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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-024204
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180129
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180130
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180129

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:		18557372

	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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<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) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the 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): January&nbsp;29, 2018 </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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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-08703</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>33-0956711</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not applicable </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report) </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &#167;230.405) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Proposed Concurrent Notes Offerings and Other Transactions </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;29, 2018, Western Digital Corporation (&#147;Western Digital&#148;) announced concurrent proposed offerings of $2.3 billion
aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the &#147;2026 notes&#148;) and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2024 (the &#147;2024 convertible notes,&#148; and together with the 2026 notes, the
&#147;notes&#148;), in each case subject to market and other conditions. The notes will be issued by Western Digital, and guaranteed, jointly and severally on a senior basis, by certain of Western Digital&#146;s subsidiaries. The notes offerings are
being conducted as separate offerings. Neither offering is contingent upon the other. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the notes offerings, Western
Digital expects to obtain a new $5.022 billion Term Loan A-1 facility maturing 2023. The proceeds of the new Term Loan A-1 facility would be used to settle Western Digital&#146;s existing $4.022 billion Term Loan&nbsp;A maturing in 2021. Western
Digital also expects to extend the maturity of its existing revolving credit facility under its senior credit facilities by approximately two years to a maturity date of 2023, and to seek amendments to its senior credit facilities to, among other
things, provide for more covenant flexibility, a decrease in the interest rate applicable to the new Term Loan A-1 facility and/or revolving credit facility and a release of the security and guarantees under certain circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Western Digital expects to repurchase shares of its common stock concurrently with the 2024 convertible notes offering in
privately negotiated transactions as well as subsequently through additional share repurchases that will occur after the completion of the 2024 convertible notes offering with available cash on hand. The aggregate amount of these stock repurchases
could be up to $500&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Tender Offer </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with the
offerings, Western Digital also expects to commence a cash tender offer (the &#147;tender offer&#148;) to purchase any and all of its currently outstanding 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the &#147;10.500% notes&#148;). In conjunction with
the tender offer, Western Digital is soliciting consents from holders of the 10.500% notes to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> the information in this Item 7.01, including
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, 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 set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d524271dex991.htm">Press Release of Western Digital Corporation, dated January 29, 2018. </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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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OFFERINGS OF $2.3 BILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2026 AND $1.0 BILLION OF CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2024
AND UP TO $500M SHARE REPURCHASE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Western Digital To Retire Existing 10.500% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2024 And 7.375% Senior
Secured Notes Due 2023 Subject To Successful Execution Of Transactions </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Initiatives to Enhance Capital Structure </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151; Jan.&nbsp;29, 2018 &#151; Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) (&#147;Western Digital&#148; or the &#147;company&#148;) today
announced concurrent proposed offerings of $2.3 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the &#147;2026 notes&#148;) and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2024 (the &#147;2024 convertible
notes&#148; and, together with the 2026 notes, the &#147;notes&#148;), in each case subject to market and other conditions as further described below. The notes will be issued by Western Digital, and guaranteed, jointly and severally on a senior
basis, by certain of Western Digital&#146;s subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offerings of the 2026 notes (the &#147;2026 notes
offering&#148;) and the 2024 convertible notes (the &#147;2024 convertible notes offering&#148; and, together with the 2026 notes offering, the &#147;offerings&#148;), Western Digital expects to obtain a new $5.022&nbsp;billion Term Loan A-1
facility maturing 2023, reflecting a $1.0 billion increase in the size of the Term Loan A. The proceeds of this new Term Loan A-1 facility would be used to settle Western Digital&#146;s existing $4.022 billion Term Loan A maturing in 2021. In
connection with the offerings and the Term Loan A replacement, Western Digital also expects to extend the maturity of its existing revolving credit facility under its senior credit facilities by approximately two years to a maturity date of 2023,
and to seek amendments to its senior credit facilities to, among other things, provide for more covenant flexibility, a decrease in the interest rate applicable to the new Term Loan A-1 facility and/or revolving credit facility and a release of the
security and guarantees under certain circumstances. In the event the full amount of the 2024 convertible notes offering is not completed, Western Digital may further increase the size of the new Term Loan A-1 facility by up to an additional $1.0
billion. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Proposed Offerings of $2.3&nbsp;Billion of Senior Notes Due 2026 and $1.0&nbsp;Billion
of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and Up To $500M Share Repurchase </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page&nbsp;
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 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrently with
the offerings, the company also expects to commence a cash tender (the &#147;tender offer&#148;) to purchase any and all of its currently outstanding 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the &#147;existing 2024 unsecured notes&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital expects to offer the 2026 notes in a public offering (the &#147;2026 notes offering&#148;). The company intends to use the net
proceeds of the 2026 notes offering, together with available cash on hand, to fund the tender offer, and if the tender offer is not consummated or if the company purchases less than all of the currently outstanding existing 2024 unsecured notes in
the tender offer, to fund the redemption of any existing 2024 unsecured notes that remain outstanding, in each case, including all accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses. BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as
