Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Richarz David K
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seagate Technology plc [STX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President,Sales
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/24/2012
(Street)

CUPERTINO, CA 95014
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Shares 07/24/2012   J   2,500 (1) A $ 0 2,500 D  
Ordinary Shares 07/24/2012   J   3,600 (2) A $ 0 6,100 D  
Ordinary Shares 07/24/2012   J   14,625 (3) A $ 0 20,725 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Richarz David K
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC
10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD
CUPERTINO, CA 95014
      Executive Vice President,Sales  

Signatures

 /s/ Roberta S Cohen for David K Richarz   07/26/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) On July 24, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that the performance conditioins were met with respect to 2,500 of the 10,000 Performance Shares granted to Mr. Richarz on September 12, 2008. The 2,500 shares will vest on September 12, 2012 (or, in certain circumstances, at the opening of the next following trading window), subject to continuous service through such date.
(2) On July 24, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that the performance conditions were met with respect to 3,600 of the 14,400 Performance Shares granted to Mr. Richarz on September 13, 2010. The 3,600 shares will vest on September 13, 2012 (or, in certain circumstances, at the opening of the next following trading window), subject to continuous service through such date.
(3) On July 24, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that the performance conditions were met with respect to 14,625 of the 58,500 Performance Share Units granted to Mr. Richarz on September 12, 2011. The 14,625 shares will vest on September 12, 2012 (or, in certain circumstances, at the opening of the next following trading window), subject to continuous service through such date.

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