<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-16-013253.txt : 20161115
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-16-013253
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161115
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161115
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161115

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:		161998844

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1081 WOODWARD WAY
		CITY:			FORT COLLINS
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80524
		BUSINESS PHONE:		970-482-5811

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1081 WOODWARD WAY
		CITY:			FORT COLLINS
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80524

	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): <!--November 15, 2016-->November 15, 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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