UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 10, 2019

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WD-40 COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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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):

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

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)

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Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 10, 2019, the board of directors of WD-40 Company designated Rae Ann Partlo to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer effective immediately. Ms. Partlo, age 55, will continue to serve in her current role as Vice President, Corporate Controller, a position she has held since December 2013. Ms. Partlo has been employed with the Company since January 2010 and initially served as its SEC Reporting Manager. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Partlo had spent over 20 years in financial reporting and accounting positions of increasing responsibility and she most recently served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Cymer, Inc from 2003 until 2010. Jay Rembolt, the Company’s current Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, was previously designated as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer.

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

On December 10, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in San Diego, California. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 12,417,764 shares of common stock, which represents approximately 91% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date of October 15, 2019, were represented in person or by proxy. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are set forth below.

1.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:

2.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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3.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor: 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, 2020. The voting results were as follows:

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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.