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): April 29, 2019

 

 

 

 

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-08703		33-0956711
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

5601 Great Oaks Parkway San Jose, California		95119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(408) 717-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 29, 2019, Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment agreement (“Amendment No. 9”) among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Agent”), the lenders party thereto and the other loan parties party thereto.

Amendment No. 9 amends the Loan Agreement dated as of April 29, 2016, as amended, among the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time and the Agent to provide for, among other things, an amendment to the leverage ratio maintenance covenant levels applicable solely to the term A loan and revolving facilities thereunder to delay the initial stepdown until the fiscal quarter ending January 2021 and to provide for additional stepdowns in future periods and to amend the definition of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA solely for purposes of compliance with the financial maintenance covenants to include an addback for certain depreciation related payments with respect to the Company’s flash ventures with Toshiba Memory Corporation.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 29, 2019