Edgar Filing: COYNE JOHN F

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â COYNE JOHN F

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP [WDC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION,Â 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Worldwide Operations

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

LAKE FOREST,Â CAÂ 92630-7741

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	77,000 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/26/2002⁽²⁾	09/26/2011	Common Stock	53,000	$ 2.1	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/23/2003⁽²⁾	09/23/2012	Common Stock	75,000	$ 3.85	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	10/27/2001⁽³⁾	10/27/2010	Common Stock	15,000	$ 6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/09/2005⁽²⁾	11/09/2014	Common Stock	60,000	$ 8.89	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	09/09/2000⁽⁴⁾	09/09/2008	Common Stock	27,600	$ 10.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	08/11/1999⁽⁵⁾	08/11/2008	Common Stock	4,000	$ 11.6875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	08/06/2005⁽⁶⁾	08/06/2008	Common Stock	3,682	$ 12.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	10/24/2004⁽²⁾	10/24/2013	Common Stock	50,000	$ 12.84	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	11/17/1999⁽²⁾	11/17/2008	Common Stock	16,000	$ 12.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/23/1999⁽²⁾	02/23/2008	Common Stock	10,000	$ 18.625	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	10/08/1997⁽²⁾	10/08/2006	Common Stock	40,000	$ 21	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COYNE JOHN F C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 20511 LAKE FOREST DRIVE LAKE FOREST,Â CAÂ 92630-7741	Â	Â	Â Sr. VP, Worldwide Operations	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: John F. Coyne		11/29/2004
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The direct ownership includes 22,346 shares of restricted stock that remains unvested and 33,218 shares that the reporting person has acquired through the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	The option vests 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% at the end of each three-month period thereafter.
(3)	On the grant date, a stock option to purchase 40,000 shares was granted, of which 25,000 shares have been exercised by the reporting person. The option vests 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 6.25% at the end of each three-month period thereafter.
(4)	The option vests 10% 2 years from the grant date, 20% 3 years from the grant date, 30% 4 years from the grant date, and the final 40% 5 years from the grant date.
(5)	The option vests 25% one year from the grant date and 75% two years from the grant date.
(6)	The option vests 100% seven years from the grant date.
Â Remarks: ExhibitÂ List: ExhibitÂ 24Â -Â Power-of-Attorney

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