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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): October 6, 1999
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-08703 95-264-7125
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
8105 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 932-5000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 6, 1999, the Registrant settled a transaction pursuant to
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, retiring in the
aggregate $125 million principal Amount of its Zero Coupon Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due 2018 in exchange for shares of its common stock. As
a result of this transaction and previous transactions, the Registrant has
retired debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $432.1 million and
issued in exchange 15,058,855 shares of common stock. The total number of shares
of common stock outstanding as of October 6, 1999, following these
transactions, was 112,323,538.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 7, 1999
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Michael A. Cornelius
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Michael A. Cornelius
Vice President, Law and
Administration and Secretary
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