UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.Date of Report: July 25, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)
Woodward Governor Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DE
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 000-08408
(Commission File Number) 36-1984010
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
5001 North Second Street, Rockford, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices) 61111
(Zip Code)
815-877-7441
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 25, 2006, Woodward Governor Company (the "Registrant") announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of $50,000,000 for a period of three years. This new authorization replaced the program previously approved by the Board in January 2005.
The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A copy of the news release announcing the stock repurchase authorization is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements:
None
(b) Pro forma financial information:
None
(c) Shell company transactions:
None
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Woodward Governor Company dated July 25, 2006
99.2 Press Release of Woodward Governor Company dated July 25, 2006
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 25, 2006
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY
By: /s/ Robert F. Weber, Jr.
Robert F. Weber, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer