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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2004

For the transition period from:              to             

Commission File Number 001-31560

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

P.O. Box 309GT

Ugland House, South Church Street

George Town, Grand Cayman

Cayman Islands

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Telephone: (345) 949-8066

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common shares, par value $0.00001 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

As of January 21, 2005, 468,741,853 shares of the registrant’s common shares, par value $0.00001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Six Months Ended December 31, 2004

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations — In August 2000, Seagate Technology, which was then known as Seagate Technology Holdings and is referred to herein as “the Company,” was formed to be a holding company for the disc drive operating business and the storage area networks operating business of Seagate Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which is referred to herein as “Seagate Delaware.” The Company sold its storage area networks business in November 2002. On December 13, 2002, the Company changed its corporate name from “Seagate Technology Holdings” to “Seagate Technology.”

Basis of Presentation — The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company and have not been audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary to summarize fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2004 are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2004, and as amended on Form 10-K/A filed on September 3, 2004. The Company believes that the disclosures included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, when read in conjunction with its consolidated financial statements as of July 2, 2004 and the notes thereto, are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The results of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 1, 2005.

The Company operates and reports its financial results on a fiscal year of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Friday closest to June 30. The quarters ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 were comprised of 13 weeks. The six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 were comprised of 26 weeks and 27 weeks, respectively. Fiscal year 2005 will be comprised of 52 weeks and will end on July 1, 2005.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Earnings Per Share

In accordance with SFAS 128, “Earnings per Share,” the following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 (in millions, except per share data):

Pro Forma Effects of Stock-Based Compensation on Earnings Per Share

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). SFAS 148 amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“SFAS 123”) to provide alternative methods of transition to SFAS 123’s fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. SFAS 148 also amends the disclosure provisions of SFAS 123 and APB Opinion No. 28, “Interim Financial Reporting,” to require disclosure in the summary of significant accounting policies of the effects of an entity’s accounting policy with respect to stock-based employee compensation on reported net income and earnings per share in annual and interim financial statements.

The Company continues to use the intrinsic value method under APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APBO 25”) and related interpretations in accounting for employee stock options until required otherwise by FASB Statement No. 123-R, (“SFAS 123-R”). See Note 9, Recent Accounting Pronouncements. The alternative fair value accounting methods provided under SFAS 123 require the use of option valuation models, such as the Black-Scholes option-pricing model used by the Company. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Because the Company’s stock-based awards have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, existing option valuation models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock-based awards.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

The interim pro forma information under SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, is as follows:

No tax effects were included in the determination of pro forma net income because the deferred tax asset resulting from stock-based employee compensation would be offset by an additional valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. The effects on pro forma disclosures of applying SFAS 123 may not be representative of the effects on pro forma disclosures in future periods. See Note 4, Stock-Based Compensation, for a discussion of the Company’s assumptions used to estimate stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Registration of Common Shares, Consummation of Secondary Offering of Common Shares and Sale of Unregistered Common Shares

On July 20, 2004, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to 60,000,000 of its common shares owned by New SAC. On September 20, 2004, the SEC declared this registration statement effective, thus allowing New SAC to sell all 60,000,000 common shares to the public. On September 23, 2004, the Company completed the secondary offering of 30,000,000 of the 60,000,000 common shares, all of which were sold by New SAC, as selling shareholder. New SAC received proceeds of approximately $411 million and distributed its proceeds to holders of its ordinary shares including approximately $66 million distributed to current and former officers and employees who hold ordinary shares of New SAC.

On November 15, 2004, pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, New SAC sold 13,000,000 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock. New SAC received proceeds of approximately $182 million and distributed its proceeds to holders of its ordinary shares including approximately $29 million to current and former officers and employees who hold ordinary shares of New SAC.

On December 9, 2004, New SAC and Goldman Sachs Financial Markets, L.P. (“GSFM”) entered into a forward sale contract to sell the remaining 30,000,000 registered common shares available to be sold by New SAC under the July 20, 2004 registration statement. Under the contract, New SAC hypothecated 30,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock and received proceeds of approximately $499 million and distributed these proceeds to holders of its ordinary shares including approximately $79 million to current and former officers and employees who hold ordinary shares of New SAC. On January 3, 2005, New SAC satisfied its delivery obligation under the forward sale contract and transferred all of its voting, dividend and economic rights to the Shares to GSFM.

