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Proxy Statement
SANDISK CORPORATION
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
April 30, 2012
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held June 12, 2012
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of
SanDisk Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to be held on June 12, 2012 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 eight 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 Kevin
DeNuccio, Irwin Federman, Steven J. Gomo, Eddy W. Hartenstein, Dr. Chenming Hu,
Catherine P. Lego, Michael E. Marks and Sanjay Mehrotra.
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012.
3. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.
4. 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 (1) “FOR” each of the director nominees
listed above; (2) “FOR” ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP; and (3) “FOR” the advisory
resolution to approve executive compensation.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2012 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 the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials that was mailed to
you. If you attend the meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote your shares in person.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Michael E. Marks
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Milpitas, California
April 30, 2012
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF
PROXY MATERIALS AND ANNUAL REPORT
The Company’s proxy materials and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at www.sandisk.com/IR.