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 incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 38/39 Fitzwilliam Square | ||
| Dublin 2, Ireland | D02 NX53 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Katherine E. Schuelke
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
(408)658-1000
(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:
| ☒ | Rule13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. |
Section 1 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto, are publicly available at www.seagate.com/global-citizenship/. The website reference is provided for convenience only, and its contents are not incorporated by reference into this Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report nor deemed filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
The Conflict Minerals Report of Seagate Technology public limited company (“Seagate”).
As a member of the Responsible Business Alliance, 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/global-citizenship/. Seagate’s hardware products in the aggregate contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold necessary to their functionality or production (as defined in Section 1, Item 1.01 (d)(3) of this Form SD). The status of conflict minerals contained within our products is indeterminate for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018.
Section 2 — Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 — Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.
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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 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Gianluca Romano | May 30, 2019 | ||||
Gianluca Romano | Date | |||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||
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