UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

Seagate Technology Public Limited Company

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ireland

 

001-31560

 

98-0648577

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

10200 S. DeAnza Blvd., Cupertino, CA

 

95014

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Kenneth M. Massaroni  (408) 658-1280

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the

person to contact in connection with this report.)

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

x                        Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2013.

 

 

 


 

Section 1 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Item 1.02 — Exhibit

 

A copy of Seagate Technology plc’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.02 to this Report on Form SD and is publicly available on our website at http://www.seagate.com/about/global-citizenship/.

 

As a member of the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition, Seagate Technology (“Seagate”) has been actively involved in conflict mineral supply chain remediation since 2010. Seagate’s conflict minerals policy is publicly posted at http://www.seagate.com/about/global-citizenship/?navtab=supply-chain. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this Report.

 

Seagate’s products in the aggregate contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold that are necessary to their production or functionality. The status of conflict minerals contained within our products that are necessary to their production or functionality is DRC conflict undeterminable for calendar year 2013.

 

Section 2 — Exhibit

 

Exhibit 1.02 — Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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 duly authorized undersigned.

 

 

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ PATRICK J. O’MALLEY

 

5/30/2014

 

 

 

(Date)

Name:

Patrick J. O’Malley

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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Exhibit

 

Exhibit 1.02 — Conflict Minerals Report

 

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