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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Woodward (WWD)

Woodward to close Santa Clarita plant, move military production to South Carolina

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 restructuring Written later

Woodward plans to cease operations at its Santa Clarita, California, facility no later than December 2027 and move military flight control actuation production to its Spartanburg, South Carolina campus. The company also agreed to sell certain legacy product lines and the Santa Clarita campus, with that sale expected to close in fiscal 2027. Woodward expects cumulative pre-tax charges of $34 million to $47.5 million, mostly cash costs, which shareholders will bear as the actions are completed.

Key points

  • Estimated cumulative pre-tax charges of $34 million to $47.5 million, including $23 million to $29 million of employee-related costs
  • About 400 roles at the Santa Clarita facility are expected to be affected
  • Santa Clarita operations to cease no later than December 2027; Spartanburg facility expected to go online in summer 2027
  • Divestiture of certain product lines and the Santa Clarita campus expected to close in fiscal year 2027

The filing

CompanyWoodward (WWD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 21, 2026, 5:15 PM ET
Accession number0001171843-26-006140

Items reported: 2.05 Exit / Restructuring Costs7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 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 September 21, 2026.

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