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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · WD-40 (WDFC)

WD-40 Company chair Gregory Sandfort to retire at December 2024 annual meeting

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

WD-40 Company said non-executive Chair Gregory A. Sandfort will retire from the board at the 2024 Annual Meeting, scheduled for December 12, 2024, and that the board will be reduced from 11 to 10 directors. The company also adopted amended bylaws effective June 17, 2024, and the board intends to appoint independent director Eric P. Etchart as non-executive chair after the meeting.

Key points

  • Gregory A. Sandfort notified the board on June 17, 2024 of his retirement, effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting on December 12, 2024
  • Board size will be reduced from 11 to 10 directors upon his retirement
  • Eric P. Etchart, a director since 2016, is intended to succeed Sandfort as non-executive chair
  • Amended and Restated Bylaws were adopted June 17, 2024, including shortening the time to respond to nominee questionnaires from 10 business days to five

The filing

CompanyWD-40 (WDFC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 20, 2024, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0000105132-24-000039

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 20, 2024.

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