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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                              Current Report Pursuant
  
                           to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)      December 3, 1999
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                             SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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             (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                                     Delaware
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                   (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
             001-11403                                 94-2612933
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          (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  
         920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California              95066
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)
  
  
                                     (831) 438-6550
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                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
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            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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       Item 5.  Other Events.
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       Seagate Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Seagate"), has entered
  into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Agreement") dated December 3,
  1999 with XIOtech Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ("XIOtech") and Trout
  Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
  Seagate ("Merger Sub").  Subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement,
  Merger Sub will be merged into XIOtech, the separate corporate existence of
  Merger Sub will cease and XIOtech will continue as the surviving corporation as
  a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate.  In the Merger, each share of XIOtech
  Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of Seagate
  Common Stock, and the outstanding options to purchase shares of XIOtech Common
  Stock will be assumed by Seagate and converted into stock options to purchase
  shares of Seagate Common Stock.  The aggregate value of the shares of Seagate
  Common Stock to be issued for the XIOtech options and outstanding capital stock
  will be $360 million.  The Merger will be accounted for as a purchase.  The
  Merger has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Seagate, XIOtech and
  Merger Sub, but it is still subject to XIOtech shareholder approval and
  customary regulatory approvals.
  
       Available Information. The foregoing summary of certain principal terms of
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  the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
  by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
  2.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
       A copy of the press release relating to the Merger is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
       Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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               (c)  Exhibits
  
                 Exhibit
                 Number            Description
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                  2.1              Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as
                                   of December 3, 1999, by and among Seagate
                                   Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Trout
                                   Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and
                                   wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate and XIOtech
                                   Corporation, a Minnesota corporation.
  
                 99.1              Press Release dated December 3, 1999
  
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       SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Dated:  December 17, 1999
  
                                        SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                        By:   /s/ Thomas F. Mulvaney
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                                        Thomas F. Mulvaney
                                        Senior Vice President, General
                                        Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  
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                              SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  
           Exhibit
           Number               Description
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            2.1                 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of
                                December 3, 1999, by and among Seagate
                                Technologies, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Trout
                                Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and
                                wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate and XIOtech
                                Corporation, a Minnesota corporation.
  
           99.1                 Press Release dated December 3, 1999
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                              Current Report Pursuant
  
                           to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)      December 3, 1999
                                                        ---------------------
  
                             SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                                     Delaware
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
             001-11403                                 94-2612933
         --------------------------      ------------------------------------
          (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
         920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California              95066
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)
  
                                     (831) 438-6550
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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       Seagate Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Seagate"), has entered
  into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Agreement") dated December 3,
  1999 with XIOtech Corporation, a Minnesota corporation ("XIOtech") and Trout
  Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
  Seagate ("Merger Sub").  Subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement,
  Merger Sub will be merged into XIOtech, the separate corporate existence of
  Merger Sub will cease and XIOtech will continue as the surviving corporation as
  a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate.  In the Merger, each share of XIOtech
  Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive shares of Seagate
  Common Stock, and the outstanding options to purchase shares of XIOtech Common
  Stock will be assumed by Seagate and converted into stock options to purchase
  shares of Seagate Common Stock.  The aggregate value of the shares of Seagate
  Common Stock to be issued for the XIOtech options and outstanding capital stock
  will be $360 million.  The Merger will be accounted for as a purchase.  The
  Merger has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Seagate, XIOtech and
  Merger Sub, but it is still subject to XIOtech shareholder approval and
  customary regulatory approvals.
  
       Available Information. The foregoing summary of certain principal terms of
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  the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
  by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
  2.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
       A copy of the press release relating to the Merger is attached hereto as
  Exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
       Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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               (c)  Exhibits
  
                 Exhibit
                 Number            Description
                 ------            -----------
  
                  2.1              Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as
                                   of December 3, 1999, by and among Seagate
                                   Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Trout
                                   Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and
                                   wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate and XIOtech
                                   Corporation, a Minnesota corporation.
  
                 99.1              Press Release dated December 3, 1999
  
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  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Dated:  December 17, 1999
  
                                        SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                        By:   /s/ Thomas F. Mulvaney
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                                        Thomas F. Mulvaney
                                        Senior Vice President, General
                                        Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  
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  SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
           Exhibit
           Number               Description
           ------               -----------
  
            2.1                 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of
                                December 3, 1999, by and among Seagate
                                Technologies, Inc. a Delaware corporation, Trout
                                Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and
                                wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate and XIOtech
                                Corporation, a Minnesota corporation.
  
           99.1                 Press Release dated December 3, 1999
  
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