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Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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 Company   (WDFC)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)      

_X_ Director                            ___ 10% Owner
_X_ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

1987 Trousdale Place 		3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

10/28/2002
(Street)

Escondido, CA 92029		 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

  		7. Individual or Joint/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
(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
Transactions
(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 10/28/2002   M   4,870 A $21.25 21,500.79 D  
Common Stock               860* D  
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SEC 1474 (9-02)
FORM 4 (continued)
 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
Underlying Securities
(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 of
Derivative
Security:
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
Incentive Stock Option $21.25 10/28/2002   M     4,870 01/01/1997 09/26/2004 Common Stock 4,870   0 D  
Incentive Stock Option $21.188             01/01/1998 09/25/2005 Common Stock     3,980 D  
Incentive Stock Option $23.00             01/01/2000 09/23/2006 Common Stock     7,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option $31.75               (1) 09/22/2007 Common Stock     16,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $23.06             09/29/1999 09/29/2008 Common Stock     16,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $23.50             09/28/2000 09/28/2009 Common Stock     20,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $20.813             09/26/2001 09/26/2010 Common Stock     40,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $18.084             04/27/2002 04/27/2011 Common Stock     20,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $20.75             09/25/2002 09/25/2011 Common Stock     30,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option $27.56               (2) 09/24/2012 Common Stock     30,000 D  
Explanation of Responses:

* Shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan "Company Stock Fund" account; estimated number of shares based upon equivalent value of units held.
(1) 2,222 shares exercisable 1/1/2000; 3,149 shares exercisable 1/1/2001; 3,149 shares exercisable 1/1/2002; 3,149 shares exercisable 1/1/2003; 3,149 shares exercisable 1/1/2004; and 1,182 shares exercisable 1/1/2005.
(2) 10,000 shares exercisable 9/24/2003; 10,000 shares exercisable 9/24/2004; and 10,000 shares exercisable 9/24/2005.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).		 /s/ Garry O. Ridge
**Signature of Reporting Person
GARRY O. RIDGE 		10/28/2002 
Date
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