Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 1

AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of August 17, 2016 (this “Amendment”), to the Loan
Agreement dated as of April 29, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time) (the “Loan Agreement”) among
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each
lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and
individually, a “Lender”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and Collateral Agent and the
other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement.

WHEREAS, Section 2.16 of the Loan Agreement provides that the Borrower may, by
written notice to the Administrative Agent, incur Refinancing Term Loans, the
proceeds of which are used to refinance in whole or in part any Class of Term
Loans pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement, by entering into
Refinancing Amendments with Lenders willing to provide such Refinancing Term
Loans;

WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to voluntarily prepay $750,000,000 of the U.S.
Term B Loans (the “Prepayment”) immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires, pursuant to Section 2.16(a) of the Loan
Agreement, to create a new Class of U.S. Term B-1 Loans (as defined herein)
under the Loan Agreement having identical terms with and having the same rights
and obligations under the Loan Documents as, and in the same aggregate principal
amount as, the U.S. Term B Loans (after giving effect to the Prepayment), as set
forth in the Loan Agreement and Loan Documents, except as such terms are amended
hereby;

WHEREAS, each U.S. Term B Lender that executes and delivers a consent
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Consent”) to exchange all (or
such lesser amount allocated to it by the Administrative Agent) of its U.S Term
B Loans outstanding after giving effect to the Prepayment for U.S. Term B-1
Loans upon effectiveness of this Amendment and thereafter become a U.S. Term B-1
Lender, shall be deemed have consented to this Amendment;

WHEREAS, each Person that executes and delivers a joinder to this Amendment
substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Joinder”) as an Additional U.S. Term
B-1 Lender will make U.S Term B-1 Loans in the amount set forth on the signature
page of such Person’s Joinder on the effective date of this Amendment to the
Borrower, the proceeds of which will be used by the Borrower to repay in full
the outstanding principal amount of Non-Exchanged U.S. Term B Loans (as defined
herein);

WHEREAS, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC (“CS Securities”), RBC Capital Markets (“RBCCM”), Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
(“Mizuho”), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (“Bank of Tokyo”) and HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc. (“HSBC”) will act as joint lead arrangers and joint
bookrunners, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, CS Securities,

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RBCCM, Mizuho, Bank of Tokyo and HSBC will act as co-syndication agents and
Fifth Third Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
will act as managing agents, in each case, for the U.S. Term Loan B-1 Facility
(as defined below);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:

 

  Section 1. Amendments Relating to the U.S. Term B-1 Loans.

Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

(a) The following defined terms shall be added to Section 1.1 of the Loan
Agreement in alphabetical order:

“Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender” means a Person with an Additional U.S. Term
B-1 Commitment to make Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loans to the Borrower on the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

“Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loan” means a Loan that is made pursuant to Section
2.01(d) of the Loan Agreement on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

“Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitment” means, with respect to an Additional U.S.
Term B-1 Lender, the commitment of such Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender to make
an Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loan hereunder on the Amendment No. 1 Effective
Date, in the amount set forth on the signature page of such Additional Term B-1
Lender to the Amendment No. 1 Joinder. The aggregate amount of the Additional
U.S. Term B-1 Commitments of all Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lenders shall equal
the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Non-Exchanged U.S. Term B Loans.

“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to the Loan Agreement dated as of the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date” means August 17, 2016, the date on which all
conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of Amendment No. 1 are satisfied.

“Amendment No. 1 Joinder” means the Joinder Agreement dated as of the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each
Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender.

“Exchanged U.S. Term B Loans” means each U.S. Term B Loan extended on the
Closing Date (or portion thereof) and held by a Rollover U.S. Term B Lender on
the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date immediately prior to the extension of credit
hereunder on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and as to which the Rollover
U.S. Term B Lender thereof has consented to exchange into a U.S. Term B-1 Loan
and the Administrative Agent has allocated into a U.S. Term B-1 Loan.

 

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“Non-Exchanged U.S. Term B Loan” means each U.S. Term B Loan extended on the
Closing Date (or portion thereof) other than an Exchanged U.S. Term B Loan.

