8-K

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                       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



                                  APRIL 9, 2003
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



                            WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



    DELAWARE                          0-5971                        36-1982580
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(State or other              (Commission File Number)            (I.R.S Employer
 Jurisdiction of                                                 Identification
 Incorporation)                                                      Number)

                 3 Parkway North, Suite 550, Deerfield, IL  60035
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           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


                                  847-236-9300
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

Registrant's press release dated April 9, 2003 relating to the future of
Aero-Motive Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, is filed
herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

99.1    Press release of Registrant dated April 9, 2003





SIGNATURE


Under the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 this report was signed on behalf of the Registrant by the authorized
person below.




WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: April 22, 2003



BY: /s/ Robert H. Fisher
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Robert H. Fisher
Vice President, Finance and C.F.O.
(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


WOODHEAD ANNOUNCES DECISION ON AERO-MOTIVE BUSINESS

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2003--Woodhead Industries, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: WDHD) today announced that it has reached a decision on the future of
Aero-Motive Company (AMCO), its wholly owned electrical subsidiary located in
Kalamazoo, Michigan.

As previously reported, the company continually reviews the strategic fit of its
business units and product lines in order to maximize future growth and
profitability. During its fiscal 2002 year-end conference call in November 2002,
the company mentioned that it had initiated the investigation of options within
the AMCO business unit.

Philippe Lemaitre, Woodhead Industries' President and Chief Executive Officer,
stated, "we have concluded that in addition to selling several of AMCO's small
product lines that don't align strategically with our long-term goals, we will
integrate the remaining manufacturing operations into our facilities in Juarez,
Mexico. We believe that this action will strengthen our core Electrical business
unit by expanding its product line and enabling cost synergies."

The sale and integration process will take several months and it is estimated
that the Kalamazoo facility will remain open until early in calendar 2004. Since
the timing of any product line sales is not certain, the net P&L impact in any
period is not known at this time. However, it is expected that over the span of
the next eighteen months the impact will be neutral and thereafter, the impact
will be accretive. The annual revenues of the product lines to be divested total
approximately $10 million. More specific costs and savings associated with this
decision will be discussed during the company's second quarter conference call
on April 23, 2003 at 11:00 AM EDT.

ABOUT WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.

Woodhead Industries, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets electronic and
industrial communications products, primarily serving the global automation and
control market with connectivity solutions and specialty electrical products.
Through its connectivity group, Woodhead provides the industrial automation
industry with a single, worldwide source for industrial communications and
connectivity solutions. Its product lines, comprised of six recognized
industry-leading brands: SST(TM), Brad Harrison(R), mPm(TM), RJ Lnxx(R),
applicom(R) and NetAlert(R) make Woodhead the premier supplier of
application-specific connectivity solutions.

For further information on Woodhead Industries contact: Robert Fisher, Vice
President, Finance and CFO, (847)317-2400, e-mail: rfisher@woodhead.com
(mailto: rfisher@woodhead.com), or (http://www.woodhead.com).