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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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<B>33-0956711</B></FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>20511 Lake Forest Drive<BR>
Lake Forest, California 92630<BR>
(949)&nbsp;672-7000</B><BR>
(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
including Area Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Raymond M. Bukaty<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Western Digital Corporation<BR>
20511 Lake Forest Drive<BR>
Lake Forest, California 92630<BR>
(949)&nbsp;672-7000</B><BR>
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code,<BR>
of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4,000,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Each share of Common Stock includes a right to purchase one
one-thousandth of a share of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent. Pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement also covers shares issued
pursuant to antidilution provisions set forth in the Amended and Restated
1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) and based on the average of the high
and the low price of the Common Stock of Western Digital as reported on
July&nbsp;15, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">15,000,000 shares are issuable under the Amended and Restated 1993
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition to the 4,000,000 shares
registered hereby: (i)&nbsp;3,500,000 shares of common stock issuable under the
Plan were registered under the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8,
Registration No.&nbsp;33-51725, as filed with the Securities and Exchange</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Commission on December&nbsp;28, 1993 (which includes 1,750,000 shares of
common stock registered on the Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement and
1,750,000 shares of common stock registered pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 in
connection with Western Digital&#146;s stock dividend of one share for each
share outstanding on May&nbsp;20, 1997); (ii)&nbsp;1,500,000 shares of common stock
issuable under the Plan were registered under the Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8, Registration No.&nbsp;333-20359, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;24, 1997 (which includes 750,000 shares of
common stock registered on the Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement and
750,000 shares of common stock registered pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 in
connection with Western Digital&#146;s stock dividend of one share for each
share outstanding on May&nbsp;20, 1997); (iii)&nbsp;2,000,000 shares of common
stock issuable under the Plan were registered under the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, Registration No.&nbsp;333-42991, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;22, 1997; and (iv)
4,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan were registered
under the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, Registration No.&nbsp;333-95499,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;27, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;8.Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INTRODUCTION</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is filed by Western Digital
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and relates to an
additional 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company&#146;s
Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INCORPORATION OF<BR>
PREVIOUSLY FILED REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.
33-51725) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;28,
1993 and the contents of Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;17, 1997, Post-Effective Amendment
No.&nbsp;2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2001, and
Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;3 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April&nbsp;27, 2001, are incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which the Company has previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended June&nbsp;28, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September&nbsp;25, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended September&nbsp;27, 2002, December&nbsp;27, 2002 and March&nbsp;28,
2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;6, 2002, December&nbsp;5,
2002, February&nbsp;20, 2003, March&nbsp;5, 2003, March&nbsp;18, 2003, April&nbsp;24,
2003, May&nbsp;7, 2003 and June&nbsp;11, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-B (No.&nbsp;1-08703) of Western
Digital Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Western Digital
Corporation prior to its adoption of a holding company
organizational structure effected pursuant to Section&nbsp;251(g) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law on April&nbsp;6, 2001), filed April&nbsp;3,
1987, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form
8-A12B (No.&nbsp;1-08703), filed April&nbsp;6, 2001, and any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the
date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment hereto which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Nothing in this registration statement shall
be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this registration statement, any statement contained
herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that
also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or
supersedes such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Western Digital Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Section&nbsp;145(a) of
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a Delaware
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of
the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted under similar standards
to those set forth above, except that no indemnification may be made in respect
to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged
to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the
adjudication of liability, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses
which the court shall deem proper.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL further provides, among other things, that to the
extent a director or officer of the corporation has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsection (a)&nbsp;and (b)
of Section&nbsp;145 or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or
she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or her in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by
Section&nbsp;145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the
indemnified party may be entitled, and that the corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation
against any liability asserted against such officer or director and incurred by
him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such,
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her
against such liabilities under Section&nbsp;145.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s certificate
of incorporation provides that a director shall not be liable to the Company or
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director. However, such provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of
a director for acts or omissions not in good faith or for breaching his or her
duty of loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating the
law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or
obtaining an improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect
on the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission,
for breach of fiduciary duty.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s bylaws require that directors and officers be indemnified to
the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition to the
indemnification provisions in the Company&#146;s bylaws, the Company has entered
into indemnity agreements with each director and executive officer of the
Company. These indemnity agreements require that the Company indemnify each
director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnity agreements also require the Company to make prompt payment
of expenses incurred by the director or executive officer in connection with
any proceeding upon the request of the director or executive officer in advance
of indemnification to the extent permitted by law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has a policy of directors&#146; liability insurance which insures
the directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment
of a judgment under certain circumstances stated in the policy.
