Current Report Filing (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): July 6, 2016

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

(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On July 6, 2016, Kris Onken notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Seagate Technology plc (the “Company”) that she will retire from the Board, and will not stand for reelection at the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “2016 AGM”). Ms. Onken’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. Ms. Onken will continue to serve on the Board, and as the Chair of the Audit Committee until the expiration of her current term at the 2016 AGM. The date of the 2016 AGM has not been set, but it is expected to be held in October 2016.

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/Regan J. MacPherson
	Name:	Regan J. MacPherson
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: July 8, 2016