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Exhibit 10.01.10




WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2004 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT PROGRAM



1. Establishment. The Corporation maintains the Western Digital Corporation Non-Employee
Directors Restricted Stock Unit Program (the “Program”), which is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety effective as of November 6, 2008 (the “Effective Date”). This amendment and
restatement of the Program is effective as to grants on and after the Effective Date; awards
granted under the Program prior to the Effective Date are governed by the applicable terms of the
Program as in effect on the date of grant of the award. The Program has been restated as an
Appendix to, and any shares of Common Stock issued with respect to awards granted under the Program
on and after the Effective Date shall be charged against the applicable share limits of, the
Western Digital Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions of the Plan shall govern all awards
made pursuant to the Program. Capitalized terms are defined in the Plan if not defined herein.



2. Purpose. The purpose of the Program is to promote the success of the Corporation and
the interests of its stockholders by providing members of the Board who are not officers or
employees of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries (“Non-Employee Directors”) an opportunity
to acquire an ownership interest in the Corporation and more closely aligning the interests of
Non-Employee Directors and stockholders.



3. Participation. An award of Stock Units (a “Stock Unit Award”) under the Program shall
be made only to Non-Employee Directors, shall be evidenced by a Notice of Award of Stock Units
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereto and shall be further subject to such
other terms and conditions set forth therein. As used in the Program, the term “Stock Unit” shall
mean a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to
one outstanding share of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of the
Plan) solely for purposes of the Program. Stock Units shall be used solely as a device for the
determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to eventually be delivered to a Non-Employee
Director if Stock Units held by such Non-Employee Director vest pursuant to Section 6 or Section 8.
Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind. Stock Units granted
to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program shall be credited to an unfunded bookkeeping
account maintained by the Corporation on behalf of the Non-Employee Director (a “Program Account”).



4. Annual Stock Unit Awards.





4.1 Annual Awards. On the date of and immediately following the Corporation’s regular
annual meeting of stockholders in each year during the term of the Plan commencing with
2008, each Non-Employee Director then in office shall be granted automatically (without any
action by the Board or the Administrator) a Stock Unit Award with respect to a number
(rounded down to the nearest whole number) of Stock Units equal to (i) $125,000, divided by
(ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the applicable annual meeting date
(subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.1 of



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the Plan). An individual who was previously a member of the Board, who then ceased to be a
member of the Board for any reason, and who then again becomes a Non-Employee Director shall
thereupon again become eligible to be granted Stock Units under this Section 4.1.




4.2 Initial Award for New Directors. Upon first being appointed or elected to the Board at
any time after January 1, 2006, a Non-Employee Director who has not previously served on the
Board shall be granted automatically (without any action by the Board or the Administrator)
a Stock Unit Award with respect to a number of Stock Units equal to (i) the number of Stock
Units in the Annual Award immediately preceding the date such Non-Employee Director is first
appointed or elected to the Board, divided by (ii) 365, multiplied by (iii) the number of
days from the date such Non-Employee Director is first appointed or elected to the Board to
the scheduled date of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of stockholders.




4.3 Transfer Restrictions. Stock Units granted pursuant to this Section 4 shall be subject
to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 5.7 of the Plan. For purposes of clarity,
the Administrator has not approved any transfer exceptions with respect to Stock Units
granted pursuant to the Program in accordance with Section 5.7.2 of the Plan.



5. Dividend and Voting Rights.





5.1 Limitation of Rights Associated with Stock Units. A Non-Employee Director shall have no
rights as a stockholder of the Corporation, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided
in Section 5.2 with respect to dividend equivalent rights) and no voting rights, with
respect to Stock Units granted pursuant to the Program and any shares of Common Stock
underlying or issuable in respect of such Stock Units until such shares of Common Stock are
actually issued to and held of record by the Non-Employee Director. No adjustments will be
made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the
date of issuance of the stock certificate.




