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): March 17, 2011

SanDisk Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   000-26734 (Commission File No.)   77-0191793 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  

601 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California  95035

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 801-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02                      Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 17, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of SanDisk Corporation (the “Company”), approved a payment in the amount of $50,000 for Sumit Sadana, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, to reimburse him for certain expenses incurred in connection with the sale of his home in order to relocate and accept employment with the Company in Milpitas, California.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 21, 2011
	SANDISK CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Judy Bruner
	Name:	Judy Bruner
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)