0001104659-11-069005.txt : 20111212 0001104659-11-069005.hdr.sgml : 20111212 20111212171534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-11-069005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111208 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20111212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Seagate Technology plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001137789 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572] IRS NUMBER: 980648577 STATE OF INCORPORATION: L2 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31560 FILM NUMBER: 111256796 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38/39 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: (353) (1) 234-3136 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38/39 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Seagate Technology DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090330 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20021212 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010406 8-K 1 a11-31509_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

 

December 8, 2011

 

 

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 No.)

 

38/39 Fitzwilliam Square
Dublin 2, Ireland

 


N/A

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(353) (1) 234-3136

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

On December 8, 2011, Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate”) received notice from the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) that the investigation that it had conducted under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for Seagate’s pending acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities relating to the research and development, manufacture and sale of hard-disk drives of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (“Samsung”) and Samsung’s proposed acquisition of certain voting securities of Seagate pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement entered into by and among Samsung, Seagate Technology International and Seagate on April 19, 2011 (the “Transaction”) had been closed, and that no further action was warranted by the FTC.

 

In addition, Seagate received notice from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) on December 12, 2011 that MOFCOM has conditionally cleared the Transaction.

 

Seagate expects the Transaction to close prior to December 31, 2011.

 

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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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick J. O’Malley

 

 

Patrick J. O’Malley
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  December 12, 2011

 

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