“Rollover U.S. Term B Lender” means each U.S Term B Lender with a U.S Term B
Loan extended on the Closing Date that has consented to exchange such U.S. Term
B Loan into a U.S. Term B-1 Loan, and that has been allocated such U.S. Term B-1
Loan by the Administrative Agent.

“U.S. Term B-1 Facility” means the credit facility for the U.S. Term B-1 Loans
described in Section 2.1(d) hereof.

“U.S. Term B-1 Lender” means a Lender with an outstanding U.S. Term B-1
Commitment or an outstanding U.S. Term B-1 Loan.

“U.S Term B-1 Loan” means an Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loan or a Loan that is
deemed made pursuant to Section 2.01(d) hereof.

“U.S. Term B-1 Commitment” means, with respect to a Lender, the agreement of
such Lender to exchange the entire principal amount of its U.S. Term B Loans (or
such lesser amount allocated to it by the Administrative Agent) for an equal
principal amount of U.S. Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

“U.S. Term B-1 Loan Percentage” means, for any U.S. Term B-1 Lender, the
percentage held by such U.S. Term B-1 Lender of the aggregate principal amount
of all U.S. Term B-1 Loans then outstanding.

“U.S. Term B-1 Note” is defined in Section 2.12(d) hereof.

“U.S. Term B-1 Termination Date” is defined in Section 2.7(b) hereof.

(b) All references to “U.S. Term B Facility,” “U.S. Term B Lender,” “U.S. Term B
Loan,” “U.S. Term B Loan Commitment,” “U.S. Term B Loan Percentage,” “U.S. Term
B Note” and “U.S. Term B Termination Date” in the Loan Agreement and the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to be references to “U.S. Term B-1 Facility,” “U.S.
Term B-1 Lender”, “U.S. Term B-1 Loan,” “U.S Term B-1 Commitment,” U.S. Term B-1
Loan Percentage,” “U.S. Term B-1 Note” and “U.S Term B-1 Termination Date,”
respectively (other than any such references contained in (i) the preliminary
statements to the Loan Agreement, (ii) Amendment No. 1, (iii) Section 2.1(b) of
the Loan Agreement, (iv) Section 2.10 of the Loan Agreement, (v) Section 2.17 of
the Loan Agreement, (vi) Section 3.2 of the Loan Agreement, (vii) Section 3.3 of
the Loan Agreement and (viii) Section 6.10 of the Loan Agreement).

(c) Clause (a) of the definition of “Applicable Margin” in Section 1.1 of the
Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such clause and replacing it with
the following:

“(a) with respect to any U.S. Term B-1 Loan, (i) 3.75% per annum, in the case of
a Eurodollar Loan, or (ii) 2.75% per annum, in the case of a Base Rate Loan”

(d) The definition of “Loan Documents” in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing the word “and” prior to “the Letters of Credit” with
“,” and adding immediately prior to the period therein, “ and Amendment No. 1
and Amendment No. 1 Joinder”.

 

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(e) Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by making clause (d)
thereof clause (e) and adding the following new clause (d):

“(d)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Amendment No. 1,
each Rollover U.S. Term B Lender severally agrees to exchange its Exchanged U.S
Term B Loans for a like principal amount of U.S. Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and
in Amendment No. 1, each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender severally agrees to
make an Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loan to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Additional U.S. Term B-1
Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. The Borrower shall prepay the
Non-Exchanged U.S. Term B Loans with a like amount of the gross proceeds of the
Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loans, concurrently with the receipt thereof. The
Borrower shall pay to the U.S. Term B Lenders immediately prior to the
effectiveness of Amendment No. 1 all accrued and unpaid interest on the U.S Term
B Loans to, but not including, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date on such
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. The U.S. Term B-1 Loans shall have the same
terms as the U.S. Term B Loans as set forth in the Loan Agreement and Loan
Documents before giving effect to Amendment No. 1, except as modified by
Amendment No. 1; it being understood that the U.S. Term B-1 Loans (and all
principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) will constitute
“Obligations” under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall
have the same rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement and Loan Documents
as the U.S. Term B Loans prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. As
provided in Section 2.5(a) and subject to the terms hereof, the Borrower may
elect that the U.S. Term B-1 Loans comprising the Borrowing hereunder of U.S.
Term-1 B Loans be either Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans.”

