UNITED STATES | ||||||||
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||||||
Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||||||
______________________ | ||||||||
FORM 8-K | ||||||||
CURRENT REPORT | ||||||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the | ||||||||
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||||||
December 9, 2004 | ||||||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | ||||||||
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||||||||
Delaware | 001-06357 | 13-2595091 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer | ||||||
of Incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||||||
500-108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington 98004 | ||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||||||||
(425) 453-9400 | ||||||||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | ||||||||
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On December 9, 2004, the Board of Directors of Esterline Technologies Corporation elected Admiral Charles R. Larson to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. The Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee has not yet determined the board committee or committees on which Admiral Larson will serve. |
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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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized. | |||
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | |||
Dated: January 7, 2005 | By: | s/ Robert D. George | |
Name: | Robert D. George | ||
Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | ||
Secretary and Treasurer |
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