0001193125-13-398822.txt : 20131015 0001193125-13-398822.hdr.sgml : 20131014 20131015060852 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-398822 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131015 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131015 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20131015 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000106040 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572] IRS NUMBER: 330956711 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0629 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08703 FILM NUMBER: 131149058 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612 BUSINESS PHONE: 9499325000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: IRVINE STATE: CA ZIP: 92612 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL DIGITAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730125 DEFA14A 1 d612407ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )

 

 

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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

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Effective October 13, 2013, Mr. Matthew E. Massengill and Mr. Arif Shakeel resigned from the Governance Committee and Audit Committee, respectively, of the Board of Directors of Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Massengill and Mr. Shakeel will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors and are each standing for re-election at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, which is scheduled to be held on November 14, 2013.

No other changes are being made to the membership of any of the committees of the Company’s Board of Directors. The following table identifies the current members of these committees:

 

Director

    Executive    Audit    Compensation    Governance

Kathleen A. Cote

       ü       ü

Henry T. DeNero

    ü    Chair      

William L. Kimsey

       ü      

Michael D. Lambert

          Chair   

Len. J. Lauer

          ü   

Matthew E. Massengill

            

Stephen D. Milligan

    Chair         

Roger H. Moore

          ü    ü

Thomas E. Pardun (1)

    ü       ü    Chair

Arif Shakeel

            

Akio Yamamoto

            

Masahiro Yamamura

            

 

(1)  Mr. Pardun is the current Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Pardun is an independent director under the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market and presides at all executive sessions of the Company’s non-management, independent directors.