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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 5, 2007
Western Digital Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   001-08703   33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)        
         
20511 Lake Forest Drive        
Lake Forest, California       92630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)
(949) 672-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles or Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 8.01. Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 3.2


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Item 5.03 Amendment to Articles or Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”) approved amendments to Section 6.01, Section 6.02 and Section 6.03 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to allow for the issuance and transfer of uncertificated shares of the Company’s stock. These amendments were adopted to allow the Company to participate in the Direct Registration System administered by the Depository Trust Company.
The Bylaws, as amended, are effective as of November 5, 2007 and are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on November 6, 2007. Results of the voting at the meeting are set forth below.
     Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the following ten directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
             
    For   Against   Abstain
 
           
Peter D. Behrendt
  179,225,229   3,549,706   247,728
 
           
Kathleen A. Cote
  179,433,090   3,358,383   158,037
 
           
John F. Coyne
  179,439,927   3,356,288   153,295
 
           
Henry T. DeNero
  179,579,109   3,200,336   170,065
 
           
William L. Kimsey
  179,363,921   3,413,685   171,903
 
           
Michael D. Lambert
  180,006,979   2,736,320   206,211
 
           
Matthew E. Massengill
  179,084,807   3,708,888   155,814
 
           
Roger H. Moore
  178,567,655   4,092,715   289,139
 
           
Thomas E. Pardun
  179,224,078   3,554,622   170,809
 
           
Arif Shakeel
  178,991,149   3,763,865   194,496
     Appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2008. The voting results were as follows:
                     
For   Against   Abstain    
 
                   
176,056,731
    6,765,833       126,945      
     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.2      Amended and Restated Bylaws of Western Digital Corporation, as amended effective as of November 5, 2007.

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SIGNATURE
     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 the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
 
      Western Digital Corporation
(Registrant)
   
 
 
  By:   /s/ Raymond M. Bukaty    
Date:November 8, 2007
     
 
Raymond M. Bukaty
   
 
      Senior Vice President, Administration,    
 
      General Counsel and Secretary    

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Western Digital Corporation, as amended effective as of November 5, 2007.