David Goeckeler - 08 Mar 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: David Goeckeler
Issuer symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: 08 Mar 2023
Net transactions value: -$8,107,037
Form type: 4
Filing time: 10 Mar 2023, 16:33:40 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Mar 2023
Next filing: 23 Jun 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+5,109	+0.54%	$0.000000	950,356	08 Mar 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$8,107,037	-213,906	-23%	$37.90	736,450	08 Mar 2023	Direct	F2

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	-5,110	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	08 Mar 2023	Common Stock	5,110		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	Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).