SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Thakur Randhir

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

140 CASPIAN COURT

(Street)

SUNNYVALE

94089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SANDISK CORP [ SNDK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP,Technology & Worldwide Ops

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/23/2005		A		75,000⁽¹⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	76,500⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.32	09/27/2005		A		190,976		09/27/2006⁽⁴⁾	09/26/2012	Common Stock	190,976	$0	190,976	D
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.32	09/27/2005		A		9,024		09/27/2006⁽⁴⁾	09/26/2012	Common Stock	9,024	$0	9,024	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of restricted stock units under the issuer's 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Each such unit represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon the vesting of that unit. The awarded units will vest upon the Reporting Person's continued service as an employee of the Issuer as follows: (i) 50% of the awarded units upon the Reporting Person's completion of 1 year of service measured from the vesting commencement date and (ii) the balance of the awarded units upon the Reporting Person's completion of each of the next 12 months of service measured from and after the 1st anniversary of the vesting commencement date.

2. Includes 75,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock subject to restricted stock units, and those shares will not actually be issued until the units vest.

3. Includes 1,500 shares of the Issuer's common stock held directly by the reporting person.

4. Option Grant shall become exercisable with respect to (i) 25% of the option shares upon optionee's completion of 1 year of service from the vesting commencement date and (ii) the balance of the option shares in equal quarterly installments upon optionee's completion of each of the next 36 months of service measured from and after the 1st anniversary of vesting commencement date.

Remarks:

	Sharon L. Spehar - Attorney in Fact for Randhir Thakur	09/27/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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