lead book-running managers and RBC Capital Markets, Mizuho Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as book-running managers for the 2026 notes offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The company intends to offer the 2024 convertible notes in a private offering to only qualified institutional investors (&#147;QIBs&#148;) in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In addition, the company expects to grant the initial purchasers a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $100&nbsp;million
aggregate principal amount of 2024 convertible notes. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the 2024 convertible notes offering, together with the net proceeds from the new Term Loan A-1 facility and available cash on hand, to redeem all of
its currently outstanding 7.375% senior secured notes due 2023 (the &#147;2023 secured notes&#148;), including all accrued interest, related premiums, fees and expenses. The 2024 convertible notes will be convertible into cash and/or shares of
Western Digital&#146;s common stock or a combination thereof at its election. The interest rate, conversion price and other terms of the 2024 convertible notes are to be determined. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The company expects to repurchase shares of its common stock concurrently with the 2024 convertible notes offering in privately negotiated
transactions as well as subsequently through additional share repurchases that will occur after the completion of the 2024 convertible notes offering with available cash on hand. The aggregate amount of these stock repurchases could be up to
$500&nbsp;million. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Proposed Offerings of $2.3&nbsp;Billion of Senior Notes Due 2026 and $1.0&nbsp;Billion
of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and Up To $500M Share Repurchase </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page&nbsp;
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 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2024 convertible
notes, the common stock, if any, deliverable upon conversion of the 2024 convertible notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. They may not be
offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2026 notes and 2024 convertible notes offerings are being conducted as separate offerings. Neither offering is contingent upon the other.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon successful completion of the transactions described above, we expect to reduce our total debt outstanding by approximately
$1&nbsp;billion. We expect that our available cash on hand will decrease by approximately $2.4 billion after giving effect to the transactions described above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) for
the 2026 notes offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the company and the offerings. You may obtain these
documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or from BofA Merrill Lynch, NC1-004-03-43, 200&nbsp;North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by email at
dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; or from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC via Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by telephone at (866)&nbsp;803-9204.This press release does not constitute an offer to sell
or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other security, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any other security in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. Any offer or sale will be
made only by means of a prospectus or an offering memorandum, as applicable, and a free writing prospectus which has or will be filed with the SEC, as applicable. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Proposed Offerings of $2.3&nbsp;Billion of Senior Notes Due 2026 and $1.0&nbsp;Billion
of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and Up To $500M Share Repurchase </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page&nbsp;
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 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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; 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 data-centric solutions are marketed
under the G-Technology&#153;, 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. </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; 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 proposed offerings of the notes. These forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s current
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: volatility in global economic conditions; uncertainties with
respect to the company&#146;s business ventures with Toshiba; 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; impacts of new tax legislation; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company&#146;s filings with the SEC, including the company&#146;s Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on Nov. 7, 2017, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new
events or events. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">### </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital, the
Western Digital logo, G-Technology, HGST, SanDisk, Tegile, Upthere and WD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. </P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Proposed Offerings of $2.3&nbsp;Billion of Senior Notes Due 2026 and $1.0&nbsp;Billion
of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 and Up To $500M Share Repurchase </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page&nbsp;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bob Blair </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">949.672.7834 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">robert.blair@wdc.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Media Contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jim Pascoe </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">408.717.6999 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">jim.pascoe@wdc.com </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</U>: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCES TENDER OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR ALL OUTSTANDING 10.500% SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES DUE 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151; Jan.&nbsp;29, 2018 &#151; Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) (&#147;Western Digital&#148; or the &#147;company&#148;) today
announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer (the &#147;Tender Offer&#148;) with respect to any and all of its outstanding 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The price offered in the Tender Offer for the Notes and other information relating to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation (as defined below) are set
forth in the table below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CUSIP Nos.</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Outstanding<BR>Principal Amount</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Security</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per $1,000 Principal Amount</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tender Offer<BR>Consideration<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Early Tender<BR>Premium<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Total<BR>Consideration<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP></B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>958102&nbsp;AK1&nbsp;</B>and<B> U9547K&nbsp;AB9</B> (unregistered)&nbsp;&amp; <B>958102&nbsp;AL9</B> (registered)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">$3,350,000,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">10.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">$1,137.25</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">$30</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">$1,167.25</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Excludes
accrued and unpaid interest, which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration, as applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) No separate
