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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20131213173054
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000108312-13-000023
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20131213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20131213

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Woodward, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000108312
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				361984010
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-08408
		FILM NUMBER:		131277248

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 EAST DRAKE ROAD
		CITY:			FORT COLLINS
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80525
		BUSINESS PHONE:		970-482-5811

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 EAST DRAKE ROAD
		CITY:			FORT COLLINS
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80525

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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			<font style="display: inline;">UNITED STATES</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br /><font style="display: inline;">WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">1000 E. Drake Road</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;">Fort Collins, Colorado</font></p>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 72pt;text-indent: -72pt;line-height:100%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;">Item 5.02</font><font style="display: inline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 39.6pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">On December&nbsp;13, 2013, Woodward, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) filed its proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#x201C;2013 Annual Meeting&#x201D;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&nbsp;&nbsp;As disclosed in the proxy statement, Michael T. Yonker will retire from the board of directors of the Company (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;) following the expiration of his current term as a director on January&nbsp;22, 2014 (the date of the 2013 Annual Meeting).&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective upon Mr. Yonker&#x2019;s retirement, the Board will reduce the number of directors from ten to nine, and thereafter, the Company&#x2019;s three classes of directors would be unequally apportioned among the nine remaining directors.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#x2019;s certificate of incorporation requires that the directors in each of the three classes of directors be apportioned as nearly equally as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;Accordingly, the nominating and governance committee (the &#x201C;Committee&#x201D;) of the Board has proposed that Paul Donovan, who is presently a class I director, effectively move from class I to class III, which would result in three directors in each class.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Committee has nominated Mr.&nbsp;Donovan for election as a class III director at the 2013 Annual Meeting.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">On December&nbsp;11, 2013, Paul Donovan, with the concurrence of the Committee, submitted a letter expressing his intention to resign from his class I directorship effective upon his election as a Class III director at the 2013 Annual Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;If Mr. Donovan is not elected as a Class III director at the 2013 Annual Meeting, his resignation as a Class I director will not become effective and he will continue to serve as a Class I director.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">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.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">Woodward, Inc.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Date: December </font><font style="display: inline;">13</font><font style="display: inline;">, 2013</font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;"><font style="display: inline;">By:&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ A. Christopher Fawzy</font>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________</font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:right"><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;"></font></font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;A. Christopher Fawzy</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer</font>
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