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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________________________________________
Form 10-Q
_____________________________________________________
(Mark One)
ý
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 28, 2018

¨
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File No. 000-25826
_____________________________________________________
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_____________________________________________________
Delaware
77-0201147
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4300 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
____________________________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
ý
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨  
Smaller reporting company
¨
 
 
 
 
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. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding on October 26, 2018 was 86,697,733.


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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
61,654

 
$
57,024

Accounts receivable, net
77,986

 
69,844

Inventories
23,333

 
25,976

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
24,226

 
18,931

Total current assets
187,199

 
171,775

Property and equipment, net
24,151

 
29,265

Goodwill
241,512

 
242,827

Intangibles, net
14,938

 
21,279

Other long-term assets
38,624

 
42,913

Total assets
$
506,424

 
$
508,059

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Other debts and capital lease obligations, current
$
7,677

 
$
7,610

Accounts payable
29,354

 
33,112

Income taxes payable
830

 
233

Deferred revenue
48,679

 
52,429

Accrued and other current liabilities
50,734

 
48,705

Total current liabilities
137,274

 
142,089

Convertible notes, long-term
113,230

 
108,748

Other debts and capital lease obligations, long-term
13,155

 
15,336

Income taxes payable, long-term
747

 
917

Other non-current liabilities
18,989

 
22,626

Total liabilities
283,395

 
289,716

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 
 
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000 shares authorized; 86,687 and 82,554 shares issued and outstanding at September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
87

 
83

Additional paid-in capital
2,293,174

 
2,272,690

Accumulated deficit
(2,070,746
)
 
(2,057,812
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
514

 
3,382

Total stockholders’ equity
223,029

 
218,343

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
506,424

 
$
508,059

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
$
62,803

 
$
58,161

 
$
178,776

 
$
158,657

Service
37,813

 
33,853

 
111,127

 
98,615

Total net revenue
100,616

 
92,014

 
289,903

 
257,272

Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
33,224

 
27,736

 
91,084

 
85,843

Service
17,290

 
17,253

 
49,931

 
50,181

Total cost of revenue
50,514

 
44,989

 
141,015

 
136,024

Total gross profit
50,102

 
47,025

 
148,888

 
121,248

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
22,251

 
21,289

 
67,250

 
73,226

Selling, general and administrative
29,723

 
37,121

 
88,874

 
104,377

Amortization of intangibles
792

 
793

 
2,396

 
2,347

Restructuring and related charges
987

 
2,028

 
2,704

 
4,084

Total operating expenses
53,753

 
61,231

 
161,224

 
184,034

Loss from operations
(3,651
)
 
(14,206
)
 
(12,336
)
 
(62,786
)
Interest expense, net
(2,872
)
 
(2,794
)
 
(8,492
)
 
(8,064
)
Other expense, net
(365
)
 
(498
)
 
(698
)
 
(1,828
)
Loss before income taxes
(6,888
)
 
(17,498
)
 
(21,526
)
 
(72,678
)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
870

 
(1,915
)
 
2,839

 
(1,568
)
Net loss
$
(7,758
)
 
$
(15,583
)
 
$
(24,365
)
 
$
(71,110
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.19
)
 
$
(0.29
)
 
$
(0.88
)
Shares used in per share calculation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
86,321

 
81,445

 
85,188

 
80,618

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Net loss
$
(7,758
)
 
$
(15,583
)
 
$
(24,365
)
 
$
(71,110
)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) arising during the period

 
8

 

 
(605
)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments
447

 
2,265

 
(2,577
)
 
7,147

Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
447

 
2,273

 
(2,577
)
 
6,542

Less: Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
(78
)
 

 
291

 
2

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
525

 
2,273

 
(2,868
)
 
6,540

Total comprehensive loss
$
(7,233
)
 
$
(13,310
)
 
$
(27,233
)
 
$
(64,570
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(24,365
)
 
$
(71,110
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Amortization of intangibles
6,281

 
6,232

Depreciation
9,910

 
11,045

Stock-based compensation
14,202

 
11,107

Amortization of discount on convertible debt and issuance cost
4,482

 
4,060

Restructuring, asset impairment and loss on retirement of fixed assets
1,105

 
565

Amortization of non-cash warrant
1,185

 
38

Deferred income taxes, net
1,056

 

Foreign currency adjustments
(1,034
)
 
1,795

Provision for excess and obsolete inventories
1,259

 
5,578

Allowance for doubtful accounts and returns
1,357

 
4,309

Other non-cash adjustments, net
286

 
298

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(9,585
)
 
11,367

Inventories
997

 
6,188

Prepaid expenses and other assets
2,507

 
6,702

Accounts payable
(4,032
)
 
2,129

Deferred revenue
1,783

 
(1,098
)
Income taxes payable
461

 
(2,122
)
Accrued and other liabilities
(2,188
)
 
(3,053
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
5,667

 
(5,970
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from maturities of investments

 
3,106

Proceeds from sales of investments
104

 
3,792

Purchases of property and equipment
(4,703
)
 
(9,075
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,599
)
 
(2,177
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from other debts and capital leases
5,066

 
6,344

Repayment of other debts and capital leases
(6,568
)
 
(7,008
)
Proceeds from common stock issued to employees
4,299

 
4,697

Payment of tax withholding obligations related to net share settlements of restricted stock units
(166
)
 
(2,757
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
2,631

 
1,276

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(580
)
 
1,471

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
3,119

 
(5,400
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
58,757

 
57,420

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
61,876

 
$
52,020

 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets

 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
61,654

 
$
50,039

Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
222

 
803

Restricted cash included in other long-term assets

 
1,178

    Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
61,876

 
$
52,020


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARMONIC INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which Harmonic Inc. (“Harmonic,” or the “Company”) considers necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the interim periods covered and the consolidated financial condition of the Company at the date of the balance sheets. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2018 (the “2017 Form 10-K”). The interim results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, or any other future period. The Company’s fiscal quarters are based on 13-week periods, except for the fourth quarter, which ends on December 31.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 was derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those requirements, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material impact on previously reported financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s reported financial positions or results of operations may be materially different under changed conditions or when using different estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to significant accounting policies. If estimates or assumptions differ from actual results, subsequent periods are adjusted to reflect more current information.
Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to its audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2017 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these policies during the nine months ended September 28, 2018 other than those disclosed in Note 2, “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements”.

NOTE 2: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not restated and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition (“Topic 605”).

Under Topic 606, the Company began to recognize a contract asset for satisfied performance obligations that do not provide the Company with an unconditional right to consideration, which was restricted under the previous standard. In addition, the Company changed its revenue recognition for professional services from a completed contract method to a percentage of completion method.


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The cumulative effect of initially applying Topic 606 to the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet on January 1, 2018 was as follows (in thousands):
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Balance as of December 31, 2017
 
Cumulative Impact from Adopting Topic 606
 
Balance as of January 1, 2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
$
69,844

 
$
1,781

 
$
71,625

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
18,931

 
3,578

 
22,509

Other long-term assets
42,913

 
773

 
43,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue
$
52,429

 
$
(4,826
)
 
$
47,603

Other non-current liabilities
22,626

 
(473
)
 
22,153

Accumulated deficit
(2,057,812
)
 
11,431

 
(2,046,381
)

The impact from adopting Topic 606 on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements was as follows (in thousands):
 
Three months ended September 28, 2018
 
Nine months ended September 28, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
As Reported
 
Previous Accounting Guidance
 
Impact from Adopting Topic 606
 
As Reported
 
Previous Accounting Guidance
 
Impact from Adopting Topic 606
Total net revenue
$
100,616

 
$
100,382

 
$
234

 
$
289,903

 
$
288,419

 
$
1,484

Total cost of revenue
50,514

 
50,888

 
(374
)
 
141,015

 
141,029

 
(14
)
Total gross profit
50,102

 
49,494

 
608

 
148,888

 
147,390

 
1,498

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
29,723

 
29,680

 
43

 
88,874

 
89,221

 
(347
)
Loss from operations
(3,651
)
 
(4,216
)
 
565

 
(12,336
)
 
(14,181
)
 
1,845

Loss before income taxes
(6,888
)
 
(7,453
)
 
565

 
(21,526
)
 
(23,371
)
 
1,845

Net loss
(7,758
)
 
(8,323
)
 
565

 
(24,365
)
 
(26,210
)
 
1,845

 
As of September 28, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As Reported
 
Previous Accounting Guidance
 
Impact from Adopting Topic 606
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
77,986

 
74,949

 
$
3,037

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
24,226

 
19,681

 
4,545

Other long-term assets
38,624

 
38,082

 
542

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred revenue
48,679

 
53,370

 
(4,691
)
Other non-current liabilities
18,989

 
19,450

 
(461
)
Accumulated deficit
(2,070,746
)
 
(2,084,022
)
 
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Revenue Recognition

The Company’s principal sources of revenue are from the sale of hardware, software, hardware and software maintenance contracts, and end-to-end solutions, encompassing design, manufacture, test, integration and installation of products. The Company also derives recurring revenue from subscriptions, which are comprised of subscription fees from customers utilizing the Company’s cloud-based media processing solutions.

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognized using the following five steps:

a) Identify the contract(s) with a customer;
b) Identify the performance obligations in the contract;
c) Determine the transaction price;
d) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
e) Recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

A contract contains a promise (or promises) to transfer goods or services to a customer. A performance obligation is a promise (or a group of promises) that is distinct. The transaction price is the amount of consideration a Company expects to be entitled from a customer in exchange for providing the goods or services.

The unit of account for revenue recognition is a performance obligation. A contract may contain one or more performance obligations, including hardware, software, professional services and support and maintenance. Performance obligations are accounted for separately if they are distinct. A good or service is distinct if the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and the good or service is distinct in the context of the contract. Otherwise performance obligations will be combined with other promised goods or services until the Company identifies a bundle of goods or services that is distinct.

The transaction price is allocated to all the separate performance obligations in an arrangement. It reflects the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services, which may include an estimate of variable consideration to the extent that it is probable of not being subject to significant reversals in the future based on the Company’s experience with similar arrangements. The transaction price also reflects the impact of the time value of money if there is a significant financing component present in an arrangement. The transaction price excludes amounts collected on behalf of third parties, such as sales taxes.

Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies each performance obligation by transferring control of the promised goods or services to the customer. Goods or services can transfer at a point in time or over time depending on the nature of the arrangement.

Deferred revenue represents the Company’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. Our payment terms vary by the type and location of our customer and the products or services offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain products or services and customer types, we require payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer. Revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 that was included within the deferred revenue balance at January 1, 2018 was $7.8 million and $43.2 million, respectively.

Contract assets exist when the Company has satisfied a performance obligation but does not have an unconditional right to consideration (e.g., because the entity first must satisfy another performance obligation in the contract before it is entitled to invoice the customer). Contract assets are reported as a component of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 6, “Balance Sheet Components’ for additional information.

Shipping and handling costs are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are recorded in cost of revenue in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


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Hardware and Software. Revenue from the sale of hardware and software products is recognized when the control is transferred. For most of the Company’s product sales (including sales to distributors and system integrators), the control is transferred at the time the product is shipped or delivery has occurred because the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset and the Company has a present right to payment at that time. The Company’s agreements with the distributors and system integrators have terms which are generally consistent with the standard terms and conditions for the sale of the Company’s equipment to end users, and do not provide for product rotation or pricing allowances, as are typically found in agreements with stocking distributors. The Company offers trade-in rights which are specifically identified and accrued for at the end of the period through contra-revenue.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations. The Company has revenue arrangements that include multiple performance obligations. The Company allocates transaction price to all separate performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices (“SSP”). The Company’s best evidence for SSP is the price the Company charges for that good or service when the Company sells it separately in similar circumstances to similar customers. If goods or services are not always sold separately, the Company uses the best estimate of SSP in the allocation of transaction price. The objective of determining the best estimate of SSP is to estimate the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a standalone basis. The Company’s process for determining best estimate of SSP involves management’s judgment, and considers multiple factors including, but not limited to, major product groupings, geographies, gross margin objectives and pricing practices. Pricing practices taken into consideration include contractually stated prices, discounts offered and applicable price lists. These factors may vary over time, depending upon the unique facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. If the facts and circumstances underlying the factors considered change or should future facts and circumstances lead the Company to consider additional factors, the Company’s best estimate of SSP may also change.

Solution Sales. Solution sales for the design, manufacture, test, integration and installation of products, including equipment acquired from third parties to be integrated with Harmonic’s products, that are customized to meet the customer’s specifications are accounted for based on the percentage-of-completion basis, using the input method. Some of our arrangements may include acceptance provisions that require testing of the solution against specific performance criteria. The Company performs a detailed evaluation to determine whether the arrangement involves performance criteria based on our standard performance criteria. The Company has a long-standing history of entering into contractual arrangements to deliver the solution sales based on standard performance criteria. For this type of arrangement, we consider the customer acceptance clause not substantive and recognize product revenue when the customer takes possession on the product and recognize service on a percentage-of-completion basis using the input method. However, if the solution results in significant production, modification or customization, we consider the arrangement as a single performance obligation and recognize the revenue at a point in time, depending on the complexity of the solution and nature of acceptance.

Professional services. Revenue from professional services is recognized over time, on the percentage-of-completion basis using the input method.

Input method. The use of the input method requires the Company to make reasonably dependable estimates. We use the input method based on labor hours, where revenue is calculated based on the percentage of total hours incurred in relation to total estimated hours at completion of the contract. The input method is reasonable because the hours best reflect the Company’s efforts toward satisfying the performance obligation over time. As circumstances change over time, the Company updates its measure of progress to reflect any changes in the outcome of the performance obligation. Such changes to an entity’s measure of progress are accounted for as a change in accounting estimates.

Support and maintenance. Support and maintenance services are satisfied ratably over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services.

Contract costs. The incremental costs of obtaining a contract are capitalized if the costs are expected to be recovered. Costs that are recognized as assets are amortized straight-line over the period as the related goods or services transfer to the customer. Costs incurred to fulfill a contract are capitalized if they are not covered by other relevant guidance, relate directly to a contract, will be used to satisfy future performance obligations, and are expected to be recovered.

The Company recorded a net decrease to the opening balance of accumulated deficit of $1.4 million as of January 1, 2018 for capitalizing contract costs due to the cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606 for sales commissions related to customer contracts with an amortization period in excess of one year. Anticipated contract renewals, amendments, and follow-on contracts with the same customer are considered when determining the period of amortization.


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The net capitalized contract costs as of September 28, 2018 were $1.8 million, of which $1.3 million and $0.5 million were reported as components of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and “Other long-term assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. The amortization of the capitalized contract costs during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

Significant Judgments. The Company has revenue arrangements that include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. The Company may exercise significant judgment when determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together.

The Company allocates the transaction price to all separate performance obligations based on the SSP of each obligation. The Company’s best evidence for SSP is the price the Company charges for that good or service when the Company sells it separately in similar circumstances to similar customers. If goods or services are not always sold separately, the Company uses the best estimate of SSP in the allocation of the transaction price. The objective of determining the best estimate of SSP is to estimate the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a standalone basis. The Company’s process for determining the best estimate of SSP involves management’s judgment, and considers multiple factors including, but not limited to, major product groupings, geographies, gross margin objectives and pricing practices. Pricing practices taken into consideration include contractually stated prices, discounts and applicable price lists. These factors may vary over time, depending upon the unique facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. If the facts and circumstances underlying the factors considered change or should future facts and circumstances lead the Company to consider additional factors, the Company’s best estimate of SSP may also change.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions. Under Topic 606, incremental costs of obtaining a contract such as sales commissions are capitalized if they are expected to be recovered, and amortized on a straight-line basis. Expensing these costs as incurred is not permitted unless they qualify for a practical expedient. Other than capitalized costs of obtaining subscription contracts which are amortized regardless of the life of expected amortization period, the Company elected the practical expedient to expense the costs to obtain all other contracts as incurred, when the life of the expected amortization period is one year or less by using a portfolio approach.

The Company elected the practical expedient under Topic 606 to not disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations, since the majority of the Company’s arrangements have original expected durations of one year or less, or the invoicing corresponds to the value of the Company’s performance completed to date.

The Company elected the practical expedient that allows the Company to not assess a contract for a significant financing component if the period between the customer’s payment and the transfer of the goods or services is one year or less.

See Note 14, “Segment Information” for further disaggregated revenue information.

Other Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB) issued Accounting Standards Updated (“ASU”) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income and simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements. See Note 3, “Investments in Equity Securities” for additional information.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, which requires entities to present the aggregate changes in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. As a result, the statement of cash flows will be required to present restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents as a part of the beginning and ending balances of cash and cash equivalents. The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 on a retrospective basis. The Company’s total restricted cash balance was $0.2 million and $1.7 million as of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company’s total restricted cash balance was $2.0 million and $1.8 million as of September 29, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These restricted cash balances are presented as a part of the ending and beginning balances of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the corresponding periods. See Note 6, “Balance Sheet Components” for additional information.


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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The objective of ASU 2017-01 is to clarify the definition of a business in order to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, and the adoption had no impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that Is a Service Contract. This new standard requires an entity (customer) in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance in Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset related to the service contract and which costs to expense. Costs for implementation activities in the application development stage can be capitalized depending on the nature of the costs, while costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation stages are expensed as the activities are performed. The costs capitalized are expensed over the term of the hosting arrangement. The amendments in the new ASU also require the entity to present the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same line item in the statement of income as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement and classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. This new standard is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years and should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period.

The Company early adopted this new standard in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 and applied it prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of, and for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to amend the existing accounting standard for lease accounting. This new standard will require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as a right-of-use asset with a corresponding lease liability, and lessors to recognize a net lease investment. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures will also be required. The new ASU will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition and allows a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings during the period of adoption.

The Company is in the process of analyzing the impact of this standard, including its current accounting policies and practices to identify potential impacts that would result from the application of this standard. The Company’s adoption process of the new standard is ongoing, including evaluating and quantifying the impact on its consolidated financial statements, identifying the population of leases (and embedded leases), and collecting and validating lease data. The Company expects that majority of its lease obligations designated as operating leases will be reported on its Consolidated Balance Sheets upon adoption.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade receivables and other instruments, the Company will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model.  Additionally, credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be recorded through an allowance for credit losses limited to the amount by which fair value is below amortized cost. The new ASU will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of the new ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The new ASU removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test and requires the assessment of fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairments. Goodwill impairment will then be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value. The new ASU will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a prospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The new ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. An entity should apply the requirements of Topic 718 to nonemployee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of cost. The new ASU will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and early adoption is permitted.

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The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the SEC adopted the final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, amending certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. This final rule is effective on November 5, 2018. The release expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders' equity for interim financial statements. Under the release, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders' equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The analysis should present a reconciliation of the beginning balance to the ending balance of each period for which a statement of comprehensive income is required to be filed. According to the release, the staff of the SEC will not object if a filer’s first presentation of changes in shareholders’ equity is included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter that begins after the final rule’s effective date. The Company plans to first include the changes required by this release in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2019.


NOTE 3: INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES
Vislink

In 2014, the Company acquired a 3.3% interest in Vislink plc (“Vislink”), a U.K. public company listed on the AIM exchange, for $3.3 million. On February 3, 2017, Vislink completed the disposal of its hardware division and changed its name to Pebble Beach Systems (“PBS”). The Company does not have significant influence over PBS’s operational and financial policies. The carrying value of the investment in PBS was fully written off as of December 31, 2017.

Beginning the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. As a result of adopting this new standard, the Company started measuring the investment in PBS at fair value based on its quoted stock price on the AIM exchange with gains or losses from changes in fair value recognized in net income. The Company sold this investment for $0.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

The Company recorded a loss of $0.1 million and a gain of $0.1 million related to this investment in Other expense, net during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018.

Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)

EDC

In 2014, the Company acquired an 18.4% interest in Encoding.com, Inc. (“EDC”), a privately held video transcoding service company headquartered in San Francisco, California, for $3.5 million by purchasing EDC’s Series B preferred stock. EDC is considered a VIE but the Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of EDC. As a result, EDC is measured at its cost minus impairment, if any. The Company determined that there were no indicators at September 28, 2018 that the EDC investment was impaired.

NOTE 4: DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company uses forward contracts to manage exposures to foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivative instruments is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and the Company does not use derivative instruments for trading purposes. The use of derivative instruments exposes the Company to credit risk to the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet their contractual obligations. As such, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty is closely monitored by the Company.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Balance Sheet Hedges)
The Company’s balance sheet hedges consist of foreign currency forward contracts that generally mature within three months, are carried at fair value, and are used to minimize the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuation on cash and certain trade and inter-company receivables and payables. Changes in the fair value of these foreign currency forward contracts are recognized in “Other expense, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and are largely offset by the changes in the fair value of the assets or liabilities being hedged.
Gains (losses) on the non-designated derivative instruments recognized during the periods presented were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
Financial Statement Location
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains (losses) recognized in income
Other expense, net
 
$
(30
)
 
$
119

$
(1,412
)
 
$
(66
)
The U.S. dollar equivalents of all outstanding notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts, including the Euro, British pound, Israeli shekel and Japanese yen, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 

 

Purchase
 
$
28,782

 
$
12,875

Sell
 
$

 
$
1,509

The locations and fair value amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments reported in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives
 
 
 
Derivative Liabilities
 
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
5

 
$
33

 
Accrued and other current liabilities
 
$
195

 
$
4

Total derivatives
 
 
 
$
5

 
$
33

 
 
 
$
195

 
$
4

Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
The Company recognizes all derivative instruments on a gross basis in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, the arrangements with its counterparties allows for net settlement, which are designed to reduce credit risk by permitting net settlement with the same counterparty. As of September 28, 2018, information related to the offsetting arrangements was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts of Derivatives
 
Gross Amounts of Derivatives Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
Net Amounts of Derivatives Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Derivative assets
 
$
5

 

 
$
5

Derivative liabilities
 
$
195

 

 
$
195

In connection with foreign currency derivatives entered in Israel, the Company’s subsidiaries in Israel are required to maintain a compensating balance with their bank at the end of each month. The compensating balance arrangements do not legally restrict the use of cash. As of September 28, 2018, the total compensating balance maintained was $1.0 million.


