UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF ~~THE~~THESECURITIES ~~SECURITIES~~ EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): August 1018, 2005

Maxtor Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16447	77-0123732
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation)		No.)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-16447 (Commission File No.)		77-0123732 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 894-5000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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	Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
	Item 5.01 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
	Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
	Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT 99.1

Item 85.01. ~~OTHER~~Departure ~~EVENTS~~of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On August 1018, 2005, the Board of Directors of Maxtor Corporation (the “Company”) ~~issued~~appointed Ms. Kimberly E. Alexy to serve as a ~~press~~Class II ~~release~~member ~~regarding~~of the Company’s Board of Directors, with a term expiring at the ~~pricing~~2006 annual meeting of ~~its~~stockholders, ~~offering~~and increased the Board of ~~$300~~Directors from seven (7) ~~million~~directors ~~aggregate~~to ~~principal amount~~eight of(8) directors. 2Ms.~~375%~~ Alexy ~~Convertible~~was ~~Senior~~appointed on the recommendation of the ~~Notes~~Nominating ~~due~~and ~~2012~~Corporate ~~plus~~Governance aCommittee. ~~30-day~~There ~~option~~is tono ~~purchase~~arrangement upor understanding between Ms. Alexy and any other persons pursuant to anwhich ~~additional~~she ~~$45~~was appointed as a director. The Board of Directors determined that Ms. ~~million~~Alexy ~~aggregate~~has ~~principal~~no material relationship with the Company and is otherwise ~~amount~~“independent” in accordance with the applicable listing requirements of the ~~notes~~New toYork ~~qualified~~Stock ~~institutional~~Exchange and ~~buyers~~the ~~pursuant~~rules toand ~~Rule 144A~~regulations ~~under~~of the Securities ~~Act~~ ofand ~~1933~~Exchange Commission. ~~Offers~~In tomaking ~~initial~~that determination, ~~purchasers~~the ~~outside~~Board ~~the~~of ~~United~~Directors ~~States~~considered ~~will~~all berelevant ~~made~~facts ~~pursuant~~and tocircumstances, including ~~Regulation~~Ms. SAlexy’s ~~under~~commercial, ~~the~~industrial, ~~Securities~~banking, ~~Act~~consulting, oflegal, ~~1933.~~accounting, ~~Attached~~charitable asand ~~Exhibit 99~~familial relationships.1 isThe ~~the~~Nominating ~~press~~and ~~release~~Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors also considered the ~~Company~~qualifications ~~regarding~~for director candidates set forth in the ~~pricing~~Company’s ofCorporate Governance Guidelines, which are available on its ~~offering~~website ofat 2http://www.~~375%~~shareholder.com/maxtor/ ~~Convertible~~governance.cfm, ~~Senior~~or ~~Notes~~in ~~due~~print ~~2012~~by writing to Maxtor Corporation, 500 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035. ~~Exhibit~~The Board of Directors appointed Ms. 99Alexy to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective August 18, 2005.1 Ms. Alexy’s appointment isto ~~incorporated~~the Board of Directors was announced by ~~reference~~the ~~under~~Company ~~this~~on ~~Item~~August 22, 2005, in a press release, which is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.011 and incorporated by reference herein.

~~Item~~ On August 918, 2005, under the terms of the 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, Ms.01 Alexy received a grant of a non-qualified stock option to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. ~~FINANCIAL~~Ms. Alexy is ~~STATEMENTS~~also ~~AND~~entitled ~~EXHIBITS~~to receive customary director and retainer fees and an annual non-qualified stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on each anniversary of her appointment.

Ms. Alexy served as Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst for Prudential Equity Group, LLC (cformerly known as Prudential Securities Inc., “Prudential”), a full-service brokerage firm, from October ~~Exhibits~~1998 to February 2003. In her various capacities with Prudential, Ms. Alexy had responsibility for the company’s domestic and international relationships with leading institutional money managers, hedge funds and financial analysts, as well as for the analysis, financial modeling, valuation and ratings for Prudential’s hardware technology stocks. From July 1995 to October 1998, Ms. Alexy served as Vice President of Equity Research for Lehman Brothers Inc., and from 1993 to 1995, she served as Assistant Vice President Corporate Finance for Wachovia Bank, N.A. Since February 2003, Ms. Alexy has been working as an independent consultant. Ms. Alexy received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Emory University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and accounting from the College of William and Mary. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ms. Alexy is 35 years old.

		Exhibit		Description
		99.1		Maxtor Corporation press release dated August 10, 2005 regarding the pricing of its offering of 2.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated August 22, 2005 regarding appointment of Ms. Kimberly E. Alexy

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 1024, 2005


	MAXTOR CORPORATION
	By:		/s/ Duston M. Williams
	Name:		Duston M. Williams
	Title:		Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~Exhibit Index

	Exhibit	Description
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	99Press release dated August 22, 2005 regarding appointment of Ms.1 Kimberly E. Alexy	~~Maxtor Corporation press release dated August 10, 2005 regarding the pricing of its offering of 2.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2012.~~

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