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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

October 21, 2004


Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

HARMONIC INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   0-25826   77-0201147

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  Commission File Number   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

549 Baltic Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 542-2500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 21, 2004, Harmonic Inc. (“Harmonic”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the quarter ended October 1, 2004. Harmonic also announced that it would be holding a conference call on Thursday, October 21, 2004, to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended October 1, 2004.

The information in 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, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Harmonic uses non-GAAP measures of operating income/loss, net income/loss and earnings/loss per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and credits and gains and losses. These non-GAAP adjustments are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, we believe the inclusion of non-GAAP numbers provides consistency in our financial reporting. Further, these non-GAAP results are a primary indicator used by management for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP results published by other companies. A table reconciling the non-GAAP results to GAAP results is included in the accompanying press release.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    Exhibits.

     
Exhibit Number
  Description

 
 
 
99.1
  Press Release of Harmonic Inc., issued on October 21, 2004

 


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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.

HARMONIC INC.

     
Date:
  October 21, 2004
 
   
By:
  /s/ Robin N. Dickson
 
 
  Robin N. Dickson
Chief Financial Officer

 


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Exhibit Index

     
Exhibit Number
  Description
99.1
  Press Release of Harmonic Inc., issued on October 21, 2004