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*
Whitmore Robert W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY
920 DISC DRIVE

(Street)
SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY [ STX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Product Development
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2005
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 05/25/2005 M 20,000 A $2.3 31,101(1) D
Common Shares 05/25/2005 S 20,000 D $21(2) 11,101(1) 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
NQ Stock Option $2.3 05/25/2005 M 20,000 11/22/2001(3) 07/24/2011 Common Shares 20,000 $2.3 4,435 D
NQ Stock Option $5 01/31/2006(4) 01/31/2012 Common Shares 250,000 250,000 D
NQ Stock Option $10 09/16/2003(5) 09/16/2012 Common Shares 100,000 100,000 D
NQ Stock Option $10 09/16/2006(6) 09/16/2012 Common Shares 150,000 150,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 11,101 common shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the "Common Shares"), of Seagate Technology (the "Issuer") received by the Reporting Person from New SAC as part of the May 16, 2005 distribution (the "Distribution") by New SAC of the Issuer's Common Shares to the New SAC shareholders on a pro rata basis in the form of a stock dividend. The Reporting Person's receipt of the Common Shares through the Distribution was exempt from the reporting and the liability provisions of Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-9.
2. The sale reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on November 24, 2004.
3. Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on November 22, 2001. The remaining option shares vested proportionally each month over the 36 months following November 22, 2001.
4. Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a five-year vesting schedule. One fifth (20%) of the option shares will vest on January 31, 2006. The remaining option shares (80%) will vest on January 31, 2007.
5. Options granted to the Reporting Person under the 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a five-year vesting schedule as follows. One fifth of the option shares vested on September 16, 2003. The remaining option shares are vesting and will continue to vest proportionally each month over the 48 months following September 16, 2003.
6. Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a five-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares will vest on September 16, 2006. The balance of the option shares (80%) will vest on September 16, 2007.
/s/ Roberta S. Cohen for Robert W. Whitmore 05/25/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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