or failure to act was in the best interest of
the Company or an Employing  Affiliate.  Any act, or failure to act,  based upon
authority  given pursuant to a resolution  duly adopted by the Board or upon the
instructions of the Company's Chief Executive Officer or a senior officer of the
Company  or  based  upon  the  advice  of  counsel  for  the  Company  shall  be
conclusively  presumed to be done,  or omitted to be done,  by the  Executive in
good faith and in the best  interests of the Company or an Employing  Affiliate.
The  termination  of employment  of the Executive  shall not be deemed to be for
Cause  pursuant to  subparagraph  (b) or (c) above  unless and until there shall
have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution  duly adopted by the
affirmative vote of

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not less than  three-fourths of the entire  membership of the Board at a meeting
of the  Board  called  and held for such  purpose  (after  reasonable  notice is
provided to the Executive and the  Executive is given an  opportunity,  together
with  counsel,  to be heard before the Board)  finding  that,  in the good faith
opinion  of the Board,  the  Executive  is guilty of the  conduct  described  in
subparagraph (b) or (c) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no failure
to  perform  by the  Executive  after a Notice  of  Termination  is given to the
Company by the Executive shall constitute Cause for purposes of this Agreement.

          16.6.     Change in Control.  A "Change in Control" shall mean the
occurrence during the term of the Agreement of:

          (a) An  acquisition  (other  than  directly  from the  Company) of any
common stock of the Company ("Common  Stock") or other voting  securities of the
Company  entitled to vote  generally for the election of directors  (the "Voting
Securities") by any "Person" (as the term person is used for purposes of Section
13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act")),  immediately after which such Person has "Beneficial  Ownership" (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3  promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty percent
(20%) or more of the then  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock or the  combined
voting power of the Company's  then  outstanding  Voting  Securities;  provided,
however,  in  determining  whether  a Change in  Control  has  occurred,  Voting
Securities  which are  acquired in a  Non-Control  Acquisition  (as  hereinafter
defined)  shall not  constitute  an  acquisition  which  would cause a Change in
Control;  provided,  further,  however,  that with respect to any acquisition of
Beneficial  Ownership by Unitrin Inc.,  the reference to twenty percent (20%) in
this  Section  16.6(a)  and  Section  16.6(c)  shall be deemed to be  forty-five
percent (45%). A "Non-Control  Acquisition"  shall mean an acquisition by (i) an
employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof)  maintained by (A) the
Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting
power or its voting equity  securities or equity interest is owned,  directly or
indirectly,   by  the  Company  (a   "Subsidiary")   (ii)  the  Company  or  its
Subsidiaries,  or (iii) any Person in connection with a Non-Control  Transaction
(as hereinafter defined);

          (b) The individuals  who, as of June 1, 1998, are members of the Board
(the "Incumbent Board"),  cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the  members  of the  Board;  provided,  however,  that if the  election,  or
nomination for election by the Company's  shareholders,  of any new director was
approved  by a vote of at least  two-thirds  of the  Incumbent  Board,  such new
director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the
Incumbent  Board;  provided  further,  however,  that  no  individual  shall  be
considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual  initially assumed
office as a result of either an  actual or  threatened  "Election  Contest"  (as
described in Rule 14a-11  promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other
than the Board (a "Proxy Contest") including by reason of any agreement intended
to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest; or

          (c) The consummation of:


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               (1) A  merger,  consolidation  or  reorganization  to  which  the
Company is a party or in which securities of the Company are issued, unless such
merger,  consolidation  or  reorganization  is a  "Non-Control  Transaction."  A
"Non-Control  Transaction" shall mean a merger,  consolidation or reorganization
with or into the Company or in which securities of the Company are issued where:

                    (A) the shareholders of the Company, immediately before such
merger, consolidation or reorganization,  own directly or indirectly immediately
following such merger,  consolidation or reorganization,  at least sixty percent
(60%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding  voting  securities of the
corporation  resulting from such merger or consolidation or reorganization  (the
"Surviving Corporation") in substantially the same proportion as their ownership
of the Voting  Securities  immediately  before  such  merger,  consolidation  or
reorganization,

