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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHUELKE KATHERINE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC

10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD

(Street)

CUPERTINO

95014

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seagate Technology plc [ STX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, CLO & Corporate Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2019

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)
Ordinary Shares	09/10/2019		M		3,907	A	$0	27,816⁽¹⁾	D
Ordinary Shares	09/10/2019		F		1,352⁽²⁾	D	$55.33	26,464	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)
Restricted Share Unit	⁽³⁾	09/09/2019		A		7,229		⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Ordinary Shares	7,229⁽⁴⁾	$0	7,229	D
Restricted Share Unit	⁽³⁾	09/10/2019		M			3,907	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Ordinary Shares	3,907	$0	11,723	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 246 Ordinary Shares purchased by Reporting Person on July 31, 2019 under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisition is exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. These Ordinary Shares are withheld securities to cover tax liabilities incident to the vesting of Restricted Share Units ("RSUs").

3. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Ordinary Shares.

4. Consists of a grant of RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person under the Seagate Technology plc 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") . Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, such RSUs vest as to one-quarter of the shares on September 9, 2020 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.

5. The RSUs, originally granted to the Reporting Person under the Plan for 15,630 shares, of which 3,907 shares have been released, vested as to one-quarter of the shares on September 10, 2019 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/ Laurie A. Webb Attorney-in-Fact for Katherine E. Schuelke	09/11/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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