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): October 25, 2001
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-08703
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33-095-6711
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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20511 Lake Forest Drive
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Lake Forest, California
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92630
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 672-7000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 25, 2001, Western Digital Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first quarter of the 2002 fiscal year. For its first quarter, the Registrant reported revenues of $440.9 million and a loss from continuing operations of $4.0 million, or $.02 per share. The results include an operating profit of approximately $4.0 million and unit shipments of 5.4 million by the Company’s hard drive business.
Attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, are copies of the October 25, 2001 press release, Investor Information Summary and Consolidated Statements of Operations with additional financial information for the Registrant’s first quarter of the 2002 fiscal year posted to the Registrant’s website at www.westerndigital.com all of which are incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release dated October 25, 2001 announcing the Company’s financial results for its first quarter of the 2002 fiscal year. | |
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Investor Information Summary. | |
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99.3
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Consolidated Statements of Operations, restated for adoption of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 (“SAB 101”) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 25, 2001
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| By: | /s/ MICHAEL A. CORNELIUS | |
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Michael A. Cornelius Vice President, Law and Administration and Secretary |
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