(f) Section 2.7(b) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by replacing it in
its entirety with the following:

“(b) Scheduled Payments of U.S. Term B-1 Loans. Subject to Section 2.15, the
Borrower shall make principal payments on the U.S. Term B-1 Loans in
installments on each Fiscal Quarter End Date, commencing with the first fiscal
quarter ended after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in an aggregate amount
equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans made
on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in each case per fiscal quarter (which
payments in each case shall be reduced as a result of the application of
prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section
2.8(a), Section 2.8(c) and Section 2.8(e), as applicable); it being further
agreed that a

 

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final payment comprised of all principal and interest not sooner paid on the
U.S. Term B-1 Loans, shall be due and payable on April 29, 2023, the final
maturity thereof (the “U.S. Term B-1 Termination Date”).”

(g) Section 2.8(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “and
Section 2.8(a)(iii)” immediately after “Section 2.8(a)(ii).”

(h) Section 2.8(a)(ii) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by replacing all
references to “Term B Lender” and “Term B Loan” with “Euro Term B Lender” and
“Euro Term B Loan”, respectively.

(i) Section 2.8(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following new clause (iii):

“(iii) In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six (6) months after
the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower (x) prepays, repays,
refinances, substitutes or replaces any U.S. Term B-1 Loans in connection with a
Repricing Transaction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment
made pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) that constitutes a Repricing Transaction), or
(y) effects any amendment, waiver or other modification of, or consent under,
this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to
the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable U.S.
Term B-1 Lenders, (A) in the case of clause (x), a premium of 1.00% of the
aggregate principal amount of the U.S Term B-1 Loans so prepaid, repaid,
refinanced, substituted or replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), a fee
equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans
outstanding immediately prior to such amendment, waiver, modification or consent
that are the subject of such Repricing Transaction. If, on or prior to the date
that is six (6) months after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, all or any
portion of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans held by any U.S. Term B-1 Lender are prepaid,
repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced pursuant to Section 8.5 as a result
of, or in connection with, such U.S. Term B-1 Lender being a Non-Consenting
Lender with respect to any amendment, waiver, modification or consent referred
to in clause (y) above (or otherwise in connection with a Repricing
Transaction), such prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or
replacement will be made at 101% of the principal amount so prepaid, repaid,
refinanced, substituted or replaced. All such amounts shall be due and payable
on the date of effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.”

(j) Section 2.10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence after the first sentence in such section:

“The U.S. Term B-1 Commitments and Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitments shall
automatically terminate upon the making, conversion or continuance, as
applicable, of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment No. 1 Effective.”

 

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(k) The first sentence in Section 2.12(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended by replacing it in its entirety with the following:

“Any Lender may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note or
notes in the forms of Exhibit D-1 (in the case of its Term A Loan and referred
to herein as a “Term A Note”), Exhibit D-2 (in the case of its U.S. Term B-1
Loan and referred to herein as a “U.S. Term B-1 Note”), Exhibit D-3 (in the case
of its Euro Term B Loan and referred to herein as a “Euro Term B Note”), Exhibit
D-4 (in the case of its Revolving Loans and referred to herein as a “Revolving
Note”), as applicable (the Term A Notes, U.S. Term B Notes, Euro Term B Notes
and Revolving Notes being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Notes”
and individually as a “Note”).”

(l) Exhibit D-2 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety in the form of Annex A hereto.

(m) Section 6.10 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
immediately after the fourth sentence thereof:

“The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans on the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date to refinance the U.S. Term B Loans.”

(n) Section 8.5 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting “or Section
2.8(a)(iii)” immediately after “Section 2.8(a)(ii).”

(o) Each Lender delivering a Consent or a Joinder hereunder waives, any right to
compensation for losses, expenses or liabilities incurred by such Lender to
which it may otherwise be entitled pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Loan Agreement
in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

  Section 2. Representations and Warranties.

