secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HARMONIC INC. (HLIT)
CIK:        0000851310
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-311656
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Harmonic to sell Video Business to MediaKind for $145M cash; closes H1 2026
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- Put Option Agreement gives Harmonic right to require MediaKind to buy its Video Business for $145M in cash.
- Transaction subject to French works council consultation, customary regulatory approvals; expected close in H1 2026.
- Harmonic will sharpen focus on core virtualized Broadband business; receives capital infusion to bolster balance sheet.
- Harmonic reaffirms total company Q4 2025 financial guidance; conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET today.
- MediaKind CEO Allen Broome says combination will create leading independent streaming infrastructure company.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312525311656/0001193125-25-311656-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312525311656/d30982d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-311656

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