WESTERN DIGITAL CORP — Notice of Dividend Amount 2017

May 4, 2017

8-K 1 d392062d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2017

Western Digital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-08703	33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5601 Great Oaks Parkway San Jose, California	95119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(408) 717-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pursuant to the dividend policy of Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”), on May 3, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ending June 30, 2017 of $0.50 per share (the “Cash Dividend”) of the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value per share. The Cash Dividend will be paid on July 17, 2017 to the Company’s stockholders of record as of June 30, 2017.

The press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on May 3, 2017 announcing a cash dividend for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2017.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Western Digital Corporation
	(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Michael C. Ray
Date: May 3, 2017	Michael C. Ray
	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary