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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PETROVICH MARY L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Woodward, Inc. [WWD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 E. DRAKE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/28/2016 (Street) FORT COLLINS, CO 80525 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Woodward, Inc. Common Stock 07/28/2016   M   8,200 A $ 18.49 23,104 D (1)   Woodward, Inc. Common Stock 07/28/2016   S   8,200 D $ 58.5357 (2) 14,904 D (1)   Woodward, Inc. Common Stock               1,703 I By self as sole trustee of Petrovich Remainder Trust - 2005.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Nonqualifed Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.49

07/28/2016

M

8,200

11/15/2007(3)

11/15/2016(3)

Woodward, Inc. Common Stock

8,200

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PETROVICH MARY L 1000 E. DRAKE ROAD FORT COLLINS, CO 80525	X

Signatures

Rebecca L. Dees, by Power of Attorney		07/29/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares previously reported as indirectly held "By self as sole trustee of Petrovich Revocable Living Trust dated 05/14/2001" are deemed to be held directly.
(2)	The reporting person executed a trade order through a broker-dealer which resulted in multiple same day, same way open market purchases, with prices ranging from $58.36 to $58.72 per share. The reporting person has reported these purchases on an aggregate basis using the weighted average price for the transactions. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Company or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	Options, which expire November 15, 2016, became exercisable as to 25% of the shares on November 15, 2007, and each one-year anniversary thereafter.

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