Woodward Governor Company (Form: 8-K/A)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   October 30, 2008

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
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1000 E. Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado   80525
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   970-482-5811

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

 

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On October 30, 2008, Woodward Governor Company (the "Company") sold $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of additional senior notes to certain purchasers (the "Purchasers") in a private placement pursuant to the previously announced Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2008 (the "Note Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company and the Purchasers. The senior notes are comprised of $20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series B Senior Notes due October 1, 2013, $10,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series C Senior Notes due October 1, 2015 and $20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series D Senior Notes due October 1, 2018, which generally bear interest at a rate of 5.63%, 5.92% and 6.39% per annum, respectively. A description of the terms and conditions of the senior notes and a copy of the Note Purchase Agreement, including the forms of senior notes, were previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2008 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 30, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of its planned private placement of an additional $50 million in senior notes with five-, seven-, and ten-year maturities. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated October 31, 2008, of Woodward Governor Company






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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
          
October 31, 2008   By:   A. Christopher Fawzy
       
        Name: A. Christopher Fawzy
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press Release, dated October 31, 2008, of Woodward Governor Company