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): June 9, 2016

 

 

Western Digital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-08703   33-0956711

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3355 Michelson Drive, Suite 100

Irvine, California

  92612
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(949) 672-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On June 13, 2016, Western Digital Corporation (“Western Digital”) issued a press release announcing conversions of the 1.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and 0.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”, and together with the 2017 Notes, the “Notes”) issued by SanDisk Corporation (“SanDisk”) and the final results of SanDisk’s tender offer for any or all of those notes. Western Digital will issue shares under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to settle conversions of the Notes.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The information set forth under Item 3.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated June 13, 2016.

 

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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
Date: June 13, 2016     By:  

/s/    Michael C. Ray        

      Michael C. Ray
     

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

and Secretary

 

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