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders as of the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date that:

(a) Immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, each of the
representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement and in the other
Loan Documents shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects
(or, if qualified as to “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar
language, shall be true and correct in all respects (after giving effect to any
such qualification therein)) as of said time, except to the extent the same
expressly relate to an earlier date.

(b) At the time of and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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  Section 3. Conditions to Effectiveness.

This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which each of the following
conditions is satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be
originals or facsimiles or electronic copies (and, to the extent requested by
the Administrative Agent, followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise
specified:

(1) counterparts of this Amendment executed by each of the Loan Parties; and

(2) a Term B-1 Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Term B-1 Lender
requesting a Term B-1 Note at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date, if any.

(b) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be
originals or facsimiles or electronic copies (and, to the extent requested by
the Administrative Agent, followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise
specified;

(1) (A) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders) of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, special counsel to the
Loan Parties and (B) a favorable written opinion (addressed to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders) of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP,
local counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors in the state of Delaware;

(2) (i) copies of the certificate of formation, certificate of incorporation,
certificate of organization, operating agreement, articles of incorporation,
memorandum and articles of association and bylaws, as applicable (or comparable
organizational documents) of the Borrower and the Guarantors and, to the extent
applicable, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental
official (or a representation that such documents have not been amended since
the Escrow Release Date); (ii) incumbency certificates of the officers of such
Person executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party as of the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date and prior to the funding of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans; (iii)
resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of the Loan
Parties approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party
as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and prior to the funding of the U.S.
Term B-1 Loans, certified as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date by such Loan
Party as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment; and
(iv) copies of the certificates of good standing or the equivalent (if any) for
each Loan Party from the office of the secretary of state or other appropriate
governmental department or agency of the state of its formation, incorporation
or organization, in each case dated a recent date prior to the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date; and

(3) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.16(a)(v) of the
Loan Agreement with respect to the U.S. Term B-1 Loans and in paragraphs (g) and
(h) of this Section 3 as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

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(c) (i) $750,000,000 of the existing U.S. Term B Loans shall have been repaid
prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment and the Borrower shall have
delivered a prepayment notice with respect to such repayment as required by
Section 2.8(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement; provided that the parties hereto agree
that such prepayment notice may be delivered by 1:00 p.m., New York City time,
one Business Day before the date of the proposed prepayment and (ii) the
remainder of the existing U.S. Term B Loans shall be repaid with the proceeds of
the U.S. Term B-1 Loans substantially simultaneously with effectiveness of this
Amendment and the Borrower shall have delivered a prepayment notice with respect
to such repayment as required by Section 2.8(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement;
provided that the parties hereto agree that such prepayment notice may be
delivered by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of
the proposed repayment.

(d) The aggregate principal amount of the Exchanged U.S. Term B Loans plus the
aggregate principal amount of the Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitments shall
equal the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding U.S. Term B Loans
immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

(e) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
account of the U.S. Term B Lenders immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date, all accrued and unpaid interest on the U.S. Term B Loans to, but
not including, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

(f) All reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses due to the
Administrative Agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC required to be paid on the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (including pursuant to Section 9 hereof) shall
have been paid (or the Borrower shall have made arrangements reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for such payment).

(g) At the time and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of the
U.S. Term B-1 Loans, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.

(h) Each of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in
the Loan Agreement, Section 2 of this Amendment and in the other Loan Documents
shall be and remain true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified
as to “materiality,” “material adverse effect” or similar language, shall be
true and correct in all respects (after giving effect to any such qualification
therein)) as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, except to the extent the
same expressly relate to an earlier date.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, no later than 3 Business Days
in advance of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, all documentation and other
information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested in
writing at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective
Date by the U.S. Term B-1 Lenders through the Administrative Agent that is
required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and
anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the
Patriot Act.

 

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(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Notice of Borrowing
required by Section 2.5 of the Loan Agreement; provided that the parties hereto
agree that (i) any Notice of Borrowing in respect of the U.S. Term B-1 Loans
requested under this Amendment may be delivered by 1:00 p.m., New York City
time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing for such U.S.
Term B-1 Loans and (ii) the Notice of Borrowing in respect of such U.S. Term B-1
Loans may be made conditional on the effectiveness of this Amendment.

