Edgar Filing: HUDSON WILLIAM L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 ^*

HUDSON WILLIAM L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY [STX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP & General Counsel

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

920 DISC DRIVE, ATTN: STOCK PLAN ADMINISTRATION

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2006

(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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares	02/21/2006		S		25,000	D	$ 27.45 ⁽¹⁾	929,393 ⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Shares								131,481	I	Carbonero Creek Limited Partnership

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

NQ Stock Options

$ 9.305

02/03/2004⁽²⁾

02/03/2013

Common Shares

25,000

312,500

NQ Stock Options

$ 15.065

09/27/2006⁽³⁾

09/27/2012

Common Shares

150,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUDSON WILLIAM L 920 DISC DRIVE ATTN: STOCK PLAN ADMINISTRATION SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95067			Executive VP & General Counsel

Signatures

/S/ Roberta S. Cohen for William L. Hudson		02/22/2006
^**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)	The Sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 24, 2005.
(2)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2001 Share Option Plan are subject to a five year vesting schedule. One fifth of the option shares vested on February 3, 2004. The remaining option shares continue to vest proportionally each month over the 48 months following February 3, 2004.
(3)	Options granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2004 Stock Compensation Plan are subject to a four year vesting.schedule. One quarter of the option shares vest on September 27, 2006. The remaining option shares vest proportionally each month over the 36 months following September 27, 2006.
(4)	Includes 888 common shares, par value $0.00001 per share (the "Common Shares") of Seagate Technology (the "Issuer") received by the Report Person under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $16.218 per share on 31 January 2006.

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