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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Harmonic (HLIT)

Harmonic agrees to sell its Video Business to MediaKind for $145 million in cash

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Harmonic entered a Put Option Agreement with Leone Media Inc. (d/b/a MediaKind), giving Harmonic the right to require MediaKind to buy its Video Business for $145 million in cash after a French works council consultation. The company says the sale would sharpen its focus on its Broadband business and strengthen its balance sheet, and it reaffirmed its Q4 2025 guidance, though the filing does not disclose the business's financial results.

Key points

  • Purchase price is $145 million in cash, subject to adjustments for net working capital, cash and debt, and selling expenses
  • Exclusivity runs until the signing of the asset purchase agreement or March 23, 2026, whichever comes first
  • Closing is expected in the first half of 2026; either party may terminate if closing conditions are not met by June 8, 2026
  • Harmonic reaffirmed its total company financial guidance for Q4 2025

The filing

CompanyHarmonic (HLIT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 8, 2025, 9:48 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-311656

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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