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Other Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Other Benefit Plans Other Benefit Plans
The Company has a WD-40 Company Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan and Trust (the “Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan”) whereby regular U.S. employees who have completed certain minimum service requirements can defer a portion of their income through contributions to a trust. The Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan provides for Company contributions to the trust, as approved by the Board, as follows: 1) matching contributions to each participant up to 50% of the first 6.6% of compensation contributed by the participant; 2) fixed non-elective contributions in the amount equal to 10% of eligible compensation; and 3) a discretionary non-elective contribution in an amount to be determined by the Board up to 5% of eligible compensation. The Company’s contributions are subject to overall employer contribution limits and may not exceed the amount deductible for income tax purposes. The Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan may be amended or discontinued at any time by the Company. The Company’s contribution expense for the Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan was $4.6 million for fiscal year 2023, $4.1 million for fiscal year 2022 and $3.9 million for fiscal year 2021.
The Company’s international subsidiaries have similar benefit plan arrangements, dependent upon the local applicable laws and regulations. The plans provide for Company contributions to an appropriate third-party plan, as approved by each subsidiary’s board of directors. The Company’s contribution expense related to the international plans was $2.1 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, $2.1 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 and $1.9 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.