Hugues Meyrath - 01 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for QUANTUM CORP /DE/ (QMCO)

Role: President & CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Tara Ilges, attorney-in-fact for Hugues Meyrath
Issuer symbol: QMCO
Transactions as of: 01 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Jan 2026, 19:28:37 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Nov 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Meyrath Hugues	President & CEO, Director	C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 10770 E. BRIARWOOD AVE, CENTENNIAL	/s/ Tara Ilges, attorney-in-fact for Hugues Meyrath	05 Jan 2026	0001419111

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	QMCO	Common Stock	Award	$0	+62,500	+100%	$0.000000	124,700	01 Jan 2026	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	QMCO	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+50,000		$0.000000	50,000	01 Jan 2026	Common Stock	50,000	$6.45	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Grant of restricted stock units (RSUs), each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of QMCO. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2026, with a vesting commencement date of July 1, 2025, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date.
F2	This nonstatutory stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2026, with a vesting commencement date of July 1, 2025, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date.