Reed B. Rayman - May 23, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC)

Role: Director
Signature: By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Reed B. Rayman
Stock symbol: WDC
Transactions as of: May 23, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/24/2023, 05:28 PM
Previous filing: Feb 2, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WDC	Common Stock	Disposed to Issuer		-5.2K	-100%		0	May 23, 2023	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On May 23, 2023, with Mr. Rayman's consent, the Issuer's Board of Directors rescinded the unvested restricted stock unit grant made to him on January 31, 2023 as director compensation. Mr. Rayman is an employee of Apollo Global Management, Inc. or one of its affiliates ("Apollo"). Pursuant to arrangements between Mr. Rayman and Apollo, Mr. Rayman is required to transfer to Apollo any and all compensation received in connection with his directorship at the Issuer. In lieu of equity awards to Mr. Rayman, his director compensation will instead be paid in cash to Apollo.

Content

On May 23, 2023, with Mr. Rayman's consent, the Issuer's Board of Directors rescinded the unvested restricted stock unit grant made to him on January 31, 2023 as director compensation. Mr. Rayman is an employee of Apollo Global Management, Inc. or one of its affiliates ("Apollo"). Pursuant to arrangements between Mr. Rayman and Apollo, Mr. Rayman is required to transfer to Apollo any and all compensation received in connection with his directorship at the Issuer. In lieu of equity awards to Mr. Rayman, his director compensation will instead be paid in cash to Apollo.