SEC Form 4 · accession 0001266824-17-000231

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP · WDC

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Nov 1, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Nov 3, 2017 · 9:12 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000106040

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock	Nov 1, 2017	M	1,063	$32.99	A	19,361	D
Common Stock	Nov 1, 2017	S	1,063	$89.355	D	18,298	D
Common Stock^F2	Nov 1, 2017	M	98	$0.00	A	18,396	D
Common Stock^F3	Nov 2, 2017	A	2,708	$0.00	A	21,104	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F2	—	Nov 1, 2017	M	99	D	—	—	Common Stock	99	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)^F4	$32.99	Nov 1, 2017	M	1,063	D	Nov 11, 2011	Nov 11, 2017	Common Stock	1,063	0	D

F1This transaction is an acquisition of stock pursuant to the exercise of a stock option that would have soon expired.
F2The dividend equivalents were converted into, and paid in the form of, shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalents relate. A cash amount equal to $79.02 was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent of 0.8855.
F3Represents the grant of restricted stock units to the Reporting Person. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
F4The option vested 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% at the end of each three-month period thereafter.