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 Michael L.
  Freeman  Div. President 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
  11,913  $395,392.47 (1) 17,242,436 (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 options WD-40 Company 11,913 (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 Michael L. Freeman, 1061 Cudahy
  Place, San Diego, CA Common Stock 7/23/07 3987 $140,542 Michael L. Freeman,
  1061 Cudahy Place, San Diego, CA Common Stock 7/19/07 100 $3,525 REMARKS:
  (1) Estimated based on the fair market value at market close on 7/31/2007 of
  $33.19/share.
  (2)  These control securities, registered on Form S-8, will be acquired upon
  the proposed exercise of stock options for 11,913 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 7/18/07.  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.
  8/1/07 /s/ Michael L. Freeman 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 Michael L.
  Freeman  Div. President 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
  11,913  $395,392.47 (1) 17,242,436 (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 options WD-40 Company 11,913 (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 Michael L. Freeman, 1061 Cudahy
  Place, San Diego, CA Common Stock 7/23/07 3987 $140,542 Michael L. Freeman,
  1061 Cudahy Place, San Diego, CA Common Stock 7/19/07 100 $3,525 REMARKS:
  (1) Estimated based on the fair market value at market close on 7/31/2007 of
  $33.19/share.
  (2)  These control securities, registered on Form S-8, will be acquired upon
  the proposed exercise of stock options for 11,913 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 7/18/07.  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.
  8/1/07 /s/ Michael L. Freeman 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)