QUANTUM CORP /DE/: 10% owner FICHTHORN JOHN received 12,000 shares

What happened

• FICHTHORN JOHN, a 10% owner, received an award of 12,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) on Oct 1, 2026. The filing reports $0.00 per share and a total reported value of $0.00.
• The filing says each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of QMCO and vests in full on the earlier of Oct 1, 2027 or the date of the company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, in each case subject to the reporting person’s continued service on the board.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 1, 2026; $0.00 per share.
• Filing date: Oct 5, 2026.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in this filing.
• Footnotes: the shares are held directly by Dialectic Technology SPV LLC and indirectly by the reporting person; Dialectic Technology Manager LLC is the manager of Dialectic and the reporting person is the manager of Dialectic Technology Manager LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Dialectic except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.
• Transaction type code: A (award/grant).

Why it may matter

• The award is RSUs (a grant), not a market sale or an option exercise; vesting is contingent on continued board service and a future date.
• The reporting person is a 10% owner, which identifies them as a large holder rather than an executive role.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.