Director Fichthorn John was granted 3,083,975 shares and converted options into 11,020,645 shares (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUANTUM CORP /DE/ [ QMCO ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/04/2026 | C(1)(2) | 11,020,645 | A | $5.194 | 11,020,645(1)(2) | I | by Dialectic Technology SPV LLC(3) | ||
| Common Stock | 06/04/2026 | A(1)(2) | 3,083,975 | A | $5.194 | 14,104,620(1)(2)(4) | I | by Dialectic Technology SPV LLC(3) | ||
| Common Stock | 28,896(5) | D | ||||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Warrant (right to buy) | $5.194(6) | 06/01/2026(6) | J | 105,911(6) | 06/01/2026(6) | 06/01/2031(6) | Common Stock | 105,911(6) | (6) | 105,911(6) | I | by Dialectic Technology SPV LLC(3) | |||
| Convertible Notes | $5.194(1)(2) | 06/04/2026 | C | 57,241,228(1)(2) | 12/18/2025 | (1)(2) | Common Stock | 11,020,645(1)(2) | (1)(3) | 0(1)(3) | I | by Dialectic Technology SPV LLC(3) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On June 4, 2026 (the "Closing Date"), pursuant to a Conversion Agreement dated June 1, 2026 (the "Conversion Agreement"), by and among, among others, the Issuer and Dialectic (as defined below), Dialectic converted $57,241,228.00 of the previously issued 10.00% PIK senior secured convertible notes due 2028 (the "Convertible Notes"), consisting of the entire principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Conversion Agreement (the "Conversion"). |
| 2. In connection with the Conversion, on the Closing Date, the Convertible Notes were cancelled, and the Issuer issued to Dialectic 11,020,645 shares of Common Stock (as defined below). |
| 3. These securities are held directly by Dialectic, a 10% holder of the Issuer, and indirectly by John Fichthorn. Mr. Fichthorn is the Manager of Dialectic Technology Manager LLC, the Manager of Dialectic. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any. |
| 4. On the Closing Date, as consideration for the Conversion, the Issuer issued to Dialectic, (i) 3,083,975 additional shares of Common Stock (the "Consideration Shares"), which represents the quotient of (A) approximately $13.0 million, the present value of nominal PIK interest that would accrue on the Convertible Notes from the Closing Date to the maturity date thereof, discounted at a rate of 11%, plus (B) approximately $3.0 million, the Term Loan Deferred Cash Interest Amount (as defined in the Credit Agreement) owed to Dialectic, divided by $5.194. |
| 5. Includes 1,625 shares of Common Stock received by the Reporting Report as a result of a distribution of assets from a trust on June 1, 2026, which shares previously held indirectly by such trust were previously inadvertently omitted. |
| 6. On June 1, 2026 ("Issuance Date"), the Issuer issued to Dialectic Technology SPV LLC ("Dialectic") a warrant (the "Conversion Warrant") to purchase 105,911 (as may be adjusted pursuant to the Conversion Warrant) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Issuer (the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price equal to $5.194 per share (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the Conversion Warrant) on or after the Issuance Date and until the date that is five (5) years from the Issuance Date. |
| Remarks: |
| Tara Ilges, attorney-in-fact for John A. Fichthorn | 06/08/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||