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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-17-006069
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171012
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:		20171016
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171016

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:		171138121

	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): <!--October 16, 2017-->October 12, 2017 &#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. Employer Identification Number)</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="bottom"><td align="center" width="50%"><strong>1081 Woodward Way, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524<!----></strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="50%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</td></tr></table><p align="center"><strong>970-482-5811</strong><br>(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</p><p align="center"><strong>Not Applicable</strong><br>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td colspan="3">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:<br><br></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[  ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[  ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[  ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="21">&#160;</td><td width="40">[  ]</td><td nowrap="nowrap">&#160;&#160;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</td></tr></table><p><br>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule&#160;12b-2&#160;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR&#160;&sect;240.12b-2).&#160;Emerging growth company [ &#160; ]</p><p>If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ &#160; ]</p><div style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 1.1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 2.5pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">  <strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">
 <p><font style="font-size:10pt;">On October 12, 2017, Martin V. Glass, President, Airframe Systems, for Woodward, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), provided notification that he will retire from the Company, effective on February 2, 2018.</font></p> </font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>  </strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;">
 <p><strong><font style="font-size:10pt;">(a) Financial statements:</font></strong><font style="font-size:10pt;"><br> None<br> <strong>(b) Pro forma financial information:</strong><br> None<br> <strong>(c) Shell company transactions:</strong><br> None<br> <strong>(d) Exhibits</strong><br><font style="font-size:10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm" rel="nofollow">99.1 Press Release of Woodward, Inc. dated October 16, 2017</a></font><br></font></p> </font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></p><p><font style="font-size: 10pt;"></font></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%">Dated:&#160;October 16, 2017</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>  <p align="center"><font style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Exhibit Index</strong></font></p>  <p align="center"><font style="font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; "><tr><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;"><strong><u>Exhibit No.</u></strong></font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="text-align: center ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;"><strong><u>Description</u></strong></font></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm" rel="nofollow">99.1</a></font></font></font></td><td style="vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td style="text-align: center ;  vertical-align: bottom; vertical-align: bottom ; "><font style="font-size:10pt;">Press Release of Woodward, Inc. dated October 16, 2017</font></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, Inc. announces the retirement of Martin V. Glass, President Airframe Systems</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><p>
   <p align="left">FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct.  16, 2017  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that Martin V. Glass, President of its Airframe Systems group, will retire, effective February 2, 2018, after over 40 years of dedicated service.<br></p>    <p>&#8220;Marty will leave a remarkable legacy on Woodward and its members,&#8221; said Tom Gendron, Chairman and CEO. &#8220;His leadership, vision and innovative spirit have made a lasting impact on our company. It&#8217;s been an honor to work with Marty and I&#8217;m proud of the many significant accomplishments he&#8217;s made over his 40 years of service, particularly in the areas of technology advancement resulting in many new products and aerospace program wins, and the integration of our Airframe Systems business group.&#8221;</p>    <p>Mr. Glass began his career at Woodward in 1975, and has served in various leadership positions, including President of Airframe Systems and President of Aircraft Turbine Systems.</p>    <p>Mr. Glass will continue to lead the Airframe Systems business group until his retirement date.</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>Any statements in this release concerning the future reflect current expectations and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ and we have no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from projections and forward-looking statements are described in Woodward's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 and any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.</p>    <p>&#160;</p>    <p>CONTACT:<br>Woodward, Inc.<br>Don Guzzardo<br>Corporate Director, Investor Relations and Treasury<br>970-498-3580<br>Don.Guzzardo@Woodward.com</p>    <p> </p> </p><p></body></html>
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