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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (date of earliest event reported):<b> May&nbsp;22, 2013</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;1.01</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;22, 2013, Seagate HDD Cayman (&#147;Seagate HDD&#148;), an exempted company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and an indirect subsidiary of Seagate Technology plc (the &#147;Company&#148;), issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2023 (the &#147;Notes&#148;), which mature on June&nbsp;1, 2023, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among Seagate HDD, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;) and a registration rights agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2013 (the &#147;Registration Rights Agreement&#148;), among Seagate HDD, the Company and Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC as representative of the several initial purchasers (collectively, the &#147;Initial Purchasers&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain of the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have provided in the past to the Company and its affiliates certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services in the ordinary course of their business, for which they have received customary fees and commissions. Affiliates of each of the Initial Purchasers act as lenders and affiliates of certain Initial Purchasers act as agents under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The Trustee is an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments,&nbsp;Inc., one of the Initial Purchasers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following is a brief description of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes. This description of the Indenture and the Notes contained herein is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture and the form of 4.75% Senior Note due 2023 (included in the Indenture), filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest on the Notes will be payable in cash semiannually on June&nbsp;1 and December&nbsp;1 of each year, commencing on December&nbsp;1, 2013, to holders of record of the Notes on May&nbsp;15 or November&nbsp;15 immediately preceding the interest payment date.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The obligations of Seagate HDD pursuant to the Indenture, including any repurchase obligation resulting from a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Company (the &#147;Guarantee&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Notes are unsecured and will rank equally in right of payment with all of Seagate HDD&#146;s other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior to any future subordinated indebtedness of Seagate HDD. The Guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s other existing and future unsecured indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to the Company&#146;s and Seagate HDD&#146;s present and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that debt, and will be structurally subordinated to all present and future liabilities, including trade payables, of Seagate HDD&#146;s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes (including liabilities pursuant to guarantees of our senior unsecured revolving credit facility provided by certain of our subsidiaries).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days&#146; notice, Seagate HDD may redeem some or all of the Notes at a &#145;&#145;make-whole&#146;&#146; redemption price. The &#145;&#145;make-whole&#146;&#146; redemption price will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, or (2)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes being redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture) plus 50 basis points. Accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to, but excluding, the redemption date.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not later than 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), Seagate HDD must make an offer to purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Notes will be subject to the covenants in the Indenture, which include limitations on liens, limitations on subsidiary debt, limitations on sale and lease-back transactions and limitations on consolidation, merger and conveyance, transfer and lease of assets. Seagate HDD is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.05pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Events of Default</font></u></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.05pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Indenture also provides for customary events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to become or to be declared due and payable.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Registration Rights Agreement</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registration Rights Agreement provides that, if any Notes are not freely transferable by persons not affiliated with the Company or Seagate HDD (each, a &#147;Registrable Security&#148;) within 366 days after the original issuance date of the Notes, the Company and Seagate HDD are required to consummate no later than 451 days after the original issuance date of the Notes, an offer to exchange all Registrable Securities for a new issue of notes with substantially similar terms that will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), pursuant to an effective Exchange Offer Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the Company and Seagate HDD fail to comply with certain of their obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to any Registrable Security (each, a &#147;Registration Default&#148;), then additional interest will accrue on such Registrable Security at a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days following such Registration Default, with such additional interest to be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, up to a maximum rate of 1.00% per annum, provided that all additional interest will cease to accrue on such Registrable Security upon the earlier of (1)&nbsp;the date on which all Registration Defaults with respect to such Registrable Security have been cured or (2)&nbsp;the date on which such Registrable Security becomes freely transferable by non-affiliates pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144 under the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The description of the Registration Rights Agreement above is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Registration Rights Agreement, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 54.7pt;text-indent:-54.7pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;2.03</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:23.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information set forth above under Item&nbsp;1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;2.03.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;9.01</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture   dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2013, among Seagate HDD Cayman, as Issuer, Seagate   Technology plc, as Guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;of   4.75% Senior Note due 2023 (included in Exhibit&nbsp;4.1).</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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, thereto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/   PATRICK J. O&#146;MALLEY,&nbsp;III</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: May&nbsp;22, 2013</font></p>
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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):
May 22, 2013
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 Number)
38/39 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
NA
(Address of principal executive office)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(353) (1) 234-3136
NA
(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):
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 22, 2013, Seagate HDD Cayman ("Seagate HDD"), an exempted company with limited liability organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and an indirect subsidiary of Seagate Technology plc (the "Company"), issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Notes"), which mature on June 1, 2023, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013 (the "Indenture"), among Seagate HDD, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") and a registration rights agreement, dated as of May 22, 2013 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), among Seagate HDD, the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as representative of the several initial purchasers (collectively, the "Initial Purchasers").
Certain of the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have provided in the past to the Company and its affiliates certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services in the ordinary course of their business, for which they have received customary fees and commissions. Affiliates of each of the Initial Purchasers act as lenders and affiliates of certain Initial Purchasers act as agents under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The Trustee is an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., one of the Initial Purchasers.
Indenture and Notes
The following is a brief description of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Notes. This description of the Indenture and the Notes contained herein is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture and the form of 4.75% Senior Note due 2023 (included in the Indenture), filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Interest
Interest on the Notes will be payable in cash semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2013, to holders of record of the Notes on May 15 or November 15 immediately preceding the interest payment date.
Guarantee
The obligations of Seagate HDD pursuant to the Indenture, including any repurchase obligation resulting from a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by the Company (the "Guarantee").
Ranking
The Notes are unsecured and will rank equally in right of payment with all of Seagate HDD's other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior to any future subordinated indebtedness of Seagate HDD. The Guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's other existing and future unsecured indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to the Company's and Seagate HDD's present and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that debt, and will be structurally subordinated to all present and future liabilities, including trade payables, of Seagate HDD's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes (including liabilities pursuant to guarantees of our senior unsecured revolving credit facility provided by certain of our subsidiaries).
Optional Redemption
At any time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, Seagate HDD may redeem some or all of the Notes at a ''make-whole'' redemption price. The ''make-whole'' redemption price will be equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes being redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture) plus 50 basis points. Accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Repurchase of Notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event
Not later than 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture), Seagate HDD must make an offer to purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
Covenants
The Notes will be subject to the covenants in the Indenture, which include limitations on liens, limitations on subsidiary debt, limitations on sale and lease-back transactions and limitations on consolidation, merger and conveyance, transfer and lease of assets. Seagate HDD is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.
Events of Default
The Indenture also provides for customary events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes to become or to be declared due and payable.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Registration Rights Agreement provides that, if any Notes are not freely transferable by persons not affiliated with the Company or Seagate HDD (each, a "Registrable Security") within 366 days after the original issuance date of the Notes, the Company and Seagate HDD are required to consummate no later than 451 days after the original issuance date of the Notes, an offer to exchange all Registrable Securities for a new issue of notes with substantially similar terms that will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to an effective Exchange Offer Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).
If the Company and Seagate HDD fail to comply with certain of their obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to any Registrable Security (each, a "Registration Default"), then additional interest will accrue on such Registrable Security at a per annum rate of 0.25% for the first 90 days following such Registration Default, with such additional interest to be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum with respect to each subsequent 90-day period, up to a maximum rate of 1.00% per annum, provided that all additional interest will cease to accrue on such Registrable Security upon the earlier of (1) the date on which all Registration Defaults with respect to such Registrable Security have been cured or (2) the date on which such Registrable Security becomes freely transferable by non-affiliates pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
The description of the Registration Rights Agreement above is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Registration Rights Agreement, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth above under Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Indenture   dated as of May 22, 2013, among Seagate HDD Cayman, as Issuer, Seagate   Technology plc, as Guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
4.2
Form of   4.75% Senior Note due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
4.3
Registration   Rights Agreement dated as of May 22, 2013, among Seagate HDD Cayman,   Seagate Technology plc and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
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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, thereto duly authorized.
SEAGATE   TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
By:
/s/   PATRICK J. O'MALLEY, III
Name:
Patrick   J. O'Malley, III
Title:
Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 22, 2013
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