QUANTUM CORP /DE/ — Regulatory Filings 2014

Jul 29, 2014

DEFA14A 1 quantum_defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS

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QUANTUM CORPORATION QUANTUM CORPORATION 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 300 SAN JOSE, CA 95110

| Meeting
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| Meeting Type: Annual
Meeting | |
| For holders as
of: July 14,
2014 | |
| Date: September 9, 2014 Time: 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight
Time | |
| Location: | Quantum's Corporate
Headquarters 224 Airport Parkway San Jose, CA 95110 |
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Voting Items

of the nominees named in Proposal 1.
1.	Proposal to elect to the Board of Directors.
	1a.	Paul
R. Auvil
	1b.	Philip Black
	1c.	Louis DiNardo
	1d.	Dale
L. Fuller
	1e.	Jon
W. Gacek
	1f.	David A. Krall
	1g.	Gregg J. Powers
	1h.	David E. Roberson
	1i.	Jeffrey C. Smith
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| The Board of Directors Recommends a Vote
"For" | |
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| Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5. | |
| 2. | Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. |
| 3. | Proposal to adopt a resolution approving, on an advisory
basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive
officers. |
| 4. | Proposal to approve and ratify an amendment to the Company's
2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
| 5. | Proposal to approve and ratify an amendment to the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
| NOTE: Such other business as may
properly come before the | |
| meeting or any adjournment
thereof. | |