Michael Charles Ray - Sep 3, 2022 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: Sep 3, 2022
Transactions value $: -$371,768
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/6/2022, 05:12 PM
Previous filing: Aug 30, 2022
Next filing: Nov 29, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$150K	-3.6K	-2.03%	$41.65	174K	Sep 3, 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+290	+0.17%	$0.00	174K	Sep 4, 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$222K	-5.33K	-3.06%	$41.65	169K	Sep 4, 2022	Direct	F1

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	-291	-61.39%	$0.00	183	Sep 4, 2022	Common Stock	291		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.