---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-259564"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLIT"
cik: "0000851310"
company_name: "HARMONIC INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-05T20:10:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T20:20:58.067727+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Harmonic votes: all seven directors elected, say-on-pay approved, equity plan shares increased by 3M

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected; for votes ranged from 78.3M to 79.9M shares.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 77.8M for, 2.3M against, 177.9K abstain.
- Stockholders approved holding future advisory votes every one year: 75.8M for 1 year, 3.8M for 3 years.
- Amendment to 2025 Equity Incentive Plan increasing shares by 3,000,000 approved: 75.8M for, 4.0M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for FY2026: 93.9M for, 216K against, 589.6K abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-259564
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLIT
- cik: 0000851310
- company_name: HARMONIC INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-05T20:10:17+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/hlit-20260604.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HARMONIC INC. shareholders approved Election of seven directors to serve until the earlier of the 2027 Annual Meeting or until their successors are elected and duly qualified. at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: NAME FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE Nimrod Ben-Natan 79,947,905 252,519 61,332 14,455,250 Patrick Gallagher 78,278,942 1,884,055 98,759 14,455,250 Deborah L. Clifford 79,634,468 519,207 108,081 14,455,250 Stephanie Copeland 79,825,702 331,988 104,066 14,455,250 Dana Crandall 79,760,026 379,598 122,132 14,455,250 Neel Dev 79,920,042 259,068 82,646 14,455,250 David Krall 79,759,654 412,531 89,571 14,455,250
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HARMONIC INC. shareholders approved Amendment to the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved by 3,000,000 shares. at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2025 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,000,000 shares. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 75,846,460 4,020,318 394,978 14,455,250
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HARMONIC INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,2026. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 93,911,376 216,061 589,569
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HARMONIC INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers. at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 77,824,399 2,259,461 177,896 14,455,250
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HARMONIC INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation (every one year). at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding future stockholder advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every one year. 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 75,781,101 482,805 3,828,076 169,774 14,455,250
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851310/000119312526259564/0001193125-26-259564-index.htm

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