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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * THOMPSON JOHN WENDELL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Seagate Technology [STX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 920 DISC DRIVE, ATTN: STOCK PLAN ADMINISTRATION 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/28/2009 (Street) SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 10/28/2009   A   5,000 (1) A $ 0 (2) 11,250 D   Common Shares               165,660 (3) I John W. Thompson and Sandra A. Thompson, trustees of the John and SandraThompson Trust U/D/T 5/2/03

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

NQ Stock Option

$ 14.825

10/28/2009

A

10,000

10/15/2010(4)

10/28/2016

Common Shares

10,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THOMPSON JOHN WENDELL 920 DISC DRIVE ATTN: STOCK PLAN ADMINISTRATION SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95067	X

Signatures

/S/ Roberta S. Cohen for John W. Thompson		10/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	One quarter of the shares will vest on October 15, 2010. The remaining shares will vest annually over the 3 years following October 15, 2010.
(2)	Stock Bonus Award of 5,000 common shares, par value $0.00001 per share issued to the Reporting Person under the 2004 Stock Compensation Plan for no consideration.
(3)	Includes 2,500 shares transferred on October 23, 2009 from direct holdings to the John & Sandra Revocable Trust.
(4)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under Seagate Technology's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four-year vesting schedule. One quarter of the option shares will vest on October 15, 2010. The remaining shares will vest proportionally monthly over the 36 months following October 10, 2009.

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