Michael Charles Ray - 03 Sep 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
Issuer symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: 03 Sep 2021
Net transactions value: -$426,738
Form type: 4
Filing time: 07 Sep 2021, 18:55:40 UTC
Previous filing: 31 Aug 2021
Next filing: 25 Apr 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$220,769	-3,595	-3.5%	$61.41	99,226	03 Sep 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+183	+0.18%	$0.000000	99,409	04 Sep 2021	Direct	F2
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$205,969	-3,354	-3.4%	$61.41	96,055	04 Sep 2021	Direct	F1
holding	WDC	Common Stock						9	03 Sep 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	-183	-20%	$0.000000	739	04 Sep 2021	Common Stock	183		Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).
F2	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.