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NOTE 5: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The authoritative accounting guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosure about the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance requires the Company to classify and disclose assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as fair value measurements of assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial measurement, in a three-tier fair value hierarchy as described below.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 — Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The forward exchange contracts are classified as Level 2 because they are valued using quoted market prices and other observable data for similar instruments in an active market.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on the three-tier fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
As of September 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets

 
5

 

 
5

Total assets measured and recorded at fair value
$

 
$
5

 
$

 
$
5

Accrued and other current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities
$

 
$
195

 
$

 
$
195

Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value
$

 
$
195

 
$

 
$
195

 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
As of December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
$
22

 
$

 
$

 
$
22

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets

 
33

 

 
33

Total assets measured and recorded at fair value
$
22

 
$
33

 
$

 
$
55

Accrued and other current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
4

Total liabilities measured and recorded at fair value
$

 
$
4

 
$

 
$
4


The Company’s liability for the TVN VDP (as defined below) was $3.2 million and $5.1 million as of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. This amount is not included in the table above because its fair value at inception, based on Level 3 inputs, was determined during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. There has been no recurring fair value re-measurement for this liability subsequently based on the applicable accounting guidance. See Note 8, “Restructuring and related charges-TVN VDP,” for additional information on the Company’s TVN VDP liabilities.

The carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities, approximate fair value due to their short maturities.

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The Company uses the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The fair value of the Company’s convertible notes is influenced by interest rates, the Company’s stock price and stock market volatility. The fair value of the Company’s convertible notes was approximately $148.6 million and $129.9 million as of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and represents a Level 2 valuation. The Company’s other debts assumed from the Thomson Video Networks (“TVN”) acquisition are classified within Level 2 because these borrowings are not actively traded and the majority of them have a variable interest rate structure based upon market rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and maturities, therefore, the carrying value of these debts approximate its fair value. The other debts, excluding capital leases, outstanding as of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were in the aggregate of $20.5 million and $21.8 million, respectively. (See Note 9, “Convertible Notes, Other debts and Capital Leases” for additional information).
During the nine months ended September 28, 2018, there were no nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities subsequent to initial recognition.

NOTE 6: BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
The following tables provide details of selected balance sheet components (in thousands):
 
September 28, 2018

December 31, 2017
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$
81,059

 
$
74,475

Less: allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns
(3,073
)
 
(4,631
)
     Total
$
77,986

 
$
69,844


 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Inventories:
 
 
 
Raw materials
$
1,374

 
$
2,881

Work-in-process
847

 
933

Finished goods
9,966

 
10,130

Service-related spares
11,146

 
12,032

Total
$
23,333

 
$
25,976


 
September 28, 2018

December 31, 2017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
 
 
 
  French R&D tax credits receivable(1)
$
7,453

 
$
6,609

Deferred cost of revenue
4,700

 
4,440

  Contract assets(2)
3,656

 

Prepaid maintenance, royalty, rent, property taxes and value added tax
3,609

 
3,867

  Capitalized commission
1,259

 

Restricted cash(3)
222

 
530

Other
3,327

 
3,485

Total
$
24,226

 
$
18,931

(1) The Company’s TVN subsidiary in France (the “TVN French Subsidiary”) participates in the French Crédit d’Impôt Recherche program (the “R&D tax credits”) which allows companies to monetize eligible research expenses. The R&D tax credits can be used to offset against income tax payable to the French government in each of the four years after being incurred, or if not utilized, are recoverable in cash. The amount of R&D tax credits recoverable are subject to audit by the French government. The R&D tax credits receivable at September 28, 2018 were approximately $25.6 million and are expected to be recoverable from 2019 through 2022 with $7.5 million reported as a component of “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” and $18.1 million reported as a component of “Other long-term assets” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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(2) Contract assets reflect the satisfied performance obligations for which the Company does not yet have an unconditional right to consideration.
(3) Amounts represent cash collateral security for certain bank guarantees. These restricted funds are invested in bank deposits and cannot be withdrawn from the Company’s accounts without the prior written consent of the applicable secured party.
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Property and equipment, net:
 
 
 
   Machinery and equipment
$
88,167

 
$
87,121

   Capitalized software
35,887

 
35,139

   Leasehold improvements
14,990

 
15,051

   Furniture and fixtures
6,506

 
6,534

      Property and equipment, gross
145,550

 
143,845

      Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(121,399
)
 
(114,580
)
         Total
$
24,151

 
$
29,265


 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Other long-term assets:
 
 
 
   R&D tax credits receivable
$
18,104

 
$
22,322

   Deferred tax assets
9,362

 
10,462

   Equity investment
3,593

 
3,593

   Others(1)
7,565

 
6,536

      Total
$
38,624

 
$
42,913

(1) As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $1.2 million of restricted cash for the bank guarantee associated with the TVN French Subsidiary’s office building lease. The restriction was subsequently released and accordingly, the amount was reclassified to “Cash and cash equivalents” in the nine months ended September 28, 2018.
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Accrued and other current liabilities:
 
 
 
   Accrued employee compensation and related expenses
$
17,405

 
$
16,414

   Accrued warranty
4,749

 
4,381

   Customer deposits
3,638

 
5,020

   Contingent inventory reserves
3,291

 
3,806

   Accrued TVN VDP, current (1)
2,100

 
3,186

   Accrued royalty payments
2,077

 
2,195

   Accrued Avid litigation settlement, current
1,500

 

   Others
15,974

 
13,703

      Total
$
50,734

 
$
48,705


(1) See Note 8, “Restructuring and related charges-TVN VDP,” for additional information on the Company’s TVN VDP liabilities.

NOTE 7: GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the estimated fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is allocated among and evaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company has two reporting units, Video and Cable Access.


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The Company tests for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis in the fiscal fourth quarter, or more frequently, if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset is more likely than not impaired. The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment review at the reporting unit level as of October 31, 2017, with no goodwill impairment indicated. There were no events or circumstances which triggered additional impairment reviews for the periods presented.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segments for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Video
 
Cable Access
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
182,012

 
$
60,815

 
$
242,827

   Foreign currency translation adjustment
(1,297
)
 
(18
)
 
(1,315
)
Balance as of September 28, 2018
$
180,715

 
$
60,797

 
$
241,512


Intangible Assets, Net
The following is a summary of intangible assets, net (in thousands):
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
Developed core technology
1.4
 
$
31,707

 
$
(24,281
)
 
$
7,426

 
$
31,707

 
$
(20,396
)
 
$
11,311

Customer relationships/contracts
2.4
 
44,718

 
(37,431
)
 
7,287

 
44,819

 
(35,205
)
 
9,614

Trademarks and trade names
1.4
 
635

 
(410
)
 
225

 
654

 
(300
)
 
354

Maintenance agreements and related relationships
n/a
 
5,500

 
(5,500
)
 

 
5,500

 
(5,500
)
 

Order Backlog
n/a
 
3,138

 
(3,138
)
 

 
3,177

 
(3,177
)
 

Total identifiable intangibles
 
 
$
85,698

 
$
(70,760
)
 
$
14,938

 
$
85,857

 
$
(64,578
)
 
$
21,279


Amortization expense for the identifiable purchased intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 was allocated as follows (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Included in cost of revenue
$
1,295

 
$
1,295

$
3,885

 
$
3,885

Included in operating expenses
792

 
793

2,396

 
2,347

Total amortization expense
$
2,087

 
$
2,088

$
6,281

 
$
6,232

The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets with definite lives is as follows (in thousands):
 
Cost of Revenue
 
Operating
Expenses
 
Total
Year ended December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018 (remaining three months)
$
1,295

 
$
794

 
$
2,089

2019
5,180

 
3,174

 
8,354

2020
951

 
3,042

 
3,993

2021

 
502

 
502

Total future amortization expense
$
7,426

 
$
7,512

 
$
14,938


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NOTE 8: RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES
The Company has implemented several restructuring plans in the past few years. The goal of these plans was to bring operational expenses to appropriate levels relative to its net revenues, while simultaneously implementing extensive company-wide expense control programs.
The Company accounts for its restructuring plans under the authoritative guidance for exit or disposal activities. The restructuring and related charges are included in “Cost of revenue” and “Operating expenses - Restructuring and related charges” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes the restructuring and related charges (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018

September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Restructuring and related charges in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
7

 
$
549

$
884

 
$
1,335

Operating expenses - Restructuring and related charges
987

 
2,028

2,704

 
4,084

Total restructuring and related charges
$
994

 
$
2,577

$
3,588

 
$
5,419

As of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s total restructuring liability was $6.4 million and $8.0 million, respectively, of which $3.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively, were reported as a component of “Accrued and other current liabilities”, and the remaining $2.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively, were reported as a component of “Other non-current liabilities” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes the activities related to the Company’s restructuring plans during the nine months ended September 28, 2018 (in thousands):
 
Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan
 
Harmonic 2017 Restructuring Plan
 
Harmonic 2018 Restructuring Plan
 
 
Excess facilities
 
TVN VDP
 
Excess facilities
 
Severance and benefits
 
Excess facilities
 
Severance and benefits
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2017
$
2,426

 
$
5,128

 
$
296

 
$
193

 
$

 
$

 
$
8,043

Charges for current period

 

 

 

 
932

 
2,124

 
3,056

Adjustments to restructuring provisions
99

 
504

 

 

 
1

 
(72
)
 
532

Reclassification of deferred rent

 

 

 

 
332

 

 
332

Cash payments
(755
)
 
(2,363
)
 
(109
)
 
(193
)
 
(51
)
 
(2,046
)
 
(5,517
)
Foreign exchange effect

 
(81
)
 

 

 

 

 
(81
)
Balance at September 28, 2018
$
1,770

 
$
3,188

 
$
187

 
$

 
$
1,214

 
$
6

 
$
6,365


Harmonic 2018 Restructuring

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company approved and implemented a restructuring plan (the “Harmonic 2018 Restructuring Plan”). The restructuring activities under this plan primarily include worldwide workforce reductions of the Company. As of September 28, 2018, the Company recorded an aggregate amount of $2.1 million of restructuring and related charges for severance and employee benefits for 59 employees worldwide, primarily in the United States and across all functions. The Company made $2.0 million in payments for this plan in the nine months ended September 28, 2018. The activities under this plan are expected to be completed in 2018.


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Excess Facility in San Jose, California

In August 2018, the Company exited an additional excess facility at its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California and recorded $0.9 million in facility exit costs. The Company accounts for facility exit costs in accordance with ASC 420, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations”, which requires that a liability for such costs be recognized and measured initially at fair value on the cease-use date based on remaining lease rentals, adjusted for the effects of any prepaid or deferred items recognized, reduced by the estimated sublease rentals that could be reasonably obtained even if it is not the intent to sublease. The fair value of these liabilities is based on a net present value model using a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. The liability will be paid out over the remainder of the leased properties’ terms, which continue through August 2020. Actual sublease terms may differ from the estimates originally made by the Company. Any future changes in the estimates or in the actual sublease income could require future adjustments to the liabilities, which would impact net income in the period the adjustment is recorded. As of the cease-use date, the fair value of this restructuring liability totaled $1.2 million. Offsetting these charges was an adjustment for deferred rent liability relating to this space of $0.3 million.

Harmonic 2017 Restructuring

In the third quarter of 2017, the Company implemented a restructuring plan (the “Harmonic 2017 Restructuring Plan”) to better align its operating costs with the continued decline in its net revenues. In 2017, the Company recorded $2.5 million of restructuring and related charges under this plan, consisting of $2.1 million of employee severance and $0.4 million related to the closure of one of the Company’s offices in New York. The activities under this plan were completed in 2017. As of September 28, 2018, the remaining $0.2 million liability outstanding relates to the accrual for the New York excess facility, which will be paid out over the remainder of the New York leased property’s term through August 2020.

Harmonic 2016 Restructuring

In the first quarter of 2016, the Company implemented a restructuring plan (the “Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan”) to reduce operating costs by consolidating duplicative resources in connection with the acquisition of TVN. The planned activities included global workforce reductions, exiting certain operating facilities and disposing of excess areas, and an employee voluntary departure plan in France (the “TVN VDP”).     

In 2016, the Company recorded an aggregate of $20.0 million of restructuring and related charges under the Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan, of which $2.2 million was primarily related to the Company exiting from an excess facility at its U.S. headquarters and the remaining $17.8 million was related to severance and benefits for the termination of 118 employees worldwide, including 83 employees in France who participated in the TVN VDP. The restructuring and related charges under the Harmonic 2016 Restructuring Plan in 2016 were partially offset by approximately $2.0 million of gain from TVN pension curtailment.

TVN VDP

The Company recorded $0.5 million and $1.8 million of TVN VDP costs in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. The TVN VDP liability balance as of September 28, 2018 was $3.2 million, payable from 2018 through 2020.

Excess Facility in San Jose, California

In January 2016, the Company exited an excess facility at its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California and recorded $1.4 million of facility exit costs. The fair value of this liability is based on a net present value model using a credit-adjusted, risk-free rate. The liability will be paid out over the remainder of the leased properties’ term, which continues through August 2020. As of the cease-use date, the fair value of this restructuring liability totaled $2.5 million. Offsetting this charge was an adjustment for deferred rent liability relating to this space of $1.1 million. As a result of a change in the estimate of the sublease income, the restructuring liability was increased by $1.2 million as of December 31, 2017.


NOTE 9: CONVERTIBLE NOTES, OTHER DEBTS AND CAPITAL LEASES
4.00% Convertible Senior Notes
In December 2015, the Company issued $128.25 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.0% unsecured convertible senior notes due December 1, 2020 (the “offering” or “Notes”, as applicable) through a private placement with a financial institution.

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The Notes do not contain any financial covenants and the Company can settle the Notes in cash, shares of common stock, or any combination thereof. The Notes can be converted under certain circumstances described below, based on an initial conversion rate of 173.9978 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $5.75  per share). Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year.
Concurrent with the closing of the offering, the Company used $49.9 million of the net proceeds to repurchase 11.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock from purchasers of the offering in privately negotiated transactions. In addition, the Company incurred approximately $4.1 million in debt issuance costs, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $74.2 million, which was used to fund the acquisition of our France subsidiary, TVN.
Prior to September 1, 2020, holders of the Notes may convert the Notes at their option only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on April 1, 2016, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price of the Notes on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. Commencing on September 1, 2020 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, the Notes will be convertible in multiples of $1,000 principal amount regardless of the foregoing circumstances.
If a fundamental change occurs, holders of the Notes may require the Company to purchase all or any portion of their Notes for cash at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, if specific corporate events occur prior to the maturity date, the conversion rate may be increased for a holder who elects to convert the Notes in connection with such a corporate event.
In accordance with the accounting guidance on embedded conversion features, the conversion feature associated with the Notes was valued at $26.1 million and bifurcated from the host debt instrument and recorded in stockholders’ equity. The resulting debt discount on the Notes is being amortized to interest expense at the effective interest rate over the contractual term of the Notes. The following table presents the components of the Notes as of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands, except for years and percentages):
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Liability:
 
 
 
  Principal amount
$
128,250

 
$
128,250

  Less: Debt discount, net of amortization
(13,404
)
 
(17,404
)
  Less: Debt issuance costs, net of amortization
(1,616
)
 
(2,098
)
  Carrying amount
$
113,230

 
$
108,748

  Remaining amortization period (years)
2.2

 
2.9

  Effective interest rate on liability component
9.94
%
 
9.94
%
  Carrying amount of equity component
$
26,062

 
$
26,062

The following table presents interest expense recognized for the Notes (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Contractual interest expense
$
1,283

 
$
1,283

$
3,848

 
$
3,848

Amortization of debt discount
1,364

 
1,235

4,001

 
3,623

Amortization of debt issuance costs
164

 
149

481

 
437

  Total interest expense recognized
$
2,811

 
$
2,667

$
8,330

 
$
7,908



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Other Debts and Capital Leases

The Company has a variety of debt and credit facilities in France to satisfy the financing requirements of TVN operations. These arrangements are summarized in the table below (in thousands):
 
September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Financing from French government agencies related to various government incentive programs (1)
$
19,443

 
$
20,565

Term loans
1,018

 
1,282

Obligations under capital leases
371

 
1,099

  Total debt obligations
20,832

 
22,946

  Less: current portion
(7,677
)
 
(7,610
)
  Long-term portion
$
13,155

 
$
15,336

(1) As of September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, loans backed by French R&D tax credit receivables were $17.0 million and $17.7 million, respectively. As of September 28, 2018, the TVN French Subsidiary had an aggregate of $25.6 million of R&D tax credit receivables from the French government from 2018 through 2022. See Note 6, “Balance Sheet Components” for additional information. These tax loans have a fixed rate of 0.6%, plus EURIBOR 1 month + 1.3% and mature between 2019 through 2021. The remaining loans of $2.4 million at September 28, 2018, primarily relate to financial support from French government agencies for R&D innovation projects at minimal interest rates, and these loans mature between 2019 through 2025.

Future minimum repayments

The table below presents the future minimum repayments of debts and capital lease obligations for TVN as of September 28, 2018 (in thousands):

Years ending December 31,
Capital lease obligations
 
Other Debt obligations
2018 (remaining three months)
$
205

 
$
659

2019
93

 
6,934

2020
50

 
6,741

2021
23

 
5,441

2022

 
461

Thereafter

 
225

Total
$
371

 
$
20,461


Line of Credit
On September 27, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (the “Bank”). The Loan Agreement provides for a secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the principal amount of loans, plus the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit, at any time cannot exceed up to 85% of the Company’s eligible receivables. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company may also request letters of credit from the Bank. The proceeds of any loans under the Loan Agreement will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Loans under the Loan Agreement will bear interest, at the Company’s option, and subject to certain conditions, at an annual rate of either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. There will be no applicable margin for prime rate advances when the Company is in compliance with the liquidity requirement of at least $20.0 million in the aggregate of consolidated cash plus availability under the Loan Agreement (the “Liquidity Requirement”) and a 0.25% margin for prime rate advances when the Company is not in compliance with the Liquidity Requirement. The Company may not request LIBOR advances when it is not in compliance with the Liquidity Requirement. Interest on each advance is due and payable monthly and the principal balance is due at maturity. The Company’s obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a security interest on substantially all of its assets, excluding intellectual property.


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The Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. The Company must comply with financial covenants requiring it to maintain (i) a short-term asset to short-term liabilities ratio of at least 1.10 to 1.00 and (ii) a minimum adjusted EBITDA, in the amounts and for the periods as set forth in the Loan Agreement. The Company must also maintain a minimum liquidity amount, comprised of unrestricted cash held at accounts with the Bank plus proceeds available to be drawn under the Loan Agreement, equal to at least $10.0 million at all times. As of September 28, 2018, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Loan Agreement.

As of September 28, 2018, the Company committed $2.7 million towards security for letters of credit issued under the Loan Agreement. There were no other borrowings under the Loan Agreement as of September 28, 2018.

NOTE 10: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Equity Award Plans
The Company’s stock benefit plans include the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and current active stock plans adopted in 1995 and 2002. See Note 12, “Employee Benefit Plans and Stock-based Compensation” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2017 Form 10-K for details pertaining to each plan.

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the ESPP at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP by 1,300,000 shares. The Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment to the 2002 Director Stock Plan at the 2018 Annual Meeting to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 400,000 shares. As of September 28, 2018, there were 1.3 million and 4.5 million shares of common stock reserved for future grants under the Company’s ESPP and active stock plans, respectively.

Stock Option Activities

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activities and related information during the nine months ended September 28, 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts and terms):
 
 
Stock Options Outstanding
 
 
Number
of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
3,880

 
$
6.04

 
 
 
 
Granted
 

 

 
 
 
 
Exercised
 
(88
)
 
2.93

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
(35
)
 
4.76

 
 
 
 
Canceled or expired
 
(538
)
 
8.75

 
 
 
 
Balance at September 28, 2018
 
3,219

 
5.69

 
2.5
 
$
1,907.4

As of September 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vested and expected to vest
 
3,214

 
5.69

 
2.5
 
$
1,900.0

Exercisable
 
3,051

 
5.74

 
2.5
 
$
1,666.9

The aggregate intrinsic value disclosed above represents the difference between the exercise price of the options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. There were no employee stock options granted in the nine months ended September 28, 2018.

There were no realized tax benefits attributable to stock options exercised in jurisdictions where this expense is deductible for tax purposes for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively.


