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 *   Louvet Eric 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2019 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) SVP Sales NA & APAC 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) Common Stock 52,452 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
Restricted Stock Units (1)	03/01/2017(2)	03/01/2020	Common Stock	45,000	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	02/15/2018(3)	02/15/2019	Common Stock	1,250	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	02/15/2019(4)	02/15/2021	Common Stock	50,000	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Louvet Eric 4300 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95134	Â	Â	  SVP Sales NA & APAC	Â

Signatures

/s/ Laura Donovan By Laura Donovan, Attorney-in-Fact		02/13/2019
**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)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of HLIT common stock.
(2)	Twenty five percent of the shares subject to the restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2017 and on March 1, 2018, and twenty five percent of the shares subject to the restricted stock units vest annually thereafter so as to be 100% vested on March 1, 2020.
(3)	Fifty percent of the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units vested on February 15, 2018, and twenty five percent of the Restricted Stock Units are scheduled to vest quarterly thereafter so as to be 100% vested on February 15, 2019.
(4)	Thirty three percent of the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Grant are scheduled to vest February 15, 2019, and equal increments of the Shares subject to the RSU are scheduled to vest quarterly thereafter, until 100% vested as of February 15, 2021.

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