Tan Irving 4
4 · WESTERN DIGITAL CORP · Filed Jun 22, 2026
Research Summary
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Western Digital (WDC) CEO Tan Irving Exercises Awards, Sells 1,090 Shares
What Happened
- Tan Irving, CEO of Western Digital (WDC), converted dividend-equivalent rights/awarded RSUs into shares and effected withholding to satisfy tax obligations. The filing shows small derivative conversions on 6/17 and 6/20 and a tax-withholding disposition of 1,090 shares valued at $746.23 each (~$813,391).
- Specifics reported: Award/convert: 56.501 shares (6/17) at $0.00; Exercise/conversion entries on 6/20 for ~52 and 52.111 shares at $0.00; Tax/payment: 1,090 shares disposed on 6/20 at $746.23 each for $813,391. These were not open-market purchases (no cash outlay to buy stock) — the activity reflects award vesting/conversion and tax withholding (routine, not an investment purchase).
Key Details
- Transaction dates: 2026-06-17 (grant/award conversion) and 2026-06-20 (exercise/conversion and tax withholding sale).
- Prices/values: derivative conversions reported at $0.00 per share (typical for RSU/dividend-equivalent conversions); tax-withholding disposition of 1,090 shares at $746.23 each = $813,391 total.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the excerpt provided in this summary.
- Footnotes of note:
- F1/F3: Dividend-equivalent rights accrued on RSUs were converted and paid one-for-one in shares (with cash paid for any fractional share).
- F2: The 1,090-share disposition reflects withholding of securities to satisfy tax obligations incident to vesting (Rule 16b-3(e)).
- Filing timing: Report filed 2026-06-22 for transactions dated 6/17 and 6/20. Form 4s are generally required within two business days of a reportable transaction; the 6/17 entry appears to have been reported after that window.
Context
- These entries reflect award vesting/dividend-equivalent conversions and tax-withholding via share withholding (not discretionary open-market selling by the insider). For retail investors, such activity is typically routine compensation-related housekeeping rather than a direct bullish or bearish signal.
- Transaction codes: A = Award/grant; M = exercise/conversion of derivative; F = payment of exercise price or tax liability (here, withholding of shares to cover taxes).
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Tan Irving
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-06-20+52→ 597,056 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]2026-06-20$746.23/sh−1,090$813,391→ 595,966 total - Award
Dividend Equivalent Rights
[F3]2026-06-17+56.501→ 938.774 total→ Common Stock (56.501 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Dividend Equivalent Rights
[F1]2026-06-20−52.111→ 886.663 total→ Common Stock (52.111 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]The dividend equivalent rights were converted into, and paid in the form of, shares of the Issuer's common stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units to which the dividend equivalent rights relate. A cash amount was also paid to the holder to settle a fractional dividend equivalent right.
- [F2]Payment of tax obligation by withholding securities incident to the vesting of securities in accordance with Rule 16b-3(e).
- [F3]The dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units (RSUs) which vest proportionately with the RSUs to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof.
Signature
By: /s/ Sandra Garcia Attorney-in-Fact For: Irving Tan|2026-06-22