Exhibit 10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 
 Western Digital Corporation 
 Summary of Compensation Arrangements 

for 
 Named
Executive Officers and Directors 
 NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 
 Base Salaries. The current annual base salaries for the current executive officers of Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”) who were named in the Summary Compensation Table in the
Company’s Proxy Statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Named Executive Officers”) are as follows: 

 

			September 30,			September 30,	
	 Named Executive Officer
	    	 Title
	    	Current
Base Salary	 
	 John F. Coyne
	    	President and Chief Executive Officer	    	$	1,000,000	  
	 Timothy M. Leyden
	    	Chief Operating Officer	    	$	600,000	  
	 Wolfgang U. Nickl
	    	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	    	$	400,000	  
	 James J. Murphy
	    	Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Sales Operations	    	$	425,000	  
	 James K. Welsh III
	    	Executive Vice President and GM, Branded Products	    	$	400,000	  
	 James D. Morris
	    	Executive Vice President and GM, Storage Products	    	$	400,000	  

 Semi-Annual Bonuses. Under the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan (the “ICP”),
the Named Executive Officers are also eligible to receive semi-annual cash bonus awards that are determined based on the Company’s achievement of performance goals pre-established by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the
Company’s Board of Directors as well as other discretionary factors. The ICP, including the performance goals established by the Committee for the first half of fiscal 2012, are further described in the Company’s current report on form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

Additional Compensation. The Named Executive Officers are also eligible to receive equity-based incentives and discretionary
bonuses as determined from time to time by the Committee, are entitled to participate in various Company plans, and are subject to other written agreements, in each case as set forth in exhibits to the Company’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In addition, the Named Executive Officers may be eligible to receive perquisites and other personal benefits as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with
the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 







 DIRECTORS 
 Annual Retainer and Committee Retainer Fees. The following table sets forth the current annual retainer and committee membership fees payable to each of the Company’s non-employee
directors: 
  

				September 30,	
	 Type of Fee
	    	Current Annual
Retainer Fees	 
	 Annual Retainer
	    	$	75,000	  
	 Lead Independent Director Retainer
	    	$	20,000	  
	 Non-Executive Chairman of Board Retainer
	    	$	100,000	  
	 Additional Committee Retainers
	    			
	 • Audit Committee
	    	$	10,000	  
	 • Compensation Committee
	    	$	5,000	  
	 • Governance Committee
	    	$	2,500	  
	 Additional Committee Chairman Retainers
	    			
	 • Audit Committee
	    	$	15,000	  
	 • Compensation Committee
	    	$	10,000	  
	 • Governance Committee
	    	$	7,500	  

 The retainer fee to the Company’s lead independent director referred to above is paid only if the
Chairman of the Board is an employee of the Company. Effective commencing with the Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the annual retainer fees are paid immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 

Non-employee directors do not receive a separate fee for each Board of Directors or committee meeting they attend. However, the Company
reimburses all non-employee directors for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend each Board of Directors or committee meeting. Mr. Coyne, who is an employee of the Company, does not receive any compensation for his service on the
Board or any Board committee. 
 Additional Director Compensation. The Company’s non-employee directors are also
entitled to participate in the following other Company plans as set forth in exhibits to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission: Non-Employee Director Option Grant Program and Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock
Unit Grant Program, each as adopted under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Performance Incentive Plan; Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Stock-for-Fees Plan; and Deferred Compensation Plan.