# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000105132
**File Stem:** 0000105132-25-000130
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 11102
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000105132-25-000130.hdr.sgml**: 20251216

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000105132-25-000130

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251210

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251216

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251216

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WD 40 CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000105132
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [2890]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 951797918
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0831

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-06936
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251575251

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92131
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6192751400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92131

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**__________**

**FORM 8-K**

**__________**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**

**SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2025 (December 10, 2025)**

![WD40-Company-logo-small (2).jpg](wdfc-20251210_g1.jpg)

**WD-40 COMPANY**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)**

**__________**

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| **Delaware** | **000-06936** | **95-1797918** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)** | **(Commission File Number)**<br>**WD 40 CO**<br>**(Commission Company Name)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br>**Identification Number)** |

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**9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, California 92131**

**(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)**

**(619) 275-1400**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

**N/A**

**(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)**

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

□ Written Communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | WDFC | NASDAQ Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

Emerging Growth Company □

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 □

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| **Item 5.07.** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** |

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On December 12, 2025, WD-40 Company ("Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting") in a virtual meeting format via webcast. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 12,028,211 shares of common stock, which represent over 88% of 13,527,835 outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date of October 15, 2025, were represented virtually or by proxy. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2025. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are set forth below.

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Election of Directors**: The Company's stockholders elected the following directors to each serve until the next Annual Meeting or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Steven A. Brass | 10298848 | 90980 | 20939 | 1617444 |
| Cynthia B. Burks | 10296913 | 102981 | 10873 | 1617444 |
| Daniel T. Carter | 10218517 | 182163 | 10087 | 1617444 |
| Eric P. Etchart | 10292921 | 107705 | 10141 | 1617444 |
| Lara L. Lee | 10273870 | 113532 | 23365 | 1617444 |
| Edward O. Magee, Jr. | 10301778 | 98363 | 10626 | 1617444 |
| Graciela I. Monteagudo | 10278429 | 105711 | 26627 | 1617444 |
| David B. Pendarvis | 10287572 | 100232 | 22963 | 1617444 |
| Anne G. Saunders | 10202293 | 194176 | 14298 | 1617444 |

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2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation**: The Company's stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 10,169,136 | 204,706 | 36,925 | 1,617,444 |

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3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**: The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstain** |
| 11,822,758 | 192,808 | 12,645 |

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There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

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| **Item 8.01.** | **Other Events.** |

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On December 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share on the Company's common stock, reflecting an increase of more than 8% compared to the previous quarter's dividend. The dividend is payable January 30, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 2026. The Company also announced that it had scheduled its first fiscal quarter 2026 earnings conference call to be held on January 8, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., PST.

The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and the press release is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and is not deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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| **Item 9.01.** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) | Exhibits |
| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1 | <u>[Press Release Announcing Dividend Increase and Scheduling of Q1-202](ex991_.htm)[6](ex991_.htm)[Earnings Call, dated December 1](ex991_.htm)[0](ex991_.htm)[, 202](ex991_.htm)[5](ex991_.htm)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |

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**SIGNATURE**

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.

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| | WD-40 Company |
| | (Registrant) |
| Date: December 16, 2025 | /s/ PHENIX Q. KIAMILEV |
| | Phenix Q. Kiamilev |
| | Vice President, General Counsel and |
| | Chief Compliance Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**EXHIBIT 99.1**

![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg)

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

Media and Investor Contact:

Wendy Kelley

<u>investorrelations@wd40.com</u>

+1-619-275-9304

**WD-40 Company Increases Quarterly Dividend and Schedules First** 

**Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call**

SAN DIEGO – December 10, 2025 ― WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC) today announced that its board of directors declared on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share reflecting an increase of more than 8 percent compared to the previous quarter's dividend. The quarterly dividend is payable January 30, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 16, 2026.

The Company also announced that it has scheduled its first quarter 2026 earnings conference call for Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PST. On this call, management will discuss financial results, business developments, and other matters affecting the Company. Other forward-looking or material information may also be discussed.

A live webcast of the earnings conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at <u>http://investor.wd40company.com</u>. The webcast will be archived and available on the website for a one-year period following the conference call.

The Company's quarterly earnings press release will cross the wire at approximately 1:05 p.m. PST on January 8, 2026. Please visit the Company's investor relations website to view the press release and other supporting materials.

**About WD-40 Company**

WD-40 Company is a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories, and homes around the world. The Company owns a wide range of well-known brands that include maintenance products and homecare and cleaning products: WD-40® Multi-Use Product, WD-40 Specialist®, 3-IN-ONE®, GT85®, X-14®, 2000 Flushes®, Carpet Fresh®, no vac®, Spot Shot®, Lava® and Solvol®.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, WD-40 Company recorded net sales of $620.0 million in fiscal year 2025 and its products are currently available in more than 176 countries and territories worldwide. WD-40 Company is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "WDFC." For additional information about WD-40 Company please visit <u>http://www.wd40company.com</u>.

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