Western Digital (WDC) Form 4 WESTERN DIGITAL / MARK P LONG ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LONG MARK P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100

(Street)

IRVINE CA 92612

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP [ WDC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Finance & CSO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/22/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/22/2016		M		1,310(1)	A	$0.0	25,058	D
Common Stock	07/22/2016		A		83,327(2)	A	$0.0	108,385	D
Common Stock	07/22/2016		F		16,301(3)	D	$52.4	92,084	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(1)	07/22/2016		M			436.9839	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	436.9839	$0.0	3,148.1633(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. With respect to the dividend equivalents, 1,140.7994 were previously accrued based on target level performance, and an additional 2,136.6181 dividend equivalents were accrued in connection with a determination that the performance-based restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalents relate were achieved at a level greater than target. Of the total 3,277.4175 accrued dividend equivalents, 1,310 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 the performance-based restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalents relate, and the remaining accrued dividend equivalents will convert into, and be paid in the form of, shares of the issuers common stock in connection with the vesting of the performance-based restricted stock unit award to which the dividend equivalents relate. A cash amount equal to $49.85 was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend

2. Represents shares issued as payment in respect of the vesting of a performance-based restricted stock unit award. Of the total 83,327 shares, 33,330 vested on 7/22/2016, 33,330 shares will vest on 7/1/2017, and 16,667 shares will vest on 7/1/2018.

3. Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).

4. The total number of derivative securities has been adjusted to reflect the cancellation of 549.7898 dividend equivalents in connection with the cancellation on 7/6/2016 of certain portions of the performance-based restricted stock unit award to which the dividend equivalents relate.

	By: /s/ Van Huynh Attorney-in-Fact For: Mark Long	07/26/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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