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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2003
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<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</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">33-0956711<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">20511 Lake Forest Drive<BR>
Lake Forest, California 92630<BR>
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Western Digital Corporation<BR>
Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">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<BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">COPY TO:
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">J. Jay Herron, Esq.<BR>
O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP<BR>
114 Pacifica, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Irvine, California 92618-3318
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par value $0.01 per
share</FONT></TD>
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3,000,000<SUP>(1)</SUP><SUP>(2)</SUP>
shares
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Western Digital Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), stated
above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by the Prospectus and,
pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), an additional
indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Western Digital
Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) as a result of one or more
adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series&nbsp;A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement between the Company and American
Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent.
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration
fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock on December&nbsp;10,
2003, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR> REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#007">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="a95152exv5.htm">EXHIBIT 5</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register an
additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8
(plan information and registrant information) will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Securities Act Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents need
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;)
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule&nbsp;424. These documents, which
include the statement of availability required by Item&nbsp;2 of Form S-8, and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item&nbsp;3 of Form S-8 (Part&nbsp;II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of the Company filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June&nbsp;27, 2003, filed with
the Commission on September&nbsp;23, 2003 (Commission File No.
001-08703);
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;26, 2003,
filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;7, 2003 (Commission File
No.&nbsp;001-08703);
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on August&nbsp;15, 2003 (Commission File No.
001-08703);
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-B 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&nbsp;6, 2001),
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;3, 1987 (Commission File
No.&nbsp;001-08703), and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description;
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The description of the Company&#146;s Preferred Stock
Purchase Rights contained in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A12B, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2001
(Commission File No.&nbsp;001-08703), and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
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    <TD><FONT size="2">The Company&#146;s Registration Statements on Form S-8
relating to the Plan, filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;22,
2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-107227), January&nbsp;27, 2000
(Commission File No.&nbsp;333-95499), as amended, December&nbsp;22, 1997
(Commission File No.&nbsp;333-42991), as amended, January&nbsp;24, 1997
(Commission File No.&nbsp;333-20359), as amended, and December&nbsp;28,
1993 (Commission File No.&nbsp;33-51725), as amended.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"> superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See the attached Exhibit&nbsp;Index on page 8, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
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 December&nbsp;10,
2003.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
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By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Matthew E. Massengill</FONT></TD>
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<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, and each of them, acting individually and
without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power 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, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them individually, 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 fully 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, or either of them individually, or their 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, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Matthew E. Massengill</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive<BR>
Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ D. SCOTT MERCER<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
D. Scott Mercer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial<BR>
Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOSEPH R. CARRILLO<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Joseph R. Carrillo</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President and<BR>
Corporate Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting<BR>
Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ PETER D. BEHRENDT<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ I.M. BOOTH<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ KATHLEEN A. COTE<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ HENRY T. DENERO<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Henry T. DeNero</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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ WILLIAM L. KIMSEY<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William L. Kimsey</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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ MICHAEL D. LAMBERT<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Michael D. Lambert</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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ ROGER H. MOORE<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Roger H. Moore</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">December 10, 2003</FONT></TD>
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Thomas E. Pardun</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>

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Western Digital Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. (Filed as Exhibit&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement filed
with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Exchange Act on
October&nbsp;7, 2003 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-08703) and incorporated herein by
this reference.)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of O&#146;Melveny &#038; Meyers LLP (opinion re legality)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP (consent of independent auditors)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of O&#146;Melveny &#038; Meyers LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under
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Western Digital Corporation
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 12, 2003
Registration No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
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
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
33-0956711
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20511 Lake Forest Drive
Lake Forest, California 92630
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Western Digital Corporation
Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the 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)
COPY TO:
J. Jay Herron, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
114 Pacifica, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92618-3318
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title Of
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount Of
Securities
To Be
Price
Offering
Registration
To Be Registered
Registered
Per Unit
Price
Fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per
share
3,000,000
(1)
(2)
shares
$10.645
(3)
$31,935,000
(3)
$2,583.54
(3)
(1)
This Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Western Digital Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), stated
above, options and other rights to purchase or acquire the shares of Common Stock covered by the Prospectus and,
pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), an additional
indeterminate number of shares, options and rights that may be offered or issued pursuant to the Western Digital
Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") as a result of one or more
adjustments under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from one or more stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(2)
Each share of Common Stock is accompanied by a right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement between the Company and American
Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h), the maximum offering price, per share and in the aggregate, and the registration
fee were calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of a share of Common Stock on December 10,
2003, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5
EXHIBIT 23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is filed by the Company to register an
additional 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan and
consists of only those items required by General Instruction E to Form S-8.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
(plan information and registrant information) will be sent or given to
employees as specified by Securities Act Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need
not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424. These documents, which
include the statement of availability required by Item 2 of Form S-8, and the
documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents of the Company filed with the Commission are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June 27, 2003, filed with
the Commission on September 23, 2003 (Commission File No.
001-08703);
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2003,
filed with the Commission on November 7, 2003 (Commission File
No. 001-08703);
(c)
The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Commission on August 15, 2003 (Commission File No.
001-08703);
(d)
The description of the Common Stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-B 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 with the Commission on April 3, 1987 (Commission File
No. 001-08703), and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description;
(e)
The description of the Company's Preferred Stock
Purchase Rights contained in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A12B, filed with the Commission on April 6, 2001
(Commission File No. 001-08703), and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(f)
The Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8
relating to the Plan, filed with the Commission on July 22,
2003 (Commission File No. 333-107227), January 27, 2000
(Commission File No. 333-95499), as amended, December 22, 1997
(Commission File No. 333-42991), as amended, January 24, 1997
(Commission File No. 333-20359), as amended, and December 28,
1993 (Commission File No. 33-51725), as amended.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained
herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
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superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
See the attached Exhibit Index on page 8, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
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 December 10,
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, and each of them, acting individually and
without the other, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power 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, exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith) to this Registration Statement, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them individually, 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 fully 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, or either of them individually, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ MATTHEW E. MASSENGILL
Matthew E. Massengill
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)
December 10, 2003
/s/ D. SCOTT MERCER
D. Scott Mercer
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer)
December 10, 2003
/s/ JOSEPH R. CARRILLO
Joseph R. Carrillo
Vice President and
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting
Officer)
December 10, 2003
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ PETER D. BEHRENDT
Peter D. Behrendt
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ I.M. BOOTH
I.M. Booth
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ KATHLEEN A. COTE
Kathleen A. Cote
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ HENRY T. DENERO
Henry T. DeNero
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ WILLIAM L. KIMSEY
William L. Kimsey
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ MICHAEL D. LAMBERT
Michael D. Lambert
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ ROGER H. MOORE
Roger H. Moore
Director
December 10, 2003
Thomas E. Pardun
Director
, 2003
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.
Western Digital Corporation Amended and Restated 1993 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. (Filed as Exhibit A to the Company's Proxy Statement filed
with the Commission pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act on
October 7, 2003 (Commission File No. 001-08703) and incorporated herein by
this reference.)
5.
Opinion of O'Melveny & Meyers LLP (opinion re legality)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP (consent of independent auditors)
23.2
Consent of O'Melveny & Meyers LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
24.
Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under
"Signatures")