UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 13, 2005
(April 13, 2005)

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware 1-7534 84-0593263
(State or jurisdiction
of incorporation)		 (Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One StorageTek Drive, Louisville, Colorado 80028-4309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 673-5151

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

On April 13, 2005, Storage Technology Corporation announced preliminary first quarter 2005 results of operations in a Press Release, dated April 13, 2005, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

  Exhibit Number Description
     
  99.1 Press Release, dated April 13, 2005 regarding preliminary first quarter 2005 results of operations.


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SIGNATURE

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

Date: April 13, 2005 Storage Technology Corporation


By: /s/ Robert S. Kocol
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Corporate Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer




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