                    (B) the  individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
immediately  prior to the execution of the agreement  providing for such merger,
consolidation or reorganization constitute at least a majority of the members of
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Surviving  Corporation,   or  a  corporation
beneficially  directly or  indirectly  owning a majority of the combined  voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation, and

                    (C)  no  Person  other  than  (i)  the  Company,   (ii)  any
Subsidiary,  (iii)  any  employee  benefit  plan (or any  trust  forming  a part
thereof)   that,   immediately   prior   to  such   merger,   consolidation   or
reorganization, was maintained by the Company, the Surviving Corporation, or any
Subsidiary,   or  (iv)  any  Person  who,  immediately  prior  to  such  merger,
consolidation or reorganization had Beneficial Ownership of twenty percent (20%)
or more of the  then  outstanding  Voting  Securities  or  common  stock  of the
Company,  has  Beneficial  Ownership  of  twenty  percent  (20%)  or more of the
combined voting power of the Surviving  Corporation's  then  outstanding  voting
securities or its common stock.

               (2) A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

               (3) The sale or other  disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company to any Person  (other than a transfer to a  Subsidiary
or a distribution to the Company's shareholders).

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to occur solely because any Person (the "Subject  Person")  acquired  Beneficial
Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding common stock
or Voting  Securities as a result of the  acquisition  of Common Stock or Voting
Securities  by the Company  which,  by  reducing  the number of shares of Common
Stock or Voting Securities then outstanding,  increases the proportional  number
of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in
Control would occur (but for the operation of this  sentence) as a result of the
acquisition of shares of Common Stock or Voting  Securities by the Company,  and
after such share  acquisition  by the Company,  the Subject  Person  becomes the
Beneficial Owner of any additional  shares of Common Stock or Voting  Securities
which increases the percentage of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or
Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject

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Person, then a Change in Control shall occur.

          16.7.     Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, all references to
the Company shall include its Successors and Assigns.

          16.8. Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement,  "Disability" shall
mean a physical or mental  infirmity  which impairs the  Executive's  ability to
substantially  perform his duties with the Company or an Employing Affiliate for
six (6) consecutive  months, and within the time period set forth in a Notice of
Termination  given to the  Executive  (which time period  shall not be less than
thirty  (30)  days),   the  Executive  shall  not  have  returned  to  full-time
performance of his duties;  provided,  however,  that if the Company's Long Term
Disability  Plan,  or any successor  plan (the  "Disability  Plan"),  is then in
effect,  the  Executive  shall  not be  deemed  disabled  for  purposes  of this
Agreement  unless  the  Executive  is also  eligible  for  long-term  disability
benefits  under  the  Disability  Plan (or  similar  benefits  in the event of a
successor plan).

          16.9.  Good Reason. (a)  For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason"
shall mean the  occurrence  after a Change in  Control  of any of the  following
events or conditions:

               (1) a  change  in the  Executive's  status,  title,  position  or
responsibilities   (including   reporting   responsibilities)   which,   in  the
Executive's  reasonable judgment,  represents an adverse change from his status,
title,  position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the
assignment  to the  Executive of any duties or  responsibilities  which,  in the
Executive's  reasonable  judgment,  are inconsistent  with his status,  title or
position;  or any  removal of the  Executive  from or failure  to  reappoint  or
reelect him to any of such offices or positions,  except in connection  with the
termination of his employment for Disability, Cause, as a result of his death or
by the Executive other than for Good Reason;

               (2) a reduction in the  Executive's  annual base salary below the
Base Amount;

               (3) the  relocation of the offices of the Company or an Employing
Affiliate at which the Executive is principally employed to a location more than
twenty-five  (25) miles from the location of such offices  immediately  prior to
the  Change  in  Control,  or the  requirement  that the  Executive  to be based
anywhere  other than such  offices,  except to the extent the  Executive was not
previously  assigned to a principal  location and except for required  travel on
the business of the Company or an Employing Affiliate to an extent substantially
consistent with the Executive's  business travel  obligations at the time of the
Change in Control;

