Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15, 2023
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-25826
77-0201147
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
Commission File Number
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2590 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA95131
(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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
HLIT
NASDAQ Global Select Market
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 15, 2023, Sanjay Kalra notified Harmonic Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 3, 2023, to pursue other opportunities (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Kalra’s departure is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or its board of directors, or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
In connection with Mr. Kalra’s resignation, the Company has appointed Jeremy Rosenberg to the position of interim Chief Financial Officer (“interim CFO”) as of the Effective Date. As interim CFO, Mr. Rosenberg will serve as both the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Rosenberg, age 65, joined the Company in January 2015 and has served as its Senior Vice President of Business Development, since October 2016.
The selection of Mr. Rosenberg to serve as the interim CFO was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Rosenberg and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Rosenberg and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. No material changes have been made to Mr. Rosenberg’s compensation in connection with his appointment as interim CFO.
In connection with his appointment as interim CFO, Mr. Rosenberg has entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”). Pursuant to the Indemnification Agreement, the Company agrees to indemnify Mr. Rosenberg against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of his status or services as interim CFO of the Company and to advancement of his expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding as to which he may be indemnified. The Indemnification Agreement is intended to provide indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted under applicable indemnification rights statutes in the State of Delaware and is in addition to any other rights Mr. Rosenberg may have under the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 16, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding the events described in Item 5.02. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, and shall not be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing. The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indemnification Agreement, a copy of which was previously filed and is incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.11
Form Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive officers
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
1 Previously filed as an Exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 No. 33-90752.
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: February 16, 2023
HARMONIC INC.
By:
/s/ Timothy Chu
Name: Timothy Chu
Title: General Counsel, SVP HR and Corporate Secretary