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Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Activities

The following table summarizes the Company’s RSUs activities and related information during the nine months ended September 28, 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts and terms):
 
 
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding
 
 
Number
of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Per Share
Balance at December 31, 2017
 
2,904

 
$
5.09

Granted
 
3,835

 
3.94

Vested
 
(2,947
)
 
4.87

Forfeited
 
(216
)
 
4.95

Balance at September 28, 2018
 
3,576

 
4.05

Performance- and Market-based awards

Starting in 2015, the Company began to settle a portion of its incentive bonus payments to eligible employees by issuing performance-based RSU awards (“PRSUs”) from the 1995 Stock Plan. The Company granted 1,443,168 PRSUs to certain employees for the nine months ended September 28, 2018, of which 1,343,168 shares of PRSUs were fully vested at the time of grant for purposes of settling amounts earned under the Company’s 2017 and 2018 incentive bonus plans. The vesting of the remaining PRSUs will be based on the achievement of certain financial and non-financial operating goals of the Company. The stock-based compensation recognized for PRSUs was $2.6 million and $6.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, respectively. The unrecognized stock-based compensation of PRSUs as of September 28, 2018 was $0.2 million.

In 2017, the Company granted 344,500 market-based RSUs (“MRSUs”) under the 1995 Stock Plan to its key executives and certain eligible employees that may vest during a three-year period as part of its long-term incentive program. In the second quarter of 2018, the Company granted 40,000 MRSUs that may vest during an eighteen-month period from the date of grant. The vesting conditions of these awards are based on the market value of the Company's common stock. The aggregate grant-date fair value of these shares was estimated to be $1.3 million using a Monte-Carlo simulation, which is being recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.3 years. The stock-based compensation recognized for MRSUs for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 was $36,775 and $0.2 million, respectively. The unrecognized stock-based compensation of the MRSUs as of September 28, 2018 was immaterial. No MRSUs had vested as of September 28, 2018.

French Retirement Benefit Plan
The Company assumed obligations under a defined benefit pension plan in connection with the acquisition of TVN in 2016. The plan is unfunded and there are no contributions required by laws or funding regulations, discretionary contributions or non-cash contributions expected to be made. The table below presents the components of net periodic benefit costs (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Service cost
$
59

 
$
55

 
$
185

 
$
165

Interest cost
18

 
16

 
56

 
48

Recognized net actuarial loss

 
1

 

 
4

  Net periodic benefit cost
$
77

 
$
72

 
$
241

 
$
217

The present value of the Company’s pension obligation as of September 28, 2018 was $5.1 million, of which $0.1 million was reported as a component of “Accrued and other current liabilities” and $5.0 million was reported as a component of “Other non-current liabilities” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The present value of the Company’s pension obligation as of December 31, 2017 was $5.0 million.


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401(k) Plan
The Company has a retirement/savings plan for its U.S. employees, which qualifies as a thrift plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan allows participants to contribute up to the applicable Internal Revenue Code limitations under the plan. The Company has made discretionary contributions to the plan of 25% of the first 4% contributed by eligible participants, up to a maximum contribution per participant of $1,000 per year. The contributions for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 were $259,000 and $326,000, respectively.

Stock-based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation for all plans (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Stock-based compensation in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
614

 
$
478

$
1,577

 
$
1,623

Research and development expense
1,676

 
1,183

4,298

 
3,496

Selling, general and administrative expense
3,143

 
2,059

8,327

 
5,988

Total stock-based compensation in operating expense
4,819

 
3,242

12,625

 
9,484

Total stock-based compensation
$
5,433

 
$
3,720

$
14,202

 
$
11,107

As of September 28, 2018, total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested stock options and RSUs was $10.9 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.6 years.
Prior to January 1, 2017, stock-based compensation expense was recorded net of estimated forfeitures in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and, accordingly, was recorded for only those stock-based awards that the Company expected to vest. Upon the adoption of ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payments” issued by FASB, effective January 1, 2017, the Company changed its accounting policy to account for forfeitures as they occur. The change was applied on a modified retrospective approach with a cumulative effect adjustment of $69,000 as of January 1, 2017 (which increased the accumulated deficit).

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Valuation Assumptions
The Company estimates the fair value of employee stock options and stock purchase rights under the ESPP using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. The value of the stock purchase rights under the ESPP consists of: (1) the 15% discount on the purchase of the stock; (2) 85% of the fair value of the call option; and (3) 15% of the fair value of the put option. The call option and put option were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. At the date of grant, the Company estimated the fair value of each stock option grant and stock purchase right granted under the ESPP using the following weighted average assumptions:
 
Stock Options
 
Nine months ended
 
September 29,
2017
Expected term (years)
4.6
Volatility
43%
Risk-free interest rate
1.7%
Expected dividends
0.0%

 
ESPP Purchase Period Ending
 
December 31,
2018
 
July 2,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
June 30,
2017
Expected term (years)
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.5

 
0.5

Volatility
51
%
 
60
%
 
43
%
 
41
%
Risk-free interest rate
2.1
%
 
1.7
%
 
1.2
%
 
1.0
%
Expected dividends
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
 
0.0
%
Estimated weighted average fair value per share at purchase date
$1.32
 
$1.34
 
$1.42
 
$1.40
The expected term of the employee stock options represents the weighted-average period that the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. The computation of the expected term was determined based on historical experience of similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms of the stock-based awards, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. The expected term of the stock purchase rights under the ESPP represents the period of time from the beginning of the offering period to the purchase date. The Company uses its historical volatility for a period equivalent to the expected term of the options to estimate the expected volatility. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with remaining terms similar to the expected term. The Company has not paid and does not plan to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

NOTE 11: INCOME TAXES
The Company reported the following operating results for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Loss before income taxes
$
(6,888
)
 
$
(17,498
)
 
$
(21,526
)
 
$
(72,678
)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
870

 
(1,915
)
 
2,839

 
(1,568
)
Effective income tax rate
(12.6
)%
 
10.9
%

(13.2
)%

2.2
%
The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions and its profits are taxed pursuant to the tax laws of these jurisdictions. The Company’s effective income tax rate may be affected by changes in, or interpretations of tax laws and tax agreements in any given jurisdiction, utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards, changes in geographical mix of income and expense, and changes in management’s assessment of matters such as the ability to realize deferred tax assets. The Company’s effective tax rate varies from year to year primarily due to the absence of several onetime, discrete items that benefited or decremented the tax rates in the previous years.


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The Company's effective income tax rate of (13.2)% for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 was different from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the Company’s geographical income mix and tax rates associated with certain earnings from operations in lower-tax jurisdictions, the increase in the valuation allowance against U.S. federal, California and other state deferred tax assets, detriment from non-deductible stock-based compensation, and the net of various discrete tax adjustments. For the nine months ended September 28, 2018, the discrete adjustments to the Company's tax expense were primarily withholding taxes.

The Company’s effective income tax rate of 2.2% for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 was different from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to the Company’s geographical income mix and tax rates associated with certain earnings from operations in lower-tax jurisdictions, partially offset by the increase in the valuation allowance against U.S. federal, California and other state deferred tax assets and detriment from non-deductible stock-based compensation. In addition, in the first quarter of 2017, the Company was able to recognize a one-time tax benefit of approximately $1.2 million as a result of the merger of the Company’s two subsidiaries in Israel, which was approved by the Israeli government in the first quarter of 2017. In the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $2.4 million of tax benefit associated with the release of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions resulting from the expiration of the statutes of limitations on the Company’s U.S. corporate tax returns for the 2013 tax year. For the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the remaining discrete adjustments to the Company's tax expense were primarily withholding taxes and the accrual of interest on uncertain tax positions.

The Company files U.S. federal and state, and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations during which such tax returns may be audited and adjusted by the relevant tax authorities. The 2014 through 2017 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities. In significant foreign jurisdictions, the 2007 through 2017 tax years generally remain subject to examination by their respective tax authorities. If, upon the conclusion of an audit, the ultimate determination of taxes owed in the jurisdictions under audit is for an amount in excess of the tax provision the Company has recorded in the applicable period, the Company’s overall tax expense, effective tax rate, operating results and cash flow could be materially and adversely impacted in the period of adjustment.

On July 27, 2015, the U.S. Tax Court issued an opinion in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner, 145 T.C. No.3 (2015) related to the treatment of stock-based compensation expense in an intercompany cost-sharing arrangement. A final decision was entered by the U.S. Tax Court on December 1, 2015 (the “2015 Decision”). On February 19, 2016, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of appeal in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner, 145 T.C. No. 3 (2015), to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit was to decide whether a regulation that mandates that stock-based compensation costs related to the intangible development activity of a qualified cost sharing arrangement (a “QCSA”) must be included in the joint cost pool of the QCSA (the “all costs rule”) is consistent with the arm’s length standard as set forth in Section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code. On July 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner (the “Altera Opinion”) requiring related parties in an intercompany cost-sharing arrangement to share expenses related to share-based compensation. This opinion reversed the 2015 Decision of the United States Tax Court. The Ninth Circuit subsequently withdrew the opinion on August 7, 2018. Due to uncertainties surrounding the ultimate resolution of the 2015 Decision, the Company continues to share expenses related to share-based compensation despite the 2015 Decision.

The Company’s operations in Switzerland are subject to a reduced tax rate under the Switzerland tax holiday which requires various thresholds of investment and employment in Switzerland. The Company has met these various thresholds and the Switzerland tax holiday is effective through the end of 2018.

As of September 28, 2018, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, was approximately $17.6 million, of which $4.8 million would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if the benefits are eventually recognized. The remaining gross unrecognized tax benefit does not affect the Company’s effective tax rate as it relates to positions that would be settled with tax attributes such as net operating loss carryforward or tax credits previously subject to a valuation allowance. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions in income tax expense. The Company had $0.5 million of gross interest and penalties accrued as of September 28, 2018. The Company will continue to review its tax positions and provide for, or reverse, unrecognized tax benefits as issues arise. For the nine months ended September 28, 2018, the Company released $1.5 million from a 2013-2015 audit settlement in Israel and $0.3 million due to the expiration of the statutes of limitations on the Company’s U.S. corporate tax returns for the 2013 tax year.
  

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, an accounting standard update for the accounting of share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The new standard eliminated the requirement to report excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies related to share-based payment transactions as additional paid-in capital. It also removes the requirement to delay recognition of a windfall tax benefit until it reduces current taxes payable. Under the new guidance, the benefit will be recorded when it arises, subject to normal valuation allowance considerations. The Company adopted this new accounting standard beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 using a modified-retrospective transition method and recorded a cumulative effect of $4.6 million of additional gross deferred tax assets associated with shared-based payments and an offsetting valuation allowance of the same amount, therefore resulting in no net impact to the Company’s beginning retained earnings.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, an accounting standard update which requires companies to recognize the income tax consequences of all intra-entity sales of assets other than inventory when they occur. As a result, a reporting entity would recognize the tax expense from the sale of the asset in the seller’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs, even though the pre-tax effects of that transaction are eliminated in consolidation. Any deferred tax assets that arise in the buyer’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer. The Company early adopted this accounting standard update during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 on a modified retrospective approach and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment of $1.4 million to retained earnings as of January 1, 2017 (which reduced the accumulated deficit). Correspondingly, in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recognized an additional $1.1 million of net deferred tax assets, after netting with $2.1 million of valuation allowances, and wrote off the remaining $0.3 million of unamortized tax expenses deferred under the previous guidance to provision for income taxes in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.


NOTE 12: NET LOSS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(7,758
)
 
$
(15,583
)
$
(24,365
)
 
$
(71,110
)
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
86,321

 
81,445

85,188

 
80,618

Net loss per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.19
)
$
(0.29
)
 
$
(0.88
)
Basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, as the inclusion of potential common shares outstanding would have been anti-dilutive due to the Company’s net losses for the periods presented. The following table sets forth the potential weighted common shares outstanding that were excluded from the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share calculations (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Stock options
3,219

 
4,377

3,386

 
4,628

RSUs
3,266

 
3,213

2,933

 
3,107

Stock purchase rights under the ESPP
529

 
1,118

635

 
630

Warrants (1)
1,555

 
782

1,039

 
782

   Total (2)
8,569

 
9,490

7,993

 
9,147

(1) On September 26, 2016, in connection with the execution of a product supply agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Comcast Corporation (together with Comcast Corporation, “Comcast”) may, in its sole discretion, purchase from the Company licenses to certain of the Company’s software products, the Company granted Comcast a warrant to purchase shares of its common stock. (See Note 13, “Warrants” for additional information).

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(2) Excluded from the table above are the Notes, which are convertible under certain conditions into an aggregate of 22,304,348 shares of common stock. (See Note 9, “Convertible Notes, Other Debts and Capital Leases” for additional information on the Notes). Since the Company’s intent is to settle the principal amount of the Notes in cash, the treasury stock method is being used to calculate any potential dilutive effect of the conversion spread on diluted net income per share, if applicable. The conversion spread will have a dilutive impact on diluted net income per share when the Company’s average market price of its common stock for a given period exceeds the conversion price of $5.75 per share.

NOTE 13: WARRANTS

On September 26, 2016, the Company granted a warrant to purchase shares of common stock (the “Warrant”) to Comcast pursuant to which Comcast may, subject to certain vesting provisions, purchase up to 7,816,162 shares of the Company’s common stock subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, for a per share exercise price of $4.76. Comcast may exercise the Warrant for cash or on a net share basis. The Warrant expires on September 26, 2023 or the prior consummation of a change of control of the Company.

Comcast’s right to purchase 781,617 shares vested as of the issuance date as an incentive to enter into the software license product supply agreement. Comcast’s rights to purchase an additional 1,954,042 shares in specified tranches vest upon achievement of certain milestones that occur upon or prior to Comcast’s election for enterprise license pricing for certain of the Company’s software products. Such pricing would obligate Comcast to make certain total payments to the Company over the term of the product supply agreement. These tranches include the right to purchase 1,172,425 shares upon the acceptance and completion of field trials and 781,617 shares upon the election date, as defined in the Warrant.

Comcast’s rights to purchase an additional 1,172,425 shares in specified tranches vest when Comcast exceeds specified cumulative purchase amounts from the Company under the product supply agreement. Comcast’s rights to purchase the remaining shares vest in specified tranches at the earlier of Comcast’s enterprise license pricing election (if completed by a certain date) or achievement of specified cumulative purchase amounts from the Company.

The Warrant is considered an incentive for Comcast to purchase certain of the Company’s products. Therefore the value of the vested Warrant is recorded as an asset, which is recognized as a reduction in the Company’s net revenues in proportion to the pertinent sales to Comcast. The Warrant is considered indexed to the Company’s common stock and classified as stockholders’ equity based on its terms. Accordingly, the vested Warrant amounts are included in “Additional paid-in capital”.

Because the Warrants contain performance criteria, which include cumulative purchase amounts Comcast must achieve for the Warrants to vest, the final measurement date for the Warrants is the date on which the Warrants vest. Prior to the final measurement, when achievement of the performance criteria has been deemed probable, the estimated fair value of Warrants is being recorded as a reduction to the Company’s net revenue based on the estimated number of Warrants expected to vest, the proportion of purchases by Comcast within the period relative to the cumulative purchase levels required for the Warrants to vest and the then-current fair value of the related Warrants. To the extent that estimate change in the future as to the number of Warrants that will vest, as well as changes in the fair market value of the Warrants, a cumulative catch-up adjustment will be recorded in the period in which the estimates change.

The portion of the Warrant which vested on September 26, 2016 had a value of $1.6 million. The value of the Warrant is recorded as a reduction in the Company’s net revenues to the extent such value does not exceed net revenues from pertinent sales to Comcast. During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, the Company recorded $0.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, as a reduction to net revenues in connection with amortization of the Warrant. During the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017, the Company recorded an increase to net revenues of $0.4 million and a reduction to net revenues of $38,000, respectively, in connection with amortization of the Warrant.

On July 31, 2018, pursuant to the vesting provisions of the Warrant, a tranche of 1,172,425 shares subject to the Warrant vested and became exercisable upon the acceptance of completion of field trials by Comcast. The fair value of the Warrant on the date of vesting is estimated to be $2.3 million using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions: expected term of 5.2 years, volatility of 45%, risk-free interest rate of 2.9%, and expected dividends of 0.0%. The fair value of the Warrant was recorded as a component of “Other long term assets” with an equal offset to “Additional paid in capital” on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company will amortize this asset as a reduction in the Company’s net revenues in proportion to the pertinent sales to Comcast.


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NOTE 14: SEGMENT INFORMATION
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities for which separate financial information is available and evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (the “CODM”), which for Harmonic is its Chief Executive Officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Based on our internal reporting structure, the Company consists of two operating segments: Video and Cable Access. The operating segments were determined based on the nature of the products offered. The Video segment sells video processing and production and playout solutions and services worldwide to broadcast and media companies, streaming new media companies, cable operators, and satellite and telecommunications (telco) Pay-TV service providers. The Cable Access segment sells cable access solutions and related services to cable operators globally.
The following table provides summary financial information by reportable segment (in thousands):

 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018 (1)
 
September 29, 2017
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Video
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
73,344

 
$
84,155

$
224,300

 
$
231,876

Gross profit
41,937

 
48,283

126,721

 
126,776

Operating income (loss)
5,258

 
7,009

13,492

 
(7,774
)
Cable Access
 
 
 


 


Revenue
$
28,062

 
$
7,859

$
66,788

 
$
25,396

Gross profit
10,871

 
1,064

29,698

 
4,973

Operating income (loss)
395

 
(5,357
)
(578
)
 
(18,848
)
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
101,406

 
$
92,014

$
291,088

 
$
257,272

Gross profit
52,808

 
49,347

156,419

 
131,749

Operating income (loss)
5,653

 
1,652

12,914

 
(26,622
)

(1) The Company has historically employed an aggregate allocation methodology based on total revenues to attribute professional services revenue and sales expenses between its Video and Cable Access segments. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company prospectively changed to a more precise attribution methodology as the activities of selling and supporting the CableOS solution have become increasingly distinct from those of Video solutions. The impact of making this change in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 compared to the Company’s historical approach was a decrease in operating income of $2.7 million and an increase in operating loss of $5.9 million, respectively, from the Video segment and a corresponding decrease in operating loss of the Cable Access segment. The Company believes that the updated allocation methodology will provide greater clarity regarding the operating metrics of the Video and Cable Access business segments.

A reconciliation of the Company’s consolidated segment operating income (loss) to consolidated loss before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Total segment operating income (loss)
$
5,653

 
$
1,652

$
12,914

 
$
(26,622
)
Amortization of warrants
(790
)
 

(1,185
)
 

Unallocated corporate expenses
(994
)
 
(10,050
)
(3,582
)
 
(18,825
)
Stock-based compensation
(5,433
)
 
(3,720
)
(14,202
)
 
(11,107
)
Amortization of intangibles
(2,087
)
 
(2,088
)
(6,281
)
 
(6,232
)
Income (loss) from operations
(3,651
)
 
(14,206
)
(12,336
)
 
(62,786
)
Non-operating expense, net
(3,237
)
 
(3,292
)
(9,190
)
 
(9,892
)
Loss before income taxes
$
(6,888
)
 
$
(17,498
)
$
(21,526
)
 
$
(72,678
)

Unallocated Corporate Expenses
Together with amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation, the Company does not allocate restructuring and related charges, TVN acquisition- and integration-related costs, and certain other non-recurring charges to the operating income (loss) for each segment because management does not include this information in the measurement of the performance of the operating segments. A measure of assets by segment is not applicable as segment assets are not included in the discrete financial information provided to the CODM.


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NOTE 15: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of September 28, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31,
 
2018 (remaining three months)
$
3,433

2019
13,091

2020
9,921

2021
4,276

2022
2,525

Thereafter
9,325

Total
$
42,571

Warranties
The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs at the time of product shipment. Management periodically reviews the estimated fair value of its warranty liability and records adjustments based on the terms of warranties provided to customers, historical and anticipated warranty claims experience, and estimates of the timing and cost of warranty claims. Activity for the Company’s warranty accrual, which is included in “Accrued and other current liabilities”, is summarized below (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
Nine months ended
 
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
September 28,
2018
 
September 29,
2017
Balance at beginning of period
$
4,647

 
$
4,142

$
4,381

 
$
4,862

   Accrual for current period warranties
1,563

 
1,354

5,013

 
3,849

   Warranty costs incurred
(1,461
)
 
(1,155
)
(4,645
)
 
(4,370
)
Balance at end of period
$
4,749

 
$
4,341

$
4,749

 
$
4,341

Purchase Obligations
The Company relies on a limited number of contract manufacturers and suppliers to provide manufacturing services for a substantial majority of its products. Obligations to purchase inventory and other commitments are generally expected to be fulfilled within one year. The Company had approximately $45.1 million of non-cancelable commitments to purchase inventories and other commitments as of September 28, 2018.
Standby Letters of Credit and Guarantees
As of September 28, 2018, the Company has outstanding bank guarantees and standby letters of credit in aggregate of $3.3 million, consisting primarily of $1.3 million for a building lease for the TVN French Subsidiary and $0.8 million related to contract manufacturing, with the remainder mainly related to performance bonds issued to customers.
During 2017, one of the Company’s subsidiaries entered into a $2.0 million credit facility with a foreign bank for the purpose of issuing performance guarantees. The credit facility is secured by a $2.2 million guarantee issued by the Company. There were no amounts outstanding under this credit facility as of September 28, 2018.

Indemnification

Harmonic is obligated to indemnify its officers and the members of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) pursuant to its bylaws and contractual indemnity agreements. Harmonic also indemnifies some of its suppliers and most of its customers for specified intellectual property matters pursuant to certain contractual arrangements, subject to certain limitations. The scope of these indemnities varies, but, in some instances, includes indemnification for damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees). There have been no amounts accrued in respect of these indemnification provisions through September 28, 2018.

