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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MORTON DAVID H JR   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) VP, FINANCE, TREASURER &PAO (Last) (First) (Middle) SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/29/2012 (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 02/29/2012   M   5,000 A $ 3.345 40,215 (1) D   Ordinary Shares 02/29/2012   M   750 A $ 13.73 40,965 D   Ordinary Shares 02/29/2012   M   1,719 A $ 11.065 42,684 D   Ordinary Shares 02/29/2012   S   7,469 D $ 27.2839 35,215 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

NQ Stock Options

$ 3.345

02/29/2012

M

5,000

09/11/2010(2)

03/06/2016

Ordinary Shares

5,000

$ 0

31,667

D

NQ Stock Options

$ 13.73

02/29/2012

M

750

09/12/2009(3)

09/12/2015

Ordinary Shares

750

$ 0

1,750

D

NQ Stock Options

$ 11.065

02/29/2012

M

1,719

09/13/2011(4)

09/13/2017

Ordinary Shares

1,719

$ 0

17,761

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MORTON DAVID H JR SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC 10200 S. DE ANZA BOULEVARD CUPERTINO, CA 95014			VP, FINANCE, TREASURER &PAO

Signatures

/S/ Roberta S Cohen for David H. Morton Jr.		03/01/2012
**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)	Includes 270 shares purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 31, 2012 at $11.764 per share.
(2)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four and one-half year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 11, 2010. Remaining option shares vest proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 11, 2010.
(3)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 12, 2009. The remaining option shares vest proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 12, 2009.
(4)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares vested on September 13, 2011. The remaining option shares vest proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 13, 2011.

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