(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed counterparts of
the Joinder executed by the Borrower and each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender.

(l) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
account of each of the applicable U.S. Term Lenders with an outstanding U.S.
Term B Loan immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the
prepayment premium set forth in Section 2.8(a)(ii) of the Loan Agreement.

(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed “Life-of-Loan”
Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with
respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood
hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower
and each other Loan Party relating thereto).

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and such notice shall be conclusive and
binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amendments effected hereby shall not
become effective, the obligations of the Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lenders to
make Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loans will automatically terminate, if each of the
conditions set forth or referred to in this Section 3 has not been satisfied at
or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 17. 2016.

 

  Section 4. Formal Request Deemed Made.

By its execution of this Amendment, the Borrower hereby delivers and the
Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of this Amendment as the
satisfaction of the requirement to give notice required to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to Section 2.16(a) of the Loan Agreement.

 

  Section 5. Acknowledgments.

Each Loan Party hereby expressly acknowledges the terms of this Amendment and
reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in
each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such
covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to this
Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) its guarantee of the
Obligations (including, without limitation, the U.S. Term B-1 Loans) pursuant to
the Collateral Documents and (iii) its grant of Liens on the Collateral to
secure the Obligations (including, without limitation, the Obligations with
respect to the U.S. Term B-1 Loans) pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

 

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  Section 6. Liens Unimpaired.

After giving effect to this Amendment, neither the modification of the Loan
Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment nor the execution, delivery,
performance or effectiveness of this Amendment:

(a) impairs the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted
pursuant to any Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Cayman
Islands law governed share mortgage granted by any Loan Party), and such Liens
continue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all
Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or

(b) requires that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to
maintain the perfection of such Liens.

 

  Section 7. Entire Agreement.

This Amendment, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings,
both written and verbal, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment and the Loan
Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a
waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the
Loan Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Loan
Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall
continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each
reference in each Loan Document to the “Loan Agreement,” whether direct or
indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Loan Agreement as
amended by this Amendment and that this Amendment is a “Loan Document” and a
“Refinancing Amendment.”

 

  Section 8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver.

This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except pursuant to a
writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

  Section 9. Expenses.

The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with this
Amendment, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and
disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative
Agent.

 

  Section 10. Counterparts.

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken
together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or
electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart hereof.

 

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  Section 11. Governing Law and Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.

THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO
THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS
AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 10.22 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT IS
HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

 

  Section 12. Headings.

The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

  Section 13. Effect of Amendment.

Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or
otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights
and remedies of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Agreement
or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way
affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements
contained in the Loan Agreement or any other provision of the Loan Agreement or
any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects
and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed as of the date first above written.

 

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION By:  

/s/ Mark Long

  Name:   Mark Long   Title:   Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief
Strategy Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1]

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HGST, INC. WD MEDIA, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael C. Ray

 

Name:

 

Michael C. Ray

 

Title:

 

Secretary

WESTERN DIGITAL (FREMONT), LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael C. Ray

 

Name:

 

Michael C. Ray

 

Title:

 

Vice President and Secretary

WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael C. Ray

 

Name:

 

Michael C. Ray

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President, Chief

   

Legal Officer and Secretary

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1]

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:

 

/s/ Caitlin Stewart

 

Name: Caitlin Stewart

 

Title: Vice President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1]

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EXHIBIT A

CONSENT TO CASHLESS ROLL

CONSENT TO CASHLESS ROLL (this “Consent”) in connection with Amendment No. 1
(“Amendment”) to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2016 (the
“Loan Agreement”), by and among Western Digital Corporation (the “Borrower”),
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”),
the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties thereto.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used
herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amendment.

Existing U.S. Term B Lenders / Cashless Settlement

The undersigned U.S. Term B Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
consents to convert 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the U.S. Term B
Loan held by such U.S. Term B Lender (or such lesser amount allocated to such
Lender by the Administrative Agent) into a U.S. Term B-1 Loan in a like
principal amount via a cashless roll.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Consent to be executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer.