Legal proceedings
In October 2011, Avid Technology, Inc. (“Avid”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that our MediaGrid product infringes two patents held by Avid. A jury trial on this complaint commenced on

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January 23, 2014 and, on February 4, 2014, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of us, rejecting Avid’s infringement allegations in their entirety. In January 2015, Avid filed an appeal with respect to the jury’s verdict with the Federal Circuit. In January 2016, the Federal Circuit issued an order vacating the verdict of noninfringement and remanding the case to the trial court for a new trial on infringement.  

In June 2012, Avid served a subsequent complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that our Spectrum product infringes one patent held by Avid. The complaint sought injunctive relief and unspecified damages. In September 2013, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) authorized an inter partes review to be instituted as to claims 1-16 of the patent asserted in this second complaint. In July 2014, the PTAB issued a decision finding claims 1-10 invalid and claims 11-16 not invalid. We filed an appeal with respect to the PTAB’s decision on claims 11-16 in September 2014, and the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision in April 2016.  

In July 2017, the court issued a scheduling order consolidating both cases and setting the trial date for November 6, 2017. 

On October 19, 2017, the parties agreed to settle the consolidated cases by entering into a settlement and patent portfolio cross-license agreement, and the cases were dismissed with prejudice. In connection with the agreement, the Company recorded a $6.0 million litigation settlement expense in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Company’s 2017 Consolidated Statement of Operations. Of the associated $6.0 million liability, $2.5 million was paid in October 2017 and the remaining $1.5 million and $2.0 million will be paid in the second quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2020, respectively. 

From time to time, the Company is involved in lawsuits as well as subject to various legal proceedings, claims, threats of litigation, and investigations in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial, employment, and other matters. The Company assesses potential liabilities in connection with each lawsuit and threatened lawsuits and accrues an estimated loss for these loss contingencies if both of the following conditions are met: information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. While certain matters to which the Company is a party specify the damages claimed, such claims may not represent reasonably probable losses. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time, nor can the amount of possible loss or range of loss, if any, be reasonably estimated.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The terms “Harmonic,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “its,” and “our,” as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”), refer to Harmonic Inc. and its subsidiaries and its predecessors as a combined entity, except where the context requires otherwise.
Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding:
developing trends and demands in the markets we address, particularly emerging markets;
economic conditions, particularly in certain geographies, and in financial markets;
new and future products and services;
capital spending of our customers;
our strategic direction, future business plans and growth strategy;
industry and customer consolidation;
expected demand for and benefits of our products and services;
seasonality of revenue and concentration of revenue sources;
expectations regarding our CableOS solutions;
expectations regarding the impact of the Warrant issued to Comcast on our business;
potential future acquisitions and dispositions;
anticipated results of potential or actual litigation;
our competitive environment;
the impact of our restructuring plans;
the impact of governmental regulations;
anticipated revenue and expenses, including the sources of such revenue and expenses;
expected impacts of changes in accounting rules;
expectations regarding the usability of our inventory and the risk that inventory will exceed forecasted demand;
expectations and estimates related to goodwill and intangible assets and their associated carrying value; and
use of cash, cash needs and ability to raise capital.
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which may cause our actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations include those discussed in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 45 of this Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on information available to us on the date thereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

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OVERVIEW
We develop and sell (i) versatile and high performance video delivery software, products, system solutions and services that enable our customers to efficiently create, prepare, store, playout, and deliver a full range of high-quality broadcast and over-the-top (“OTT”) video services to consumer devices, including televisions, personal computers, laptops, tablets and smart phones and (ii) cable access solutions that enable cable operators to more efficiently and effectively deploy high-speed internet, voice and video services to consumers’ homes.

We do business in three geographic regions: the Americas, EMEA, and APAC and operate in two segments, Video and Cable Access. Our Video business sells video processing, production and playout solutions, and services worldwide to cable operators and satellite and telecommunications (“telco”) Pay-TV service providers, which we refer to collectively as “service providers,” as well as to broadcast and media companies, including streaming new media companies. Our Video business infrastructure solutions are delivered either through shipment of our products, software licenses or as software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) subscriptions. Our Cable Access business sells cable access solutions and related services, including our CableOS software-based converged cable access platform (“CCAP”) solutions, primarily to cable operators globally.

Historically, our revenue has been dependent upon capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries, including streaming media. Our customers’ capital spending patterns are dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to: economic conditions in the U.S. and international markets; access to financing; annual budget cycles of each of the industries we serve; impact of industry consolidations; and customers suspending or reducing capital spending in anticipation of new products or new standards, new industry trends and/or technology shifts. If our product portfolio and product development plans do not position us well to capture an increased portion of the capital spending in the markets in which we compete, our revenue may decline. As we attempt to further diversify our customer base in these markets, we may need to continue to build alliances with other equipment manufacturers, content providers, resellers and system integrators, managed services providers and software developers; adapt our products for new applications; take orders at prices resulting in lower margins; and build internal expertise to handle the particular operational, payment, financing and/or contractual demands of our customers, which could result in higher operating costs for us.
A majority of our revenue has been derived from relatively few customers, due in part to the consolidation of our service provider customers. Sales to our 10 largest customers during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 accounted for 42% and 35% of our net revenue, respectively, compared to 28% and 26% for the corresponding periods in 2017. Although we are attempting to broaden our customer base by penetrating new markets and further expanding internationally, we expect to see continuing industry consolidation and customer concentration. During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, Comcast accounted for 16% and 15% of our net revenue, respectively. No customer accounted for more than 10% of our net revenue for the corresponding periods in 2017. The loss of any significant customer, any material reduction in orders by any significant customer, or our failure to qualify our new products with a significant customer could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
Our net revenue increased $8.6 million, or 9%, in the three months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to an increase of $20.2 million in our Cable Access segment revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $10.8 million in our Video segment revenue. Our net revenue increased $32.6 million, or 13%, in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to an increase of $41.4 million in our Cable Access segment revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $7.6 million in our Video segment revenue. The increases in our Cable Access segment revenue in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 were primarily due to an increase in sales of CableOS related hardware, software and support services. The decreases in our Video segment revenue in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 were primarily due to a shift in product mix to software-based products.
Our Video segment customers continue to be cautious with investments in new technologies, such as next-generation IP architecture and Ultra HD. We believe a material and growing portion of the opportunities for our video business are linked to a migration by our customers to IP workflows and the distribution of linear and on-demand, OTT, and new mobile video services. We continue to steadily transition our video business away from legacy and customized computing hardware to more software-centric solutions and services, including OTT SaaS subscription offerings that enable video compression and processing through our VOS software platform running on standard off-the-shelf servers, data centers and in the cloud.
Our Cable Access strategy is to deliver new virtualized DOCSIS 3.1 CMTS technology and related CCAP architectures, which we collectively refer to as our CableOS solutions, to our cable operator customers. We believe our CableOS software-based CCAP, an end-to-end cable access solution, is superior to hardware-based CCAP systems, and delivers unprecedented scalability, agility and cost savings for our customers. Our CableOS solutions, which can be deployed based on a centralized, distributed Remote PHY or hybrid architecture, enable our customers to migrate to multi-gigabit broadband capacity and the fast deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 data, video and voice services. We believe our CableOS solutions resolve space and power

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constraints in the headend and hub, eliminate dependence on hardware upgrade cycles and significantly reduce total cost of ownership, and will help us become a major player in the CCAP market. In the meantime, we believe our Cable Access segment is gaining momentum in the marketplace as our customers prepare for the adoption of new virtualized DOCSIS 3.1 CMTS solutions and distributed access architectures. While we are in the early stages of field trials and deployments and may experience near-term challenges, we continue to make progress in the development of our CableOS solutions and in the growth of our CableOS business, with expanded commercial deployments, field trials, and customer engagements since our first CableOS shipments in the fourth quarter of 2016.
To support our Cable Access strategy and foster the further development and growth of this segment, in September 2016, we issued Comcast a Warrant to further incentivize them to purchase our products and adopt our technologies, particularly our CableOS CCAP solutions. Pursuant to the Warrant, Comcast may, subject to certain vesting provisions, purchase up to 7,816,162 shares of our common stock, for a per share exercise price of $4.76. Because the Warrant is considered an incentive for Comcast to purchase certain of the Company’s products, the value of the Warrant is recorded as a reduction in the Company’s net revenues to the extent such value does not exceed net revenues from pertinent sales to Comcast. (See Note 13, “Warrants,” of the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information).
As the timing of our customers' investment decisions can be uncertain, we have implemented restructuring plans to better align the Company's resources and strategic goals. We continue to focus on expense controls on a company-wide basis. (See Note 8, “Restructuring and Related Charges” of the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information).
Our aggregate balance of cash and cash equivalents as of September 28, 2018 was $61.7 million, and, during the nine months ended September 28, 2018, we generated $5.7 million of cash from our operating activities. We also entered into a line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank in September 2017. We expect that our current sources of liquidity will provide us adequate liquidity based on our current plan for the next twelve months.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Our critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates are disclosed in in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC. There have been no significant changes to these policies during the nine months ended September 28, 2018 other than those disclosed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements applicable to our condensed consolidated financial statements, see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Revenue
The following table presents the breakdown of revenue by segment for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video
$
73,344

 
$
84,155

 
$
(10,811
)
(13
)%
 
$
224,300

 
$
231,876

 
$
(7,576
)
(3
)%
Cable Access
28,062

 
7,859

 
20,203

257
 %
 
66,788

 
25,396

 
41,392

163
 %
Total segment revenue
101,406

 
92,014

 
9,392

10
 %
 
291,088

 
257,272

 
33,816

13
 %
Amortization of warrants
(790
)
 

 
(790
)

 
(1,185
)
 

 
(1,185
)

Total net revenue
100,616

 
92,014

 
$
8,602

9
 %
 
289,903

 
257,272

 
$
32,631

13
 %
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment revenue as a % of total segment revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Video
72
%
 
91
%
 
 
 
 
77
%
 
90
%
 
 
 
Cable Access
28
%
 
9
%
 
 
 
 
23
%
 
10
%
 
 
 
The following table presents the breakdown of revenue by geographical region for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Geography:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
$
54,119

 
$
48,656

 
$
5,463

11
 %
 
$
155,893

 
$
127,173

 
$
28,720

23
%
EMEA
26,316

 
27,528

 
(1,212
)
(4
)%
 
81,194

 
77,920

 
3,274

4
%
APAC
20,181

 
15,830

 
4,351

27
 %
 
52,816

 
52,179

 
637

1
%
Total net revenue
$
100,616

 
$
92,014

 
$
8,602

9
 %
 
$
289,903

 
$
257,272

 
$
32,631

13
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regional revenue as a % of total net revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas
54
%
 
53
%
 
 
 
 
54
%
 
49
%
 
 
 
EMEA
26
%
 
30
%
 
 
 
 
28
%
 
30
%
 
 
 
APAC
20
%
 
17
%
 
 
 
 
18
%
 
21
%
 
 
 
Our Video segment net revenue decreased 13% in the three months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, due to a decrease of $8.4 million in Video product revenue and a decrease of $2.4 million in Video service revenue. Our Video segment net revenue decreased 3% in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, due to a decrease of $6.7 million in Video service revenue and a decrease of $0.9 million in Video product revenue. During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, we experienced a catch-up in our Video product revenue after a very slow first half of fiscal 2017. As a result, we saw a decrease in our Video product revenue in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 as compared to the corresponding periods a year ago. The decreases in our Video service revenue in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 were primarily due to reduced professional services activity in connection with SaaS deployments and timing of higher revenue recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 after a slow first half of the year.
Our Cable Access segment net revenue increased 257% and 163% in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017. The increases were primarily due to an increase in delivery of hardware, software and services for our CableOS solutions.
Net revenue in the Americas increased 11% and 23% in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, primarily due to an increase in revenue from sale of CableOS products and services.

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EMEA net revenue decreased 4% in the three months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to timing of higher revenue recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 after a slow first half of the year. EMEA net revenue increased 4% in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to increased investment in our live and premium quality OTT software solutions for the delivery of new IP-based video services in both our service provider and broadcast and media customer verticals.

APAC net revenue increased 27% and 1% in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, primarily due to improved demand from our service provider and broadcast and media customers for our Video products and services.

Gross Profit
The following table presents the gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of net revenue (“gross margin”) for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Gross profit
$
50,102

 
$
47,025

 
$
3,077

7
%
 
$
148,888

 
$
121,248

 
$
27,640

23
%
As a percentage of net revenue (“gross margin”)
49.8
%
 
51.1
%
 
(1.3
)%
 
 
51.4
%
 
47.1
%
 
4.3
%
 

Our gross margins are dependent upon, among other factors, the proportion of software sales, product mix, customer mix, product introduction costs, price reductions granted to customers and achievement of cost reductions.
Gross margin decreased 1.3% in the three months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to product mix in our Video segment. Gross margin increased 4.3% in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to a more favorable margins generated in our Cable Access segment due to increased CableOS activity.

Research and Development
The following table presents the research and development expenses and the expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Research and development
$
22,251

 
$
21,289

 
$
962

5
%
 
$
67,250

 
$
73,226

 
$
(5,976
)
(8
)%
As a percentage of net revenue
22.1
%
 
23.1
%
 
 
 
 
23.2
%
 
28.5
%
 
 
 
Our research and development expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and related expenses, contractors and outside consultants, supplies and materials, equipment depreciation and facilities costs, all associated with the design and development of new products and enhancements of existing products.
Research and development expenses increased 5% in the three months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to higher outside consulting spending and an increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily related to performance-based RSUs. This increase was partially offset by lower employee compensation costs due to headcount reductions.

Research and development expenses decreased 8% in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to lower employee compensation costs due to headcount reductions and lower utilization of third-party engineering services as the Company continues the process of transforming its research and development activities from capital intensive hardware development to predominantly software development. This decrease was partially offset by higher stock-based compensation expense primarily related to performance-based RSUs.
 

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Selling, General and Administrative
The following table presents the selling, general and administrative expenses and the expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Selling, general and administrative
$
29,723

 
$
37,121

 
$
(7,398
)
(20
)%
 
$
88,874

 
$
104,377

 
$
(15,503
)
(15
)%
As a percentage of net revenue
29.5
%
 
40.3
%
 
 
 
 
30.7
%
 
40.6
%
 
 
 

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended September 28, 2018 decreased 20%, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to lower employee compensation costs due to headcount reductions and higher legal and settlement charges recorded during the third quarter of 2017 related to the settlement of the Avid litigation. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation primarily related to performance-based RSUs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 decreased 15%, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to lower employee compensation costs due to headcount reductions, higher legal and settlement charges recorded during the third quarter of 2017 related to the settlement of the Avid litigation, and lower travel and other discretionary costs due to vigilant cost management throughout the Company. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in stock-based compensation primarily related to performance-based RSUs.


Segment Operating Income (Loss)
The following table presents a breakdown of operating income (loss) by segment for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Video
5,258

 
$
7,009

 
$
(1,751
)
(25
)%
 
$
13,492

 
$
(7,774
)
 
$
21,266

(274
)%
Cable Access
395

 
(5,357
)
 
5,752

(107
)%
 
(578
)
 
(18,848
)
 
18,270

(97
)%
Total segment operating income (loss)
$
5,653

 
$
1,652

 
$
4,001

242
 %
 
$
12,914

 
$
(26,622
)
 
$
39,536

(149
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment operating income (loss) as a % of segment revenue (“operating margin”):
Video
7.2
%
 
8.3
 %
 
(1.1
)%
 
 
6.0
 %
 
(3.4
)%
 
9.4
%
 
Cable Access
1.4
%
 
(68.2
)%
 
69.6
 %
 
 
(0.9
)%
 
(74.2
)%
 
73.3
%
 
The operating margin for the Video segment slightly decreased 1.1% in the three months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017. The operating margin for the Video segment increased 9.4% in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to better margins as a result of a more favorable product mix, lower operating expenses due to headcount reductions and lower other discretionary costs due to vigilant cost management throughout the Company. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in margin due to the change in methodology for allocating professional services revenue between segments in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The operating margin for the Cable Access segment increased 69.6% and 73.3% in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, primarily due to higher revenue and related higher margins on sale of both software and professional services. The change in methodology for allocating professional services revenue between segments in the fourth quarter of 2017 also contributed to the increase in Cable Access margins in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding periods a year ago.
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Company prospectively changed to a more precise attribution methodology as the activities of selling and supporting the CableOS solution have become increasingly distinct from those of Video solutions. The impact of making this change in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2017 compared to the Company’s historical approach was a decrease in operating income of $2.7 million and an increase in operating loss of $5.9 million, respectively, from the Video segment and a corresponding decrease in operating loss of the Cable Access segment. The Company believes that the updated allocation methodology will provide greater clarity regarding the operating metrics of the Video and Cable Access business segments.

The following table presents a reconciliation of total segment operating income (loss) to consolidated loss before income taxes (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Total segment operating income (loss)
$
5,653

 
$
1,652

 
$
12,914

 
$
(26,622
)
Amortization of warrants
(790
)
 

 
(1,185
)
 

Unallocated corporate expenses
(994
)
 
(10,050
)
 
(3,582
)
 
(18,825
)
Stock-based compensation
(5,433
)
 
(3,720
)
 
(14,202
)
 
(11,107
)
Amortization of intangibles
(2,087
)
 
(2,088
)
 
(6,281
)
 
(6,232
)
Income (loss) from operations
(3,651
)
 
(14,206
)
 
(12,336
)
 
(62,786
)
Non-operating expense, net
(3,237
)
 
(3,292
)
 
(9,190
)
 
(9,892
)
Loss before income taxes
$
(6,888
)
 
$
(17,498
)
 
$
(21,526
)
 
$
(72,678
)
Unallocated Corporate Expenses
Together with amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation, we do not allocate restructuring and related charges, TVN acquisition- and integration-related costs, and certain other non-recurring charges to the operating income for each segment because our management does not include this information in the measurement of the performance of the operating segments.

Amortization of Intangibles
The following table presents the amortization of intangible assets charged to operating expenses and the expense as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Amortization of intangibles
$
792

 
$
793

 
$
(1
)
 %
 
$
2,396

 
$
2,347

 
$
49

2
%
As a percentage of net revenue
0.8
%
 
0.9
%
 
 
 
 
0.8
%
 
0.9
%
 




The amortization of intangibles expense in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 remained relatively flat compared to the corresponding periods in 2017.


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Restructuring and related charges
We have implemented certain restructuring plans in the past few years. The goal of these plans is to bring operational expenses to appropriate levels relative to our net revenues, while simultaneously implementing extensive company-wide expense control programs.
The restructuring and related charges are included in “Cost of revenue” and “Operating expenses-restructuring and related charges” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The following table summarizes the restructuring and related charges (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
Restructuring and related charges in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
$
7

 
$
549

$
(542
)
(99
)%
 
$
884

 
$
1,335

$
(451
)
(34
)%
Operating expenses-Restructuring and related charges
987

 
2,028

(1,041
)
(51
)%
 
2,704

 
4,084

(1,380
)
(34
)%
Total restructuring and related charges
$
994

 
$
2,577

$
(1,583
)
(61
)%
 
$
3,588

 
$
5,419

$
(1,831
)
(34
)%

Restructuring and related charges in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 decreased by 61% and 34%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, primarily due to higher TVN VDP costs recorded in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2017, offset in part by facility exit costs and severance and employee benefit costs recorded under the Harmonic 2018 Restructuring Plan. See Note 8, “Restructuring and Related Charges,” of the notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details on each of our restructuring plans.

Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net was $2.9 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. Interest expense, net was $8.5 million and $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. Interest expense, net increased in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, primarily due to higher amortization of debt discount and issuance costs for the Notes issued in December 2015.

Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net was $0.4 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. Other expense, net was $0.7 million and $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, respectively. The decrease during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding periods in 2017, was primarily due to higher foreign exchange losses resulting from the strengthening of the Euro against the U.S. dollars in 2017.

Our other expense, net is primarily comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses on cash, accounts receivable and intercompany balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the reporting entity. Our foreign currency exposure is primarily driven by the fluctuations in the foreign currency exchanges rates of the Euro, British pound, Japanese yen and Israeli shekel.

To mitigate the volatility related to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, we enter into various foreign currency forward contracts. See “Foreign Currency Exchange Risk” under Item 3 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.


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Income Taxes
The following table presents the provision for (benefit from) income taxes and the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Three months ended
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
 
 
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 vs Q3 FY17
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
 
Q3 FY18 YTD vs Q3 FY17 YTD
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
$
870

 
$
(1,915
)
 
$
2,785

(145
)%
 
$
2,839

 
$
(1,568
)
 
$
4,407

(281
)%
Effective income tax rate
(12.6
)%
 
10.9
%
 
 
 
 
(13.2
)%
 
2.2
%
 
 
 
Our effective tax rate generally differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to favorable tax rates associated with certain earnings from our operations in lower tax jurisdictions throughout the world. In addition, our effective tax rates vary in each period primarily due to specific one-time, discrete items that affected the tax rate in the respective period.

Our effective income tax rate of (13.2)% for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 was different from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the our geographical income mix and tax rates associated with certain earnings from operations in lower-tax jurisdictions, the increase in the valuation allowance against U.S. federal, California and other state deferred tax assets, detriment from non-deductible stock-based compensation, and the net of various discrete tax adjustments. For the nine months ended September 28, 2018, the discrete adjustments to our tax expense were primarily withholding taxes.