consent payment or fee is being paid to holders in the Consent Solicitation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In conjunction with the Tender Offer, Western Digital is soliciting consents
(&#147;Consents&#148;) from holders of the Notes to certain proposed amendments (the &#147;Proposed Amendments&#148;) to the indenture (the &#147;Indenture&#148;) governing the Notes (the &#147;Consent Solicitation&#148;). The Proposed Amendments
would amend the Indenture to eliminate most of the covenants and certain default provisions applicable to the Notes. In addition, Western Digital intends to issue a conditional notice of redemption with respect to the Notes and prior to the
redemption date, Western Digital may elect to satisfy and discharge its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with the satisfaction and discharge provisions of the Indenture. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation For All Outstanding 10.500% Senior
Unsecured Notes Due 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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 </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Delivery of Consents to the Proposed Amendments by holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Notes (excluding Notes owned by Western Digital or any of its affiliates) is required for the adoption of the Proposed Amendments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each holder who validly tenders and does not withdraw its Notes and validly delivers and does not revoke its corresponding Consents prior to 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on Feb.&nbsp;9, 2018 (as may be extended or earlier terminated, the &#147;Early Tender Time&#148;) will receive, if such Notes are accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation, the total
consideration of $1,167.25 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered, which includes the tender offer consideration of $1,137.25 and an early tender premium of $30. Holders who validly tender and do not withdraw their Notes and validly deliver
and do not revoke their corresponding Consents after the Early Tender Time but prior to the Expiration Time will receive only the tender offer consideration of $1,137.25 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered and will not be entitled to
receive an early tender premium if such Notes are accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation. In addition, accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the applicable settlement date of the Notes will be
paid in cash on all validly tendered and accepted Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The company expects that it will accept for purchase and pay for Notes validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time on Feb.&nbsp;13, 2018, and that it will accept for purchase and pay for Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) subsequent to the Early Tender Time but prior to the Expiration Time on
Feb.&nbsp;27, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Feb.&nbsp;26, 2018, (as
the same may be extended, the &#147;Expiration Time&#148;). Tendered Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on Feb.&nbsp;9, 2018 (unless such deadline is extended) but not thereafter, except to the extent that the
company is required by law to provide additional withdrawal rights. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the terms and conditions described below, payment of the tender offer
consideration and an early tender premium to holders who tendered Notes prior to the Early Tender Time may occur after the </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation For All Outstanding 10.500% Senior
Unsecured Notes Due 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Early Tender Time and prior to the Expiration Time (the &#147;Initial Settlement Date&#148;). Payment of the
tender offer consideration to holders who tendered notes prior to the Expiration Time but after the Early Tender Time will occur promptly after the Expiration Time (the &#147;Final Settlement Date&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consummation of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation is conditioned upon, among other things, (i)&nbsp;our receipt of aggregate proceeds (before
underwriting discounts and other offering expenses) from concurrent notes offerings, on or prior to the Initial Settlement Date or the Final Settlement Date, as the case may be on terms satisfactory to us, of at least $2.3&nbsp;billion, and
(ii)&nbsp;with respect to the Consent Solicitation, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of the supplement to the Indenture, which will implement the Proposed Amendments. If any of the conditions is not satisfied, Western Digital may terminate
the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation and return tendered Notes. Western Digital has the right to waive any of the foregoing conditions with respect to the Notes in whole or in part. In addition, Western Digital has the right, in its sole
discretion, to terminate the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation at any time, subject to applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement shall not constitute an
offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are set forth in an Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated Jan.&nbsp;29,
2018, and the related Letter of Transmittal (the &#147;Tender Offer Documents&#148;) that are being sent to holders of the Notes. The Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation are being made only through, and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in, the Tender Offer Documents and related materials. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated will act as Dealer Manager for
the Tender Offer and as Solicitation Agent for the Consent Solicitation. Questions regarding the Tender Offer and the Consent Solicitation may be directed to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated at (888) <FONT
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Corporation will act as Depositary and Information Agent for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Requests for the Tender Offer Documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212)
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Unsecured Notes Due 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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Manager and the Solicitation Agent or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender, or refrain from tendering, all or any portion of the principal amount of their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer
or deliver, or refrain from delivering, any consent to the Proposed Amendments pursuant to the Consent Solicitation. </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; 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 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. </P>
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forward-looking statements, including statements concerning a proposed tender off for the notes . These forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s current 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: volatility in global economic conditions; uncertainties with respect to the company&#146;s business ventures with Toshiba; 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; impacts of new tax legislation;
and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company&#146;s filings with the SEC, including the </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the SEC on Nov. 7, 2017, to which
your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or
events. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">### </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Western Digital, the Western
Digital <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">logo,&nbsp;G-Technology,&nbsp;HGST,</FONT> SanDisk, Tegile, Upthere and WD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. </P>
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