Woodward Increases Dividend by 72 Percent

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Jan. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.28 per share for the quarter, payable on March 3, 2020 for stockholders of record as of February 18, 2020.  The $0.28 per share dividend, which was originally announced as part of the recently announced merger transaction with Hexcel Corporation, represents a 72% increase over the previous quarterly dividend of $0.1625 per share.

About Woodward, Inc.

Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. The company's innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, and motion control systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient equipment. Our customers include leading original equipment manufacturers and end users of their products. Woodward is a global company headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Visit our website at .

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