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Proxy Statement
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
SANDISK CORPORATION
TO BE HELD JUNE 7, 2011
General
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board
of Directors” or the “Board”) of SanDisk Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “SanDisk,”
“we” or “our”), of proxies to be voted at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) to be held on June 7, 2011, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes described
herein. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 11, 2011 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m., local time, at the Company’s
headquarters, 601 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035.
These materials were made available to stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about
April 25, 2011.
Important Notice Regarding Internet Availability of
Proxy Materials and Annual Report
Pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company is
furnishing its proxy materials and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Proxy Materials”)
primarily via the Internet. Accordingly, the Company began sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials (the “Notice”) to its stockholders of record and beneficial owners on or about April 25, 2011. All
stockholders will have the ability to access the Proxy Materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request
to receive a printed set of the Proxy Materials. Instructions on how to access the Proxy Materials over the
Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice. In addition, stockholders may request to receive
the Proxy Materials in printed form by mail, or electronically by email, on an ongoing basis.
Choosing to receive the future Proxy Materials electronically saves the Company the cost of printing and
mailing documents to its stockholders, expedites receipt of the materials and conserves natural resources. If a
stockholder chooses to receive future Proxy Materials electronically, the stockholder will receive an email for
future proxy material distributions with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy
voting site. Any stockholder’s election to receive the Proxy Materials electronically will remain in effect until
such stockholder terminates the request.
The Proxy Materials are also available at the Company’s website at www.sandisk.com/IR. In addition, the
Company will provide copies of any of the Proxy Materials free of charge to any stockholder who requests
copies by calling 1-800-579-1639 or by sending an e-mail with the 12-Digit Control Number in the subject line
to [email protected].
Voting Rights
At the Record Date, approximately 238,371,732 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common
Stock”) were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A majority of the shares of Common Stock
entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting.
In addition to voting in person at the Annual Meeting, stockholders may vote by proxy as follows:
Internet. A stockholder can submit a proxy over the Internet by following the instructions provided in the
Notice or on the separate proxy card.
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