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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;4, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED&nbsp;COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ireland</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-31560</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">98-0648577</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">234-3136</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting material pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;&nbsp;230.405 of
this chapter) or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;&nbsp;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth
company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;4, 2019, Seagate Technology plc (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Seagate&#148;) issued a press release reporting its
financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended December&nbsp;28, 2018. The press release is attached to this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this Item&nbsp;2.02 and the exhibit hereto are &#147;furnished&#148; and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for
purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February 4, 2019, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.63 per share, which will be payable on
April 3, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Seagate has issued a Supplemental Financial
Information document. The Supplemental Financial Information is available on Seagate&#146;s Investors website at www.seagate.com/investors. Seagate management will hold a public webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time that can be accessed on its
Investor Relations website at www.seagate.com/investors. During today&#146;s webcast, the Company will provide an outlook for its fiscal third quarter of 2019 including key underlying assumptions. A replay will be available on Seagate&#146;s
Investor Relations website at&nbsp;www.seagate.com/investors shortly following the conclusion of the event. Investors and others should note that the Company routinely uses the Investors section of its corporate website to announce material
information to investors and the marketplace. While not all of the information that the Company posts on its corporate website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors,
the media, and others interested in the Company to review the information that it shares on www.seagate.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this
Item&nbsp;7.01 is &#147;furnished&#148; and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibit is attached to this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K:</FONT> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d691711dex991.htm">Press release, dated February&nbsp;4, 2019, of Seagate Technology plc entitled &#147;Seagate Technology Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results.&#148; </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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8-K
UNITED STATES
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): February 4, 2019
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland
001-31560
98-0648577
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
38/39 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2, Ireland
N/A
(Address of principal executive office)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (353) (1)
234-3136
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR
240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to
Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of
this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§ 240.12b-2
of this chapter).
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 4, 2019, Seagate Technology plc (the "Company" or "Seagate") issued a press release reporting its
financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended December 28, 2018. The press release is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8-K
as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit hereto are "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 4, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.63 per share, which will be payable on
April 3, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2019.
Seagate has issued a Supplemental Financial
Information document. The Supplemental Financial Information is available on Seagate's Investors website at www.seagate.com/investors. Seagate management will hold a public webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time that can be accessed on its
Investor Relations website at www.seagate.com/investors. During today's webcast, the Company will provide an outlook for its fiscal third quarter of 2019 including key underlying assumptions. A replay will be available on Seagate's
Investor Relations website at www.seagate.com/investors shortly following the conclusion of the event. Investors and others should note that the Company routinely uses the Investors section of its corporate website to announce material
information to investors and the marketplace. While not all of the information that the Company posts on its corporate website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors,
the media, and others interested in the Company to review the information that it shares on www.seagate.com.
The information in this
Item 7.01 is "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is attached to this Current Report on
Form 8-K:
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press release, dated February 4, 2019, of Seagate Technology plc entitled "Seagate Technology Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results."
SIGNATURE
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.
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By:
/s/ Gianluca Romano
Name:
Gianluca Romano
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: February 4, 2019