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):  07/21/2010 
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				QUANTUM CORPORATION
			
		
		
			
				(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				Commission File Number:  1-13449
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				
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								Delaware
							
						 
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								Identification No.)
							
						 
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				1650 Technology Drive
Suite 800
San Jose, CA 95110
			
		
		
			
				(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				408-944-4000
			
		
		
			
				(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				 
			
		
		
			
				(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
			
		
		
			 
		
	
		
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				Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
			
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				On July 21, 2010 Quantum Corporation (the "Company") entered into a termination and release agreement with Gerald G. Lopatin, Executive Vice President, Engineering, effective July 27, 2010, in connection with the elimination of his position as part of an organizational change.  The engineering group, including the Senior Vice Presidents for Platform and Software Engineering, will now report to the Company's Chief Operating Officer.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Lopatin will receive severance benefits, including a severance payment of $167 thousand. The full text of the agreement with Mr. Lopatin is attached to this Form 8-K as an exhibit. The description above is qualified by reference to the actual text of the agreement.
			
		 
		
			 
		
	
	 
	
		
			SIGNATURES
		
	
	
		 
	
	
		
			Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
			duly authorized.
		
	
	
		 
	
	
		
			
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							QUANTUM CORPORATION
						
					 
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							Date: July 23, 2010
						
					 
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						/s/    Shawn D. Hall
				 
				 
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						Shawn D. Hall
				 
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						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
					
				 
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			EXHIBIT INDEX
		
		
		
			 
		
		
			
				
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								EX-10.1
							
						 
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								Termination Agreement and General Release between Quantum Corporation and Gerald G. Lopatin
						 
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