$WDC

Cole Martin I sold $386K of WDC

Cole Martin I sold 720 shares of WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC) at an average of $536.01 ($528.07–$544.95, $0.39M total) across 14 trades on 2026-06-09 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Cole Martin I
Published Jun 11, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
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Relevance
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$WDCNeutralLow
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Why it matters

The key new information is the disclosed sale size, price range, and that it was executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor for follow-on insider activity, but the 10b5-1 structure makes this more of a sentiment datapoint than a catalyst.

03

What to watch

The filing doesn’t state whether other insiders or institutions are buying/selling, so the net insider signal is incomplete.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 5/10Timing: Filed 2026-06-11; transaction dated 2026-06-09.

Background

The article summarizes a SEC Form 4 insider transaction for Western Digital involving a director’s open-market sale.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$WDCNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Cole Martin I (director) filed an open-market sale of 720 Western Digital shares for ~$385.9K under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely limited/short-lived impact; any move would be more sentiment-driven than fundamental.

Evidence & confidence

The disclosure is a routine Form 4 open-market sale with an explicit pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, reducing interpretive weight versus unscheduled selling.

Market effects

No sector read-across; this is company-specific insider transaction data only.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

10b5-1 sales can be purely administrative liquidity events and may not reflect bearish views on fundamentals.

Key entities

  • WESTERN DIGITAL CORP

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • Cole Martin I

    Director who sold 720 shares in open-market trades.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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