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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
Separation of Business Units

On October 30, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized management to pursue a plan to separate its HDD and Flash business units into two independent public companies. The completion of the separation is subject to certain conditions, including final approval by its Board of Directors. The Company is targeting to complete the separation of the business units in the second half of calendar year 2024.

Convertible Notes and Related Capped Call Transactions

On November 3, 2023, the Company issued $1.60 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes which bear interest at an annual rate of 3.00% and mature on November 15, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted (the “2028 Convertible Notes”). The 2028 Convertible Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by each of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries that guarantees the 2026 Notes (currently, Western Digital Technologies, Inc.).

The 2028 Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion price of approximately $52.20 per share of common stock. Prior to August 15, 2028, the 2028 Convertible Notes are convertible only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain periods. Upon any conversion of the 2028 Convertible Notes, the Company will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be converted and pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being converted.

In connection with the debt issuance, the Company used approximately $155 million of the net proceeds of the 2028 Convertible Notes offering to pay the cost of entering into capped call contracts with a cap price of approximately $70.26 per share to hedge the potential dilution impact of the notes’ conversion feature.

Contemporaneously with the issuance of the 2028 Convertible Notes, the Company entered into individually negotiated transactions with certain holders of the Company’s existing 2024 Convertible Notes to repurchase approximately $508 million aggregate principal amount of such notes at an immaterial discount.