8-K

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 9, 2022

HARMONIC INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

2590 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 542-2500

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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.  ☐

The Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the"2022 Annual Meeting") at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Annual Meeting was a virtual meeting held over the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLIT2022. As of April 14, 2022, the record date for the 2022 Annual Meeting, there were 104,620,277 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 96,028,195 shares of common stock was present or represented at the 2022 Annual Meeting. All matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting were approved. Those matters were as follows:

1.Stockholders elected nine (9) directors to serve until the earlier of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and duly qualified.

2.Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers.

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.

4.Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 1995 Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 7,000,000 shares.

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 31,2022.

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.

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