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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-053809"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDC"
cik: "0000106040"
company_name: "WESTERN DIGITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T17:13:27.767508+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Digital shareholders approve 8M share increase to ESPP at annual meeting

## Summary
- Shareholders approved an 8M share increase to the 2005 ESPP, bringing total reserve to 52,296,610 shares.
- All eight director nominees re-elected; advisory say-on-pay passed with ~94% support (251M for vs 15M against).
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 287M votes for (14.7M against).
- ESPP allows employee purchases at up to 15% discount; max annual accrual per participant is $25,000 in fair value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-053809
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDC
- cik: 0000106040
- company_name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828025053809/0001628280-25-053809-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828025053809/wdc-20251120.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-053809.txt

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