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on April&nbsp;6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on January&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-laws of Western Digital Corporation,
adopted as of July&nbsp;16, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and American
Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of April&nbsp;6,
2001, which includes as Exhibit&nbsp;A thereto the Form of Right Certificate
to be distributed to holders of Rights after the Distribution Date (as
that term is defined in the Rights Agreement) (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
6, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of Western Digital Corporation dated April&nbsp;6, 2001
(incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
(File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-B (File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;13, 1987).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Western Digital Corporation 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(amended and restated as of November&nbsp;14, 2002) (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February&nbsp;7, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of California, on
July&nbsp;21, 2003.
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By:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Matthew E. Massengill<br>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints MATTHEW
E. MASSENGILL and RAYMOND M. BUKATY his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Matthew E. Massengill</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ SCOTT MERCER</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">D. Scott Mercer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
(Principal Financial and Accounting</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ PETER D. BEHRENDT</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Peter D. Behrendt</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ I.M. BOOTH</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">I.M. Booth</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ KATHLEEN A. COTE</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Kathleen A. Cote</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ HENRY T. DENERO</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;21, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">William L. Kimsey</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on April&nbsp;6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as filed
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on January&nbsp;8, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated By-laws of Western Digital Corporation,
adopted as of July&nbsp;16, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and American
Stock Transfer &#038; Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of April&nbsp;6,
2001, which includes as Exhibit&nbsp;A thereto the Form of Right Certificate
to be distributed to holders of Rights after the Distribution Date (as
that term is defined in the Rights Agreement) (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
6, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of Western Digital Corporation dated April&nbsp;6, 2001
(incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
(File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-B (File No.&nbsp;1-08703), as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;13, 1987).</FONT></TD>
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Western Digital Corporation 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(amended and restated as of November&nbsp;14, 2002) (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &#038; Crutcher LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Western Digital Corporation
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July  22, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
20511 Lake Forest Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630
(949) 672-7000
(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of Plan)
Raymond M. Bukaty
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Western Digital Corporation
20511 Lake Forest Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630
(949) 672-7000
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code,
of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price(2)
Fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share
4,000,000
(3)
$
13.03
$
52,120,000
$
4,216.51
(1)
Each share of Common Stock includes a right to purchase one
one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent. Pursuant to
Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement also covers shares issued
pursuant to antidilution provisions set forth in the Amended and Restated
1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) and based on the average of the high
and the low price of the Common Stock of Western Digital as reported on
July 15, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
15,000,000 shares are issuable under the Amended and Restated 1993
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition to the 4,000,000 shares
registered hereby: (i) 3,500,000 shares of common stock issuable under the
Plan were registered under the Registration Statement on Form S-8,
Registration No. 33-51725, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
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Commission on December 28, 1993 (which includes 1,750,000 shares of
common stock registered on the Form S-8 Registration Statement and
1,750,000 shares of common stock registered pursuant to Rule 416 in
connection with Western Digital's stock dividend of one share for each
share outstanding on May 20, 1997); (ii) 1,500,000 shares of common stock
issuable under the Plan were registered under the Registration Statement
on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-20359, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 24, 1997 (which includes 750,000 shares of
common stock registered on the Form S-8 Registration Statement and
750,000 shares of common stock registered pursuant to Rule 416 in
connection with Western Digital's stock dividend of one share for each
share outstanding on May 20, 1997); (iii) 2,000,000 shares of common
stock issuable under the Plan were registered under the Registration
Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-42991, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 1997; and (iv)
4,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan were registered
under the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-95499,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2000.
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 8.Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 4.3
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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INTRODUCTION
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Western Digital
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and relates to an
additional 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company's
Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"), and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
INCORPORATION OF
PREVIOUSLY FILED REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
33-51725) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28,
1993 and the contents of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 1997, Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001, and
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 27, 2001, are incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which the Company has previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 28, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 25, 2002.
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended September 27, 2002, December 27, 2002 and March 28,
2003.
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2002, December 5,
2002, February 20, 2003, March 5, 2003, March 18, 2003, April 24,
2003, May 7, 2003 and June 11, 2003.
