Curtiss-Wright Signs $400 Million Credit Facility
July 23 2004 - 8:56AM
PR Newswire (US)
Curtiss-Wright Signs $400 Million Credit Facility FARNBOROUGH,
England, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Curtiss-Wright
Corporation (NYSE: CW; CW.B) has entered into an agreement with a
group of ten banks establishing a $400 million credit facility to
replace existing lines totaling $225 million. The Company plans to
use the credit line for working capital purposes, internal growth
initiatives, funding of possible future acquisitions and other
general corporate purposes. The agreement has a five year term
expiring in 2009. Banc of America Securities, LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities, Inc. served as Co-Lead Arrangers. Bank of America, N.A.
is the Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank is the
Syndication Agent. The Co-Documentation Agents are SunTrust Bank
and Citibank, N.A. "Over the past two years, we have more than
doubled our sales through a combination of internal growth and
strategic acquisitions," said Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO
of Curtiss-Wright. "The successful completion of this financing
supports our strategic vision of continued long-term growth in each
of our business segments while maintaining a strong and healthy
balance sheet." About Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright Corporation is
a diversified company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey. The
Company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion
control and flow control applications, and provides of metal
treatment services. The firm employs approximately 5,000 people
worldwide. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the
Internet at http://www.curtisswright.com/. Forward-looking
statements in this release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an
economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or
customer requirements; a change in government spending; an
inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels;
and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace,
defense contracting, marine, electronics, and industrial companies.
Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further
information. DATASOURCE: Curtiss-Wright Corporation CONTACT:
Alexandra M. Deignan of Curtiss-Wright, +1-973-597-4734 Web site:
http://www.curtisswright.com/
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