 

Date: August     , 2016  

 

  , as a Lender (type name of the legal entity)   By:  

 

    Name:     Title:   If a second signature is necessary:   By:  

 

    Name:     Title:  

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EXHIBIT B

JOINDER AGREEMENT

JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of August 17, 2016 (this “Agreement”), by and among
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (the “U.S. Term B-1 Lender”), Western Digital
Corporation (the “Borrower”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (the “Administrative
Agent”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29,
2016 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in
writing from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), among the Borrower, each
lender from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto (capitalized terms used but
not defined herein having the meaning provided in the Loan Agreement (as amended
by Amendment No. 1));

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower
may establish the Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitment with existing U.S. Term B
Lenders and/or Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lenders; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of Amendment No. 1, Additional U.S.
Term B-1 Lenders shall become Lenders pursuant to one or more Joinders (as
defined in Amendment No. 1);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender hereby agrees to provide the Additional
U.S. Term B-1 Commitment set forth on its signature page hereto pursuant to and
in accordance with Section 2.1(d) of the Loan Agreement. The Additional U.S.
Term B-1 Commitment provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to all
of the terms in the Loan Agreement and to the conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the
foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranty and security interests
created by the Collateral Documents.

Each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
acknowledge and agree that the Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitment provided
pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitments
for all purposes of the Loan Agreement and the other applicable Loan
Documents. Each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender hereby agrees to make an
Additional U.S. Term B-1 Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its
Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in
accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Loan Agreement.

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Each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the
financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or
any other Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan
Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the
Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and
discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (iv) agrees that it will
perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms
of the Loan Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

Upon (i) the execution of a counterpart of this Agreement by each Additional
U.S. Term B-1 Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (ii) the
delivery to the Administrative Agent of a fully executed counterpart (including
by way of telecopy or other electronic transmission) hereof, each of the
undersigned Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lenders shall become Lenders under the Loan
Agreement and shall have the respective Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitment set
forth on its signature page hereto, effective as of the Amendment No. 1
Effective Date.

For each Additional U.S. Term B-1 Lender, delivered herewith to the
Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect
to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Additional U.S.
Term B-1 Lender may be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to Section 10.1 of the Loan Agreement.

This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or
instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.

This Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both
written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject
matter hereof.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity
or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be
unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as would
be enforceable.

 

B-2

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This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

B-3

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized
officer to execute and deliver this Joinder Agreement as of date first written
above.

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. By:  

 

  Name:   Title: Additional U.S. Term B-1 Commitments: $[        ] WESTERN
DIGITAL CORPORATION By:  

 

  Name:   Title:

 

B-4

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Accepted: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent By:  

 

  Name:   Title:

 

 

B-5

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EXHIBIT D-2

EXHIBIT D-2

U.S. TERM B-1 NOTE

 

$                        , 20    

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Western Digital Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to                      or
its registered assigns (the “Lender”) at the principal office of JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, in New York, New York, in immediately
available funds, the principal sum of              Dollars ($        ) or, if
less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the U.S. Term B-1 Loan made or
maintained by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as
defined below), in installments in the amounts and on the dates called for by
Section 2.7(b) of the Loan Agreement, together with interest on the principal
amount of such U.S. Term B-1 Loan from time to time outstanding hereunder at the
rates, and payable in the manner and on the dates, specified in the Loan
Agreement.

This Note is one of the U.S. Term B-1 Notes referred to in the Loan Agreement
dated as of April 29, 2016 among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and the other
agents party thereto (as extended, renewed, amended, restated, amended and
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”), and this Note and the holder hereof are entitled to all the
benefits and security provided for thereby or referred to therein, to which Loan
Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement thereof. All defined terms
used in this Note, except terms otherwise defined herein, shall have the same
meaning as in the Loan Agreement. This Note shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Voluntary prepayments may be made hereon, certain prepayments are required to be
made hereon, and this Note may be declared due prior to the expressed maturity
hereof, all on the terms and in the manner as provided for in the Loan
Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind
hereunder.

 

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION By:  

 

  Name:   Title: