UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): October 29, 2018

 

 

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 office)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (353) (1) 234-3136

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On October 30, 2018, shareholders at the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Seagate Technology plc (the “Company”): (1) elected all ten of the Company’s nominees for director; (2) approved, in an advisory, non-binding vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (3) ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending June 28, 2019 and authorized, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee to set the auditors’ remuneration, (4) granted the Board of Directors (“Board”) authority to allot and issue shares under Irish law, (5) granted the Board the authority to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law and (6) determined the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law.

The final voting results on these proposals are as follows:

Proposal 1(a) - (j). To elect ten (10) directors to hold office until the Company’s 2019 annual general meeting:

 

		FOR					AGAINST					ABSTAIN					BROKER NON-VOTES
William D. Mosley		219,562,265					1,371,145					284,297					38,832,852
Stephen J. Luczo		218,488,802					2,443,967					284,938					38,832,852
Mark W. Adams		219,292,509					1,626,957					298,241					38,832,852
Judy Bruner		218,352,920					2,574,184					290,603					38,832,852
Michael R. Cannon		214,865,243					6,039,882					312,582					38,832,852
William T. Coleman		219,529,614					1,384,163					303,930					38,832,852
Jay L. Geldmacher		219,276,748					1,638,999					301,960					38,832,852
Dylan Haggart		218,736,149					2,179,488					302,070					38,832,852
Stephanie Tilenius		219,589,994					1,333,164					294,549					38,832,852
Edward J. Zander		218,396,931					2,519,291					301,485					38,832,852

Proposal 2. To approve, in an advisory, non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
		209,109,764		11,389,346		718,597		38,832,852

Proposal 3. To ratify, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors of the Company and to authorize, in a binding vote, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board to set the auditors’ remuneration:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
		255,039,858		4,567,848		442,853

Proposal 4. To grant the Board the authority to allot and issue shares under Irish law:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
		247,067,907		11,716,163		1,266,489

Proposal 5. To grant the Board the authority to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
		255,534,960		2,933,313		1,582,286

Proposal 6. To determine the price range at which the Company can re-allot shares that it acquires as treasury shares under Irish law:

 

		FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
		255,475,538		2,757,133		1,817,888

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 2, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $2.3 billion of its outstanding ordinary shares (the “October 2018 Authorization”). As under previously disclosed authorizations, the Company will effect share repurchases under the October 2018 Authorization by way of redemption in accordance with its Articles of Association and is not required to post such redemptions on the Company’s website.

The full text of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release, dated November 2, 2018, of Seagate Technology plc entitled “Seagate Technology Announces New $2.3 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization.”

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: November 2, 2018