Michael Charles Ray - 03 Sep 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
Issuer symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: 03 Sep 2022
Net transactions value: -$371,768
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Sep 2022, 17:12:52 UTC
Previous filing: 30 Aug 2022
Next filing: 29 Nov 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	$149,732	-3,595	-2%	$41.65	173,651	03 Sep 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+290	+0.17%	$0.000000	173,941	04 Sep 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$222,036	-5,331	-3.1%	$41.65	168,610	04 Sep 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%	$0.000000	183	04 Sep 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.