(d)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-B (No. 1-08703) of Western
Digital Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Western Digital
Corporation prior to its adoption of a holding company
organizational structure effected pursuant to Section 251(g) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law on April 6, 2001), filed April 3,
1987, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
(e)
The description of the Company's Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
8-A12B (No. 1-08703), filed April 6, 2001, and any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the
date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment hereto which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. Nothing in this registration statement shall
be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For purposes of this registration statement, any statement contained
herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that
also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or
supersedes such statement in such document. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Western Digital Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Section 145(a) of
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides that a Delaware
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise,
against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of
the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense
or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted under similar standards
to those set forth above, except that no indemnification may be made in respect
to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged
to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the
adjudication of liability, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses
which the court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides, among other things, that to the
extent a director or officer of the corporation has been successful in the
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsection (a) and (b)
of Section 145 or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or
she shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
him or her in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by
Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the
indemnified party may be entitled, and that the corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation
against any liability asserted against such officer or director and incurred by
him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such,
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her
against such liabilities under Section 145.
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's certificate
of incorporation provides that a director shall not be liable to the Company or
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director. However, such provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of
a director for acts or omissions not in good faith or for breaching his or her
duty of loyalty, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating the
law, paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase which was illegal, or
obtaining an improper personal benefit. A provision of this type has no effect
on the availability of equitable remedies, such as injunction or rescission,
for breach of fiduciary duty.
The Company's bylaws require that directors and officers be indemnified to
the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition to the
indemnification provisions in the Company's bylaws, the Company has entered
into indemnity agreements with each director and executive officer of the
Company. These indemnity agreements require that the Company indemnify each
director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
The indemnity agreements also require the Company to make prompt payment
of expenses incurred by the director or executive officer in connection with
any proceeding upon the request of the director or executive officer in advance
of indemnification to the extent permitted by law.
The Company has a policy of directors' liability insurance which insures
the directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment
of a judgment under certain circumstances stated in the policy.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on April 6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-08703), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on January 8, 2002.
4.3
Amended and Restated By-laws of Western Digital Corporation,
adopted as of July 16, 2002.
4.4
Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of April 6,
2001, which includes as Exhibit A thereto the Form of Right Certificate
to be distributed to holders of Rights after the Distribution Date (as
that term is defined in the Rights Agreement) (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
6, 2001).
4.5
Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of Western Digital Corporation dated April 6, 2001
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 6, 2001).
4.6
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B (File No. 1-08703), as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1987).
4.7
Western Digital Corporation 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(amended and restated as of November 14, 2002) (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 7, 2003).
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of California, on
July 21, 2003.
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL
Matthew E. Massengill
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints MATTHEW
E. MASSENGILL and RAYMOND M. BUKATY his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name and Signature
Title
Date
/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
July 21, 2003
(Principal Executive Officer)
Matthew E. Massengill
/s/ SCOTT MERCER
Senior Vice President and
July 21, 2003
Chief Financial Officer
D. Scott Mercer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ PETER D. BEHRENDT
Director
July 21, 2003
Peter D. Behrendt
/s/ I.M. BOOTH
Director
July 21, 2003
I.M. Booth
/s/ KATHLEEN A. COTE
Director
July 21, 2003
Kathleen A. Cote
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/s/ HENRY T. DENERO
Director
July 21, 2003
Henry T. DeNero
Director
William L. Kimsey
/s/ MICHAEL D. LAMBERT
Director
July 21, 2003
Michael D. Lambert
Director
Roger H. Moore
/s/ THOMAS E. PARDUN
Director
July 21, 2003
Thomas E. Pardun
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on April 6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-08703), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2001).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Western
Digital Corporation, filed with the office of the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on January 8, 2002.
4.3
Amended and Restated By-laws of Western Digital Corporation,
adopted as of July 16, 2002.
4.4
Rights Agreement between Western Digital Corporation and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, dated as of April 6,
2001, which includes as Exhibit A thereto the Form of Right Certificate
to be distributed to holders of Rights after the Distribution Date (as
that term is defined in the Rights Agreement) (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
6, 2001).
4.5
Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of Western Digital Corporation dated April 6, 2001
(incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 6, 2001).
4.6
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B (File No. 1-08703), as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1987).
4.7
Western Digital Corporation 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(amended and restated as of November 14, 2002) (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-08703), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 7, 2003).
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors.
23.2
Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).