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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Martella Donald E. Jr.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
7/28/2015 

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)
SVP, Engineering /

(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/5/2015 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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   (1) 574899   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes 283,332 restricted stock units which will vest as follows: 149,999 will vest 07/01/2016, 83,333 will vest on 07/01/2017, and 25,000 will vest on each of 07/01/2018 and 07/01/2019, and includes 15,300 performance stock units of which 7,650 will vest on each of July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Martella Donald E. Jr.
QUANTUM CORPORATION
224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 300
SAN JOSE, CA 95110


SVP, Engineering

Signatures
/s/ Astrid Becker-Celik, Attorney in Fact for Donald E. Martella Jr. 7/6/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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