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SanDisk Added to NASDAQ Technology Dividend IndexMILPITAS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced that the company's common stock will be included in the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index (Nasdaq:NQ96DIVUS), effective prior to market open on March 24, 2014. The NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index, which is evaluated on a semi-annual basis, includes up to 100 technology and telecommunications companies that pay a regular or common dividend. "Inclusion in the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index recognizes our commitment to total shareholder return," said Jud Bruner, executive vice president, administration and chief financial officer of SanDisk (News - Alert). "We are pleased to join this group of prominent dividend-paying technology companies." SanDisk initiated its quarterly cash dividend program in the third quarter of 2013. About SanDisk SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com. © 2014 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including the expectation that we will continue to pay a dividend and will be added to and continue to be included in the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include, among others, that we may cease to pay a dividend at any time, we may be removed from the Technology Dividend Index or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
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