Woodward (WWD) Form 4 Woodward / Chad Robert Preiss ownership change

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^*

Preiss Chad Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1081 WOODWARD WAY

(Street)

FORT COLLINS CO 80524

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Woodward, Inc. [ WWD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Business Unit President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/03/2020

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
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	09/03/2020		M		11,500	A	$25.57	28,977.776	D
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	09/03/2020		S		8,800	D	$84.6606(1)	20,177.776	D
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	09/03/2020		S		200	D	$85.5075	19,977.776	D
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	09/03/2020		S		2,500	D	$87.4068(2)	17,477.776	D
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock								15,609(3)	I	Woodward Retirement Savings Plan

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
Nonqualified Stock Option (Right to buy)	$25.57	09/03/2020		M			11,500	10/03/2012(4)	10/03/2021(4)	Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	11,500	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person sold shares in multiple same day, same way open market sales, with prices ranging from $84.50 to $85.48 per share. The reporting person has reported these sales on an aggregate basis using the weighted average price for the sales. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

2. The reporting person sold shares in multiple same day, same way open market sales, with prices ranging from $87.10 to $87.965 per share. The reporting person has reported these sales on an aggregate basis using the weighted average price for the sales. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Company or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. The information in this report regarding the number of shares held by the reporting person in the Woodward Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") is based on a calculation as of August 24, 2020.

4. Options, which expire October 3, 2021 became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on October 3, 2012 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.

Remarks:

	Rebecca L. Dees, by Power of Attorney	09/04/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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