SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
FREEMAN MICHAEL L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1061 CUDAHY PLACE

(Street)
SAN DIEGO CA 92110

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WD 40 CO [ WDFC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Division President, Americas
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/28/2010(1) M(1) 380 A $27.67 23,791 D
Common Stock 09/28/2010(1) S(1) 380 D $37.5 23,411(2) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 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 (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option $27.67 09/28/2010(1) M(1) 380 10/19/2007 10/19/2014 Common Stock 380 (3) 0(4) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Transaction pursuant to trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2. Total includes 2,073 shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan (Company Stock Fund) account - estimated number of shares based upon equivalent value of units held. Also includes 9,036 Restricted Stock Units and 2,400 Performance Share Units.
3. Not applicable.
4. In addition to the reported options, the reporting person holds options to acquire 41,700 common shares as follows: 10,000 non-qualified stock options (NQSO) exercisable 9/23/06 at $29.30 exp. 9/23/13; 9,000 NQSO exercisable 10/18/08 at $27.27 exp. 10/18/2015; 10,000 NQSO exercisable 10/17/09 at $35.99 exp. 10/17/16; and 12,700 NQSO (4,318 exercisable 10/16/08, 4,191 exercisable 10/16/09, 4191 exercisable 10/16/10) at $36.03 exp. 10/16/17.
Remarks:
Maria M. Mitchell as attorney-in-fact for Michael L. Freeman 09/30/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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