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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-16-010095
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160516

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:		161655120

	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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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html><head></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549<br></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 8-K<br></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></p><p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): <!--May 16, 2016-->May 16, 2016 &#160;</p><p align="center"><strong style="font-size: 14pt;">Woodward, Inc.</strong><br>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><strong>DELAWARE </strong></td><td align="center" width="34%"><strong>000-8408</strong></td><td align="center" width="33%"><strong>36-1984010</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</td><td align="center" width="34%">(Commission File Number)</td><td align="center" width="33%">(I.R.S. 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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</strong></p><p>   <p>The Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Woodward, Inc. (&#8220;Woodward&#8221;) has appointed Jonathan (&#8220;Jack&#8221;) W. Thayer to serve on the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Thayer was also concurrently appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Thayer will be included in the class of directors who have been elected to hold office until Woodward&#8217;s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (to be held in or about January 2017) and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. 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Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></p><p>   <p><b>(a) Financial statements:</b><br> None<br> <b>(b) Pro forma financial information:</b><br> None<br> <b>(c) Shell company transactions:</b><br> None<br> <b>(d) Exhibits</b><br> 99.1 Press Release of Woodward, Inc. dated May 16, 2016</p>   </p><p><p> &#160;</p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p align="center"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></p><p>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.</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="49%">&#160;</td><td style="font-size: 12pt;" colspan="2" valign="top"><strong>Woodward, Inc.</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">Date:&#160;May 16, 2016</td><td width="2%">By:&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" width="49%">/s/ A. Christopher Fawzy&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">A. Christopher Fawzy</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%"></td></tr></table><p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Exhibit Index</strong></p><p><strong>&#160;</strong></p><table style=""><tr><td width="294"><p><strong><u>Exhibit No.</u></strong></p></td><td width="329"><p><strong><u>Description</u></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td width="294"><p>99.1</p></td><td width="329"><p>Press Release of Woodward, Inc. dated May 16, 2016</p></td></tr></table></p></body></html>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094"></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Woodward&#160;Announces&#160;Appointment&#160;of&#160;New&#160;Board&#160;Member</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><p> <p align="justify">FORT COLLINS, Colo., May  16, 2016  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jonathan (&#8220;Jack&#8221;) W. Thayer, 45, to serve on the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Thayer was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board.</p>  <p>Mr. Thayer joined Chicago-based Exelon Corporation in January 2012 and serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.&#160; Exelon Corporation is an energy provider that operates several energy businesses, doing business in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. As CFO, Mr. Thayer is responsible for leading all financial activities including financial reporting, planning, audit, tax, treasury and investor relations.</p>  <p>Prior to joining Exelon, Mr. Thayer served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Constellation Energy in Baltimore, Maryland.</p>  <p>&#8220;Mr. Thayer is a highly strategic financial expert with a deep understanding of shareholder value and investor relations. His expertise in investments, knowledge of operations and strong experience leading across periods of growth, maturity, and crisis are a rare and valuable blend of skills to have in a Director,&#8221; said Thomas A. Gendron, Woodward Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.</p>  <p>Mr. Thayer graduated from Middlebury College, and received his MBA from Harvard University.&#160;</p>  <p><strong>About Woodward, Inc.</strong></p>  <p>Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. The company's innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, and motion control systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient equipment. Our customers include leading original equipment manufacturers and end users of their products. Woodward is a global company headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Visit our website at www.woodward.com, and connect with us at www.facebook.com/woodwardinc.</p>  <p><strong>Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>  <p>The statements in this release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements concerning the company&#8217;s quarterly cash dividend. Actual results could differ materially from projections or any other forward-looking statements and we have no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from projections and forward-looking statements are described in Woodward's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 and any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.</p>  <p> </p></p><p>CONTACT:<br><br>Tracy&#160;Gohari<br>Business&#160;Communications<br>970-498-3126<br>Tracy.Gohari@Woodward.com</p></body></html>
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