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3 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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Debt

The following table provides details of the Company’s debt as of September 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023:

(Dollars in millions)	September 29, 2023		June 30, 2023
Unsecured Senior Notes(1)
$1,000 issued on May 28, 2014 at 4.75% due January 1, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year.	$	479	$	479
$700 issued on May 14, 2015 at 4.875% due June 1, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.	504		504
$500 issued on June 18, 2020 at 4.091% due June 1, 2029 (the “June 2029 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.	467		465
$500 issued on December 8, 2020 at 3.125% due July 15, 2029 (the “July 2029 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year.	163		163
$500 issued on May 30, 2023 at 8.25% due December 15, 2029 (the “December 2029 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year.	500		500
$500 issued on June 10, 2020 at 4.125% due January 15, 2031 (the “January 2031 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year.	275		275
$500 issued on December 8, 2020 at 3.375% due July 15, 2031 (the “July 2031 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year.	72		72
$500 issued on May 30, 2023 at 8.50% due July 15, 2031 (the “8.50% July 2031 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year.	500		500
$750 issued on November 30, 2022 at 9.625% due December 1, 2032 (the “2032 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.	750		750
$500 issued on December 2, 2014 at 5.75% due December 1, 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year.	489		489
Convertible Senior Notes(1)
$1,500 issued on September 13, 2023 at 3.50% due June 1, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), interest payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year.	1,500		—
Term Loans
$600 borrowed on October 14, 2021 at SOFR plus a variable margin ranging from 1.125% to 2.375%, (the “Term Loan A1”), repayable in quarterly installments beginning on December 31, 2022, with a final maturity date of September 16, 2025.	—		430
$600 borrowed on October 14, 2021 at SOFR plus a variable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.5%, (the “Term Loan A2”), repayable in quarterly installments beginning on December 31, 2022, with a final maturity date of July 30, 2027.	—		430
$600 borrowed on August 18, 2022 at SOFR plus a variable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.5%, (the “Term Loan A3”), repayable in quarterly installments beginning on December 31, 2022, with a final maturity date of July 30, 2027.	—		430
	5,699		5,487
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs	(33)		(36)
Debt, net of debt issuance costs	5,666		5,451
Less: current portion of long-term debt	—		(63)
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	5,666	$	5,388

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(1) All unsecured senior notes and convertible senior notes are issued by Seagate HDD Cayman (“Seagate HDD”), and the obligations under these notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by Seagate Technology Unlimited Company (“STUC”) and STX.

2028 Convertible Senior Notes and related Capped Call Transactions

2028 Notes. On September 13, 2023, Seagate HDD, in a private placement, issued $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), which includes $200 million aggregate principal amount pursuant to the over-allotment option of the initial purchasers to purchase additional notes. The 2028 Notes will mature on June 1, 2028, with interest payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2024.

The entire outstanding principal amount of Term Loans A1, A2 and A3 were repaid from the proceeds of the 2028 Notes issuance. The exchange was accounted for as a debt extinguishment and the Company recorded a net loss of $29 million, which was included in the Net loss recognized from early redemption of debt in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. In connection with the repayment of Term Loans, the Company terminated its interest rate swap agreements. Refer to “Note 6. Derivative Financial Instruments” for more details.

Prior to March 1, 2028, the 2028 Notes are convertible at the option of the holders only under certain circumstances as set forth in the indenture with respect to the 2028 Notes. On or after March 1, 2028, the 2028 Notes are convertible at any time at the option of the holders until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, unless the 2028 Notes have been previously redeemed or repurchased by Seagate HDD. Upon exchange of the 2028 Notes, Seagate HDD will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes to be exchanged and will pay or cause to be delivered, as the case may be, cash, ordinary shares of the Company or a combination of cash and ordinary shares of the Company, at Seagate HDD’s election, in respect of any remainder of the exchange obligation in excess of such principal amount. The initial exchange rate for the 2028 Notes is 12.1253 ordinary shares per $1,000 principal amount of 2028 Notes.

Seagate HDD may redeem the 2028 Notes at its option, in whole but not in part, if Seagate HDD or the Guarantors have, or on the next interest payment date would, become obligated to pay to the holder of any Note additional amounts as a result of certain tax-related events at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, including additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date; provided that Seagate HDD may only redeem the Notes if: (x) Seagate HDD or the relevant Guarantor cannot avoid these obligations by taking commercially reasonable measures available to Seagate HDD or such Guarantor; and (y) Seagate HDD delivers to the Trustee an opinion of outside legal counsel of recognized standing in the relevant taxing jurisdiction attesting to such tax-related event and obligation to pay additional amounts.

Seagate HDD also may redeem the 2028 Notes at its option on or after September 8, 2026, in whole or in part, if the last reported sale price of ordinary shares of the Company has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Seagate HDD provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which Seagate HDD provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If Seagate HDD redeems less than all the outstanding 2028 Notes, at least $150 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes must be outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the relevant notice of redemption date.

In connection with the 2028 Notes, the Company and Seagate HDD entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain financial institutions. The cap price of the capped call transactions will initially be $107.848 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 70% over the last reported sale price of the ordinary shares of $63.44 per share on the Nasdaq Global Market on September 7, 2023. The cost of the capped call transactions was $95 million, which met certain accounting criteria to be accounted under Additional Paid-in Capital as part of the Shareholders’ Deficit and are not accounted as derivatives in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2023.

Credit Agreement

On September 27, 2023, Seagate Technology Holdings plc and Seagate HDD entered into an amendment to its credit agreement, dated September 20, 2019 (the “Tenth Amendment”). Under the Tenth Amendment, the maximum permitted total net leverage ratio is 6.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2023. For the fiscal quarters ending December 29, 2023 and March 29, 2024, the total net leverage ratio covenant will not apply. For the fiscal quarters ending June 28, 2024 until the end of the covenant relief period, which terminates on June 27, 2025, the maximum permitted total net leverage ratio is 6.75 to 1.00, and applies only to the extent that the aggregate outstanding amount of revolving loans, swing line loans and the aggregate face amount of certain letters of credit exceeds 25% of the then outstanding revolving commitments in effect (the “Testing Condition”) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter. The maximum permitted total leverage ratio for each fiscal quarter ending after June 27, 2025 is 4.00 to 1.00.

The minimum interest coverage ratio is 2.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2023. For the fiscal quarters ending December 29, 2023 and March 29, 2024, the minimum interest coverage ratio covenant will not apply. For the fiscal quarters ending June 28, 2024 until June 27, 2025, the minimum interest coverage ratio is 2.25 to 1.00, and applies only to the extent that the Testing Condition is satisfied as of the last day of the fiscal quarter. The minimum interest coverage ratio is 3.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending after June 27, 2025.

The Tenth Amendment also removed the minimum liquidity covenant of $700 million. As of September 29, 2023, the Tenth Amendment includes two financial covenants: (1) interest coverage ratio and (2) total net leverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with the covenants as of September 29, 2023.

Future Principal Payments on Long-term Debt

At September 29, 2023, future principal payments on long-term debt were as follows (in millions):

Fiscal Year	Principal Amount
Remainder of 2024	$	—
2025	479
2026	—
2027	505
2028	1,500
Thereafter	3,245
Total	$	5,729