David Goeckeler - Mar 8, 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
Stock symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: Mar 8, 2023
Transactions value $: -$8,107,037
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/10/2023, 04:33 PM
Previous filing: Mar 1, 2023
Next filing: Jun 23, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+5.11K	+0.54%	$0.00	950K	Mar 8, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$8.11M	-214K	-22.51%	$37.90	736K	Mar 8, 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	-5.11K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Mar 8, 2023	Common Stock	5.11K		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).