---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-302249"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDC"
cik: "0000106040"
company_name: "WESTERN DIGITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T07:12:16.711481+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Digital registers 900k preferred shares and 28M common shares for resale

## Summary
- Registered 900,000 shares of Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock for resale.
- Also registered 28,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred.
- Registration statement and prospectus supplement filed with SEC on December 22, 2023.
- Legal opinion of Skadden, Arps filed as Exhibit 5.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-302249
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDC
- cik: 0000106040
- company_name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000119312523302249/0001193125-23-302249-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000119312523302249/d69546d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-302249
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-302249.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-302249.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.