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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS (213113) 

JASON C. DAVIS (pro hac vice) 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

shawnw@lerachlaw.com 

jdavis@lerachlaw.com 

BARRACK, RODOS & BACINE 

STEPHEN R. BASSER (121590) 

SAMUEL M. WARD (216562) 

402 West Broadway, Suite 850 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/230-0800 

619/230-1874 (fax) 

sbasser@barrack.com 

sward@barrack.com 

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ 

 & KESSLER LLP 

DAVID KESSLER 

ANDREW ZIVITZ 

MARK S. DANEK 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/667-7706 

610/667-7056 (fax) 

dkessler@sbtklaw.com 

azivitz@sbtklaw.com 

mdanek@sbtklaw.com 

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

SCHOENGOLD, SPORN, LAITMAN 

 & LOMETTI, P.C. 

SAMUEL P. SPORN 

CHRISTOPHER LOMETTI 

JAY P. SALTZMAN 

19 Fulton Street, Suite 406 

New York, NY 10038 

Telephone: 212/964-0046 

212/267-8137 (fax) 

sporn@spornlaw.com 

chris@spornlaw.com 

jay@spornlaw.com 

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re HARMONIC INC. SECURITIES 

LITIGATION 

This Document Relates To: 

ALL ACTIONS. 

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Master File No. C-00-2287-PJH 

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING CLASS CERTIFICATION 

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STIPULATION

WHEREAS, on April 18, 2007, Lead Plaintiff Robert Knollenberg (“Knollenberg”) and 

plaintiff Joseph Ivanich (“Ivanich”) filed a motion for class certification pursuant to Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3); 

WHEREAS, on May 2, 2007 and May 11, 2007, defendants took the depositions of 

Knollenberg and Ivanich respectively; 

WHEREAS, defendants are currently scheduled to file an opposition to plaintiffs’ Motion 

for Class Certification on May 30, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred concerning the appropriateness of class 

certification in this action; 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to provisionally stipulate to the certification of a 

Class; 

WHEREAS, such stipulation shall be without prejudice to any party’s right to litigate any 

issue concerning the merits, including, but not limited to, issues concerning liability, affirmative 

defenses, and damages; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties as follows: 

1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Stipulation and Order, this action is 

provisionally certified to proceed as a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

23(b)(3). 

2. The Class shall be defined as follows: 

All persons and entities who, (1) were shareholders of C-Cube 

MicroSystems, Inc., and, as part of the May 3, 2000 merger of 

Harmonic and C-Cube, exchanged shares of C-Cube for Harmonic 

shares that were issued pursuant to the Form S-4 Registration 

Statement and Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2000 (“Form S4”), or (2) on or before June 26, 2000, purchased or otherwise 

acquired Harmonic shares that are traceable to shares issued pursuant 

to the Form S-4. Excluded from the Class are each of the defendants, 

their directors and officers, members of their immediate families, any 

entity in which a defendant has a controlling interest, and the heirs, 

successors, and assigns of any such excluded party. 

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3. For the purposes of this Stipulation, and subject to the independent provisions of 

paragraph 5 and 7, the parties agree that the Class described in paragraph 2 above satisfies the 

requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3). 

4. Knollenberg and Ivanich are certified as the representatives of the Class, subject to 

the provisions of paragraph 5. 

5. This Stipulation and Order is entered into without prejudice to the right of any party 

to move, for good cause shown, to amend, modify, limit, or vacate this Order. 

6. Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP; Schoengold Sporn Laitman 

& Lometti, P.C.; Schiffrin, Barroway, Topaz & Kessler, LLP; and Barrack, Rodos & Bacine are 

designated to act as Class Counsel pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g), subject to the provisions of 

paragraph 5. 

7. Notwithstanding any other part of this Stipulation and Order, no defendant waives by 

entry of this Stipulation and Order, or shall be deemed to have waived by entry of this Stipulation 

and Order, any right, argument, or position related in any way to (a) any class member’s standing; 

(b) any defendant’s alleged liability or affirmative defenses, or (c) alleged damages. 

DATED: May 30, 2007 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

JASON C. DAVIS 

/s/ 

SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

WILLIAM S. LERACH 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/231-1058 

619/231-7423 (fax) 

BARRACK, RODOS & BACINE 

STEPHEN R. BASSER 

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SAMUEL M. WARD 

402 West Broadway, Suite 850 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: 619/230-0800 

619/230-1874 (fax) 

SCHIFFRIN BARROWAY TOPAZ 

 & KESSLER LLP 

DAVID KESSLER 

ANDREW ZIVITZ 

MARK S. DANEK 

280 King of Prussia Road 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Telephone: 610/667-7706 

610/667-7056 (fax) 

SCHOENGOLD, SPORN, LAITMAN 

 & LOMETTI, P.C. 

SAMUEL P. SPORN 

CHRISTOPHER LOMETTI 

JAY P. SALTZMAN 

19 Fulton Street, Suite 406 

New York, NY 10038 

Telephone: 212/964-0046 

212/267-8137 (fax) 

Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

DATED: May 30, 2007 MELVIN R. GOLDMAN 

TERRI GARLAND 

D. ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ 

MATTHEW H. RICE 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

/s/ 

D. ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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ORDER 

The Court having reviewed the May 30, 2007 Stipulation of the parties regarding class 

certification, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Class is certified under Rule 23(b)(3) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stipulation. 

DATED: _________________________ ____________________________________ 

THE HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 30, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of 

the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail 

addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have 

mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the non-CM/ECF 

participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. 

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 30, 2007. 

 s/ Shawn A. Williams 

 SHAWN A. WILLIAMS 

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER 

 RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 

100 Pine Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415/288-4545 

415/288-4534 (fax) 

E-mail:ShawnW@lerachlaw.com

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z Stephen R. Basser

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z Jerome F. Birn, Jr

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z Patrick J. Coughlin

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z William S. Lerach

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z Shawn A. Williams

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Harwood Feffer LLP 

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Holzer Holzer & Cannon LLC 

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David Kessler

Schiffrin & Barroway LLP 

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Radnor, PA 19087 

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Ste 406 

New York, NY 10038 

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