ウエスタンデジタルコーポレーション(NASDAQ: WDC)は、本日、サンディスク子会社と共同で運営してきたNANDフラッシュメモリー合弁事業(「JV」)の株式会社東芝(「東芝」)の持分の売却先に関連し、東芝が韓国のSKハイニックス、ベインキャピタル、産業革新機構及び日本政策投資銀行によるコンソーシアムを優先交渉先として選択した発表について以下の声明を発表しました。
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements concerning the Flash JVs, SanDisk’s rights under the JV agreements and Western Digital’s or SanDisk’s actions in response to Toshiba’s announcement that it has declared a preferred bidder regarding the sale of Toshiba’s interests in the Flash JVs. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among others: uncertainties with respect to the company's business ventures with Toshiba; volatility in global economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 8, 2017, to which your attention is directed. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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