---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001137789-26-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STX"
cik: "0001137789"
company_name: "Seagate Technology Holdings plc"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:32:11.232005+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Seagate Lead Independent Director Michael R. Cannon to retire after 15 years on board

## Summary
- Cannon will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting; term ends October 2026.
- Served as Lead Independent Director for 5 years and Board Chair for 5 years since 2011.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with Seagate on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement for Cannon's board seat announced yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001137789-26-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STX
- cik: 0001137789
- company_name: Seagate Technology Holdings plc
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000113778926000093/0001137789-26-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000113778926000093/stx-20260505.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001137789-26-000093
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001137789-26-000093.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001137789-26-000093.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael R. Cannon departed as Director at Seagate Technology Holdings plc.
  - Action: decided not to stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 5, 2026, Mr. Michael R. Cannon notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Seagate Technology Holdings, plc (the “Company”) that he has decided not to stand for re-election to the Board at the Company’s 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137789/000113778926000093/0001137789-26-000093-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.