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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(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)
1061 CUDAHY PLACE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2009
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/23/2009   M(1)   14,503 A $ 20.813 48,811 (2) D  
Common Stock 07/23/2009   S(1)   14,503 D $ 31.3862 34,308 (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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualifed Stock Option $ 20.813 07/23/2009   M(1)     14,503 09/26/2001(1) 09/26/2010 Common Stock 14,503 $ 20.813 191,000 (3) (4) D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 Maria M. Mitchell as Attorney-In-Fact for Garry O. Ridge   07/24/2009
**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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(2) Total includes 1059 shares held in WD-40 Company Profit Sharing Plan (Company Stock Fund) account; estimated number of shares based upon equivalent value of units held. Also includes 17,884 Restricted Stock Units.
(3) NQSO 30000 shares (10200 shares exercisable 09/24/03; 9900 shares exercisable 09/24/04, 9900 shares exercisable 09/24/05) at $27.56 exp. 09/24/12; NQSO 30000 shares (10200 shares exercisable 09/23/04; 9900 shares exercisable 09/23/05, 9900 shares exercisable 09/23/06) at $29.30 exp. 09/23/13; NQSO 12000 shares (4080 exercisable 10/19/05, 3960 exercisable 10/19/06, 3960 exercisable 10/19/07) at $27.67 exp. 10/19/14;
(4) In addition to the securities beneficially owned listed in footnote 2, NQSO 24000 shares (8160 exercisable 10/18/06, 7920 exercisable 10/18/07, 7920 exercisable 10/18/08) at $27.27 exp. 10/18/15; NQSO 35000 shares (11900 exercisable 10/17/07, 11550 exercisable 10/17/08, 11550 exercisable, 10/17/09) at $35.99 exp. 10/17/16. NQSO 60000 shares (20400 exercisable 10/16/08, 19800 exercisable 10/16/09, 19800 exercisable 10/16/10.) at $36.03 exp. 10/18/17.

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