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Proxy Statement
SANDISK CORPORATION
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
April 22, 2010
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held June 2, 2010
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SanDisk
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to be held on June 2, 2010 at 8:00 a.m., local time, at the
Company’s headquarters, 601 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035, for the following purposes:
1. To elect nine Directors of the Company (“Directors”) to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors
for the ensuing year and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The nominees are
Dr. Eli Harari, Kevin DeNuccio, Irwin Federman, Steven J. Gomo, Eddy W. Hartenstein, Dr. Chenming Hu,
Catherine P. Lego, Michael E. Marks and Dr. James D. Meindl.
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2011.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement that accompanies this
Notice. The Company’s Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the Director nominees
listed above and “FOR” ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 6, 2010 are entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote your shares as soon as possible so
that your shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions. For specific voting instructions, please refer
to the instructions on the proxy card or on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that was mailed
to you. If you attend the Annual Meeting and vote by ballot, your proxy will be revoked automatically and only
your vote at the Annual Meeting will be counted.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Eli Harari
Chairman of the Board, Director
and Chief Executive Officer
Milpitas, California
April 22, 2010
ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN
PERSON. IN ANY EVENT, TO ENSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,
WE URGE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE BY FOLLOWING THE
INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THE NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
MATERIALS OR THE PROXY CARD THAT WAS MAILED TO YOU.