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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 3, 2021, Quantum Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with the several underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”) for whom B. Riley Securities, Inc. is acting as representative, relating to the public offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of 13,138,686 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), at a price to the public of $6.85 per share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,970,803 shares of Common Stock. The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering will be approximately 84.2 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering is expected to close on February 8, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-250976), including the related prospectus, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2020 and declared effective on December 9, 2020, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated February 3, 2021. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing is only a brief description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the legal opinion relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the Offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
On February 4, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of February 3, 2021 by and among the Company and B. Riley Securities, Inc., as representative of the several Underwriters | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 4, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file, submitted using inline XBRL | |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Quantum Corporation | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| February 4, 2021 | /s/ J. Michael Dodson | |
| (Date) | J. Michael Dodson | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||