Our effective income tax rate of 2.2% for the nine months ended September 29, 2017 was different from the then-effective U.S. federal statutory rate of 35%, primarily due to our geographical income mix and tax rates associated with certain earnings from operations in lower-tax jurisdictions, partially offset by the increase in the valuation allowance against U.S. federal, California and other state deferred tax assets and detriment from non-deductible stock-based compensation. In addition, in the first quarter of 2017, we were able to recognize a one-time tax benefit of approximately $1.2 million as a result of the merger of our two subsidiaries in Israel, which was approved by the Israeli government in the first quarter of 2017. In the third quarter of 2017, we recorded $2.4 million of tax benefit associated with the release of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions resulting from the expiration of the statutes of limitations on the Company’s U.S. corporate tax returns for the 2013 tax year. For the nine months ended September 29, 2017, the remaining discrete adjustments to our tax expense were primarily withholding taxes and the accrual of interest on uncertain tax positions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 28, 2018, our principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $61.7 million, net accounts receivable of $78.0 million, our $15 million line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, described in more detail below, and financing from French government agencies. As of September 28, 2018, we had $128.3 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes outstanding (“Notes”), which are due on December 1, 2020. The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.0% per year, payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. We also had debts with French government agencies and to a lesser extent, with other financial institutions, primarily in France, in the aggregate of $20.8 million at September 28, 2018.

Our cash and cash equivalents of $61.7 million as of September 28, 2018 consisted of bank deposits held throughout the world, of which $48.1 million of the cash and cash equivalents balance was held outside of U.S. At present, such foreign funds are considered to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign countries to the extent of indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings. In the event funds from foreign operations are needed to fund cash needs in the United States and if U.S. taxes have not already been previously accrued, we may be required to accrue and pay additional U.S. and foreign withholding taxes in order to repatriate these funds.


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Our principal uses of cash will include repayments of debts and related interest, purchases of inventory, payroll and other operating expenses related to the development, marketing of our products, purchases of property and equipment and other contractual obligations for the foreseeable future. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents of $61.7 million at September 28, 2018 will be sufficient to fund our principal uses of cash for at least the next 12 months. However, we may need to raise additional funds to fund our operations, to take advantage of unanticipated strategic opportunities or to strengthen our financial position. In the future, we may enter into other arrangements for potential investments in, or acquisitions of, complementary businesses, services or technologies, which could require us to seek additional equity or debt financing. Additional funds may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.

On September 27, 2017, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (the “Bank”). The Loan Agreement provides for a secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the principal amount of loans, plus the face amount of any outstanding letters of credit, at any time cannot exceed up to 85% of our eligible receivables. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we may also request letters of credit from the Bank. The face value of any outstanding letters of credit reduce the amount otherwise available under the revolving credit facility. Loans under the Loan Agreement will bear interest at our option, and subject to certain conditions, at an annual rate of either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. There will be no applicable margin for prime rate advances when we are in compliance with the liquidity requirement of at least $20.0 million in the aggregate of consolidated cash plus availability under the Loan Agreement (the “Liquidity Requirement”) and a 0.25% margin for prime rate advances when we are not in compliance with the Liquidity Requirement. We may not request LIBOR advances when not in compliance with the Liquidity Requirement. Interest on each advance is due and payable monthly and the principal balance is due at maturity. Our obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a security interest on substantially all of its assets, excluding intellectual property. The Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. We must comply with financial covenants requiring maintaining (i) a minimum short-term asset to short-term liabilities ratio and (ii) minimum adjusted EBITDA, in the amounts and for the periods as set forth in the Loan Agreement. We must also maintain a minimum liquidity amount, comprised of unrestricted cash held at accounts with the Bank plus proceeds available to be drawn under the Loan Agreement, equal to $10.0 million at all times. As of September 28, 2018, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Loan Agreement.

As of September 28, 2018, the Company committed $2.7 million towards security for letters of credit issued under the Loan Agreement. There were no cash borrowings under the Loan Agreement as of September 28, 2018.

The table below sets forth selected cash flow data for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
Nine months ended
 
September 28, 2018
 
September 29, 2017
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
5,667

 
$
(5,970
)
Investing activities
(4,599
)
 
(2,177
)
Financing activities
2,631

 
1,276

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(580
)
 
1,471

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
3,119

 
$
(5,400
)

Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operations increased $11.6 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to a decrease in net loss, offset in part by higher cash being used for our working capital needs.
We expect that cash provided by or used in operating activities may fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including fluctuations in our operating results, shipment linearity, accounts receivable collections performance, inventory and supply chain management, and the timing and amount of compensation and other payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased $2.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to a decrease in proceeds from sales and maturities of investments of $6.8 million, offset by a decrease in purchases of property and equipment of $4.4 million.

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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities increased $1.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, compared to the corresponding period in 2017, primarily due to lower payment of tax withholding obligations related to net share settlements of restricted stock units.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Future payments under contractual obligations and other commercial commitments, as of September 28, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

 
Payments due in each fiscal year
 
Total
Amounts
Committed
 
2018 (remaining three months)
 
2019 and 2020
 
2021 and 2022
 
Thereafter
Convertible debt
$
128,250

 
$

 
$
128,250

 
$

 
$

Interest on convertible debt
12,825

 
2,565

 
10,260

 

 

Other debts
20,461

 
659

 
13,675

 
5,902

 
225

Capital Lease
371

 
205

 
143

 
23

 

Operating leases
42,571

 
3,433

 
23,012

 
6,801

 
9,325

Purchase commitments
45,140

 
29,206

 
14,022

 
1,912

 

TVN VDP Obligations
3,188

 
718

 
2,470

 

 

Avid litigation settlement fees
3,500

 

 
3,500

 

 

  Total contractual obligations
$
256,306

 
$
36,786

 
$
195,332

 
$
14,638

 
$
9,550

Other commercial commitments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Standby letters of credit
$
2,919

 
$
1,016

 
$
1,903

 
$

 
$

    Total commercial commitments
$
2,919

 
$
1,016

 
$
1,903

 
$

 
$


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 28, 2018.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our operating results, financial position or liquidity due to adverse changes in market prices and rates. We are exposed to market risk because of changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, when other currencies held by our subsidiaries are measured against the U.S. dollar, and to changes in the value of financial instruments held by us.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We market and sell our products and services through our direct sales force and indirect channel partners in North America, EMEA, APAC and Latin America. Accordingly, we are subject to exposure from adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the Euro, British pound, Israeli shekel and Japanese yen. Our U.S. dollar functional subsidiaries, which accounted for approximately 95% of our consolidated net revenue in the nine months ended September 28, 2018, recorded net billings denominated in foreign currencies of approximately 15% of their net billings in the nine months of 2018, compared to 18% in the corresponding period in 2017. In addition, a portion of our operating expenses, primarily the cost of personnel to deliver technical support on our products and professional services, sales and sales support and research and development, are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, Israeli shekel and British pound.
We use derivative instruments, primarily forward contracts, to manage exposures to foreign currency exchange rates and we do not enter into foreign currency forward contracts for trading purposes.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Balance Sheet Hedges)

We enter into forward currency contracts to hedge foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. These derivative instruments are marked to market through earnings each accounting period and mature generally within three months. Changes in the fair value of these foreign currency forward contracts are recognized in “Other expense, net” in the

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and are largely offset by the changes in the fair value of the underlying assets or liabilities being hedged.

The U.S. dollar equivalents of all outstanding notional amounts of foreign currency forward contracts, including the Euro, British pound, Israeli shekel and Japanese yen, are summarized as follows (in thousands):


September 28, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

Purchase
$
28,782

 
$
12,875

Sell
$

 
$
1,509


Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our outstanding debt arrangements with variable rate interests. The aggregate debt balance of such instruments at September 28, 2018 was $20.8 million, of which $0.4 million relates to obligations under capital leases with fixed interest rates. The remaining $20.4 million are debt instruments primarily financed by French government agencies, and to a lesser extent, term loans from other financing institutions. These debt instruments have maturities ranging from three to eight years, with expiries ranging from 2019 through 2025. A majority of the loans are tied to the 1 month EURIBOR rate plus spread. See Note 9, “Convertible notes, Other Debts and Capital Leases” of the notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. As of September 28, 2018, a hypothetical 1.0% increase in market interest rates on our debts subject to variable interest rate fluctuations would increase our interest expense by approximately $0.2 million annually.

As of September 28, 2018, we had $128.3 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding, which have a fixed 4.0% coupon rate.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarterly period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, it is concluded that there had been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 28, 2018 that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are involved in lawsuits as well as subject to various legal proceedings, claims, threats of litigation, and investigations in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial, employment, and other matters. While certain matters to which we are a party may specify the damages claimed, such claims may not represent reasonably possible losses. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time, nor can the amount of possible loss or range of loss, if any, be reasonably estimated.
An unfavorable outcome on any litigation matters could require us to pay substantial damages, or, in connection with any intellectual property infringement claims, could require us to pay ongoing royalty payments or could prevent us from selling certain of our products. As a result, a settlement of, or an unfavorable outcome on, any of the matters referenced above or other litigation matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
Our industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent claims and related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. From time to time, third parties have asserted, and may in the future assert, exclusive patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights against us or our customers. Such assertions arise in the normal course of our operations. The resolution of any such assertions and claims cannot be predicted with certainty.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We depend on cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media industry capital spending for our revenue and any material decrease or delay in capital spending in any of these industries would negatively impact our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Our revenue has been derived from worldwide sales to service providers and broadcast and media companies, as well as, more recently, emerging streaming media companies. We expect that these markets will provide our revenue for the foreseeable future. Demand for our products will depend on the magnitude and timing of capital spending by customers in each of these markets for the purpose of creating, expanding or upgrading their systems. These capital spending patterns are dependent on a variety of factors, including:

• the impact of general economic conditions, actual and projected;

• access to financing;

• annual capital spending budget cycles of each of the industries we serve;

• the impact of industry consolidation;

• customers suspending or reducing capital spending in anticipation of: (i) new standards, such as HEVC and DOCSIS 3.1; (ii) industry trends and technology shifts, such as virtualization, and (iii) new products, such as products based on our VOS software platform or the CCAP architecture, such as CableOS;

• federal, state, local and foreign government regulation of telecommunications, television broadcasting and streaming media;

• overall demand for communication services and consumer acceptance of new video and data technologies and services;

• competitive pressures, including pricing pressures;

• the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and

• discretionary end-user customer spending patterns.

In the past, specific factors contributing to reduced capital spending have included:

• weak or uncertain economic and financial conditions in the U.S. or one or more international markets;

• uncertainty related to development of digital video industry standards;

• delays in evaluations of new services, new standards and systems architectures by many operators;

• emphasis by operators on generating revenue from existing customers, rather than from new customers, through construction, expansion or upgrades;

• a reduction in the amount of capital available to finance projects of our customers and potential customers;

• proposed and completed business combinations and divestitures by our customers and the length of regulatory review of each;

• completion of a new system or significant expansion or upgrade to a system; and

• bankruptcies and financial restructuring of major customers.

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challenging economic times, and in tight credit markets, many customers may delay or reduce capital expenditures. This could result in reductions in revenue from our products, longer sales cycles, difficulties in collection of accounts receivable, slower adoption of new technologies and increased price competition. If global economic and market conditions, or economic conditions in the U.S., Europe or other key markets, deteriorate, we could experience a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Additionally, since most of our international revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars, global economic and market conditions may impact currency exchange rates and cause our products to become relatively more expensive to customers in a particular country or region, which could lead to delayed or reduced capital spending in those countries or regions, thereby negatively impacting our business and financial condition.

In addition, industry consolidation has in the past constrained, and may in the future constrain or delay, capital spending by our customers. Further, if our product portfolio and product development plans do not position us well to capture an increased portion of the capital spending of customers in the markets on which we focus, our revenue may decline.

As a result of these capital spending issues, we may not be able to maintain or increase our revenue in the future, and our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

The markets in which we operate are intensely competitive.

The markets for our products are extremely competitive and have been characterized by rapid technological change and declining average sales prices in the past. Our competitors in our Video business segment include vertically integrated system suppliers, such as Arris Group, Cisco Systems and Ericsson (which is in the process of finalizing the sale of a majority stake in its MediaKind video technology business to a private equity firm), and, in certain product lines, other companies including ATEME and Elemental Technologies (an Amazon Web Services company). With respect to production and playout products, competitors include Evertz Microsystems, EVS, Grass Valley (a Belden brand) and Imagine Communications. Our competitors in our Cable Access business include Arris, Casa Systems and Cisco Systems. In the OTT market, our competitors include internally developed technologies and solutions by companies such as Netflix, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, as well as end-to-end online video platforms such as Brightcove, who provide comprehensive OTT infrastructure solutions, some of which overlap with our products and services.

Many of our competitors are substantially larger, or as a result of consolidation activity have become larger, and have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have, and have been in operation longer than we have. Consolidation in the industry has led to the acquisition of a number of our historic competitors over the last several years. For example, Motorola Home, BigBand Networks and C-Cor were acquired by Arris; NDS and Scientific Atlanta were acquired by Cisco Systems; Envivio and Tandberg Television were acquired by Ericsson; Elemental Technologies was acquired by Amazon; and Miranda Technologies and Grass Valley were acquired by Belden Inc.

In addition, some of our larger competitors have more long-standing and established relationships with domestic and foreign customers. Many of these large enterprises are in a better position to withstand any significant reduction in capital spending by customers in our markets. They often have broader product lines and market focus, and may not be as susceptible to downturns in a particular market. These competitors may also be able to bundle their products together to meet the needs of a particular customer, and may be capable of delivering more complete solutions than we are able to provide. To the extent large enterprises that currently do not compete directly with us choose to enter our markets by acquisition or otherwise, competition would likely intensify.

Further, some of our competitors that have greater financial resources have offered, and in the future may offer, their products at lower prices than we offer for our competing products or on more attractive financing or payment terms, which has in the past caused, and may in the future cause, us to lose sales opportunities and the resulting revenue or to reduce our prices in response to that competition. Also, some competitors that are smaller than we are have engaged in, and may continue to engage in, aggressive price competition in order to gain customer traction and market share. Reductions in prices for any of our products could materially and adversely affect our operating margins and revenue.

Additionally, certain customers and potential customers have developed, and may continue to develop, their own solutions that may cause such customers or potential customers to not consider our product offerings or to displace our installed products with their own solutions. The growing availability of open source codecs and related software,

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as well as new server chipsets that incorporate encoding technology, has, in certain respects, lowered the barriers to entry for the video processing industry. The development of solutions by potential and existing customers and the reduction of the barriers to entry to enter the video processing industry could result in increased competition and adversely affect our results of operations and business.

If any of our competitors’ products or technologies were to become the industry standard, our business could be seriously harmed. If our competitors are successful in bringing their products to market earlier than us, or if these products are more technologically capable than ours, our revenue could be materially and adversely affected.

We need to develop and introduce new and enhanced products in a timely manner to meet the needs of our customers and to remain competitive.

All of the markets we address are characterized by continuing technological advancement, changes in customer requirements and evolving industry standards. To compete successfully, we must continually design, develop, manufacture and sell new or enhanced products that provide increasingly higher levels of performance and reliability and meet our customers changing needs. However, we may not be successful in those efforts if, among other things, our products:

• are not cost effective;

• are not brought to market in a timely manner;

• are not in accordance with evolving industry standards;

• fail to meet market acceptance or customer requirements; or

• are ahead of the needs of their markets.

We are currently developing and marketing products based on the latest video compression standards, such as HEVC, which provides significantly greater compression efficiency, thereby making more bandwidth available to operators. At the same time, we continue to devote development resources to enhance the existing AVC/H.264 compression of our products, which many of our customers continue to require. There can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful in the near future, or at all, or that our competitors will not take significant market share in encoding or transcoding.

We continue to focus our development efforts on key product solutions in our Video and Cable Access businesses. Our VOS solution is a software-based, cloud-enabled platform that unifies the entire media processing chain, from ingest to delivery. We have launched a number of VOS-based product solutions and services, including Electra XVM, VOS Software Cluster (formerly VOS Cloud) and VOS360, and continue to develop and expand the capabilities of our VOS software platform. In our Cable Access business, we have launched and continue to develop our CableOS software-based CCAP systems.

Many of these products and initiatives are intended to integrate existing and new features and functions in response to shifts in customer demands in the relevant market, as well as to general technology trends (such as virtualized and cloud-based computing, and integrated QAM and CMTS functionality in software-based CCAP solutions) that we believe will significantly impact our industry. The success of these significant and costly development efforts will be predicated, for certain products and initiatives, on the timing of market adoption of the new standards on which the resulting products are based, and for other products, the timing of customer adoption of our products and solutions, as well as our ability to timely develop the features and capabilities of our products and solutions. If new standards or some of our new products are adopted later than we predict or not adopted at all, or if adoption occurs earlier than we are able to deliver the applicable products or functionality, we risk spending significant research and development time and dollars on products or features that may never achieve market acceptance or that miss the customer demand window and thus do not produce the revenue that a timely introduction would have likely produced.

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Our CCAP-based product initiatives expose us to certain technology transition risks that may adversely impact our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

In the last few years, the cable industry has begun to develop and promulgate the CCAP architecture for next-generation Cable Access solutions, which combines edge QAM and CMTS functions in a single system in order to combine resources for video and data delivery. We believe our CableOS software-based CCAP solutions, supporting centralized distributed Remote PHY or hybrid configurations, will significantly reduce cable headend costs and increase operational efficiency, and are an important step in cable operators’ transition to all-IP networks. If we are unsuccessful in developing these capabilities in a timely manner, or are otherwise delayed in making such capabilities available to our customers, our business may be adversely impacted, particularly if our competitors develop and market fully compliant products before we do.

We believe CCAP-based solutions will, over time, replace and make obsolete current Cable Access-QAM solutions, including our Cable Access QAM products, as well as current CMTS solutions, which is a market our products have previously not addressed. If demand for our CCAP solutions is weaker than expected, or sales of our CCAP-based solutions do not adequately offset the continuing decline in demand we have experienced for our non-CCAP cable access products, our near and long-term operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be adversely impacted. Further, in September 2016 we granted Comcast a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of our common stock to further incentivize them to purchase our products and adopt our technologies, particularly our CableOS software-based CCAP solution. If Comcast does not adopt our CableOS solutions, or does so more slowly than we anticipate, we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of our relationship with Comcast and our business and operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, if a new or competitive architecture for next-generation Cable Access solutions is promulgated that renders our CCAP-based systems obsolete, our business may be adversely impacted.

The sales cycle for our CableOS solutions tends to be long. For cable operators, upgrading or expanding network infrastructure is complex and expensive, and investing in a CableOS solution is a significant strategic decision that may require considerable time to evaluate, test and qualify. Potential customers need to ensure our CableOS solution will interoperate with the various components of its existing network infrastructure, including third-party equipment, servers and software. In addition, since we are a relatively new entrant into the CMTS market, we need to demonstrate significant performance, functionality and/or cost advantages with our CableOS solutions that outweigh customer switching costs. If sales cycles are significantly longer than anticipated or we are otherwise unsuccessful in growing our CableOS sales, our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Our future growth depends on market acceptance of several broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies, and on several other broadband industry trends.

Future demand for many of our products will depend significantly on the growing market acceptance of emerging broadband services, including digital video, VOD, Ultra HD, IP video services (particularly streaming to tablet computers, connected TVs and mobile devices) and very high-speed data services. The market demand for such emerging services is rapidly growing, with many custom or proprietary systems in use, which increases the challenge of delivering interoperable products intended to address the requirements of such services.

The effective delivery of these services will depend, in part, on a variety of new network architectures, standards and devices, such as:

• the adoption of cloud-native media processing architectures;

• the adoption of advanced video compression standards, such as next generation H.264 compression and HEVC;

• the CCAP architecture;

• fiber to the premises, or FTTP, networks designed to facilitate the delivery of video services by telcos;

• the greater use of protocols such as IP;

• the further adoption of bandwidth-optimization techniques, such as DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1; and

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• the introduction of new consumer devices, such as advanced set-top boxes, DVRs and network DVRs, connected TVs, tablet computers, and a variety of smart phone mobile devices.

If adoption of these emerging services and/or technologies is not as widespread or as rapid as we expect, or if we are unable to develop new products based on these technologies on a timely basis, our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Furthermore, other technological, industry and regulatory trends and requirements may affect the growth of our business.
These trends and requirements include the following:

• convergence, whereby network operators bundle video, voice and data services to consumers, including mobile delivery options;

• the increasing availability of traditional broadcast video content and video-on-demand on the Internet;

• adoption of high-bandwidth technology, such as DOCSIS 3.x, next generation LTE and FTTP;

• the use of digital video by businesses, governments and educational institutions;

• efforts by regulators and governments in the U.S. and internationally to encourage the adoption of broadband and digital technologies, as well as to regulate broadband access and delivery;

• consumer interest in higher resolution video such as Ultra HD or retina-display technologies on mobile devices;

• the need to develop partnerships with other companies involved in video infrastructure workflow and broadband services;

• the continued adoption of the television viewing behaviors of consumers in developed economies by the growing middle class across emerging economies;

• the extent and nature of regulatory attitudes towards issues such as network neutrality, competition between operators, access by third parties to networks of other operators, local franchising requirements for telcos to offer video, and other new services, such as mobile video; and

• the outcome of disputes and negotiations between content owners and service providers regarding rights of service providers to store and distribute recorded broadcast content, which outcomes may drive adoption of one technology over another in some cases.