The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of its shares on September 23, 2004 and November 15, 2004, nor did it receive any proceeds from the forward sale contract between New SAC and GSFM. After these transactions, New SAC owns 209,500,000 common shares, or approximately 44.8% of the Company’s outstanding common shares.

Subsequent to its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004, on January 19, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to 100,000,000 common shares of the Company owned by New SAC. After this registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, New SAC may sell all 100,000,000 of these common shares to the public. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the potential sale of these shares. After such sale of these common shares is completed, New SAC will own 109,500,000 of the Company’s common shares, or approximately 23.4% of the Company’s outstanding common shares (based upon the Company’s outstanding common shares as of December 31, 2004).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

2. Balance Sheet Information

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities

The Company’s senior secured credit facilities, comprised of a five-year $350 million term loan facility and a $150 million revolving credit facility, are secured by a first priority pledge of substantially all the tangible and intangible assets of Seagate Technology HDD Holdings and many of its subsidiaries. In addition, the Company and many of its direct and indirect subsidiaries have guaranteed the obligations under the senior secured credit facilities.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

3. Income Taxes

The Company is a foreign holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with foreign and U.S. subsidiaries that operate in multiple taxing jurisdictions. As a result, its worldwide operating income either is subject to varying rates of tax or is exempt from tax due to tax holidays or tax incentive programs in China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. These tax holidays or incentives are scheduled to expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2015. The Company’s provision for income taxes recorded for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 differs from the provision for income taxes that would be derived by applying a notional U.S. 35% rate to income before income taxes primarily due to the net effect of (i) the tax benefit related to the aforementioned tax holiday and tax incentive programs, (ii) an increase in the Company’s valuation allowance for certain foreign deferred tax assets and (iii) U.S. federal and state tax benefits related to U.S. restructuring costs recorded in the three and six months ended December 31, 2004. The Company’s provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended January 2, 2004 differed from the provision for income taxes that would be derived by applying a notional U.S. 35% rate to income before income taxes primarily due to the net effect of (i) the tax benefit related to the aforementioned tax holiday and tax incentive programs, (ii) the realization of deferred tax assets that had previously been subject to a valuation allowance and (iii) U.S. federal and state tax benefits related to U.S. restructuring costs recorded in the three and six months ended January 2, 2004. Based on its foreign ownership structure and subject to potential future increases in its valuation allowance for U.S. and certain foreign deferred tax assets, the Company anticipates that its effective tax rate in future periods will generally be less than the U.S. federal statutory rate. Dividend distributions received from the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries may be subject to U.S. withholding taxes when, and if distributed. Deferred tax liabilities have not been recorded on unremitted earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, as these earnings will not be subject to tax in the Cayman Islands or U.S. income taxes if remitted to the Company’s foreign parent holding company.

As of December 31, 2004, the Company has recorded net deferred tax assets of $53 million, the realization of which is primarily dependent on its ability to generate sufficient U.S. and certain foreign taxable income in fiscal years 2005, 2006 and the first two fiscal quarters of 2007. Although realization is not assured, the Company’s management believes that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be realized. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, may increase or decrease in subsequent quarters, when the Company reevaluates the underlying basis for its estimates of future U.S. and certain foreign taxable income.

The Internal Revenue Service is currently examining the Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years ending in 2001 and 2002. The timing of the settlement of these examinations is uncertain. The Company believes that adequate amounts of tax have been provided for any final assessment that may result.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

4. Stock-Based Compensation

Seagate Technology 2001 Share Option Plan—In December 2000, the Company’s board of directors adopted the Seagate Technology 2001 Share Option Plan (the “2001 Plan”). Through December 31, 2004, options to purchase 97,935,421 common shares were granted to employees under this share option plan, net of cancellations and 5,448,275 shares were exercised and issued during the six months ended December 31, 2004 at a weighted average exercise price of $3.05.

Seagate Technology 2004 Stock Compensation Plan—On August 5, 2004, the Company’s board of directors adopted the Seagate Technology 2004 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”), and on October 28, 2004, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2004 Plan. The purpose of the 2004 plan, which is intended to supplement and eventually succeed the Company’s 2001 Plan, is to promote the Company’s long-term growth and financial success by providing incentives to its employees, directors, and consultants through grants of stock-based awards. The provisions of the 2004 Plan, which allows for the grant of various types of equity-based awards, are also intended to provide greater flexibility to maintain the Company’s competitive ability to attract, retain and motivate participants for the benefit of the Company and its shareholders. No options or other equity-based awards have been granted under the 2004 Plan to date.

Deferred Stock Compensation—In connection with certain stock options granted in fiscal year 2003, the Company recorded deferred stock compensation aggregating $10.7 million, representing the difference between the exercise price of the options and the deemed fair value of the Company’s common shares on the dates the options were granted. This deferred stock compensation is being amortized over the vesting periods of the underlying stock options of 48 months. Through December 31, 2004, the Company has amortized approximately $6 million of such compensation expense.

Stock Purchase Plan—The Company established an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) in December 2002. A total of 20,000,000 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance under the ESPP, plus an automatic annual increase on the first day of the Company’s fiscal year beginning in 2003 equal to the lesser of 2,500,000 shares or 0.5% of the outstanding shares on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, or such lesser number of shares as is determined by the Company’s board of directors. In no event shall the total number of shares issued under the ESPP exceed 75,000,000 shares. The ESPP permits eligible employees who have completed thirty days of employment prior to the commencement of any offering period to purchase common stock through payroll deductions generally at 85% of the fair market value of the common stock. The ESPP has two six-month purchase periods and contains a “rollover” feature if the market price of the stock at the end of any six-month purchase period is lower than the stock price at the beginning of the offering period. In that case, the plan is immediately canceled after that purchase date, and a new one-year plan is established using the then-current stock price as the base purchase price. The following table shows the associated shares issued and their respective weighted-average exercise price since the inception of the ESPP.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

4. Stock-Based Compensation (continued)

Assumptions Used in Determining Pro Forma Information—See Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Pro Forma Effects of Stock-Based Compensation on Earnings Per Share, for pro forma information on net income and earnings per share required under SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148.

Up until the Company’s initial public offering of its common shares on December 11, 2002, the fair value of the Company’s stock options was estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation method with minimum volatility. For all employee stock options issued between December 11, 2002 and October 1, 2004, the Company estimated the fair value of stock options issued to employees using the Black-Scholes valuation method with a volatility factor based on the stock volatilities of its largest publicly traded competitors because the Company did not have a sufficient trading history.

The fair value of the Company’s stock options granted to employees for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:

5. Post-Retirement Medical Plan

The Company’s post-retirement medical plan offers medical coverage to eligible U.S. retirees and their eligible dependents. Substantially all U.S. employees become eligible for these benefits after 15 years of service and attaining age 60 and older. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Company discontinued subsidizing its post-retirement medical plan for new retirees subsequent to July 2, 2004. As a result, the benefit obligation accrued to date for current company employees was eliminated and the Company recorded a reduction in operating expenses of approximately $14 million in its first fiscal quarter of 2005 related to this reduction in benefit obligation. Other than the $14 million reduction in the accrued benefit obligation, the components of net periodic benefit cost associated with the Company’s post-retirement medical plan for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 were insignificant.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

6. Restructuring Costs

In the six months ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded restructuring costs of $10 million in connection with its on-going restructuring activities. These costs were primarily a result of a restructuring plan established to continue the alignment of the Company’s global workforce with existing and anticipated future business requirements, primarily in its U.S. operations. The restructuring costs were comprised of employee termination costs of $8 million relating to a reduction in the Company’s workforce and $2 million in charges related to impaired facility improvements as a result of the alignment plan. The Company expects these restructuring activities to be substantially completed by July 1, 2005. Additionally, the Company reversed $9 million of its restructuring accruals comprised of $4 million relating to accrued severance benefits that were less than amounts originally estimated and $5 million relating to the sale in the first fiscal quarter of 2005 of a surplus building previously written-off as impaired in the fiscal year 2000 restructuring.

In connection with the restructuring plan implemented in June 2004, substantially all of the workforce reductions were completed as of October 1, 2004.

