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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): August 16, 2022

 

 

Quantum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-13449   94-2665054

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

224 Airport Parkway Suite 550

San Jose, CA

  95110
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(408) 944-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   QMCO   Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following is a brief description of each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting of the shareholders of Quantum Corporation (the “Company”) held on August 16, 2022, as well as the number of votes with respect to each matter. For more information about these proposals, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 5, 2022.

Proposal 1. The following directors were elected to serve until the 2023 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and duly qualified:

 

     For    Against    Abstain    Broker
Non-Votes

James J. Lerner

   55,007,716    5,375,782    61,734    16,964,034

Marc E. Rothman

   55,147,387    5,214,239    83,606    16,964,034

Rebecca J. Jacoby

   55,074,497    5,304,074    66,661    16,964,034

Yue Zhou (“Emily”) White

   55,165,103    5,190,915    89,214    16,964,034

Christopher D. Neumeyer

   59,325,437    1,033,292    86,503    16,964,034

Proposal 2. The approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 125,000,000 to 225,000,000 was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

70,243,831   7,140,246   25,189

Proposal 3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

57,817,859   1,446,970   1,180,403   16,964,034

Proposal 4. The appointment of Armanino LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 was ratified.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

76,484,860   298,090   626,316


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)

August 22, 2022

     

/s/ Brian E. Cabrera

(Date)       Brian E. Cabrera
      Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, and Secretary