Woodward Governor Company (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   June 3, 2009

Woodward Governor Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-8408 36-1984010
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1000 E. Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado   80525
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   970-482-5811

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 3, 2009, Thomas A. Gendron, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Woodward Governor Company (the "Company"), entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the "Gendron Plan") with a broker to exercise options to acquire 30,000 shares of Company common stock and to potentially sell such stock in accordance with specified terms and conditions under the Gendron Plan. The options expire on November 15, 2009. Mr. Gendron will have no control over the stock sales under the Gendron Plan.

On June 3, 2009, Martin V. Glass, the Company’s Group Vice President, Turbine Systems, entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the "Glass Plan") with a broker to exercise options to acquire 12,000 shares of Company common stock and to sell some or all of such stock in accordance with specified terms under the Glass Plan. The options expire on November 15, 2009. Mr. Glass will have no control over the stock sales under the Glass Plan.






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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Woodward Governor Company
          
June 8, 2008   By:   A. Christopher Fawzy
       
        Name: A. Christopher Fawzy
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary