Western Digital (WDC)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-02-20 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC) CIK: 0000106040 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Gubbi Vidyadhara K CIK: 0002057093 Role: Officer (Chief of Global Operations) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-20 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +4 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 126,868 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -437 | Price: $285.52 Total Value: $124,772.24 Shares Owned After: 126,431 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e). [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-21 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +4 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 126,435 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [Transaction #4] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-21 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -483 | Price: $285.52 Total Value: $137,906.16 Shares Owned After: 125,952 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e). --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Dividend Equivalent Rights Date: 2026-02-20 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -4.003 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 315.0644 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [Transaction #2] Security: Dividend Equivalent Rights Date: 2026-02-21 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -4.6881 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 310.3763 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. [F1] The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The dividend equivalent rights 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 restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right. F2: Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e). --- Signature --- /s/ By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Vidyadhara Gubbi (2026-02-24)