Edgar Filing: Seagate Technology plc

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MORTON DAVID H JR

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, FINANCE, TREASURER & PAO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/27/2015

(Street)

CUPERTINO, CA 95014

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	04/27/2015		M		3,657	A	$ 11.155	20,728 ⁽¹⁾	D
Ordinary Shares	04/27/2015		M		1,313	A	$ 29.87	22,041 ⁽¹⁾	D
Ordinary Shares	04/27/2015		M		1,013	A	$ 40.16	23,054 ⁽¹⁾	D
Ordinary Shares	04/27/2015		S		6,179	D	$ 58.4246 ⁽²⁾	16,875 ⁽¹⁾	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

NQ Stock Options

$ 11.155

04/27/2015

3,657

09/12/2012⁽³⁾

09/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

3,657

$ 0

3,047

NQ Stock Options

$ 29.87

04/27/2015

1,313

09/10/2013⁽⁴⁾

09/10/2019

Ordinary Shares

1,313

$ 0

3,719

NQ Stock Options

$ 40.16

04/27/2015

1,013

09/09/2014⁽⁵⁾

09/09/2020

Ordinary Shares

1,013

$ 0

4,894

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MORTON DAVID H JR SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD CUPERTINO, CA 95014			SVP, FINANCE, TREASURER & PAO

Signatures

/s/ Jolene Mendelsohn by power-of attorney		04/29/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 196 Ordinary Shares purchased by the Reporting Person on January 30, 2015 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 were sold in multiple transactions at sales prices ranging from $58.4200 to $58.4400, 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 ranges set forth in the footnote of this Form 4.
(3)	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 option shares vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 12, 2012.
(4)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 10, 2013. The remaining option shares vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 10, 2013.
(5)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 9, 2014. The remaining option shares vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 9, 2014.

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