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Conclusions Regarding Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer have concluded, based on the evaluation of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) by our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and our
chief financial officer, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 29, 2007.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO.
Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework , our management
has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 29, 2007. Our management’s
assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 29, 2007 has been audited
by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report that is included
herein.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fourth fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our
disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no
matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of
the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Our disclosure controls and
procedures and our internal controls have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their
objectives. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Seagate have been detected. An evaluation was
performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer
and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
as of June 29, 2007. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance
level.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION