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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-339171
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171109
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000106040
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572]
		IRS NUMBER:				330956711
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0628

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08703
		FILM NUMBER:		171192516

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9496727000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3355 MICHELSON DRIVE SUITE 100
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92612

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENERAL DIGITAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19730125
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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8-K</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;9, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Western Digital Corporation </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;9, 2017, Western Digital Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced an authorization to resume potential repurchases of its common stock
under a previously approved repurchase program by its board of directors (the &#147;board&#148;), subject to market conditions and compliance with applicable covenants under the Company&#146;s financing agreements and indentures. The press release
making this statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of
Form&nbsp;8-K,&nbsp;the information in this Item&nbsp;7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), 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
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d477386dex991.htm">Press Release issued by Western Digital Corporation on November&nbsp;
9, 2017 regarding authorization to resume potential repurchases of its common stock under a previously approved repurchase program by its board of directors. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: November 9, 2017</P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCES AUTHORIZATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO RESUME POTENTIAL SHARE REPURCHASES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SAN
JOSE, Calif.&nbsp;&#151; Nov.&nbsp;9, 2017&nbsp;&#151; Western Digital<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP>Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) (&#147;Western Digital&#148; or the &#147;company&#148;) today announced an authorization to resume
potential repurchases of its common stock under a previously approved repurchase program by its board of directors (the &#147;board&#148;), subject to market conditions and compliance with applicable covenants under the company&#146;s financing
agreements and indentures. The board had previously authorized $5.00&nbsp;billion for the repurchase of the company&#146;s common stock. The company had previously indicated that it was suspending repurchases of common stock in connection with the
acquisition of SanDisk and has not conducted any repurchases since August 2015. The remaining amount available to be purchased under the company&#146;s stock repurchase program as of November&nbsp;9, 2017, was $2.10&nbsp;billion, and the stock
repurchase program is effective until February&nbsp;3, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Western Digital </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The Company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve,
access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver the possibilities of data. Western Digital<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> data-centric solutions are marketed under the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">G-Technology&#153;,</FONT> HGST, SanDisk<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>, Tegile&#153;,
Upthere&#153; and WD<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> brands. Financial and investor information is available on the company&#146;s Investor Relations website at <U>investor.wdc.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning potential repurchases in the future by the company of its common stock. These forward-looking
statements are based on management&#146;s current </P>

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expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including:
uncertainties with respect to the company&#146;s business ventures with Toshiba; volatility in global economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and
cost of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; the development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage
markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
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