Company Update

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): April 5, 2021     WOODWARD, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)       DE   000-8408   36-1984010 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   1081 Woodward Way Fort Collins , Colorado   80524 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (970) 482-5811 Not Applicable (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 Instructions 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:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.001455   WWD   Nasdaq Global Select Market 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. ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events. Woodward, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of April 5, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent, originally adopted in response to the extraordinary business and market conditions resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic and the concurrent termination of the Company’s merger-of-equals agreement with Hexcel Corporation, expired in accordance with its terms on April 5, 2021. Stockholders are not required to take any action as a result of this expiration.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. a) Financial statements: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Shell company transactions: None (d) Exhibits None SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized.       WOODWARD, INC. Dated: April 5, 2021     By:   /s/ A. Christopher Fawzy       A. Christopher Fawzy       Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer