UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): December 6, 2016

 

 

Western Digital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-08703		33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. 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:

 

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Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 6, 2016, Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated expectations for the second fiscal quarter of 2017 ending December 30, 2016. On the same day, the Company also issued a press release announcing that the Company has signed a definitive royalty-bearing agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (“Samsung”) to renew that certain Cross-License Agreement, dated May 27, 2009, between SanDisk Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Samsung. The press releases making these announcements are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, 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

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on December 6, 2016 regarding updated expectations.
99.2		Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on December 6, 2016 regarding the Samsung license agreement.

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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.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on December 6, 2016 regarding updated expectations.
99.2		Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on December 6, 2016 regarding Samsung agreement.