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s restructuring accrual for the six months ended December 31, 2004:

7. Comprehensive Income

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004, comprehensive income included net income and an immaterial amount of unrealized gains on marketable securities, and with respect to the six months ended December 31, 2004, an immaterial amount of unrealized gains on foreign currency forward exchange contracts. The Company records unrealized gains and losses on the mark-to-market of its investments and its foreign currency forward exchange contracts as components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The accumulated other comprehensive loss at both December 31, 2004 and July 2, 2004 was $3 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

8. Guarantees

Intellectual Property Indemnification Obligations

The Company has entered into agreements with customers and suppliers that include limited intellectual property indemnification obligations that are customary in the industry. These guarantees generally require the Company to compensate the other party for certain damages and costs incurred as a result of third party intellectual property claims arising from these transactions. The nature of the intellectual property indemnification obligations prevents the Company from making a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount it could be required to pay to its customers and suppliers. Historically, the Company has not made any significant indemnification payments under such agreements and no amount has been accrued in the accompanying consolidated financial statements with respect to these indemnification obligations.

Product Warranty

The Company estimates probable product warranty costs at the time revenue is recognized. The Company generally warrants its products for a period of one to five years. In July 2004, the Company implemented its five-year warranty, effective June 1, 2004, on all of its internal PC and notebook disc drives shipped through its distribution and retail channels. The Company uses estimated repair or replacement costs and statistical modeling to estimate product return rates in order to determine its warranty obligation. Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability during the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004 were as follows:

The Company offers extended warranties on certain of its products. Deferred revenue related to extended warranties has not been material to date.

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs,” (“SFAS 151”). SFAS 151 amends ARB No. 43, Chapter 4 “Inventory Pricing.” This statement clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material, and requires those items be recognized as current period charges regardless of whether they meet the criterion of “so abnormal.” Additionally, SFAS 151 requires that the allocation of fixed production overheads to the costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. Beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2006, the Company will be required to adopt SFAS 151. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of SFAS 151 will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements (cont’d)

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123-R, which supersedes APBO 25, and its related implementation guidance. SFAS 123-R clarifies and expands SFAS 123’s guidance in several areas, including measuring fair value, classifying an award as equity or as a liability, and attributing compensation cost to reporting periods. Additionally, SFAS 123-R amends FASB Statement No.95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require that excess tax benefits be reported as a financing cash inflow rather than as reduction of taxes paid. Beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2006, the Company will be required to adopt SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 123-R, and will use a modified version of the prospective application resulting in share-based award compensation costs being recognized in the Company’s financial results. The Company has historically provided pro forma disclosures reflecting the effects of such compensation costs on its results of operations and financial condition. See Note 1, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Pro Forma Effects of Stock-Based Compensation on Earnings Per Share.

10. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

11. Executive Officer Receivables

At December 31, 2004, amounts receivable from two executive officers totaled $0.5 million. These loans were made during fiscal year 2001 and bear interest at 8% per year and are due in lump sum payments, including unpaid interest, in fiscal year 2006. Under the terms of these loans, certain principal amounts and all accrued and unpaid interest will be forgiven if these executive officers remain employed for a specified period of time. In the periods in which these executive officers fulfill their employment obligations, the amount of principal and interest, which is forgiven ratably over their required employment term, is charged to compensation expense.

12. Litigation

See Part II, Item 1, “Legal Proceedings.”

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13. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

On May 13, 2002, Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, or HDD, issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 8% senior notes due 2009. HDD is the Company’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary, and the Company has guaranteed HDD’s obligations under the 8% senior notes, on a full and unconditional basis. The following tables present parent guarantor, subsidiary issuer and combined non-guarantors condensed consolidating balance sheets of the Company and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2004 and July 2, 2004, the condensed consolidating results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004, and the condensed consolidating cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and January 2, 2004. The information classifies the Company’s subsidiaries into Seagate Technology-parent company guarantor, HDD-subsidiary issuer, and the combined non-guarantors based upon the classification of those subsidiaries under the terms of the 8% senior notes. The Company is restricted in its ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan under both the indenture governing the 8% senior notes and the credit agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities. Under each of these instruments, dividends paid by HDD or its restricted subsidiaries would constitute restricted payments, and loans between the Company and HDD or its restricted subsidiaries would constitute affiliate transactions.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2004

(In millions)