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): January 31, 2017

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

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):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 31, 2017, Seagate Technology plc (the “Company”) issued a press release related to its proposed offering of Senior Notes (the “Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and in offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes are expected to be issued by Seagate HDD Cayman and guaranteed by the Company. A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 January 31, 2017, of Seagate Technology plc entitled “Seagate Technology Announces Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes.”

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about the terms and conditions of, and completion of, the offering of any notes described above. The Company cannot assure that the offering will be consummated, nor can it guarantee the size or terms of the offering. These statements identify prospective information and may include words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “may,” “will,” or the negative of these words, variations of these words and comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this Current Report and are based on management’s current views and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.

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/ DAVID H. MORTON, JR.
	Name:	David H. Morton, Jr.
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)