FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Haltmayer Neven 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARMONIC INC [HLIT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 NORTH FIRST STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice President, R&D 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Holding 39,935 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option/Right to buy	02/15/2012(1)	03/04/2018	Common Stock	65,000	$ 9.69	D	Â
Stock Option/Right to buy	02/15/2013(2)	02/28/2019	Common Stock	80,000	$ 6.14	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	02/15/2013(4)	02/15/2016	Common Stock	5,625	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option/Right to buy	02/15/2014(2)	03/15/2020	Common Stock	120,000	$ 5.78	D	Â
Stock Option/Right to buy	02/15/2015(2)	03/14/2021	Common Stock	100,000	$ 6.49	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	02/15/2015(4)	02/15/2016	Common Stock	6,250	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option/Right to buy	02/15/2016(5)	03/13/2022	Common Stock	80,000	$ 7.58	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (3)	02/15/2016(6)	02/15/2018	Common Stock	27,333	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Haltmayer Neven 4300 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95134	Â	Â	  Sr. Vice President, R&D	Â

Signatures

/s/ Laura Donovan By Attorney-in-Fact: Laura Donovan		02/12/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Twenty-five percent of the Shares subject to the Option vested twelve months after the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty eighth of the Shares subject to the Option vested monthly thereafter.
(2)	Twenty-five percent of the Shares subject to the Option vested twelve months after the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty eighth of the Shares subject to the Option vests monthly thereafter.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of HLIT common stock.
(4)	The shares subject to the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in full on February 15, 2016.
(5)	Twenty-five percent of the Shares subject to the Option will vest twelve months after the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty eighth of the Shares subject to the Option vests monthly thereafter.
(6)	Forty percent of the shares subject to the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 15, 2016, and fifteen percent of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest semi-annually thereafter so as to be 100% vested on February 15, 2018.

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