Amended and Restated Bylaws

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): July 11,  2017

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WD-40 COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

000-06936

(Commission File Number)

 

95-1797918

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

1061 Cudahy Place, San Diego, California 92110

(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)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

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ITEM 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On and effective July 11,  2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of WD-40 Company (the “Company”), based upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Governance Committee”), approved amendments to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws” and, as amended and restated, the “Amended Bylaws”) primarily to implement a majority voting standard for uncontested director elections.

The Amended Bylaws provide that a director nominee shall be elected to the Board if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of shareholders for which a shareholder has nominated a person for election to the Board by way of a notice that purports to be in compliance with the advance notice requirements for director nominees proposed by shareholders or the proxy access requirements set forth in the Bylaws.  The Amended Bylaws also amend the title of Section 2.15 to read “Nomination of Directors”.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Bylaws, which are attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.





 

ITEM 8.01.

Other Events

On and effective July 11, 2017, in connection with the Amended Bylaws, the Board also adopted amendments to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (as amended, the “Amended Corporate Governance Guidelines”) primarily to provide a director resignation policy (the “Resignation Policy”).  Under the Resignation Policy, an incumbent director must tender his or her resignation to the Board if the director does not receive the required majority vote in an uncontested election.  The Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board to accept or reject such resignation, and the Board will take formal action on the Governance Committee’s recommendation no later than 90 days after the shareholder meeting at which the election of directors occurred.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.





ITEM 9.01.

 

Financial Statements and Exhibits



 

(d) Exhibits







 

 



Exhibit No.

Description



 

 



3.1

Amended and Restated Bylaws of WD-40 Company, dated July 11, 2017.



 

 



99.1

Amended Corporate Governance Guidelines, dated July 11, 2017.






 

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.





 

 



 

WD-40 Company



 

(Registrant)







 

 

Date: July 14, 2017

 

/s/ RICHARD T. CLAMPITT



 

Richard T. Clampitt



 

Vice President, General Counsel



 

and Corporate Secretary