{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000105132-24-000039","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WDFC","cik":"0000105132","company_name":"WD 40 CO","filed_at":"2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:17.049444+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-01T03:13:12.744137+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","5.03","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Gregory Sandfort to retire as WD-40 chair; Eric Etchart to succeed at Dec 2024 annual meeting","bullets":["Sandfort will retire as director and non-executive chair effective Dec 12, 2024; no disagreement.","Board intends to appoint independent director Eric P. Etchart as new non-executive chair.","Board size will reduce from 11 to 10 directors upon Sandfort's retirement.","Bylaws amended: shortened response time for director nominations, clarified definitions, forum provisions.","Etchart brings international experience; previously SVP at Manitowoc and holds NACD certifications."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105132-24-000039","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105132-24-000039.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105132-24-000039.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105132-24-000039.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513224000039/0000105132-24-000039-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513224000039/wdfc-20240617.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-01T03:13:12.744137+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"79e8ea1123","claim":"Gregory A. Sandfort departed as Non-Executive Chair of the Board at WD 40 CO.","evidence_excerpt":"On June 17, 2024, Gregory A. Sandfort, the non-executive Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of WD-40 Company (the “Company”), notified the Board of his decision to retire from the Company’s Board, effective as of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), which is currently scheduled for December 12, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105132/000010513224000039/0000105132-24-000039-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Non-Executive Chair of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}