Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* HALBROOK JOHN A	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) 1081 WOODWARD WAY	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/30/2017
(Street) FORT COLLINS, CO 80524 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	3/31/2017		G	186	A	$0.00	345906.999 ⁽¹⁾	D
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock	3/31/2017		G	186	D	$0.00	251495 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	I	By self as holder of note
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock							162707	I	By Benita K. Halbrook as trustee for the John A. Halbrook Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock							79980	I	By self as co-trustee for the Benita K. Halbrook Living Trust
Woodward, Inc. Common Stock							102000	I	By self as trustee for the Benita K. Halbrook 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Total reflects transfer, without receipt of consideration, of 186 shares held in The Halbrook Family Irrevocable Trust (the "Halbrook Family Trust Shares") to the John Halbrook Living Trust (the "J. Halbrook Living Trust"). Shares held by the J. Halbrook Living Trust are reported within the Reporting Person's direct ownership.
(2)	The Reporting Person beneficially owns 251,495 shares sold in 2011 to The Halbrook Family Irrevocable Trust (the "Halbrook Family Trust Shares"), of which the Reporting Person's children are the beneficiaries and trustees without dispositive power with respect to the Halbrook Family Trust Shares. The Halbrook Family Trust Shares were sold by the Reporting Person in exchange for a promissory note.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HALBROOK JOHN A 1081 WOODWARD WAY FORT COLLINS, CO 80524	X

Signatures
Rebecca L. Dees, by Power of Attorney		11/8/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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