QUANTUM CORP /DE/ — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Feb 6, 2017

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

VIEX OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP - SERIES ONE

VIEX OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP - SERIES TWO

VIEX SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND III, LP

VIEX GP, LLC

VIEX SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES GP III, LLC

VIEX CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

ERIC SINGER

MARK BONNEY

DALE L. FULLER

JOHN MUTCH

CLIFFORD PRESS

RAGHAVENDRA RAU

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VIEX Opportunities Fund, LP - Series One, together with the other participants named herein (collectively, " VIEX " ), intends to make a preliminary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a proxy statement and accompanying proxy card to be used to solicit votes for the election of VIEX ' s slate of five highly qualified director nominees to the Board of Directors of Quantum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the " Company " ), at the Company ' s upcoming annual general meeting of stockholders scheduled for March 31, 2017, or any other meeting of stockholders held in lieu thereof, and any adjournments, postponements, reschedulings or continuations thereof.

On February 6, 2017, VIEX issued the following press release: