Edgar Filing: Hottier-Fayon Geraldine

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Hottier-Fayon Geraldine

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seagate Technology plc [STX]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Interim Prin. Accounting Ofcr

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CUPERTINO,Â CAÂ 95014

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares	4,892.6691	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
NQ Options	Â ⁽¹⁾	09/09/2022	Ordinary Shares	6,030	$ 50.1	D	Â
NQ Options	Â ⁽²⁾	09/09/2023	Ordinary Shares	18,650	$ 36.09	D	Â
NQ Options	Â ⁽³⁾	09/11/2024	Ordinary Shares	10,540	$ 30.95	D	Â
Restricted Share Unit	Â ⁽⁴⁾	09/09/2019	Ordinary Shares	1,675	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Share Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	09/09/2020	Ordinary Shares	5,832	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Share Unit	Â ⁽⁶⁾	09/11/2021	Ordinary Shares	4,395	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hottier-Fayon Geraldine 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD CUPERTINO,Â CAÂ 95014	Â	Â	Â Interim Prin. Accounting Ofcr	Â

Signatures

/s/ Laurie Webb Attorney-in-Fact for Geraldine Hottier-Fayon		08/14/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Seagate Technology plc 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, one-quarter of the options vest on September 9, 2016. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 9, 2016.
(2)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, one-quarter of the options vest on September 9, 2017. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 9, 2017.
(3)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, one-quarter of the options vest on September 11, 2018. The remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the 36 months following September 11, 2018.
(4)	Consists of a grant of restricted share units ("RSUs") awarded to the Reporting Person under the Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, such RSUs, originally granted for 3,350 shares, of which 1,675 shares have been released, vest as to one-quarter of the shares on September 9, 2016 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.
(5)	Consists of a grant of RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person under the Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, such RSUs, originally granted for 7,775 shares, of which 1,943 shares have been released, vest as to one-quarter of the shares on September 9, 2017 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.
(6)	Consists of a grant of RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person under the Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer. Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment, such RSUs vest as to one-quarter of the shares on September 11, 2018 and each one-year anniversary thereafter.

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