Western Digital filings document material events for an operating storage company whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under WDC. Recent 8-K disclosures record quarterly operating and financial results, dividend and capital-structure matters, shareholder voting and governance items, and material agreements.
The filing record also describes security-structure changes, including the mandatory conversion of Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock into common stock, the Certificate of Elimination for that preferred series, and redemptions or discharge of senior-note obligations. These documents frame WD's public-company reporting around results, debt and equity instruments, governance, and corporate actions following the completed Flash business separation.
Western Digital Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Irving Tan reported a compensation-related award of dividend equivalent rights tied to previously granted restricted stock units. He acquired 122.5747 dividend equivalent rights at a stated price of $0.0000, bringing his total reported dividend equivalent rights holdings to 998.1879.
Each dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive one share of Western Digital common stock or the cash value of a share, and will vest in step with the underlying restricted stock units. This is a non-market, derivative-based award rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
Western Digital director Stephanie A. Streeter received a small grant of dividend equivalent rights tied to existing restricted stock units. On this Form 4, she acquired 0.6503 dividend equivalent rights, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of Western Digital common stock or the cash value of a share. Following this grant, her reported balance of these dividend equivalent rights is 1.7824, and they will vest in step with the related restricted stock units.
Sennesael Kris reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Digital’s Chief Financial Officer Kris Sennesael received a small compensation-related award linked to existing stock units. He was granted 69.481 dividend equivalent rights on Dividend Equivalent Rights, each tied to previously awarded restricted stock units. Following this award, his holdings of these dividend equivalent rights total 578.0896.
According to the disclosure, each dividend equivalent right will vest in step with the related restricted stock units and represents a contingent right to receive one share of Western Digital common stock or its cash value. This is a routine, non‑market transaction and does not involve any open‑market buying or selling of shares.
Oulman Roxanne reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Digital Corp director Roxanne Oulman reported a small compensation-related stock accrual. She received 0.6503 dividend equivalent rights tied to previously awarded restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock or its cash value.
These dividend equivalent rights vest proportionately with the related RSUs rather than being an open-market purchase or sale. Following this grant, her reported derivative holdings in these rights total 1.7824, reflecting routine equity-based compensation rather than an active trading decision.
Western Digital director Matthew E. Massengill reported a routine compensation-related award of dividend equivalent rights. On this Form 4, he acquired 11.8849 dividend equivalent rights linked to previously granted restricted stock units. Following this grant, he holds a total of 104.7371 dividend equivalent rights, each tied to Western Digital common stock or its cash value as the underlying RSUs vest.
Western Digital director Bruce E. Kiddoo reported an automatic grant of dividend equivalent rights tied to existing restricted stock units. On the transaction date, he acquired 0.6503 dividend equivalent rights, each linked to an equal number of underlying common shares, bringing his total dividend equivalent rights to 1.7824. These rights vest proportionately with the related RSUs and represent a contingent right to receive either one share of Western Digital common stock or the cash value of that share when the RSUs vest.
Gubbi Vidyadhara K reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Digital Corp's Chief of Global Operations, Gubbi Vidyadhara K, received a grant of 34.6578 Dividend Equivalent Rights on Common Stock. These rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units and will vest proportionately with those units. Following this grant, the reported balance of Dividend Equivalent Rights is 289.6836, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock or its cash value.
Feller Brad reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Digital senior vice president and chief accounting officer Brad Feller received a grant of 4.065 dividend equivalent rights tied to previously awarded restricted stock units. Each right represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock or its cash value, vesting in step with the related RSUs. Following this grant, he holds a total of 11.1408 dividend equivalent rights.
DOLUCA TUNC reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Western Digital director Tunc Doluca received a grant of 0.6503 dividend equivalent rights tied to previously awarded restricted stock units. Following this award, he holds 1.7824 dividend equivalent rights, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock or its cash value as the related RSUs vest.
Western Digital Corp Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Brian Scott Davis received a small compensation-related award linked to existing equity grants. He acquired 26.1629 dividend equivalent rights on 2026-03-18, bringing his holdings in this derivative instrument to 217.4250 rights.
The dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously granted restricted stock units and will vest in step with those units. Each right represents a contingent entitlement to receive one share of Western Digital common stock, or the cash value of a share, rather than an open-market stock purchase.