Insider trade

Officer sold ~$641K of WDC shares in the open market

Traded Dec 5, 2025 · Filed Dec 8, 2025

Western DigitalWDC

~$641K
Reported value · 3,822 sh @ $167.6138: 132K
Holds after · shares reported: +173.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.4%, $168.89 → $462.56 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Western Digital's Chief of Global Operations sold $641K of Western Digital shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Dec 5, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 8, 2025

Officer$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$640,620

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

36 days after results of Oct 30, 2025, 55 days before results of Jan 29, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $168.89 on Dec 5, 2025, within 4% of its 52-week high, after a 34% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $30.54 (Apr 4, 2025) to $174.22 (Nov 10, 2025), 96% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $125.72 on Oct 23, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 87 workers was filed in California on January 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 46 days after the trade; 1 more notice by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+3.0%	-0.6%	+3.6%
30 days	+10.7%	+0.9%	+9.8%
90 days	+54.6%	-0.7%	+55.3%
180 days	+210.8%	+8.2%	+202.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001266824-25-000265
Filed / recorded: Dec 8, 2025, 9:12 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
Issuer CIK: 106040
Ticker: WDC
Reporting person: Vidyadhara K Gubbi
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief of Global Operations
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Dec 5, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,822
Price per share: $167.6138
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 131,985
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Represents the weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from a low of $167.2999 to a high of $168.19. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.