5.2 Dividend Equivalent Rights. As of any date that the Corporation pays a dividend (other
than in shares of Common Stock) upon issued and outstanding Common Stock, or makes a
distribution (other than in shares of Common Stock) with respect thereto, a Non-Employee
Director’s Program Account shall be credited with an additional number (rounded down to the
nearest whole number) of Stock Units equal to (i) the “fair value” of any dividend (or other
distribution) with respect to one share of Common Stock, multiplied by (ii) the number of
unpaid Stock Units credited to the Non-Employee Director’s Program Account immediately prior
to such dividend or distribution, divided by (iii) the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date of payment of such dividend or distribution. In the case of a cash
dividend or distribution, the “fair value” thereof shall be the amount of such cash, and, in
the case of any other dividend or distribution (other than in shares of Common Stock), the
“fair value” thereof shall be such amount as shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator. Stock Units credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section
5.2 shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and
restrictions as the original Stock Units to which they relate. No adjustment shall be made
pursuant to Section 7.1 of the



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Plan as to Stock Units granted pursuant to the Program in connection with any dividend
(other than in shares of Common Stock) or distribution (other than in shares of Common
Stock) for which dividend equivalents are credited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 5.2. Stock Units granted pursuant to the Program shall otherwise be subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Plan (for example, and without limitation, in
connection with a split or reverse split of the outstanding Common Stock).


6. Vesting. Subject to Section 8 hereof and Section 7 of the Plan, a Stock Unit Award
granted to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program (whether pursuant to Section 4 or
Section 5.2) shall vest and become payable as to 100% of the total number of Stock Units subject
thereto on the third anniversary of the date of grant of the Stock Unit Award (the “Vesting Date”).



7. Continuation of Services. The vesting schedule requires continued service through each
applicable vesting date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable installment of a Stock Unit
Award and the rights and benefits under the Program. Service for only a portion of the vesting
period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle a Non-Employee Director to any
proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a
termination of services as provided in Section 8 below. Nothing contained in the Program
constitutes a continued service commitment by the Corporation, confers upon a Non-Employee Director
any right to remain in service to the Corporation, interferes with the right of the Corporation at
any time to terminate such service, or affects the right of the Corporation to increase or decrease
a Non-Employee Director’s other compensation.



8. Termination of Directorship. Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 7 of
the Plan, if a Non-Employee Director incurs a Separation from Service (as defined below) for any
reason, the following rules shall apply with respect to any Stock Units granted to the Non-Employee
Director pursuant to Section 4 above:





	 	•	 	other than as expressly provided below in this Section 8, (a) one-third (1/3) of the
number of Stock Units granted to the Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program
within the period commencing twenty-four (24) months prior to, and ending twelve (12)
months prior to, the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service shall immediately
vest and become payable as provided in Section 9; (b) two-thirds (2/3) of the number of
Stock Units granted to the Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program within the
period commencing thirty-six (36) months prior to, and ending twenty-four (24) months
prior to, the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service shall immediately vest
and become payable as provided in Section 9; and (c) all Stock Units granted to a
Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program that have not vested as of, or do not
vest upon, the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service, shall immediately
terminate without payment therefor;
	 
	 	•	 	if the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service occurs due to his or her
death or Disability (as defined below), all Stock Units granted to the Non-Employee
Director pursuant to the Program shall immediately vest and become payable as provided
in Section 9;




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	 	•	 	if the Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service occurs due to his or her
Retirement (as defined below), all Stock Units subject to a Stock Unit Award granted to
the Non-Employee Director pursuant to the Program shall immediately vest and become
payable as provided in Section 9, provided that, on the date of Retirement, the
Non-Employee Director has served continuously as a member of the Board for at least the
period between the grant date of such Stock Unit Award and the day before the date of
the first annual meeting of stockholders following the grant date;
	 
	 	•	 	if the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a member of the Board due to his or her
Removal, all then-unvested Stock Units granted to the Non-Employee Director pursuant to
the Program shall immediately terminate without payment therefor.





     For purposes of this Section 8, the term “Disability” shall mean a period of disability during
which a Non-Employee Director qualified for permanent disability benefits under the Corporation’s
long-term disability plan, or, if the Non-Employee Director does not participate in such a plan, a
period of disability during which the Non-Employee Director would have qualified for permanent
disability benefits under such a plan had the Non-Employee Director been a participant in such a
plan, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. If the Corporation does not
sponsor such a plan, or discontinues to sponsor such a plan, Disability shall be determined by the
Administrator in its sole discretion. For purposes of this Section 8, the term “Retirement” shall
mean the cessation of a director’s services as a member of the Board due to his or her voluntary
resignation, including pursuant to the Corporation’s mandatory director retirement policy, at any
time after such director has served as a member of the Board for at least forty-eight (48) months,
provided that such cessation constitutes a “separation from service” for purposes of Section 409A
of the Code. For purposes of this Section 8, the term “Removal” shall mean the removal of a
Non-Employee Director from the Board, with or without cause, in accordance with the Corporation’s
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law.