               (4) the failure by the Company or an  Employing  Affiliate to pay
to the Executive any portion of the Executive's  current  compensation or to pay
to the Executive any portion of an  installment of deferred  compensation  under
any deferred  compensation  program of the Company or an Employing  Affiliate in
which  the  Executive  participated,  within  seven  (7) days of the  date  such
compensation is due;

               (5) the failure by the Company or an  Employing  Affiliate to (A)
continue  in  effect   (without   reduction  in  benefit   level  and/or  reward
opportunities) any material

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compensation or employee  benefit plan in which the Executive was  participating
immediately prior to the Change in Control,  including,  but not limited to, any
of the plans  listed in Appendix A hereto,  unless a substitute  or  replacement
plan has been implemented which provides substantially identical compensation or
benefits to the Executive or (B) provide the  Executive  with  compensation  and
benefits,  in the  aggregate,  at least equal (in terms of benefit levels and/or
reward  opportunities)  to those  provided  for under each  other  compensation,
employee  benefit  or fringe  benefit  plan,  program or  practice  in which the
Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in Control;

               (6) the failure of the Company to obtain from its  Successors  or
Assigns the express  assumption and agreement  required under Section 12 hereof;
or

               (7) any purported  termination of the  Executive's  employment by
the Company or an Employing Affiliate which is not effected pursuant to a Notice
of  Termination  satisfying  the terms set forth in the  definition of Notice of
Termination  (and,  if  applicable,  the terms set  forth in the  definition  of
Cause).

          (b) Any event or condition described in Section 16.9(a)(1) through (7)
which  occurs  prior to a Change in Control but which the  Executive  reasonably
demonstrates (1) was at the request of a Third Party who effectuates a Change in
Control or (2) otherwise  arose in  connection  with,  or in  anticipation  of a
Change in Control  which has been  threatened  or  proposed  and which  actually
occurs,   shall   constitute   Good  Reason  for  purposes  of  this   Agreement
notwithstanding that it occurred prior to a Change in Control.

          16.10.  Incentive  Plan.  For purposes of this  Agreement,  "Incentive
Plan" shall mean the  Company's  Modified  Incentive  Compensation  Plan, or any
successor annual  incentive plan,  maintained by the Company or any Affiliate of
the Company.

          16.11.  Notice  of  Termination.   For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,
following  a Change in  Control,  "Notice of  Termination"  shall mean a written
notice of termination of the Executive's employment,  signed by the Executive if
to the  Company  or by a  duly  authorized  officer  of  the  Company  if to the
Executive, which indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement,
if any,  relied  upon and which  sets forth in  reasonable  detail the facts and
circumstances  claimed to  provide a basis for  termination  of the  Executive's
employment under the provision so indicated. The failure by the Executive or the
Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which
contributes to a showing of Good Reason,  Disability or Cause shall not serve to
waive any right of the  Executive  or the  Company,  respectively,  hereunder or
preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or
circumstance in enforcing the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.

          16.12.  Pro Rata  Bonus.  For  purposes of this  Agreement,  "Pro Rata
Bonus" shall mean an amount equal to the Bonus Amount  multiplied  by a fraction
the  numerator  of which is the number of days in the  fiscal  year in which the
Executive's  Termination  Date occurs that have elapsed  through the Termination
Date and the denominator of which is 365.


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          16.13.  Successors  and  Assigns.  For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,
"Successors and Assigns" shall mean, with respect to the Company,  a corporation
or other entity  acquiring all or  substantially  all the assets and business of
the Company, as the case may be whether by operation of law or otherwise.

