secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
CIK:        0000108312
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-21T21:15:15+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-006140
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.05, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Woodward to close Santa Clarita facility, move production to Spartanburg, divest legacy lines
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- Pre-tax charges estimated $34M-$47.5M: $23M-$29M severance, $10M-$16.5M contract termination, $1M-$2M other; $1M non-cash.
- About 400 roles affected at Santa Clarita; operations to cease no later than December 2027.
- Military fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight control actuation to move to Spartanburg, SC campus (online summer 2027).
- Divestiture of legacy commercial rotorcraft, land systems, business jet products and campus expected to close fiscal year 2027.
- Charges recognized through December 2027; cash expenditures extend through that period.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184326006140/0001171843-26-006140-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184326006140/f8k_092126.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-006140

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