Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2017
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92131
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/27/2017   F   2,337 (1) D (1) 94,734.132 D  
Common Stock 10/27/2017   F   3,630 (2) D (2) 91,104.132 (3) D  
Common Stock               12,419.372 I By Spouse (4)

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
RIDGE GARRY O
9715 BUSINESSPARK AVENUE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92131
  X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 Richard T. Clampitt, as attorney-in-fact for Garry O. Ridge   10/31/2017
**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) Shares withheld pursuant to mandatory provisions of Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Award Agreements in satisfaction of tax withholding obligation upon settlement of 4,475 RSUs (Common Stock equivalents).
(2) Shares withheld pursuant to mandatory provisions of a Market Share Unit (MSU) Award Agreement in satisfaction of tax withholding obligation upon settlement of 9,530 MSUs (Common Stock equivalents).
(3) Total includes 1,251.132 shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan (Company Stock Fund) account. Total also includes 14,579 RSUs, of which 8,695 are subject to future vesting, 4,418 MSUs (target number) awarded to the reporting person in 2015, all of which are subject to future vesting, and 967 vested Deferred Performance Units (Common Stock equivalents). MSUs (which are performance-based equity awards) that were granted to the reporting person on October 11, 2016 and October 9, 2017 are not reported herein as beneficially owned Common Stock equivalents. .
(4) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and this report of indirect beneficial ownership shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.

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