          16.14. Termination Date. For purposes of this Agreement,  "Termination
Date" shall mean (a) in the case of the  Executive's  death,  his date of death,
(b) if the Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days
after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have
returned  to the  performance  of his duties on a  full-time  basis  during such
thirty (30) day period) and (c) if the Executive's  employment is terminated for
any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the
case of a termination  for Cause shall not be less than thirty (30) days, and in
the case of a  termination  for Good  Reason  shall not be more than  sixty (60)
days,  from the date such Notice of  Termination is given);  provided,  however,
that if within  thirty  (30) days after any Notice of  Termination  is given the
party  receiving  such Notice of  Termination  in good faith  notifies the other
party  that a dispute  exists  concerning  the basis  for the  termination,  the
Termination  Date shall be the date on which the dispute is finally  determined,
either by mutual  written  agreement of the parties,  or by the final  judgment,
order or  decree  of a court of  competent  jurisdiction  (the  time for  appeal
therefrom having expired and no appeal having been taken).  Notwithstanding  the
pendency  of any such  dispute,  the  Company or an  Employing  Affiliate  shall
continue to pay the  Executive  his Base Amount and continue the  Executive as a
participant  (at or above the level  provided prior to the date of such dispute)
in  all  compensation,  incentive,  bonus,  pension,  profit  sharing,  medical,
hospitalization,  prescription  drug,  dental,  life  insurance  and  disability
benefit plans in which he was  participating  when the notice giving rise to the
dispute  was given,  until the  dispute is finally  resolved  whether or not the
dispute is  resolved in favor of the  Company,  and the  Executive  shall not be
obligated to repay to the Company or an Employing  Affiliate any amounts paid or
benefits provided pursuant to this sentence.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorized  officers and the Executive has executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

                                                    CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION


                                                    By:     S/Robert A. Bosi
                                                    Title:  Vice President


ATTEST:

S/Dana M. Taylor
Secretary



                                                    By:     S/David Lasky
                                                            Executive

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                                                                      APPENDIX A


Long Term Incentive Plan

Modified Incentive Compensation Plan

Retirement Plan

Retirement Benefits Restoration Plan

Deferred Compensation Plan

Savings and Investment Plan

Medical, dental and prescription coverage

Long Term Disability Plan

Life insurance coverage

Business travel insurance coverage

Salary continuation program


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                                                                 Exhibit 10 (ii)


                             SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN

         THIS AMENDMENT,  dated the 1st day of April 1998, to the CURTISS-WRIGHT
CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,   effective  May  1,  1953,  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  (the
"Company")  established  the  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CONTRIBUTORY  RETIREMENT PLAN (the
"Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Plan was restated in its entirety and renamed the CURTISS-
WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN, effective September 1, 1994; and

         WHEREAS,  Section  12.01 of the Plan  permits  the Company to amend the
Plan at any time.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  the CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  RETIREMENT PLAN shall
be, and is, hereby amended as follows:

         1.       All references to the "Target Rock Corporation" will change to
"Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation".

         2.  Subsection  9.02 (a) is  hereby  amended  by adding  the  following
subparagraph after Subsection 9.02 (a) (viii):

                  (ix) Metal  Improvement  Company,  Inc.,  Long Island Division
with respect to any such  pensioner  whose  credited  service was with the METAL
IMPROVEMENT  COMPANY,  INC. LONG ISLAND DIVISION with benefits  commencing on or
after April 1, 1998,  three dollars ($3.00)  multiplied by his years of credited
service  on or after  April 1, 1998,  for any  pension  payments  due for months
commencing  on or after April 1, 1998,  credited  service  for vesting  purposes
shall commence April 1, 1998.

         3. This Sixth Amendment shall be effective April 1, 1998.


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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation  Retirement Plan
Committee hereby RESOLVES that the foregoing amendment be and hereby is adopted.


ATTEST:
                                                  CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
                                                  RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE


- ------------------------------
Dana M. Taylor, Jr., Secretary




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                            SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN


         THIS AMENDMENT, dated the 29th day of April 1998, to the CURTISS-WRIGHT
CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,   effective  May  1,  1953,  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  (the
"Company")  established  the  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CONTRIBUTORY  RETIREMENT PLAN (the
"Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Plan was restated in its entirety and renamed the CURTISS-
WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN, effective September 1, 1994; and

         WHEREAS, the Plan as so restated had several paragraphs out of order;

         NOW, THEREFORE, so as to correct the said out-of-order  condition,  the
CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  RETIREMENT PLAN shall be, and is, hereby amended as
follows:

         1.  Article 9.02  Subsections  (b) Early  Retirement  and (c) Total and
Permanent Disability Retirement in their entirety are moved to follow Subsection
9.02 (a) (ix).