If we fail to recognize and respond to these trends, by timely developing products, features and services required by these trends, we are likely to lose revenue opportunities and our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

We depend significantly on our international revenue and are subject to the risks associated with international operations, including those of our resellers, contract manufacturers and outsourcing partners, which may negatively affect our operating results.

Revenue derived from customers outside of the U.S. for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 represented approximately 56% and 62% of our revenue, respectively. Although no assurance can be given with respect to international sales growth in any one or more regions, we expect that international revenue will likely continue to represent, from year to year, a majority, and potentially increasing, percentage of our annual revenue for the foreseeable future. A significant percentage of our revenue is generated from sales to resellers, value-added resellers (“VARs”) and systems integrators, particularly in emerging market countries. Furthermore, the majority of our employees are based in our international offices and locations, and most of our contract manufacturing occurs outside of the U.S. In addition, we outsource a portion of our research and development activities to certain third-party partners with development centers located in different countries, particularly Ukraine and India.

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Our international operations, the international operations of our resellers, contract manufacturers and outsourcing partners, and our efforts to maintain and increase revenue in international markets are subject to a number of risks, which are generally greater with respect to emerging market countries, including the following:

• growth and stability of the economy in one or more international regions;

• fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

• changes in foreign government regulations and telecommunications standards;

• import and export license requirements, tariffs, taxes, economic sanctions, contractual limitations and other trade barriers;

• our significant reliance on resellers and others to purchase and resell our products and solutions, particularly in emerging market countries;

• availability of credit, particularly in emerging market countries;

• longer collection periods and greater difficulty in enforcing contracts and collecting accounts receivable, especially from smaller customers and resellers, particularly in emerging market countries;

• compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), the U.K. Bribery Act and/or similar anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, particularly in emerging market countries;

• the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws, treaties and technical standards;

• fulfilling “country of origin” requirements for our products for certain customers;

• difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

• business and operational disruptions or delays caused by political, social and economic instability and unrest, including risks related to terrorist activity, particularly in emerging market countries (e.g., recent significant civil, political and economic disturbances in Ukraine);

• changes in economic policies by foreign governments, including the imposition and potential continued expansion of economic sanctions by the U.S. and the European Union on the Russian Federation;

• changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, including the imposition of new trade restrictions, trade protection measures, import or export requirements, trade embargoes and other trade barriers;

• any negative economic impacts resulting from the political environment in the U.S. or the U.K.’s referendum to exit the European Union; and

• business and economic disruptions and delays caused by outbreaks of disease, epidemics and potential pandemics.

We have certain international customers who are billed in their local currency, primarily the Euro, British pound and Japanese yen, which subjects us to foreign currency risk. In addition, a portion of our operating expenses relating to the cost of certain international employees, are denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, Israeli shekel, British pound, Singapore dollar, Chinese yuan and Indian rupee. Although we do hedge against the Euro, British pound, Israeli shekel and Japanese yen, gains and losses on the conversion to U.S. dollars of accounts receivable, accounts payable and other monetary assets and liabilities arising from international operations may contribute to fluctuations in our operating results. Furthermore, payment cycles for international customers are typically longer than those for customers in the U.S. Unpredictable payment cycles could cause us to fail to meet or exceed the expectations of security analysts and investors for any given period.

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reduction in revenue or profitability from sales in that country or region. The potential negative impact of a strong U.S. dollar on our business may be exacerbated by the significant devaluation of a number of foreign currencies. Also, if the U.S. dollar were to weaken against many foreign currencies, there can be no assurance that a weaker dollar would lead to growth in capital spending in foreign markets.

Our operations outside the U.S. also require us to comply with a number of U.S. and international regulations that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties for corrupt purposes. For example, our operations in countries outside the U.S. are subject to the FCPA and similar laws, including the U.K. Bribery Act. Our activities in certain emerging countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees, consultants, sales agents or channel partners that could be in violation of various anti-corruption laws, even though these parties may not be under our control. Under the FCPA and U.K. Bribery Act, companies may be held liable for the corrupt actions taken by their directors, officers, employees, channel partners, sales agents, consultants, or other strategic or local partners or representatives. We have internal control policies and procedures with respect to FCPA compliance, have implemented FCPA training and compliance programs for our employees, and include in our agreements with resellers a requirement that those parties comply with the FCPA. However, we cannot provide assurances that our policies, procedures and programs will prevent violations of the FCPA or similar laws by our employees or agents, particularly in emerging market countries, and as we expand our international operations. Any such violation, even if prohibited by our policies, could result in criminal or civil sanctions against us.

The effect of one or more of these international risks could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We purchase several key components, subassemblies and modules used in the manufacture or integration of our products from sole or limited sources, and we rely on contract manufacturers and other subcontractors.

Many components, subassemblies and modules necessary for the manufacture or integration of our products are obtained from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers. For example, we depend on two suppliers for certain video encoding chips which are incorporated into several products. Our reliance on sole or limited suppliers, particularly foreign suppliers, and our reliance on contractors for manufacturing and installation of our products, involves several risks, including a potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of required components, subassemblies or modules; reduced control over costs, quality and timely delivery of components, subassemblies or modules; supplier discontinuation of components, subassemblies or modules we require; and timely installation of products. In addition, our financial results may be impacted by tariffs imposed by the U.S. on goods from other countries and tariffs imposed by other countries on U.S. goods, including the tariffs proposed in March 2018 by the U.S. government on various imports from China and by the Chinese government on certain U.S. goods, the scope and duration of which, if implemented, remain uncertain. If any such tariffs are imposed on products or components that we import, including those obtained from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers, we could experience reduced revenues or may have to raise our prices, either of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

These risks could be heightened during a substantial economic slowdown, because our suppliers and subcontractors are more likely to experience adverse changes in their financial condition and operations during such a period. Further, these risks could materially and adversely affect our business if one of our sole sources, or a sole source of one of our suppliers or contract manufacturers, is adversely affected by a natural disaster. While we expend resources to qualify additional component sources, consolidation of suppliers and the small number of viable alternatives have limited the results of these efforts. Managing our supplier and contractor relationships is particularly difficult during time periods in which we introduce new products and during time periods in which demand for our products is increasing, especially if demand increases more quickly than we expect.

Plexus Services Corp., which manufactures our products at its facilities in Malaysia, currently serves as our primary contract manufacturer, and currently provides us with a majority, by dollar amount, of the products that we purchase from our contract manufacturers. Most of the products manufactured by our French and Israeli operations are outsourced to another third-party manufacturer in France and Israel, respectively. From time to time we assess our relationship with our contract manufacturers, and we do not generally maintain long-term agreements with any of our suppliers or contract manufacturers. Our agreement with Plexus has automatic annual renewals, unless prior notice is given by either party, and has been automatically renewed for a term expiring in October 2018.


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Difficulties in managing relationships with any of our current contract manufacturers, particularly Plexus, that manufacture our products off-shore, or any of our suppliers of key components, subassemblies and modules used in our products, could impede our ability to meet our customers’ requirements and adversely affect our operating results. An inability to obtain adequate and timely deliveries of our products or any materials used in our products, or the inability of any of our contract manufacturers to scale their production to meet demand, or any other circumstance that would require us to seek alternative sources of supply, could negatively affect our ability to ship our products on a timely basis, which could damage relationships with current and prospective customers and harm our business and materially and adversely affect our revenue and other operating results. Furthermore, if we fail to meet customers’ supply expectations, our revenue would be adversely affected and we may lose sales opportunities, both short and long term, which could materially and adversely affect our business and our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Increases, from time to time, in demand on our suppliers and subcontractors from our customers or from other parties have, on occasion, caused delays in the availability of certain components and products. In response, we may increase our inventories of certain components and products and expedite shipments of our products when necessary. These actions could increase our costs and could also increase our risk of holding obsolete or excess inventory, which, despite our use of a demand order fulfillment model, could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

The loss of one or more of our key customers, a failure to continue diversifying our customer base, or a decrease in the number of larger transactions could harm our business and our operating results.

Historically, a significant portion of our revenue has been derived from relatively few customers, due in part to the consolidation of media customers. Sales to our top 10 customers in the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 accounted for approximately 35% and 26% of revenue, respectively. Although we have broadened our customer base by further penetrating new markets and expanding internationally, we expect to see continuing industry consolidation and customer concentration.

During the nine months ended September 28, 2018, Comcast accounted for 15% of our net revenue. No customer accounted for more than 10% of our net revenue during the nine months ended September 29, 2017. Further consolidation in the cable industry could lead to additional revenue concentration for us. The loss of any significant customer, or any material reduction in orders from any other significant customer, or our failure to qualify our new products with any significant customer could materially and adversely affect, either long term or in a particular quarter, our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Further, if Comcast does not increase its adoption of our technologies or purchases of our products in connection with the Warrant we issued to them in September 2016, or does so more slowly than we anticipate, we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of the Warrant and our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely effected.

In addition, we are involved in most quarters in one or more relatively large individual transactions. A decrease in the number of the relatively larger individual transactions in which we are involved in any quarter could materially and adversely affect our operating results for that quarter.

As a result of these and other factors, we may be unable to increase our revenues from some or all of the markets we address, or to do so profitably, and any failure to increase revenues and profits from these customers could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We rely on resellers, value-added resellers and systems integrators for a significant portion of our revenue, and disruptions to, or our failure to develop and manage our relationships with these customers or the processes and procedures that support them could adversely affect our business.

We generate a significant percentage of our revenue through sales to resellers, VARs and systems integrators that assist us with fulfillment or installation obligations. We expect that these sales will continue to generate a significant percentage of our revenue in the future. Accordingly, our future success is highly dependent upon establishing and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of channel partners.

We generally have no long-term contracts or minimum purchase commitments with any of our reseller, VAR or system integrator customers, and our contracts with these parties do not prohibit them from purchasing or offering products or services that compete with ours. Our competitors may provide incentives to any of our reseller, VAR or systems integrator customers to favor their products or, in effect, to prevent or reduce sales of our products. Any of our reseller, VAR or systems integrator customers may independently choose not to purchase or offer our products. Many of our resellers, and some of our VARs and system integrators are small, are based in a variety of international

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locations, and may have relatively unsophisticated processes and limited financial resources to conduct their business. Any significant disruption of our sales to these customers, including as a result of the inability or unwillingness of these customers to continue purchasing our products, or their failure to properly manage their business with respect to the purchase of, and payment for, our products, or their ability to comply with our policies and procedures as well as applicable laws, could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, our failure to continue to establish or maintain successful relationships with reseller, VAR and systems integrator customers could likewise materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We have made, and may continue to make, acquisitions, and any acquisition could disrupt our operations, cause dilution to our stockholders and materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

As part of our business strategy, from time to time we have acquired, and we may continue to acquire, businesses, technologies, assets and product lines that we believe complement or expand our existing business. For example, in February 2016, we announced the closing of our acquisition of TVN, which is headquartered in Rennes, France. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the following:

• unanticipated costs or delays associated with an acquisition;

• difficulties in the assimilation and integration of acquired operations, technologies and/or products;

• potential disruption of our business and the diversion of management’s attention from the regular operations of the business during the acquisition process;

• the challenges of managing a larger and more geographically widespread operation and product portfolio after the closing of the acquisition;

• potential adverse effects on new and existing business relationships with suppliers, contract manufacturers, resellers, partners and customers;

• compliance with regulatory requirements, such as local employment regulations and organized labor in France;

• risks associated with entering markets in which we may have no or limited prior experience;

• the potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses and our own business as a result of integration;

• difficulties in bringing acquired products and businesses into compliance with applicable legal requirements in jurisdictions in which we operate and sell products;

• impact of known potential liabilities or unknown liabilities, including litigation and infringement claims, associated with companies we acquire;

• substantial charges for acquisition costs or for the amortization of certain purchased intangible assets, deferred stock compensation or similar items;

• substantial impairments to goodwill or intangible assets in the event that an acquisition proves to be less valuable than the price we paid for it;

• difficulties in establishing and maintaining uniform financial and other standards, controls, procedures and policies;

• delays in realizing, or failure to realize, the anticipated benefits of an acquisition; and

• the possibility that any acquisition may be viewed negatively by our customers or investors or the financial markets.


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Competition within our industry for acquisitions of businesses, technologies, assets and product lines has been, and is likely to continue to be, intense. As such, even if we are able to identify an acquisition that we would like to consummate, we may not be able to complete the acquisition on commercially reasonable terms or because the target chooses to be acquired by another company. Furthermore, in the event that we are able to identify and consummate any future acquisitions, we may, in each of those acquisitions:

• issue equity securities which would dilute current stockholders’ percentage ownership;

• incur substantial debt to finance the acquisition or assume substantial debt in the acquisition;

• incur significant acquisition-related expenses;

• assume substantial liabilities, contingent or otherwise; or

• expend significant cash.

These financing activities or expenditures could materially and adversely affect our operating results, cash flows and financial condition or the price of our common stock. Alternatively, due to difficulties in the capital or credit markets at the time, we may be unable to secure capital necessary to complete an acquisition on reasonable terms, or at all. Moreover, even if we were to obtain benefits from acquisitions in the form of increased revenue and earnings per share, there may be a delay between the time the expenses associated with an acquisition are incurred and the time we recognize such benefits.

In addition to the risks outlined above, if we are unable to successfully receive payment of any significant portion of TVN’s existing French R&D tax credit receivables from the French tax authority as expected, or are unable to successfully apply for or otherwise obtain the financial benefit of new French R&D tax credits in future years, our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisition as well as our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

As of September 28, 2018, we had approximately $241.5 million of goodwill recorded on our balance sheet associated with prior acquisitions. In the event we determine that our goodwill is impaired, we would be required to write down all or a portion of such goodwill, which could result in a material non-cash charge to our results of operations in the period in which such write-down occurs.

If we are unable to successfully address one or more of these risks, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

We may not be able to effectively manage our operations.

In recent years, we have expanded our international operations significantly. For example, upon the closing of our acquisition of TVN on February 29, 2016, we added 438 employees, most of whom are based in France.

As of September 28, 2018, we had 783 employees in our international operations, representing approximately 68% of our worldwide workforce. Our ability to manage our business effectively in the future, including with respect to any future growth, our operation as both a hardware and increasingly software-centric business, the integration of any acquisition efforts such as our recent acquisition of TVN, and the breadth of our international operations, will require us to train, motivate and manage our employees successfully, to attract and integrate new employees into our overall operations, to retain key employees and to continue to improve and evolve our operational, financial and management systems. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any of these efforts, and our failure to effectively manage our operations could have a material and adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

We face risks associated with having outsourced engineering resources located in Ukraine.

We outsource a portion of our research and development activities for both our Video and Cable Access business segments to a third-party partner with engineering resources located in Ukraine. Political, social and economic instability and unrest or violence in Ukraine, including the ongoing conflict with Russian-backed separatists or conflict with the Russian Federation directly, could cause disruptions to the business and operations of our outsourcing partner, which could slow or delay the development work our partner is undertaking for us. Instability,

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unrest or conflict could limit or prevent our employees from traveling to, from, or within Ukraine to direct and coordinate our outsourced engineering teams, or cause us to shift all or portions of the development work occurring in Ukraine to other locations or countries. The resulting delays could negatively impact our product development efforts, operating results and our business.

In order to manage our growth, we must be successful in addressing management succession issues and attracting and retaining qualified personnel.

Our future success will depend, to a significant extent, on the ability of our management to operate effectively, both individually and as a group. We must successfully manage transition and replacement issues that may result from the departure or retirement of members of our executive management. We cannot provide assurances that changes of management personnel in the future would not cause disruption to operations or customer relationships or a decline in our operating results.

We are also dependent on our ability to retain and motivate our existing highly qualified personnel, in addition to attracting new highly qualified personnel. Competition for qualified management, technical and other personnel is often intense, particularly in Silicon Valley, Israel and Hong Kong where we have significant research and development activities, and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. Competitors and others have in the past attempted, and are likely in the future to attempt, to recruit our employees. While our employees are required to sign standard agreements concerning confidentiality, non-solicitation and ownership of inventions, we generally do not have non-competition agreements with our personnel. The loss of the services of any of our key personnel, the inability to attract or retain highly qualified personnel in the future or delays in hiring such personnel, particularly senior management and engineers and other technical personnel, could negatively affect our business and operating results. Furthermore, a certain portion of our personnel in the U.S. is comprised of foreign nationals whose ability to work for us depends on obtaining the necessary visas. Our ability to hire and retain foreign nationals in the U.S., and their ability to remain and work in the U.S., is affected by various laws and regulations, including limitations on the availability of visas. Changes in U.S. laws or regulations affecting the availability of visas may adversely affect our ability to hire or retain key personnel and as a result may impair our operations.

We face risks associated with having facilities and employees located in Israel.

As of September 28, 2018, we maintained facilities in Israel with a total of 165 employees, or approximately 14% of our worldwide workforce. Our employees in Israel engage in a number of activities, for both our Video and Cable Access business segments, including research and development, product development, and supply chain management for certain product lines and sales activities.

As such, we are directly affected by the political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel. Any significant conflict involving Israel could have a direct effect on our business or that of our Israeli contract manufacturers, in the form of physical damage or injury, restrictions from traveling or reluctance to travel to from or within Israel by our Israeli and other employees or those of our subcontractors, or the loss of Israeli employees to active military duty. Most of our employees in Israel are currently obligated to perform annual reserve duty in the Israel Defense Forces, and approximately 9% of those employees were called for active military duty in 2017. In the event that more of our employees are called to active duty, certain of our research and development activities may be significantly delayed and adversely affected. Further, the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners, as a result of terrorist attacks or hostilities, conflicts between Israel and any other Middle Eastern country or organization, or any other cause, could significantly harm our business. Additionally, current or future tensions or conflicts in the Middle East could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Our operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly and, as a result, may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors, causing our stock price to decline.

Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to continue to fluctuate in the future, on an annual and a quarterly basis, as a result of several factors, many of which are outside of our control. Some of the factors that may cause these fluctuations include:

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• economic and financial conditions specific to each of the cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media industries, as well as general economic and financial market conditions, including any stemming from an unstable political environment in the United States or abroad as well as those resulting from regulatory, trade or tax policy changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted in December 2017 (the “TCJA”)

• changes in market acceptance of and demand for our products or our customers’ services or products;

• the timing and amount of orders, especially from large individual transactions and transactions with our significant customers;

• the mix of our products sold and the effect it has on gross margins;

• the timing of revenue recognition, including revenue recognition on sales arrangements and from transactions with significant service and support components, which may span several quarters;

• our transition to a software-as-a-service subscription model for our Video business, which may cause near-term declines in revenue;

• the timing of completion of our customers’ projects;

• the length of each customer product upgrade cycle and the volume of purchases during the cycle;

• competitive market conditions, including pricing actions by our competitors;

• the level and mix of our domestic and international revenue;

• new product introductions by our competitors or by us;

• uncertainty in both the U.K. and the European Union due to the U.K.’s referendum to exit the European Union, which could adversely affect our results, financial condition and prospects;

• changes in domestic and international regulatory environments affecting our business;

• the evaluation of new services, new standards and system architectures by our customers;

• the cost and timely availability to us of components, subassemblies and modules;

• the mix of our customer base, by industry and size, and sales channels;

• changes in our operating and extraordinary expenses;

• the timing of acquisitions and dispositions by us and the financial impact of such transactions;

• impairment of our goodwill and intangibles;

• the impact of litigation, such as related litigation expenses and settlement costs;

• write-downs of inventory and investments;

• changes in our effective federal tax rate, including as a result of changes in our valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, and changes in our effective state tax rates, including as a result of apportionment;

• changes to tax rules related to the deferral of foreign earnings and compliance with foreign tax rules;

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• the impact of applicable accounting guidance on business combinations that requires us to record charges for certain acquisition related costs and expenses and generally to expense restructuring costs associated with a business combination subsequent to the acquisition date.

The timing of deployment of our products by our customers can be subject to a number of other risks, including the availability of skilled engineering and technical personnel, the availability of third-party equipment and services, our customers’ ability to negotiate and enter into rights agreements with video content owners that provide our customers with the right to deliver certain video content, and our customers’ need for local franchise and licensing approvals.

We often recognize a substantial portion of our quarterly revenue in the last month of the quarter. We establish our expenditure levels for product development and other operating expenses based on projected revenue levels for a specified period, and expenses are relatively fixed in the short term. Accordingly, even small variations in the timing of revenue, particularly from relatively large individual transactions, can cause significant fluctuations in operating results in a particular quarter.

As a result of these factors and other factors, our operating results in one or more future periods may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors. In that event, the trading price of our common stock would likely decline.

Fluctuations in our future effective tax rates could affect our future operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We are required to periodically review our deferred tax assets and determine whether, based on available evidence, a valuation allowance is necessary. The realization of our deferred tax assets, which are predominantly in the U.S., is dependent upon the generation of sufficient U.S. and foreign taxable income in the future to offset these assets. Based on our evaluation, a history of operating losses in recent years has led to uncertainty with respect to our ability to realize certain of our net deferred tax assets, and as a result we recorded a net increase in valuation allowance of $9.0 million and $18.3 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively, against our U.S. net deferred tax assets. The increase in valuation allowance was offset partially by the release of $5.8 million of valuation allowance. The release of valuation allowance were associated with our foreign subsidiaries and a one-time benefit in 2017 of $2.6 million relating to the refund of alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards related to the TCJA.

The calculation of tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex global tax regulations. We recognize potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. In the event we determine that it is appropriate to create a reserve or increase an existing reserve for any such potential liabilities, the amount of the additional reserve is charged as an expense in the period in which it is determined. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when we determine the liabilities are no longer necessary. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate tax assessment for the applicable period, a further charge to expense in the period such short fall is determined would result. Either such charge to expense could have a material and adverse effect on our operating results for the applicable period.

We anticipated that due to our current international tax structure, our consolidated pre-tax income will continue to be subject to foreign tax at relatively lower tax rates when compared to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and, as a consequence, our effective income tax rate is expected to be lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate.

Our future effective income tax rates could be adversely affected if tax authorities challenge our international tax structure or if the relative mix of U.S. and international income changes for any reason. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our income tax rate will be less than the U.S. federal statutory rate in future periods.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed and the President signed into law the TCJA, which contains many significant changes to the U.S. tax laws. The consequences of these changes, including whether and how state, local and foreign jurisdictions will react to such changes, have not yet been determined. Changes in corporate tax rates, the realizability of the net deferred tax assets relating to our U.S. operations, the taxation of foreign earnings, and the deductibility of expenses contained in the TCJA or other tax reform legislation could have a material impact on the value of our deferred tax assets, could result in significant one-time charges in the current or future taxable years, and could increase our future U.S. tax expense. Furthermore, changes to the taxation of undistributed foreign

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earnings could change our future intentions regarding reinvestment of such earnings. The foregoing items could have an adverse effect on our operating results, cash flow, or financial condition.

We or our customers may face intellectual property infringement claims from third parties.

Our industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent claims and related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. In particular, leading companies in the telecommunications industry have extensive patent portfolios. Also, patent infringement claims and litigation by entities that purchase or control patents, but do not produce goods or services covered by the claims of such patents (so-called “non-practicing entities” or “NPEs”), have increased rapidly over the last decade or so. From time to time, third parties, including NPEs, have asserted, and may assert in the future, patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights against us or our customers. Our suppliers and their customers, including us, may have similar claims asserted against them. A number of third parties, including companies with greater financial and other resources than us, have asserted patent rights to technologies that are important to us.

Any intellectual property litigation, regardless of its outcome, could result in substantial expense and significant diversion of the efforts of our management and technical personnel. An adverse determination in any such proceeding could subject us to significant liabilities and temporary or permanent injunctions and require us to seek licenses from third parties or pay royalties that may be substantial. Furthermore, necessary licenses may not be available on terms satisfactory to us, or at all. An unfavorable outcome on any such litigation matter could require that we pay substantial damages, could require that we pay ongoing royalty payments, or could prohibit us from selling certain of our products. Any such outcome could have a material and adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Our suppliers and customers may have intellectual property claims relating to our products asserted against them. We have agreed to indemnify some of our suppliers and most of our customers for patent infringement relating to our products. The scope of this indemnity varies, but, in some instances, includes indemnification for damages and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by the supplier or customer in connection with such claims. If a supplier or a customer seeks to enforce a claim for indemnification against us, we could incur significant costs defending such claim, the underlying claim or both. An adverse determination in either such proceeding could subject us to significant liabilities and have a material and adverse effect on our operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

We may be the subject of litigation which, if adversely determined, could harm our business and operating results.

We may be subject to claims arising in the normal course of business. The costs of defending any litigation, whether in cash expenses or in management time, could harm our business and materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows. An unfavorable outcome on any litigation matter could require that we pay substantial damages, or, in connection with any intellectual property infringement claims, could require that we pay ongoing royalty payments or prohibit us from selling certain of our products. In addition, we may decide to settle any litigation, which could cause us to incur significant settlement costs. A settlement or an unfavorable outcome on any litigation matter could have a material and adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We may sell one or more of our product lines, from time to time, as a result of our evaluation of our products and markets, and any such divestiture could adversely affect our continuing business and our expenses, revenues, results of operation, cash flows and financial position.

We periodically evaluate our various product lines and may, as a result, consider the divestiture of one or more of those product lines. We have sold product lines in the past, and any prior or future divestiture could adversely affect our continuing business and expenses, revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

Divestitures of product lines have inherent risks, including the expense of selling the product line, the possibility that any anticipated sale will not occur, delays in closing any sale, the risk of lower-than-expected proceeds from the sale of the divested business, unexpected costs associated with the separation of the business to be sold from the seller’s information technology and other operating systems, and potential post-closing claims for indemnification or breach of transition services obligations of the seller. Expected cost savings, which are offset by revenue losses from divested businesses, may also be difficult to achieve or maximize due to the seller’s fixed cost structure, and a seller

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may experience varying success in reducing fixed costs or transferring liabilities previously associated with the divested business.

We could be negatively affected as a result of a future proxy contest and the actions of activist stockholders.

If a proxy contest with respect to election of our directors is initiated in the future, or if other activist stockholder activities occur, our business could be adversely affected because:

• responding to a proxy contest and other actions by activist stockholders can be costly and time-consuming, disrupting our operations and diverting the attention of management and our employees;

• perceived uncertainties as to our future direction caused by activist activities may result in the loss of potential business opportunities, and may make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel and business partners; and

• if individuals are elected to our Board with a specific agenda, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively and timely implement our strategic plans.

Our failure to adequately protect our proprietary rights and data may adversely affect us.

At September 28, 2018, we held 76 issued U.S. patents and 51 issued foreign patents, and had 87 patent applications pending. Although we attempt to protect our intellectual property rights through patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing arrangements, maintaining certain technology as trade secrets and other measures, we can give no assurances that any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights owned by us will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged, that such intellectual property rights will provide competitive advantages to us, or that any of our pending or future patent applications will be issued with the scope of the claims sought by us, if at all. We can give no assurances that others will not develop technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies or design around the patents that we own. In addition, effective patent, copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries in which we do business or may do business in the future.

We may enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants, and vendors and our customers, as needed, and generally limit access to, and distribution of, our proprietary information. Nevertheless, we cannot provide assurances that the steps taken by us will prevent misappropriation of our technology. In addition, we have taken in the past, and may take in the future, legal action to enforce our patents and other intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management time and other resources, and could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Our products include third-party technology and intellectual property, and our inability to acquire new technologies or use third-party technology in the future could harm our business.

In order to successfully develop and market certain of our planned products, we may be required to enter into technology development or licensing agreements with third parties. Although companies with technology useful to us are often willing to enter into technology development or licensing agreements with respect to such technology, we cannot provide assurances that such agreements may be negotiated on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. The failure to enter, or a delay in entering, into such technology development or licensing agreements, when necessary or desirable, could limit our ability to develop and market new products and could materially and adversely affect our business.

We incorporate certain third-party technologies, including software programs, into our products, and, as noted, intend to utilize additional third-party technologies in the future. In addition, the technologies that we license may not operate properly or as specified, and we may not be able to secure alternatives in a timely manner, either of which could harm our business. We could face delays in product releases until alternative technology can be identified, licensed or developed, and integrated into our products, if we are able to do so at all. These delays, or a failure to secure or develop adequate technology, could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.


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Our use of open source software in some of our products may expose us to certain risks.

Some of our products contain software modules licensed for use from third-party authors under open source licenses. Use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. Some open source licenses contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon the type of open source software we use. If we combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain of the open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software to the public. This could allow our competitors to create similar products with lower development effort and in less time and ultimately could result in a loss of product sales for us.

Although we monitor our use of open source closely, it is possible our past, present or future use of open source has triggered or may trigger the foregoing requirements. Furthermore, the terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products. In such event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our products, to re-engineer our products or to discontinue the sale of our products in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis, any of which could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We are subject to import and export control and trade and economic sanction laws and regulations that could subject us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets.

Our products are subject to U.S. export control laws, and may be exported outside the U.S. only with the required export license or through an export license exception, in most cases because we incorporate encryption technology into certain of our products. We are also subject to U.S. trade and economic sanction regulations which include prohibitions on the sale or supply of certain products and services to U.S. embargoed or sanctioned countries, governments, persons and entities. In addition, various countries regulate the import of certain technology and have enacted laws that could limit our ability to distribute our products, or could limit our customers’ ability to implement our products, in those countries. Although we take precautions and have processes in place to prevent our products and services from being provided in violation of such laws, our products may have been in the past, and could in the future be, provided inadvertently in violation of such laws, despite the precautions we take. If we fail to comply with these laws, we and certain of our employees could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, including the possible loss of export privileges, monetary penalties, and, in extreme cases, imprisonment of responsible employees for knowing and willful violations of these laws. Additionally, our business and operating results be adversely affected through penalties, reputational harm, loss of access to certain markets, or otherwise.

In addition, we may be subject to customs duties that could have a significant adverse impact on our operating results or, if we are able to pass on the related costs in any particular situation, would increase the cost of the related product to our customers. As a result, the future imposition of significant increases in the level of customs duties or the creation of import quotas on our products in Europe or in other jurisdictions, or any of the limitations on international sales described above, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Further, some of our customers in Europe have been, or are being, audited by local governmental authorities regarding the tariff classifications used for importation of our products. Import duties and tariffs vary by country and a different tariff classification for any of our products may result in higher duties or tariffs, which could have an adverse impact on our operating results and potentially increase the cost of the related products to our customers.

We may need additional capital in the future and may not be able to secure adequate funds at all or on terms acceptable to us.

We engage in the design, development and manufacture and sale of a variety of video and cable access products and system solutions, which has required, and will continue to require, significant research and development expenditures.

We believe that our existing cash of approximately $61.7 million at September 28, 2018 will satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, we may need to raise additional funds to take advantage of presently unanticipated strategic opportunities, satisfy our other cash requirements from time to time, or strengthen our financial position. Our ability to raise funds may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including factors

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beyond our control, such as weakness in the economic conditions in markets in which we sell our products and continued uncertainty in financial, capital and credit markets. There can be no assurance that equity or debt financing will be available to us on reasonable terms, if at all, when and if it is needed.

We may raise additional financing through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, or corporate partnership or licensing arrangements. To the extent we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities or convertible debt, our stockholders may experience dilution. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or products, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. To the extent we raise capital through debt financing arrangements, we may be required to pledge assets or enter into covenants that could restrict our operations or our ability to incur further indebtedness and the interest on such debt may adversely affect our operating results.

If adequate capital is not available, or is not available on reasonable terms, when needed, we may not be able to take advantage of acquisition or other market opportunities, to timely develop new products, or to otherwise respond to competitive pressures.

Cybersecurity incidents, including data security breaches or computer viruses, could harm our business by disrupting our business operations, compromising our products and services, damaging our reputation or exposing us to liability.

Computer programmers may attempt to penetrate our network security, misappropriate our proprietary information or cause business interruptions. Because the techniques used by such computer programmers to access or sabotage networks change frequently and may not be recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. While we have invested in and continue to update our network security and cybersecurity infrastructure and systems, if our cybersecurity systems fail to protect against unauthorized access, sophisticated cyber-attacks, data protection breaches, computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering or human error, our ability to conduct our business effectively could be damaged in a number of ways, including:

• our intellectual property and other proprietary data could be stolen;

• our ability to manage and conduct our business operations could be seriously disrupted;

• defects and security vulnerabilities could be introduced into our product, software and SaaS offerings, thereby damaging the reputation and perceived reliability and security of our products; and

• personally identifiable data of our customers, employees and business partners could be compromised.
                                        
Should any of the above events occur, our reputation, competitive position and business could be significantly harmed, and we could be subject to claims for liability from customers, third parties and governmental authorities. Additionally, we could incur significant costs in order to upgrade our cybersecurity systems and remediate damages. Consequently, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, our business operations utilize and rely upon numerous third party vendors, manufacturers, solution providers, partners and consultants, and any failure of such third parties’ cybersecurity measures could materially and adversely affect or disrupt our business.

Our operating results could be adversely affected by natural disasters affecting us or impacting our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, resellers or customers.

Our corporate headquarters is located in California, which is prone to earthquakes. We have employees, consultants and contractors located in regions and countries around the world. In the event that any of our business, sales or research and development centers or offices in the U.S. or internationally are adversely affected by an earthquake or by any other natural disaster, we may sustain damage to our operations and properties, which could cause a sustained interruption or loss of affected operations, and cause us to suffer significant financial losses.

We rely on third-party contract manufacturers for the production of our products. Any significant disruption in the business or operations of such manufacturers or of their or our suppliers could adversely impact our business. Our principal contract manufacturers and several of their and our suppliers and our resellers have operations in locations

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that are subject to natural disasters, such as severe weather, tsunamis, floods, fires and earthquakes, which could disrupt their operations and, in turn, our operations.

In addition, if there is a natural disaster in any of the locations in which our significant customers are located, we face the risk that our customers may incur losses or sustained business interruption, or both, which may materially impair their ability to continue their purchase of products from us. Accordingly, natural disaster in one of the geographies in which we, or our third-party manufacturers, their or our suppliers or our customers, operate could have a material and adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

Our business and industry are subject to various laws and regulations that could adversely affect our business, operating results, cash flows and financial condition.

Our business and industry are regulated under various federal, state, local and international laws. For example, we are subject to environmental regulations such as the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) directives and similar legislation enacted in other jurisdictions worldwide. Our failure to comply with these laws could result in our being directly or indirectly liable for costs, fines or penalties and third-party claims, and could jeopardize our ability to conduct business in such regions and countries. We expect that our operations will be affected by other new environmental laws and regulations on an ongoing basis. Although we cannot predict the ultimate impact of any such new laws and regulations, they would likely result in additional costs, and could require that we redesign or change how we manufacture our products, any of which could have a material and adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

We are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which, among other things, requires an annual review and evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting. If we conclude in future periods that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide an unqualified attestation as of future year-ends, we may incur substantial additional costs in an effort to correct such problems, and investors may lose confidence in our financial statements, and our stock price may decrease in the short term, until we correct such problems, and perhaps in the long term, as well.

We are subject to requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that require us to conduct research, disclose, and report whether or not our products contain certain conflict minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo or its surrounding countries. The implementation of these requirements could adversely affect the sourcing, availability, and pricing of the materials used in the manufacture of components used in our products. In addition, we may incur certain additional costs to comply with the disclosure requirements, including costs related to conducting diligence procedures to determine the sources of conflict minerals that may be used or necessary to the production of our products and, if applicable, potential changes to products, processes or sources of supply as a consequence of such verification activities. It is also possible that we may face reputational harm if we determine that certain of our products contain minerals not determined to be conflict-free and/or we are unable to alter our products, processes or sources of supply to avoid such materials.

Changes in telecommunications legislation and regulations in the U.S. and other countries could affect our sales and the revenue we are able to derive from our products. In particular, on December 14, 2017, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal the “net neutrality” rules and return to a “light-touch” regulatory framework. However, the repeal has not yet taken effect and a number of parties have already stated their intent to appeal this order; thus, the future impact of such repeal and any challenge thereto remains uncertain. The rules were designed to ensure that all online content is treated the same by internet service providers and other companies that provide broadband services. Should the repeal of net neutrality rules take effect or regulations dealing with access by competitors to the networks of incumbent operators could slow or stop infrastructure and services investments or expansion by service providers. Increased regulation of our customers’ pricing or service offerings could limit their investments and, consequently, revenue from our products. The impact of new or revised legislation or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Some anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.

We have provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition deemed undesirable by our Board. These include provisions:

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• authorizing blank check preferred stock, which could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock;

• limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers;

• limiting the ability of our stockholders to call, and bring business before, special meetings;

• requiring advance notice of stockholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our stockholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our Board;

• controlling the procedures for conducting and scheduling of Board and stockholder meetings; and

• providing the Board with the express power to postpone previously scheduled annual meetings and to cancel previously scheduled special meetings.

These provisions could delay hostile takeovers, changes in control of the Company or changes in our management. As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation law, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding common stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock. Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.

The nature of our business requires the application of complex revenue and expense recognition rules and the current legislative and regulatory environment affecting generally accepted accounting principles is uncertain. Significant changes in current principles could affect our financial statements going forward and changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse, unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and harm our operating results.
The accounting rules and regulations that we must comply with are complex and subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. Recent actions and public comments from the FASB and the SEC have focused on the integrity of financial reporting and internal controls. In addition, many companies’ accounting policies are being subject to heightened scrutiny by regulators and the public. Further, the accounting rules and regulations are continually changing in ways that could materially impact our financial statements. For example, in May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”), as amended, which superseded nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. We adopted the new revenue standard in our first quarter of 2018 using a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures. The adoption of the new revenue standard impacted the timing of recognition of software licenses with undelivered features and professional services revenue related to service contracts with acceptance terms, which has impacted our financial results.

The conditional conversion feature of our convertible senior notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

In December 2015, we issued $128.3 million aggregate principal amount of 4.0% convertible senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) through a private placement with a financial institution. The Notes bear interest at 4.0% per annum, which is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2016. In the event the conditional conversion feature of the Notes is triggered, holders of the Notes will be entitled to convert the Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. If one or more holders elect to convert their Notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation by delivering solely shares of our common stock (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be required to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligation through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert their Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes as a current rather than long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital.

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The accounting method for convertible debt securities that may be settled in cash, such as the Notes, could have a material effect on our reported financial results.

Under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, which we refer to as ASC 470-20, an entity must separately account for the liability and equity components of the convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion in a manner that reflects the issuer’s economic interest cost. The effect of ASC 470-20 on the accounting for the Notes is that the equity component is required to be included in the additional paid-in capital section of stockholders’ equity on our consolidated balance sheet, and the value of the equity component is being treated as a debt discount. As a result, we are required to record a greater amount of non-cash interest expense in current and future periods presented as a result of the amortization of the discounted carrying value of the Notes to their face amount over the term of the Notes. The increased net loss resulting from the amortization of the debt discount under ASC 470-20 could adversely affect our reported or future financial results, the trading price of our common stock and the trading price of the Notes.

In addition, under certain circumstances, convertible debt instruments (such as the Notes) that may be settled entirely or partly in cash are currently accounted for utilizing the treasury stock method, the effect of which is that the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes are not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share except to the extent that the conversion value of the Notes exceeds their principal amount. Under the treasury stock method, for diluted earnings per share purposes, the transaction is accounted for as if the number of shares of common stock that would be necessary to settle such excess, if we elected to settle such excess in shares, are issued. We cannot be sure that the accounting standards in the future will continue to permit the use of the treasury stock method or circumstances would change such that we would no longer be permitted to use the treasury stock method. If we are unable to use the treasury stock method in accounting for the shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes, our diluted earnings per share may be adversely affected.

Our common stock price, and therefore the price of our Notes, may be extremely volatile, and the value of an investment in our stock may decline.

Our common stock price has been highly volatile. We expect that this volatility will continue in the future due to factors such as:

• general market and economic conditions;

• actual or anticipated variations in operating results;

• increases or decreases in the general stock market or to the stock prices of technology companies;

• announcements of technological innovations, new products or new services by us or by our competitors or customers;

• changes in financial estimates or recommendations by stock market analysts regarding us or our competitors;

• announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, dispositions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;

• announcements by our customers regarding end user market conditions and the status of existing and future infrastructure network deployments;

• additions or departures of key personnel; and

• future equity or debt offerings or our announcements of these offerings.

In addition, in recent years, the stock market in general, and The NASDAQ Stock Market and the securities of technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of individual companies. These broad market fluctuations have in the past, and may in the future, materially and adversely affect our stock price,

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regardless of our operating results. In these circumstances, investors may be unable to sell their shares of our common stock at or above their purchase price over the short term, or at all.

Our stock price may decline if additional shares are sold in the market or if analysts drop coverage of or downgrade our stock.

Future sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock by our existing stockholders in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, may cause the market price of our common stock to decline. In addition, we issue additional shares upon exercise of stock options, including under our 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), and in connection with grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) on an ongoing basis. To the extent we do not elect to pay solely cash upon conversion of our Notes, we will also be required to issue additional shares of common stock upon conversion. Increased sales of our common stock in the market after exercise of outstanding stock options or grants of restricted stock units could exert downward pressure on our stock price. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price we deem appropriate.

The trading market for our common stock relies in part on the availability of research and reports that third-party industry or securities analysts publish about us. If one or more of the analysts who do cover us downgrade our stock, our stock price may decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause the liquidity of our stock and our stock price to decline.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Index
 
 
  3.1(i)
 
 
  31.1
 
 
  31.2
 
 
  32.1*
 
 
  32.2*
 
 
  101
The following materials from Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2018, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) include:
 
 
 
(i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2017, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
*    The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are deemed furnished and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Harmonic Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.





