Seagate Technology — Director's Dealing 2013

Jul 30, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Seagate Technology plc (STX)
CIK: 0001137789
Period of Report: 2013-07-26

Reporting Person: MORTON DAVID H JR (VP, FINANCE, TREASURER & PAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	3333	$3.345	Acquired	28608	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	1146	$11.065	Acquired	29754	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	1219	$11.155	Acquired	30973	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	S	5689	$42.1536	Disposed	25284	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	S	9	$41.04	Disposed	25275	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$3.345	M	3333	Disposed	2016-03-06	Ordinary Shares (3333)	Direct
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$11.065	M	1146	Disposed	2017-09-13	Ordinary Shares (1146)	Direct
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$11.155	M	1219	Disposed	2018-09-12	Ordinary Shares (1219)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. Shares were sold in multiple transactions at sales prices ranging from $42.10 to $42.21, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2: Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four and a half year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 11, 2010. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 11, 2010.

F3: 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 September 13, 2011. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 13, 2011.

F4: Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 12, 2012. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 12, 2012.