Harmonic Inc. filed a Form S-8 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2026, to register an additional 3,000,000 shares of common stock issuable under its 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.

Key Highlights

  • Shares registered: 3,000,000 additional shares of Harmonic Inc. common stock.
  • Plan covered: Harmonic Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of June 4, 2026.
  • Prior registration: An earlier Form S-8 for the same plan was filed on June 12, 2025, under registration number 333-287984.
  • Filer classification: Harmonic Inc. is identified as a large accelerated filer in the filing.
  • Common stock par value: $0.001 per share, as stated in the filing.
  • Counsel for registration: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California.
  • Auditor consent included: Ernst & Young LLP, identified as independent registered public accounting firm, provided a consent filed as Exhibit 23.1.

Harmonic Expands 2025 Equity Incentive Plan Capacity with New S-8 Filing

According to the filing, Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) submitted this Form S-8 registration statement to register an additional 3,000,000 shares of its common stock for issuance under the Harmonic Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. The plan was amended and restated effective as of June 4, 2026. The company stated that the shares registered in this filing are additional securities of the same class as those covered by the earlier registration statement, numbered 333-287984, which was filed on June 12, 2025.

The filing notes that, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the earlier registration statement are incorporated by reference into this new registration statement, with modifications as set forth in the current filing. The company incorporated by reference its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed on February 24, 2026, as well as all other reports filed under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of that fiscal year.

The filing also describes indemnification provisions for directors and officers under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, noting that the company has entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers providing the maximum indemnity allowed under Delaware law. The company also disclosed that it maintains directors and officers insurance. Timothy C. Chu, General Counsel, SVP HR and Corporate Secretary, is named as the agent for service of process at Harmonic's principal offices at 2590 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California 95131.

What Was Disclosed

Harmonic Inc. registered 3,000,000 additional shares of common stock under its amended and restated 2025 Equity Incentive Plan via a Form S-8 filing dated November 6, 2026, supplementing a prior registration for the same plan filed in June 2025.