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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000108312
  Woodward, Inc.
  001-39265
  1081 WOODWARD WAY
  FORT COLLINS
  CO
  80524
  970-482-5811
  Hobbs Randall
  Officer
  Common stock
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  500
  120000.00
  59501273
  06/18/2025
  NYSE
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Grant
  WWD
  N
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  02/13/2025
  N/A
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Grant
  WWD
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  490
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  N/A
  N
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  1081 WOODWARD WAY
  FORT COLLINS
  CO
  80524
  Common stock
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  115000.00
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  02/27/2025
  /s/ Audrey Skillern as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Randall Hobbs