Shareholder Vote

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): December 1 1 , 201 8 __________  WD-40 COMPANY (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) __________    Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 000-06936 (Commission File Number) 95-1797918 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)   9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, California 92131 (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)   (619) 275-1400 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   n/a (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 Instruction 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))  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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.  On December 11 , 2018 , the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in San Diego, California. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 12,762,543 shares of common stock, which represents approximately 9 2 % of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date of October 15 , 201 8 , were represented in person or by proxy. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results are set forth below .  1. Election of Directors : The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to each serve until the next Annual Meeting or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:       Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes  Daniel T. Carter 10,245,727 34,526 2,482,290 Melissa Claassen 10,251,859 28,394 2,482,290 Eric P. Etchart 10,254,735 25,518 2,482,290 Linda A. Lang 10,210,937 69,316 2,482,290 David B. Pendarvis 10,246,978 33,275 2,482,290 Daniel E. Pittard 10,255,164 25,089 2,482,290 Garry O. Ridge 10,257,196 23,057 2,482,290 Gregory A. Sandfort 8,275,215 2,005,038 2,482,290 Neal E. Schmale 10,080,641 199,612 2,482,290   2. Advisory Vote to approve Executive Compensation : The Company’s stockholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:         Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 9,997,991 255,570 26,692 2,482,290   3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor : The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 201 9 . The voting results were as follows:  SIGNATURE     Votes For Votes Against Abstain 12,471,807 267,767 22,969   SIGNATURE  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.    WD-40 Company  (Registrant)    Date: December 17 , 2018 /s/ JAY W. REMBOLT  Jay W. Rembolt  Vice President, Finance  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer