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Hitachi GST to Acquire Substrate Manufacturing Facility from Western Digital

Hitachi GST to Acquire Substrate Manufacturing Facility from Western Digital

Enterprise & IT May 21,2009 0

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that it has agreed to acquire a substrate manufacturing facility located in Sarawak, Malaysia from Western Digital. The facility currently produces aluminum substrates used in hard disk drives. WD originally acquired the Sarawak facility through its purchase of Komag in 2007.

"This acquisition further strengthens Hitachi GST and is the next step in our business transformation," said Steve Milligan, president, Hitachi GST. "The Sarawak facility is located in close proximity to existing Hitachi GST suppliers and drive assembly operations, which will enable us to realize increased operational efficiencies and other long-term benefits."

WD announced in December that it was taking actions to realign its cost structure to match a softer demand environment. This divestiture is one of those steps. The Sarawak facility, at which WD manufactured aluminum substrates for hard drive magnetic media, was acquired by WD as part of its acquisition of Komag, Inc. in September 2007. WD is consolidating substrate operations from the Sarawak facility into its other substrate facility in Johor, Malaysia. WD will continue to manufacture the majority of its magnetic media requirements at existing facilities in Malaysia and source the balance of its media needs through its strategic external partners.

"We are very pleased that, rather than closing this plant, which was surplus to our needs, we have identified a qualified buyer who will continue to operate the facility," said John Coyne, president and chief executive officer of WD. "WD worked closely with Hitachi GST, the government of Sarawak and its local agencies to create a solution that preserves operations at the Kuching location, as well as the jobs of the employees and those in supporting industries, which have a large impact on the local community."

The employees of WD at the facility will become employees of Hitachi GST. The transaction is expected to close in the current quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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