Woodward Governor Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 27, 2006

Woodward Governor Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-8408 36-1984010
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
5001 North Second Street, Rockford, Illinois   61111
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   815-877-7441

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 27, 2006, at the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Woodward Governor Company (the "Company") adjusted non-employee director compensation effective October 1, 2006, as follows:

1. Increase the annual retainer fee from $24,000 to $36,000; and
2. Increase the fee payable for each Board and committee meeting attended from $1,500 to $2,000.

A summary of the terms of total non-employee director compensation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference.

Additionally, at meetings of the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of the Company and the Board held on September 26, 2006 and September 27, 2006, respectively, the Committee and the Board approved annual salaries effective October 1, 2007, to the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

1. T.A. Gendron - $575,000
2. R.W. Weber Jr. - $312,000





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Non-employee Director Compensation FY2007





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SIGNATURES

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.

         
    Woodward Governor Company
          
November 3, 2006   By:   Robert F. Weber, Jr.
       
        Name: Robert F. Weber, Jr.
        Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Non-employee Director Compensation FY2007