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation  Retirement Plan
Committee hereby RESOLVES that the foregoing amendment be and hereby is adopted.


ATTEST:
                                                  CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
                                                  RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE



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Dana M. Taylor, Jr., Secretary







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                             EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN


         THIS AMENDMENT, dated the 30th day of April 1998, to the CURTISS-WRIGHT
CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN:

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,   effective  May  1,  1953,  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  (the
"Company")  established  the  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CONTRIBUTORY  RETIREMENT PLAN (the
"Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Plan was restated in its entirety and renamed the CURTISS-
WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN, effective September 1, 1994; and

         WHEREAS,  Section  12.01 of the Plan  permits  the Company to amend the
Plan at any time.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  the CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION  RETIREMENT PLAN shall
be, and is, hereby amended as follows:

         1.       Subsection 1.13 is hereby amended by adding the following
subparagraph:

                  "(e)  Notwithstanding  any  provision  in  this  Plan  to  the
contrary,  for purposes of determining  Credited  Service,  an Employee hired on
April 30, 1998 whose  immediate  prior  service was with the Alpha Heat Treaters
Division of Alpha-Beta  Industries,  Inc. shall have Credited  Service  computed
from April 30, 1998."

         2.   Subsection   1.46  is  hereby  amended  by  adding  the  following
subparagraph:

                  "For periods of employment  of an Employee  hired on April 30,
1998 who,  immediately  prior  thereto was employed with the Alpha Heat Treaters
Division of Alpha- Beta Industries,  Inc. such prior service,  shall be included
in the calculation of Vesting Years of Service, as herein defined."

         3. Subsection 2.01 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

                  "(d) Any  Employee  hired on April 30,  1998  whose  immediate
prior service was with Alpha-Beta Industries shall be eligible to participate in
the Plan as of the Entry Date  coinciding  with or next following the date he or
she completes his or her Year of Eligibility Service,  which Year of Eligibility
Service shall include all full time service at Alpha-Beta  Industries  and shall
remain  eligible  so long as he or she  continues  to  satisfy  the  eligibility
requirements in sub-paragraphs (b) (i) and (ii) above."

         4. This Eighth Amendment shall be effective April 30, 1998.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation  Retirement Plan
Committee hereby RESOLVES that the foregoing amendment be and hereby is adopted.


ATTEST:
                                                  CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION
                                                  RETIREMENT PLAN COMMITTEE



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Dana M. Taylor, Jr., Secretary







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                             NINTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                   CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN

AMENDMENT,  made this 30th day of June 1998, to the  CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION
RETIREMENT PLAN (hereinafter called the "Plan"):

                                   WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION (hereinafter called the "Company") adopted a
defined benefit retirement plan for the Company's employees; and

WHEREAS, the Company has decided to amend the Plan; and

WHEREAS,  Article 12 of the Plan permits the Company to amend the Plan from time
to time.

NOW, THEREFORE,  the CURTISS-WRIGHT  CORPORATION RETIREMENT PLAN shall be and is
hereby amended as follows:

1.      Section 6.01 is amended by adding the following paragraph (c) at the end
        thereof:

        "(c)      In  addition  to the  benefit  described  in Section  4.02 and
                  paragraphs  (a) and  (b) of  this  Section  6.01,  the  Normal
                  Retirement Benefit of certain participants shall be increased.
                  Participants  described in Part A of Schedule I shall  receive
                  the  increase  set forth in  subparagraphs  (i) through  (iii)
                  herein.  Participants  described in Part B of Schedule I shall
                  receive the  increase set forth in  subparagraph  (iv) herein,
                  adjusted for  optional  form of payment as provided in Section
                  7.02.

                  (i)      The benefit  described  in Section  6.01(a)  shall be
                           increased by the sum of (A) and (B) below:

                           (A)      the   applicable   factor  in   Schedule   I
                                    multiplied by the employer  accrued  benefit
                                    under  Section  6.01(a)  as of the  date  of
                                    determination,  but in no event  later  than
                                    December 31, 2000,

                           (B)      the   applicable   factor  in   Schedule   I
                                    multiplied by the employer  accrued  benefit
                                    under  Section  6.01(a)  as of the  date  of
                                    determination,  but in no event  later  than
                                    December   31,   2000,   multiplied   by   a
                                    Participant's   Years  of  Credited  Service
                                    after  December 31, 1997 and before  January
                                    1, 2001.

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<PAGE>

                  (ii)     The benefit  described  in Section  6.01(b)  shall be
                           increased by the sum of (A) and (B) below:

                           (A)      the  product  of the  applicable  factor  in
                                    Schedule I, multiplied by the fraction 10/3,
                                    multiplied by the sum of:

                                    (I)     one and one-half  percent of Average
                                            Compensation  in excess  of  Covered
                                            Compensation,      with      Average
                                            Compensation  determined  as of  the
                                            date  of  determination,  but  in no
                                            event later than  December 31, 2000,
                                            and Covered Compensation  determined
                                            as of December 31, 1997, plus

                                    (II)    one percent of Average Compensation,
                                            as  determined  in  accordance  with
                                            subparagraph   (I)   above,   up  to
                                            Covered  Compensation,  with Covered
                                            Compensation    determined   as   of
                                            December 31, 1997.

                           (B)      the  product  of the  applicable  factor  in
                                    Schedule I,  multiplied  by a  Participant's
                                    Years of Credited Service after December 31,
                                    1997 and before January 1, 2001,  multiplied
                                    by the sum of:

                                    (I)     one and one-half  percent of Average
                                            Compensation  in excess  of  Covered
                                            Compensation,      with      Average
                                            Compensation       and       Covered
                                            Compensation  determined  as of  the
                                            date  of  determination,  but  in no
                                            event later than  December 31, 2000,
                                            plus

                                    (II)    one percent of Average  Compensation
                                            up  to  Covered  Compensation,  with
                                            Covered   Compensation  and  Average
                                            Compensation      determined      in
                                            accordance  with   subparagraph  (I)
                                            above.

                  (iii)    The  benefit  described  in  Section  4.02  shall  be
                           increased by the sum of (A) to (D) below:

                           (A)      the applicable  factor described in Schedule
                                    I  multiplied  by  the  Participant's   Cash
                                    Balance Account as of December 31, 1997.

                           (B)      the applicable  factor described in Schedule
                                    I   multiplied   by   the   credit   to  the
                                    Participant's  Cash Balance  Account for the
                                    1998 Plan Year.

                           (C)      the applicable  factor described in Schedule
                                    I   multiplied   by   the   credit   to  the
                                    Participant's Cash Balance Account for the
                                    1999 Plan Year.
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                           (D)      the applicable  factor described in Schedule
                                    I   multiplied   by   the   credit   to  the
                                    Participant's  Cash Balance  Account for the
                                    2000 Plan Year.

                  (iv) The  additional  benefits shall be set forth in Part B of
                       Schedule I.

                  (v)      In  the  event  the  limitation  on  Compensation  in
                           Section  401(a)(17)  of the Code is  increased at any
                           time by statute or regulation (but not by application
                           of the  cost-of-living  adjustment  factor in Section
                           401(a)(17)(b)  of the Code),  all accruals under this
                           section  6.01(c) shall cease as of the effective date
                           of said increase.

                  (vi)     If  the  Internal   Revenue   Service,   upon  timely
                           application,  determines  that this  Section  6.01(c)
                           causes the Plan to lose its tax-exempt  status,  then
                           this Ninth Amendment shall be void ab initio."

2.      The Ninth  Amendment  shall be  effective  January 1,  1997,  subject to
        receipt of written determination from the Internal Revenue Service, that
        the Plan as amended herein, continues to qualify under Section 401(a) of
        the Internal  Revenue Code,  and the related  trust  remains  tax-exempt
        under Section 501(a) of said Code.






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