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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K

 CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2021
  
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware000-2582677-0201147
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
Commission
File Number
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2590 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408542-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareHLITNASDAQ Global Select Market



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the"2021 Annual Meeting") at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The Annual meeting was a virtual meeting held over the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLIT2021. As of April 15, 2021, the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting, there were 101,087,383 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 89,096,791 shares of common stock was present or represented at the 2021 Annual Meeting. All matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting were approved. Those matters were as follows:
1.Stockholders elected seven (7) directors to serve until the earlier of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and duly qualified.
NAMEFORWITHHELDBROKER NON-VOTE
Patrick Gallagher 73,360,5202,992,40012,743,871
Patrick J. Harshman75,647,036705,88412,743,871
Deborah L. Clifford75,722,756630,16412,743,871
David Krall74,549,6081,803,31212,743,871
Mitzi Reaugh
75,714,624638,29612,743,871
Susan G. Swenson74,411,8941,941,02612,743,871
Nikos Theodosopoulos75,719,662633,25812,743,871
2.Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.
FORAGAINSTABSTAINBROKER NON-VOTE
75,346,335 785,486 221,099 12,743,871
3.Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares.
FORAGAINSTABSTAINBROKER NON-VOTE
75,605,848 711,781 35,291 12,743,871
4.Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2002 Director Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 450,000 shares.
FORAGAINSTABSTAINBROKER NON-VOTE
73,248,083 3,059,876 44,961 12,743,871
5.Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,2021.
FORAGAINSTABSTAIN
88,901,726 95,782 99,283
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 10, 2021  HARMONIC INC.
By:/s/ Timothy C. Chu
   Timothy C. Chu
   
General Counsel, SVP HR and Corporate Secretary


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