WD reports impact on HDD production due to severe flooding in Thailand

Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) announced that production of hard drives in its facilities close to Bangkok, Thailand, will be constrained in the current quarter due to the severe flooding in Thailand. The flooding caused problems with the region’s infrastructure, including transportation and utilities, and resulted in the inundation of some supplier facilities and employee homes. The company is gratified to report that its approximately 37,000 Thailand-based employees were deemed safe. The company is working with its suppliers to maximize throughput and availability of parts in order to best meet the needs of its customers. Visit the Investor section of the company’s Website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.