Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Traded Aug 27, 2026 · Filed Aug 28, 2026
Western Digital's Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec sold $482K of Western Digital shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
open market sale
Code S — open-market or private sale
~$481,709
Shares × reported transaction price
22 days after results of Aug 5, 2026
Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results
Closed at $462.00 on Aug 27, 2026, 475% above its 52-week low and 38% below its high, after a 1% drop over the previous 30 trading days
52-week range $80.34 (Aug 29, 2025) to $746.23 (Jun 18, 2026), 57% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $466.81 on Jul 16, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast
Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
| After | Stock | S&P 500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | +1.7% | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| 30 days | -1.4% | -0.5% | -0.9% |
Past results only. Not a forecast.
Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Routine share withholding; mechanical by default.