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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
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CURRENT REPORT
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On September 3, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”) appointed Rajeev Bhalla to serve on the Board, effective upon the commencement of the meetings of the Board and its committees on September 20, 2021. Mr. Bhalla was also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. Bhalla will be included in the class of directors who have been elected to hold office until Woodward’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (to be held in or about January 2022) and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. In connection with this appointment, the Board increased the approved number of its directors from nine to ten.
Pursuant to the Company’s Outside Director Compensation Policy, filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, Mr. Bhalla will receive the same cash and equity compensation for his service as a director, beginning October 1, 2021, as is provided to Woodward’s other directors.
(a) Financial statements:
None
(b) Pro forma financial information:
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(c) Shell company transactions:
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(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Woodward, Inc. dated September 10, 2021
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Woodward, Inc. | ||
| Dated: September 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ A. Christopher Fawzy |
| A. Christopher Fawzy | ||
| Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ||
