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*
HOLDSWORTH GEOFFREY

(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)
Managing Director AsiaPacific
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2010
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 11/10/2010(1) M(1) 10,000 A $29.3 25,436 D
Common Stock 11/10/2010(1) S(1) 10,000 D $38.3 15,436 D
Common Stock 11/12/2010(1) S(1) 2,277 D $38.15(2) 13,159(3) 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 $29.3 11/10/2010(1) M(1) 10,000 09/23/2006 09/23/2013 Common Stock 10,000 (4) 0(5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Transaction pursuant to trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2. Price given is the average sales price for all shares sold at sale prices ranging between $38.02 and $38.36.
3. Total includes 8,359 Restricted Stock Units, of which 5,711 are subject to future vesting, and 4,800 Performance Share Units, all of which are subject to future vesting.
4. Not applicable.
5. In addition to the reported options in Table II, the reporting person holds options to acquire 40,000 common shares as follows: 10,000 non-qualified stock options (NQSO) exercisable 9/24/05 at $27.56 expiring 09/24/12; 10,000 NQSO exercisable 10/17/09 at $35.99 expiring 10/17/16; and 20,000 NQSO exercisable 10/16/10 at $36.03 expiring 10/16/17.
Remarks:
Geoffrey J. Holdsworth 11/15/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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