Michael Charles Ray - Aug 2, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC)

Role: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec
Signature: By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Michael C. Ray
Stock symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: Aug 2, 2021
Transactions value $: -$71,935
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/4/2021, 06:13 PM
Next filing: Aug 30, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+282	+0.33%	$0.00	85.1K	Aug 2, 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$71.9K	-1.11K	-1.31%	$64.69	83.9K	Aug 2, 2021	Direct	F3
holding	WDC	Common Stock						9.26	Aug 2, 2021	by Trust 401(K)

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Dividend Equivalent Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-283	-13.43%	$0.00	1.82K	Aug 2, 2021	Common Stock	283		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The 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.
F2	Includes 671 shares acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on May 31, 2021.
F3	Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).