WESTERN DIGITAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 15, 2016

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC)
CIK: 0000106040
Period of Report: 2016-11-04

Reporting Person: BHATIA MANISH H (EVP, Silicon Operations)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	87720	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Dividend Equivalent Rights	$		Common Stock (1567.8187)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.56	2020-02-14	Common Stock (15932)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.87	2021-02-17	Common Stock (31865)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$40.63	2022-02-16	Common Stock (51591)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.78	2023-08-03	Common Stock (51685)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Consists of 87,720 unvested awards of restricted stock units (RSUs). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

F2: The dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units (RSUs) which vest proportionately with the RSUs to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof.

F3: The option vests in substantially equal installments at the end of each three-month period through February 15, 2017. The first installment became exercisable on May 15, 2016.

F4: The option vests in substantially equal installments at the end of each three-month period through February 18, 2018. The first installment became exercisable on May 18, 2016.

F5: The option vests in substantially equal installments at the end of each three-month period through February 17, 2019. The first installment became exercisable on May 17, 2016.

F6: The option vests 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date of August 3, 2016 and 6.25% at the end of each three-month period thereafter.