SEC Form 4 · accession 0001266824-18-000146

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP · WDC

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

Reporting owner

Officer — EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec

Period of report

Aug 2, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Aug 6, 2018 · 9:33 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	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Aug 2, 2018	M	69	$0.00	A	107,155	D
Common Stock^F2	Aug 2, 2018	F	1,489	$68.52	D	105,666	D
Common Stock^F1	Aug 3, 2018	M	399	$0.00	A	106,065	D
Common Stock^F2	Aug 3, 2018	F	3,980	$67.96	D	102,085	D
Common Stock^F1	Aug 4, 2018	M	259	$0.00	A	102,344	D
Common Stock^F2	Aug 4, 2018	F	1,499	$67.96	D	100,845	D
Common Stock	Aug 6, 2018	M	4,387	$44.78	A	105,232	D
Common Stock	Aug 6, 2018	S	4,387	$67.65	D	100,845	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	9	I	by Trust 401(K)

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1	—	Aug 2, 2018	M	70	D	—	—	Common Stock	70	5,132	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1	—	Aug 3, 2018	M	400	D	—	—	Common Stock	400	4,732	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1	—	Aug 4, 2018	M	259	D	—	—	Common Stock	259	4,473	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F4	$44.78	Aug 6, 2018	M	4,387	D	Aug 3, 2017	Aug 3, 2023	Common Stock	4,387	35,095	D

F1The 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 was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent.
F2Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).
F3These transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on October 30, 2017.
F4The option vested 25% one year from the grant date of 8/3/2016, and an additional 6.25% vested at the end of each three-month period through 8/3/2018. The remaining shares subject to the option will vest at 6.25% at the end of each three-month period until fully vested on 8/3/2020.