content: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  FORM 144
  
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
  PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
  placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly
  with a market maker.
  1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
  WORK LOCATION
  WD-40 Company
  95-1797918
  000-06936
    United States
  1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  (e) TELEPHONE NO.
  
  1061 Cudahy Place
  San Diego
  CA
  92110
  AREA CODE
  NUMBER
  
  
  
  
  
  619
  275-1400
  2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  (d) ADDRESS STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  
  Garry O. Ridge
  
  Director, CEO
  1061 Cudahy Place
  San Diego
  CA
  92110
  
  INSTRUCTION:  The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to
  obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  3 (a)
  Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  (b)
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered
  or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  To Be Sold
  (See instr. 3(c))
  (d)
  Aggregate
  Market
  Value
  (See instr. 3(d))
  (e)
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(e))
  (f)
  Approximate Date of Sale
  (See instr. 3(f))
  (MO. DAY YR.)
  (g)
  Name of Each Securities Exchange
  (See instr. 3(g))
  
  
  Broker-Dealer
  File Number
  
  
  Common Stock
  Computershare Securities Corp.
  2 North LaSalle Street
  Chicago, IL  60602
  
  Broadcort Correspondent Clearing Division
  Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  101 Hudson Street, 7th Floor
  Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
  
  36,000
  $1,326,240 (1)
  17,587,807
  (2)
  NASDAQ
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.
  (a)
  Name of issuer
  3.
  (a)
  Title of the class of securities to be sold
  
  (b)
  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  
  (b)
  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
  to be sold
  
  (c)
  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
  
  (c)
  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
  aggregate face amount)
  
  (d)
  Issuer's address, including zip code
  
  (d)
  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
  within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  
  (e)
  Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  (e)
  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
  securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent
  report or statement published by the issuer
  
  
  (f)
  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  2.
  (a)
  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  
  (g)
  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
  intended to be sold
  
  (b)
  Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  
  
  (c)
  Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
  stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  
  
  (d)
  Such person's address, including zip code
  
  
  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
  contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
  a currently valid OMB control number.
  SEC 1147 (01-04)
  
  
  TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of
  the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  
  Title of the Class
  Date you Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  Date of Payment
  Nature of Payment
  Common Stock
  (2)
  Exercise of stock option
  WD-40 Company
  36,000
  (2)
  Sale Proceeds (2)
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in
  cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
  nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note
  or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the
  arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
  full or the last installment paid.
  
  
  TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
  during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities
  are to be sold.
  
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  N/A
  
  
  REMARKS:
  (1)  Estimated based on the fair market value at market close on 4/9/2007
  of $36.84/share.
  (2)  These control securities, registered on Form S-8, will be acquired upon
  the proposed exercise of a non-qualified stock option for 20,000 shares and an
  incentive stock option for 16,000 shares and sold on the same day pursuant to
  a cashless stock option exercise transaction processed by the Issuer's stock
  option plan administrator.  The proposed transaction will be completed
  pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on
  4/9/07.  The representations of the reporting person regarding knowledge of
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
  operations of the Issuer were made and they were true and correct as of the
  date of adoption of the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  ATTENTION:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of
  the person filing this notice.
  
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
  be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
  operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not
  been publicly disclosed.
  
  4/10/07
  
  /s/ Maria M. Mitchell as Attorney in Fact for Garry O. Ridge
  DATE OF NOTICE
  
  (SIGNATURE)
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are
  to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
  Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  SEC 1147 (01-04)
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  FORM 144
  
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
  PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  
  ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
  placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly
  with a market maker.
  1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
  WORK LOCATION
  WD-40 Company
  95-1797918
  000-06936
    United States
  1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
  STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  (e) TELEPHONE NO.
  
  1061 Cudahy Place
  San Diego
  CA
  92110
  AREA CODE
  NUMBER
  
  619
  275-1400
  2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  (d) ADDRESS STREET
  CITY
  STATE
  ZIP CODE
  
  Garry O. Ridge
  
  Director, CEO
  1061 Cudahy Place
  San Diego
  CA
  92110
  
  INSTRUCTION:  The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to
  obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
  3 (a)
  Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold
  (b)
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered
  or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  To Be Sold
  (See instr. 3(c))
  (d)
  Aggregate
  Market
  Value
  (See instr. 3(d))
  (e)
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(e))
  (f)
  Approximate Date of Sale
  (See instr. 3(f))
  (MO. DAY YR.)
  (g)
  Name of Each Securities Exchange
  (See instr. 3(g))
  
  Broker-Dealer
  File Number
  
  Common Stock
  Computershare Securities Corp.
  2 North LaSalle Street
  Chicago, IL  60602
  
  Broadcort Correspondent Clearing Division
  Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  101 Hudson Street, 7th Floor
  Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
  
  36,000
  $1,326,240 (1)
  17,587,807
  (2)
  NASDAQ
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.
  (a)
  Name of issuer
  3.
  (a)
  Title of the class of securities to be sold
  
  (b)
  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  
  (b)
  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
  to be sold
  
  (c)
  Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
  
  (c)
  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
  aggregate face amount)
  
  (d)
  Issuer's address, including zip code
  
  (d)
  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
  within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  
  (e)
  Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  
  (e)
  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt
  securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent
  report or statement published by the issuer
  
  (f)
  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  2.
  (a)
  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  
  (g)
  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
  intended to be sold
  
  (b)
  Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  
  (c)
  Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
  stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  
  (d)
  Such person's address, including zip code
  
  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
  contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
  a currently valid OMB control number.
  SEC 1147 (01-04)
  
  TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
  securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of
  the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  
  Title of the Class
  Date you Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  Amount of Securities Acquired
  Date of Payment
  Nature of Payment
  Common Stock
  (2)
  Exercise of stock option
  WD-40 Company
  36,000
  (2)
  Sale Proceeds (2)
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in
  cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the
  nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note
  or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the
  arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in
  full or the last installment paid.
  
  TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
  during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities
  are to be sold.
  
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  N/A
  
  REMARKS:
  (1)  Estimated based on the fair market value at market close on 4/9/2007
  of $36.84/share.
  (2)  These control securities, registered on Form S-8, will be acquired upon
  the proposed exercise of a non-qualified stock option for 20,000 shares and an
  incentive stock option for 16,000 shares and sold on the same day pursuant to
  a cashless stock option exercise transaction processed by the Issuer's stock
  option plan administrator.  The proposed transaction will be completed
  pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on
  4/9/07.  The representations of the reporting person regarding knowledge of
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
  operations of the Issuer were made and they were true and correct as of the
  date of adoption of the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
  
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  
  ATTENTION:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
  be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
  sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
  information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
  by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of
  the person filing this notice.
  
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
  be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
  material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
  operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not
  been publicly disclosed.
  
  4/10/07
  
  /s/ Maria M. Mitchell as Attorney in Fact for Garry O. Ridge
  DATE OF NOTICE
  
  (SIGNATURE)
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are
  to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
  Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
  SEC 1147 (01-04)