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safeguards, there is a risk that competitors may obtain and use such information. The laws of foreign jurisdictions in
which we conduct business may provide less protection for confidential information than the United States.
We rely on certain technology that we license from other parties to manufacture and sell WD products. We believe
that we have adequate cross-licenses and other agreements in place in addition to our own intellectual property portfolio
to compete successfully in the hard drive industry. For additional discussion of risks related to our ownership and use of
intellectual property, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Environmental Regulation
We are subject to a variety of regulations in connection with our operations. We believe that we have obtained or are
in the process of obtaining all necessary environmental permits for our operations. For additional discussion of risks
related to environmental regulation, see Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Employees
As of June 30, 2006, we employed a total of 24,750 employees worldwide. This represents an increase in headcount
of approximately 7% since July 1, 2005 and an increase of approximately 42% since July 2, 2004. Many of our employees
are highly skilled, and our continued success depends in part upon our ability to attract and retain such employees.
Accordingly, we offer employee benefit programs, which we believe are, in the aggregate, competitive with those offered
by our competitors. We and most of our competitors nevertheless have difficulty at times in hiring and retaining certain
skilled personnel. We have engaged consultants and contract personnel to fill these needs until full-time employees could
be recruited. We consider our employee relations to be good.
Available Information
We maintain an Internet web site at http://www.westerndigital.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available on our web site at http://www.westerndigital.com, free of
charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after the electronic filing of these reports with the SEC. Any materials we file with
the SEC are available at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Additional
information about the operation of the Public Reference Room can also be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
In addition, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements,
and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Listed below are all of our executive officers as of June 30, 2006, followed by a brief account of their business
experience during the past five years. Executive officers are normally appointed annually by the Board of Directors at a
meeting of the directors immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. There are no family relationships
among these officers nor any arrangements or understandings between any officer and any other person pursuant to which
an officer was selected.
Name Age Position
Matthew E. Massengill .............. 45 Chairman of the Board
Arif Shakeel(1) .................... 51 Chief Executive Officer
John F. Coyne(1)................... 56 President, Chief Operating Officer
Raymond M. Bukaty ................ 49 Senior Vice President, Administration, General
Counsel and Secretary
Stephen D. Milligan ................ 43 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Hossein Moghadam ................ 62 Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
(1) As disclosed in the Company’s press release on November 2, 2007, Mr. Coyne will become our President and Chief
Executive Officer and Mr. Shakeel will relinquish the role of Chief Executive Officer but will continue to be
employed by us as Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Coyne has joined our Board of Directors and
will stand for election at the next Annual Meeting along with Mr. Shakeel.
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