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: Richarz David K (Executive Vice President,Sales)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	150000	$24.63	Acquired	172725	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	12500	$3.345	Acquired	185225	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	M	16875	$11.065	Acquired	202100	Direct
2013-07-26	Ordinary Shares	S	179375	$41.3529	Disposed	22725	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$24.63	M	150000	Disposed	2014-09-13	Ordinary Shares (150000)	Direct
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$3.345	M	12500	Disposed	2016-03-06	Ordinary Shares (12500)	Direct
2013-07-26	NQ Stock Options	$11.065	M	16875	Disposed	2017-09-13	Ordinary Shares (16875)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at sales prices ranging from $41.00 to $41.61, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to 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 year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 13, 2008. The remaining options vested proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 13, 2008.

F3: 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 proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 11, 2010.

F4: 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 proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 13, 2011.