FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Willis Christopher Shawn
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUANTUM CORP /DE/ [QTM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 294,777 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (2) 07/01/2010 07/01/2016 Common Stock 90,000 $ 0.98 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Willis Christopher Shawn
QUANTUM CORPORATION
224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95110		       Interim CFO  

Signatures

/s/ Astrid Becker-Celik, Attorney in Fact for Christopher Shawn Willis 02/05/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 94,999 restricted stock units which will vest as follows: 44,583 will vest on 07/01/2016, 27,916 will vest on 07/01/2017, and 11,250 will vest on each of 07/01/2018 and 07/01/2019.
(2) Right to buy under Rule 16b(3) Plan.

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