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SIGNATURES
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.
HARMONIC INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Sanjay Kalra
 
Sanjay Kalra
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: November 5, 2018

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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
HARMONIC INC.
(a Delaware corporation)






TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I CORPORATE OFFICES
1
1.1

REGISTERED OFFICE
1
1.2

OTHER OFFICES
1
ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
1
2.1

PLACE OF MEETINGS
1
2.2

ANNUAL MEETING
1
2.3

SPECIAL MEETING
2
2.4

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
2
2.5

ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS
2
2.6

MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE
5
2.7

QUORUM
6
2.8

ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE
6
2.9

VOTING
7
2.10

VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT
7
2.11

STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
7
2.12

RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING
8
2.13

PROXIES
8
2.14

ORGANIZATION
9
2.15

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE
9
2.16

INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
9
ARTICLE III DIRECTORS
10
3.1

POWERS
10
3.2

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
10
3.3

ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
10
3.4

RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES
11
3.5

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
12
3.6

PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
12
3.7

FIRST MEETINGS
12
3.8

REGULAR MEETINGS
12
3.9

SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE
13
3.10

QUORUM
13
3.11

WAIVER OF NOTICE
13
3.12

ADJOURNMENT
14
3.13

NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
14
3.14

BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
14
3.15

FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
14
3.16

APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS
14
3.17

SOLE DIRECTOR PROVIDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
14
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES
15
4.1

COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
15
4.2

MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES
15
4.3

COMMITTEE MINUTES
16
ARTICLE V OFFICERS
16
5.1

OFFICERS
16
5.2

ELECTION OF OFFICERS
16
5.3

SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
16
5.4

REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
16
5.5

VACANCIES IN OFFICES
17
5.6

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
17
5.7

PRESIDENT
17
5.8

VICE PRESIDENTS
17
5.9

SECRETARY
18
5.10

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
18
5.11

ASSISTANT SECRETARY
18
5.12

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
19
5.13

AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS
19
ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
19
6.1

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
19
6.2

INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS
20
6.3

INSURANCE
20
ARTICLE VII RECORDS AND REPORTS
21
7.1

MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS
21
7.2

INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS
21
7.3

ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS
21
7.4

REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS
21
7.5

CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS
22
ARTICLE VIII GENERAL MATTERS
22
8.1

RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING
22
8.2

CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
22
8.3

CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED
22
8.4

STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES
22
8.5

SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES
23
8.6

LOST CERTIFICATES
24
8.7

TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
24
8.8

CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS
24
ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS
25
ARTICLE X DISSOLUTION
25
ARTICLE XI CUSTODIAN
25
11.1

APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES
25
11.2

DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
HARMONIC INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES
1.1    REGISTERED OFFICE
The registered office of the corporation shall be fixed in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation.
1.2    OTHER OFFICES
The board of directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1    PLACE OF MEETINGS
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
2.2    ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. In the absence of such designation, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the first Tuesday in May in each year at 9:00 a.m. However, if such day falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day. At the meeting, directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may be transacted.

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2.3    SPECIAL MEETING
A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board of directors, or by the president, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons except as otherwise required by General Corporation Law of Delaware or Section 3.4 herein. Only such business shall be considered at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been stated in the notice for such meeting.
2.4    NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called (no business other than that specified in the notice may be transacted) or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders (but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action). The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, the board intends to present for election. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the certificate of incorporation otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be cancelled, by resolution of the board of directors upon public notice given prior to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
2.5    ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER BUSINESS
(a) To be properly brought before an annual meeting or special meeting, nominations for the election of directors or other business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder who (x) is a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of notice required by this Section 2.5 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and (y) has timely complied in proper written form with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. In addition, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action pursuant to these bylaws and applicable law. Except as otherwise required by General Corporation Law of Delaware or Section 3.4 herein, stockholders may not bring business before a special meeting of stockholders.
(b) For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than sixty (60) calendar days nor earlier than ninety (90) calendar days before the one-year anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting of

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stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the preceding year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting , then notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the later of (i) ninety (90) calendar days prior to such annual meeting, or (ii) ten (10) calendar days following the day on which Public Announcement (as defined below) of the date of such annual meeting is first made. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in this Section 2.5. “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto (the “1934 Act”). To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (2) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business and any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), (3) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are held of record or are beneficially owned by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, (4) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any securities of the corporation, and a description of any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares), the effect of which is to mitigate loss to, or manage the risk or benefit from share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any securities of the corporation, (5) any material interest of the stockholder or a Stockholder Associated Person in such business and (6) a statement whether either such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal (such information provided and statements made as required by clauses (1) through (6) constitute a “Business Solicitation Statement”). In addition, to be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be supplemented not later than ten (10) calendar days following the record date to disclose the information contained in clauses (3) and (4) above as of the record date (the “Supplement”). For purposes of this Section 2.5, a “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder shall mean (x) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (y) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder and on whose behalf the proposal or nomination, as the case may be, is being made, or (z) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such person referred to in the preceding clauses (x) and (y). Without exception, no business proposed by a stockholder shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. In addition, business proposed to be brought by a stockholder may not be brought before the annual meeting if such stockholder or a Stockholder Associated Person, as applicable, takes action contrary to the representations made in the Business Solicitation Statement or if the Business

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Solicitation Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The chairperson of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.5, and, if the chairperson should so determine, he or she shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5(c) shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the board of directors or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors at the meeting who timely complies with the notice procedures set forth in this paragraph 2.5(c). To be timely, such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the board of directors, shall be made pursuant to the notice provisions of Section 2.5(b), and shall be in proper written form as set forth in this Section 2.5(c). Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at a special meeting of stockholders by a stockholder (if the business to be conducted at such meeting, as specified in the notice described in Section 2.4(i), includes the election of directors) if the notice required by this Section 2.5(c) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of ninety (90) calendar days prior to such special meeting or ten (10) calendar days following the day on which Public Announcement (as defined above) is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the board of directors to be elected at such meeting. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice delivered pursuant to this Section 2.5(c) shall set forth (i) as to each person (a “nominee”) whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (C) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are held of record or are beneficially owned by the nominee and any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the nominee, (D) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of the nominee with respect to any securities of the corporation, and a description of any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares), the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, or manage the risk or benefit from share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of the nominee with respect to any securities of the corporation, (E) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (F) a written statement executed by the nominee acknowledging that as a director of the corporation, the nominee will owe fiduciary duties under Delaware law with respect to the corporation and its stockholders, and (G) any other information relating to the nominee that would be required to be disclosed about such nominee if proxies were being solicited for the election of the nominee as a director, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation the nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to such stockholder giving notice, (x) the information required to be provided in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to clauses (2) through (5) of Section 2.5(b) and the Supplement

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referenced in Section 2.5(b) (except that the references to “business” in such Section 2.5(b) shall instead refer to nominations of directors for purposes of this Section 2.5(c)), and (y) a statement whether either such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a number of the corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person to be necessary to elect such nominee(s) (such information provided and statements made as required by preceding clauses (i) and (ii) above constitute a “Nominee Solicitation Statement”). At the request of the board of directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the corporation (1) that information required to be set forth in the stockholder’s Nominee Solicitation Statement as of a date subsequent to the date on which the notice of such person’s nomination was given and (2) such other information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as independent director of the corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee; in the absence of the furnishing of such information if requested, such stockholder’s nomination shall not be considered in proper form pursuant to this Section 2.5(c). Without exception, no person nominated by a stockholder shall be eligible for election or re-election as a director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5(c). In addition, a nominee shall not be eligible for election or re-election if a stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person, as applicable, takes action contrary to the representations made in the Nominee Solicitation Statement or if the Nominee Solicitation Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrants, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these bylaws, and if the chairperson should so determine, he or she shall so declare at the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(d) In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.5, including with respect to business such stockholder intends to bring before the annual meeting that involves a proposal or nomination that such stockholder requests to be included in the corporation’s proxy statement, the requirements of Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the 1934 Act. Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall be deemed to affect any right of the corporation to omit a proposal from the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the 1934 Act.
2.6    MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE
Written notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given either personally or by first-class mail or by telegraphic or other written communication. Notices not personally delivered shall be sent charges prepaid and shall be addressed to the stockholder at the address of that stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the stockholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by telegram or other means of written communication. If any notice

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addressed to a stockholder at the address of that stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the stockholder at that address, then all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available to the stockholder on written demand of the stockholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one (1) year from the date of the giving of the notice.
An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.
2.7    QUORUM
The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairman of the meeting or (ii) the holders of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting in accordance with Section 2.8 of these bylaws.
When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the laws of the State of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of the question.
If a quorum be initially present, the stockholders may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken is approved by a majority of the stockholders initially constituting the quorum.
2.8    ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE
Any stockholders’ meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by (i) the chairman of the meeting or (ii) the stockholders by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented at that meeting and entitled to vote thereat, either in person or by proxy. In the absence of a quorum, no other business may be transacted at that meeting except as provided in Section 2.7 of these bylaws.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of a stockholders meeting commence a new time period for the

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giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in Section 2.5(b) or 2.5(c) herein. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.9    VOTING
The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners, and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).
Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Any stockholder entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or, except when the matter is the election of directors, may vote them against the proposal; but, if the stockholder fails to specify the number of shares which the stockholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the stockholder’s approving vote is with respect to all shares which the stockholder is entitled to vote.
2.10    VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT
The transactions of any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, however called and noticed, and wherever held, shall be as valid as though they had been taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person entitled to vote, who was not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. The waiver of notice or consent or approval need not specify either the business to be transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of stockholders. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at that meeting, except when the person objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters required by law to be included in the notice of the meeting but not so included, if that objection is expressly made at the meeting.
2.11    STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action

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at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Such consents shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to it registered office in the state of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
2.12    RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING
For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote thereat or entitled to give consent to corporate action without a meeting, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors and which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting, and in such event only stockholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled to notice and to vote, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:
(a) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and
(b) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior action by the board is required, shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the corporation as provided in Section 2.3(b) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (ii) when prior action by the board is required, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating to that action.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, but the board of directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than thirty (30) days from the date set for the original meeting.
The record date for any other purpose shall be as provided in Section 8.1 of these bylaws.
2.13    PROXIES
Every person entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter, shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission, telefacsimile or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s

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attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
2.14    ORGANIZATION
The president, or in the absence of the president, the chairman of the board, shall call the meeting of the stockholders to order, and shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the president, the chairman of the board, and all of the vice presidents, the stockholders shall appoint a chairman for such meeting. The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedures at the meeting, including such matters as the regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the stockholders, but in the absence of the secretary at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
2.15    LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
2.16    INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
Before any meeting of stockholders, the board of directors may appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspector of election is so appointed, then the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting pursuant to the request of one (1) or more stockholders or proxies, then the holders of a majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
Such inspectors shall:
(a) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies;

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(b) receive votes, ballots or consents;
(c) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote;
(d) count and tabulate all votes or consents;
(e) determine when the polls shall close;
(f) determine the result; and
(g) do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
3.1    POWERS
Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and to any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors. In addition to the powers and authorities these bylaws expressly confer upon them, the board of directors may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by the General Corporation Law of Delaware or by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
3.2    NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors shall consist of eight (8) members. The number of directors may be changed by an amendment to this bylaw, duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders, or by a duly adopted amendment to the certificate of incorporation. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.
3.3    ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for

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which elected and until such director’s successor has been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.
3.4    RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES
Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for that resignation to become effective. If the resignation of a director is effective at a future time, the board of directors may elect a successor to take office when the resignation becomes effective.
Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director; however, a vacancy created by the removal of a director by the vote of the stockholders or by court order may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute a majority of the required quorum). Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:
(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
Any directors chosen pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
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such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.
3.5    REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS
Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided, however, that, if and so long as stockholders of the corporation are entitled to cumulative voting, if less than the entire board is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board of directors.
3.6    PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the board. In the absence of such a designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the board may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the corporation.
Any meeting of the board, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting can hear one another; and all such participating directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
3.7    FIRST MEETINGS
The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting. In the event of the failure of the stockholders to fix the time or place of such first meeting of the newly elected board of directors, or in the event such meeting is not held at the time and place so fixed by the stockholders, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.
3.8    REGULAR MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time as shall from time to time be determined by the board of directors. If any regular meeting day shall fall on a

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legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day.
3.9    SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE
Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board of directors, the president, any vice president, the secretary or any two directors.
The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the board of directors may fix the time and place of the meetings. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail, courier service or telegram, telecopy or other electronic or wireless means, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director’s address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is by mail, such notice shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is by courier service, telegram, overnight mail, telecopy or other electronic or wireless means, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time set for such meeting. If the notice is by telephone or by hand delivery, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time set for such meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
3.10    QUORUM
A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 3.12 of these bylaws. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and applicable law.
A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the quorum for that meeting.
3.11    WAIVER OF NOTICE
Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director (i) who signs a waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting, or (ii) who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such directors. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made part of the minutes of the meeting. A waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the board of directors.

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3.12    ADJOURNMENT
A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting of the board to another time and place.
3.13    NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting of the board need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, then notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given before the adjourned meeting takes place, in the manner specified in Section 3.9 of these bylaws, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.
3.14    BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting, provided that all members of the board individually or collectively consent in writing to that action. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the board of directors. Such written consent and any counterparts thereof shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors.
3.15    FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the board of directors. This Section 3.15 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services.
3.16    APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS
The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.
3.17    SOLE DIRECTOR PROVIDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
In the event only one director is required by these bylaws or the certificate of incorporation, then any reference herein to notices, waivers, consents, meetings or other actions by a majority or quorum of the directors shall be deemed to refer to such notice, waiver, etc., by such sole director,

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who shall have all the rights and duties and shall be entitled to exercise all of the powers and shall assume all the responsibilities otherwise herein described as given to the board of directors.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
4.1    COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee requires the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the certificate of incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation), (ii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, (iv) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or (v) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board resolution establishing the committee, the bylaws or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
4.2    MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the following provisions of Article III of these bylaws: Section 3.6 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone), Section 3.8 (regular meetings), Section 3.9 (special meetings; notice), Section 3.10 (quorum), Section 3.11 (waiver of notice), Section 3.12 (adjournment), Section 3.13 (notice of adjournment) and Section 3.14 (board action by written consent without meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors, and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of

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directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
4.3    COMMITTEE MINUTES
Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
5.1    OFFICERS
The Corporate Officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents (however denominated), one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
In addition to the Corporate Officers of the Company described above, there may also be such Administrative Officers of the corporation as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the president of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.12 of these bylaws.
5.2    ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Corporate Officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be chosen by the board of directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, and shall hold their respective offices for such terms as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
5.3    SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
The board of directors may appoint, or may empower the president to appoint, such other Corporate Officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such power and authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
The president may from time to time designate and appoint Administrative Officers of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.12 of these bylaws.
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Subject to the rights, if any, of a Corporate Officer under any contract of employment, any Corporate Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in case of a Corporate Officer chosen by the board of directors, by any Corporate Officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.
Any Corporate Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the Corporate Officer is a party.
Any Administrative Officer designated and appointed by the president may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time by the president. Any Administrative Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the president or to the secretary of the corporation.
5.5    VACANCIES IN OFFICES
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular appointments to that office.
5.6    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.
5.7    PRESIDENT
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of directors. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
5.8    VICE PRESIDENTS
In the absence or disability of the president, and if there is no chairman of the board, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when

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so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.
5.9    SECRETARY
The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of the board of directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings and the proceedings thereof.
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He or she shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.
5.10    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director for a purpose reasonably related to his position as a director.
The chief financial officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
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The assistant secretary, if any, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
5.12    ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
In addition to the Corporate Officers of the corporation as provided in Section 5.1 of these bylaws and such subordinate Corporate Officers as may be appointed in accordance with Section 5.3 of these bylaws, there may also be such Administrative Officers of the corporation as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the president of the corporation. Administrative Officers shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be determined by the president or the board of directors in order to assist the Corporate Officers in the furtherance of their duties. In the performance of such duties and the exercise of such powers, however, such Administrative Officers shall have limited authority to act on behalf of the corporation as the board of directors shall establish, including but not limited to limitations on the dollar amount and on the scope of agreements or commitments that may be made by such Administrative Officers on behalf of the corporation, which limitations may not be exceeded by such individuals or altered by the president without further approval by the board of directors.
5.13    AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS
In addition to the foregoing powers, authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and powers and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
6.1    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a “director” or “officer” of the corporation shall mean any person (i) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or (iii) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

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The corporation shall be required to indemnify a director or officer in connection with an action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such director or officer only if the initiation of such action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) by the director or officer was authorized by the board of Directors of the corporation.
The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by a director or officer of the corporation entitled to indemnification hereunder in defending any action, suit or proceeding referred to in this Section 6.1 in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer of the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 6.1 or otherwise.
The rights conferred on any person by this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of the stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
6.2    INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS
The corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, to indemnify any person (other than directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the corporation (other than a director or officer) shall mean any person (i) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or (iii) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
6.3    INSURANCE
The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation

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would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
RECORDS AND REPORTS
7.1    MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS
The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books and other records of its business and properties.
Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.
7.2    INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS
Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director.
7.3    ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS
The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.
7.4    REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS
The chairman of the board, if any, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or any assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of the stock of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

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7.5    CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS
The original or a copy of these bylaws, as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the secretary, shall be kept at the corporation’s principal executive office and shall be open to inspection by the stockholders of the corporation, at all reasonable times during office hours.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL MATTERS
8.1    RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING
For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which shall not be more than sixty (60) days before any such action. In that case, only stockholders of record at the close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date so fixed, except as otherwise provided by law.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, then the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the applicable resolution.
8.2    CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.
8.3    CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED
The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize and empower any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such power and authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
8.4    STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES

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The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Certificates for shares shall be of such form and device as the board of directors may designate and shall state the name of the record holder of the shares represented thereby; its number; date of issuance; the number of shares for which it is issued; a summary statement or reference to the powers, designations, preferences or other special rights of such stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, if any; a statement or summary of liens, if any; a conspicuous notice of restrictions upon transfer or registration of transfer, if any; a statement as to any applicable voting trust agreement; if the shares be assessable, or, if assessments are collectible by personal action, a plain statement of such facts.
Upon surrender to the secretary or transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
8.5    SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES
If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General

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Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
8.6    LOST CERTIFICATES
Except as provided in this Section 8.6, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The board of directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of replacement certificates on such terms and conditions as the board may require; the board may require indemnification of the corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to protect the corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of the certificate or the issuance of the replacement certificate.
8.7    TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
The board of directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks, and one or more registrars, each of which shall be an incorporated bank or trust company — either domestic or foreign, who shall be appointed at such times and places as the requirements of the corporation may necessitate and the board of directors may designate.
8.8    CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, as used in these bylaws, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both an entity and a natural person.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
The original or other bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.
Whenever an amendment or new bylaw is adopted, it shall be copied in the book of bylaws with the original bylaws, in the appropriate place. If any bylaw is repealed, the fact of repeal with the

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date of the meeting at which the repeal was enacted or the filing of the operative written consent(s) shall be stated in said book.
ARTICLE X
DISSOLUTION
If it should be deemed advisable in the judgment of the board of directors of the corporation that the corporation should be dissolved, the board, after the adoption of a resolution to that effect by a majority of the whole board at any meeting called for that purpose, shall cause notice to be mailed to each stockholder entitled to vote thereon of the adoption of the resolution and of a meeting of stockholders to take action upon the resolution.
At the meeting a vote shall be taken for and against the proposed dissolution. If a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon votes for the proposed dissolution, then a certificate stating that the dissolution has been authorized in accordance with the provisions of Section 275 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers shall be executed, acknowledged, and filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such certificate’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved.
Whenever all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution consent in writing, either in person or by duly authorized attorney, to a dissolution, no meeting of directors or stockholders shall be necessary. The consent shall be filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such consent’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved. If the consent is signed by an attorney, then the original power of attorney or a photocopy thereof shall be attached to and filed with the consent. The consent filed with the Secretary of State shall have attached to it the affidavit of the secretary or some other officer of the corporation stating that the consent has been signed by or on behalf of all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution; in addition, there shall be attached to the consent a certification by the secretary or some other officer of the corporation setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers of the corporation.
ARTICLE XI
CUSTODIAN
11.1    APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES
The Court of Chancery, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for the corporation when:

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(i) at any meeting held for the election of directors the stockholders are so divided that they have failed to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired or would have expired upon qualification of their successors; or
(ii) the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury because the directors are so divided respecting the management of the affairs of the corporation that the required vote for action by the board of directors cannot be obtained and the stockholders are unable to terminate this division; or
(iii) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve, liquidate or distribute its assets.
11.2    DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN
The custodian shall have all the powers and title of a receiver appointed under Section 291 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, but the authority of the custodian shall be to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the Court of Chancery otherwise orders and except in cases arising under Sections 226(a)(3) or 352(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

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HARMONIC INC.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

The undersigned hereby certifies that he or she is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Harmonic Inc., a Delaware corporation, and that the foregoing bylaws were amended and restated on October 15, 2018 by the corporation’s board of directors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 15th day of October, 2018.
/s/ Timothy C. Chu
Secretary



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Exhibit


Exhibit 31.1
Harmonic Inc.
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Patrick J. Harshman, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Harmonic Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant, and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 5, 2018
By:
/s/ Patrick J. Harshman
 
Patrick J. Harshman
 
President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit


Exhibit 31.2
Harmonic Inc.
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Sanjay Kalra, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Harmonic Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant, and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 5, 2018
 
 
By:
/s/ Sanjay Kalra
 
Sanjay Kalra
 
Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit


Exhibit 32.1
Harmonic Inc.
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
As of the date hereof, I, Patrick J. Harshman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harmonic Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit accompanying such Report and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Date: November 5, 2018
 
/s/ Patrick J. Harshman
Patrick J. Harshman
President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit


Exhibit 32.2
Harmonic Inc.
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
As of the date hereof, I, Sanjay Kalra, Chief Financial Officer of Harmonic Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit accompanying such Report and shall not be deemed filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Date: November 5, 2018
 
/s/ Sanjay Kalra
Sanjay Kalra
Chief Financial Officer