Edgar Filing: RIDGE GARRY O

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

RIDGE GARRY O

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WD 40 CO [WDFC]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1061 CUDAHY PLACE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2010

(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92110

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/15/2010⁽¹⁾		M⁽¹⁾		2,400	A	$ 27.56	65,025	D
Common Stock	12/15/2010⁽¹⁾		S⁽¹⁾		2,400	D	$ 41.39	62,625 ⁽²⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-qualified Stock Option

$ 27.56

12/15/2010⁽¹⁾

M⁽¹⁾

2,400

09/24/2005

09/24/2012

Common Stock

2,400

⁽³⁾

0 ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RIDGE GARRY O 1061 CUDAHY PLACE SAN DIEGO, CA 92110	X		President & CEO

Signatures

Garry O. Ridge		12/16/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transaction pursuant to trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2)	Total includes 1,092 shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan (Company Stock Fund) account; estimated number of shares based upon equivalent value of units held. Total also includes 20,468 Restricted Stock Units, of which 16,545 are subject to future vesting, and 19,200 Performance Share Units, all of which are subject to future vesting.
(3)	Not applicable.
(4)	In addition to the reported options in Table II, the reporting person holds options to acquire 161,000 common shares as follows: 30,000 non-qualified stock options (NQSO) exercisable 9/23/06 at $29.30 expiring 9/23/13; 12,000 NQSO exercisable 10/19/07 at $27.67 expiring 10/19/14; 24,000 NQSO exercisable 10/18/08 at $27.27 expiring 10/18/15; 35,000 NQSO exercisable 10/17/09 at $35.99 expiring 10/17/16;and 60,000 NQSO exercisable 10/16/10 at $36.03 expiring 10/16/17.

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