WD-40 Company

10/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2021 17:52

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
RIDGE GARRY O
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WD 40 CO [WDFC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and Board Chair /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
SAN DIEGO CA 92131
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
RIDGE GARRY O
9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE

SAN DIEGO, CA92131
X
CEO and Board Chair

Signatures

Richard T. Clampitt, attorney-in-fact for Garry O. Ridge 2021-10-26
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares withheld pursuant to mandatory provisions of Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Award Agreements in satisfaction of tax withholding obligation upon settlement of 4,095 RSUs (Common Stock equivalents).
(2) Shares withheld pursuant to mandatory provisions of Market Stock Unit (MSU) Award Agreements in satisfaction of tax withholding obligation upon settlement of 7,988 MSUs (Common Stock equivalents).
(3) Shares withheld pursuant to mandatory provisions of Performance Share Unit (PSU) Restricted Stock Award Agreement in satisfaction of tax withholding obligation upon settlement of 3,372 PSUs (Common Stock equivalents).
(4) Total includes 1,298.648 shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan (Company Stock Fund) account. Total also includes 1,700 shares of restricted Common Stock issued upon settlement of vested PSUs, 13,413 RSUs, 7,529 of which are subject to future vesting, and 967 vested Deferred Performance Units (Common Stock equivalents).
(5) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and this report of indirect beneficial ownership shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.
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