WD-40 Company Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. PST/ 5 pm EST

Business Wire, June 21, 2001

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2001

WD-40 Company (Nasdaq: WDFC, will hold its quarterly earnings conference call to discuss third quarter financial results, business highlights and outlook for 2001 on Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at 2:00 P.M. PST.

In addition, the company may answer one or more questions concerning business and financial developments and trends and other business and financial matters affecting the company, some of the responses to which may contain information that has not been previously disclosed.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at WD-40 Company's web site at www.wd40.com in the Investor Relations section. The quarterly earnings press release for the third quarter will cross the wire at 1:00 PM PST on June 27, 2001.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network such as America Online's Personal Finance Channel, Fidelity Investments(R) (Fidelity.com) and others.

About WD-40 Company

[WD-40 Company is a global consumer products company with brands that deliver above expectation performance at extremely good value to end users who buy in a variety of trade channels. WD-40 Company produces a variety of multi-purpose lubricants, including the familiar WD-40(R) and 3-IN-ONE(R) Oil as well as the Lava(R)and Solvol(R) brands of heavy duty hand cleaners. The Company recently acquired HPD holdings d/b/a Global Household Brands, makers of the well known X-14(R), 2000 Flushes(R) and Carpet Fresh(R) household brands. WD-40 Company markets its products in more than 160 countries worldwide, and recorded sales of $152.7 million in 2000.]"

To reserve a spot in our live conference call, please Contact: Maria M. Mitchell Phone: 1-800-448-9340 Ext 1215.