     For purposes of this Section 8, the term “Separation from Service,” with respect to a
Non-Employee Director, shall mean the date the Non-Employee Director ceases to be a member of the
Board (regardless of the reason); provided, however, that if the Non-Employee Director is
immediately thereafter employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, such director’s
Separation from Service shall be the date such director incurs a “separation from service” as such
term is defined for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.


9. Timing and Manner of Payment of Stock Units. Except as provided in Section 10 below, on
or within fifteen (15) business days following the first to occur of the Vesting Date or the
Non-Employee Director’s Separation from Service, the Corporation shall deliver to the Non-Employee
Director a number of shares of Common Stock (either by delivering one or more certificates for such
shares or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Corporation in its sole
discretion) equal to the number of Stock Units (if any) that vest on the applicable date in
accordance with the provisions hereof, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7 of the Plan;
provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Deferred
Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to time




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(the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), a Non-Employee Director may elect to defer receipt of any or
all shares of Common Stock payable with respect to Stock Units that vest pursuant to the Program.
Such elections shall be made, and any such deferral shall be effected and administered, in
accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan. The Corporation’s obligation to deliver shares of
Common Stock with respect to vested Stock Units is subject to the condition precedent that the
Non-Employee Director (or other person entitled under the Plan to receive any shares with respect
to the vested Stock Units) deliver to the Corporation any representations or other documents or
assurances required pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan. A Non-Employee Director shall have no
further rights with respect to any Stock Units that are paid or that are terminated pursuant to
Section 8 hereof or Section 7 of the Plan, and such Stock Units shall be removed from the
Non-Employee Director’s Program Account upon the date of such payment or termination.



10. Change in Control Events. A Stock Unit Award may vest and become payable in connection
with the occurrence of certain events involving the Corporation as provided for in Section 7 of the
Plan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program or the Plan,
if the event giving rise to such accelerated vesting is not also a “change in the ownership or
effective control” of the Corporation or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets” of the Corporation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, then payment with respect to
such vested Stock Unit Award shall not be made until such Stock Unit Award would have become vested
and payable without regard to this Section 10 or Section 7 of the Plan.



11. Plan Provisions; Maximum Number of Shares; Amendment; Administration; Construction.
Stock Units granted under the Program shall otherwise be subject to the terms of the Plan
(including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 7 of the Plan). If Stock Unit Awards
otherwise required pursuant to the Program would otherwise exceed any applicable share limit under
Section 4.2 of the Plan, such grants shall be made pro-rata to Non-Employee Directors entitled to
such grants. The Board may from time to time amend the Program without stockholder approval;
provided that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the rights of a Non-Employee
Director as to a Stock Unit Award granted under the Program before the adoption of such amendment.
The Board may amend, modify, suspend or terminate outstanding Stock Unit Awards; provided, however,
that outstanding Stock Unit Awards shall not be amended, modified, suspended or terminated so as to
impair any rights of the recipient of the award without the consent of such recipient. If any such
amendment or modification to an outstanding Stock Unit Award has the result of accelerating the
vesting of such award, then any election that had been made to defer receipt of payment with
respect to any or all of the Stock Units subject to the award pursuant to the Deferred Compensation
Plan shall be disregarded. The Program does not limit the Board’s authority to make other,
discretionary award grants to Non-Employee Directors pursuant to the Plan. The Plan
Administrator’s power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan and awards thereunder
pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan shall extend to the Program and awards granted hereunder. As
provided in Section 3.2 of the Plan, any action taken by, or inaction of, the Administrator
relating or pursuant to the Program and within its authority or under applicable law shall be
within the absolute discretion of that entity or body and shall be conclusive and binding upon all
persons. It is intended that the terms of the Program and all Stock Unit Awards granted under the
Program will not result in the imposition


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of any tax liability pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. The Program and all Stock Unit Awards
granted hereunder shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent.




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