Core Viewpoint - Sandisk Corporation announced the pricing of a secondary public offering of 5,821,135 shares of its common stock at a price of $545.00 per share, which are currently owned by Western Digital Corporation, the former parent of Sandisk [1]. Group 1: Offering Details - The secondary offering will not involve Sandisk selling any shares or receiving any proceeds from the sale [1]. - The total value of the shares being offered is approximately $3.09 billion [2]. - The offering is expected to close on February 19, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions [1]. Group 2: Debt-for-Equity Exchange - Prior to the offering's closing, Western Digital Corporation is expected to exchange the shares for certain indebtedness held by affiliates of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Securities [1]. - Following the debt-for-equity exchange, Western Digital is expected to own 1,691,884 shares of Sandisk's common stock, which it plans to dispose of in subsequent exchanges or distributions [1]. Group 3: Company Background - Sandisk is a leading developer and manufacturer of data storage devices based on NAND flash technology, providing solutions for various applications including artificial intelligence workloads [1]. - The company has a broad portfolio that includes solid-state drives, embedded products, removable cards, and USB drives [1].
Sandisk Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock