Seagate 2012 Annual Report Download - page 156

SECTION 12. CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS.
(a)
Applications For Benefits And Inquiries . Any application for benefits, inquiries about the Plan or inquiries about present
or future rights under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing. The Plan Administrator is:
The Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of
Seagate Technology plc
ATTN: Vice President of Compensation and Benefits
10200 S. De Anza Blvd.
Cupertino, California 95014
(b)
Denial Of Claims . In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must
notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial of the application, and of the applicant’
s right to review the denial. The written notice of denial will
be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the employee, and will include specific reasons for the denial, specific references to the
Plan provision upon which the denial is based, a description of any information or material that the Plan Administrator needs to complete the
review and an explanation of the Plan’s review procedure.
This written notice will be given to the employee within 90 days after the Plan Administrator receives the application, unless special
circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan Administrator has up to an additional 90 days for processing the application.
If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial
90-day period.
This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan
Administrator is to render its decision on the application. If written notice of denial of the application for benefits is not furnished within the
specified time, the application shall be deemed to be denied. The applicant will then be permitted to appeal the denial in accordance with the
Review Procedure described below.
(c)
Request For A Review . Any person (or that person’s authorized representative) for whom an application for benefits is
denied (or deemed denied), in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan Administrator within 60
days after the application is denied (or deemed denied). The Plan Administrator will give the applicant (or his or her representative) an
opportunity to review pertinent documents in preparing a request for a review. A request for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed
to: Seagate Technology
Plan Administrator for the Executive Severance and CIC Plan
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