Annual Report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-09764

Harman International Industries, Incorporated

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware		11-2534306
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500 Stamford, CT		06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 328-3500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)


Large accelerated filer x		Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of December 31, 2010 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $3,214,964,584 based upon the closing price of the shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that date.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 69,930,927 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, as of August 1, 2011.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.

INDEX


			Page
Forward–Looking Statements				1

Part I
Item	1.	Business		3
Item	1A.	Risk Factors		14
Item	1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments		19
Item	2.	Properties		20
Item	3.	Legal Proceedings		20
		Executive Officers of the Registrant		22

Part II
Item	5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		24
Item	6.	Selected Financial Data		25
Item	7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		26
Item	7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		43
Item	8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		45
Item	9.	Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		97
Item	9A.	Controls and Procedures		97
Item	9B.	Other Information		97

Part III
Item	10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		98
Item	11.	Executive Compensation		98
Item	12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		98
Item	13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		98
Item	14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services		98

Part IV
Item	15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules		99

Signatures				105

The page numbers in this Table of Contents reflect actual page numbers, not EDGAR page tag numbers.

References to “Harman International,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this Form 10-K refer to Harman International Industries, Incorporated and its subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise.

Harman International, the Harman International logo, and the Harman International products and brand names referred to herein are either the trademarks or the registered trademarks of Harman International. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, cash flows, capital expenditures, the outcome of pending legal proceedings and claims, goals and objectives for future operations, including descriptions of our business strategies and purchase commitments from customers. These statements are typically identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions. We base these statements on particular assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience, as well as our perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you read and consider the information in this report, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this report will in fact transpire.

You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in this report because they identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statements. Our operating results may fluctuate significantly and may not meet our expectations or those of securities analysts or investors. The price of our stock would likely decline if this occurs. Factors that may cause fluctuations in our operating results include, but are not limited to, the following:

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our ability to maintain profitability in our automotive division if there are delays in our product launches which may give rise to significant penalties and increased engineering expense;

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the loss of one or more significant customers, or the loss of a significant platform with an automotive customer;

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warranty obligations for defects in our products;

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fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the U.S. Dollar and the Euro;

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our ability to successfully implement our global footprint initiative, including achieving cost reductions and other benefits in connection with the restructuring of our manufacturing, engineering, procurement and administrative organizations;

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fluctuations in the price and supply of raw materials including, without limitation, petroleum, copper, steel, aluminum, synthetic resins, rare metals and rare-earth minerals, or shortages of materials, parts and components;

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the inability of our suppliers to deliver products at the scheduled rate and disruptions arising in connection therewith;

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our ability to attract and retain qualified senior management and to prepare and implement an appropriate succession plan for our critical organizational positions;

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our failure to implement and maintain a comprehensive disaster recovery program;

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our failure to comply with governmental rules and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.S. export control laws, and the cost of compliance with such laws;

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our ability to maintain a competitive technological advantage through innovation and leading product designs;

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our failure to maintain the value of our brands and implementing a sufficient brand protection program;

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the outcome of pending or future litigation and other claims, including, but not limited to, the current stockholder and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 lawsuits; and

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our ability to enforce or defend our ownership and use of intellectual property rights.

Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. As a result, the foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding certain factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those expected or anticipated, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors” which is located in Item 1A of Part I of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement (except as required by law).

Market, ranking and other data

In this report, we refer to information regarding market data obtained from internal sources, market research, publicly available information and industry publications. Estimates are inherently uncertain, involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” which is located in Item 1A of Part I of this report.

Part I

Item 1.

Business

Our Company

We believe we are a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of high quality, high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems. We have developed, both internally and through a series of strategic acquisitions, a broad range of product offerings sold under renowned brand names in our principal markets. We also believe that we are a leader in digitally integrated infotainment systems for the automotive industry. Our AKG ^® , Crown ^® , JBL ^® , Infinity ^® , Harman/Kardon ^® , Lexicon ^® , dbx ^® , BSS ^® , Studer ^® , Soundcraft ^® , Mark Levinson ^® , Becker ^® and Selenium ^® brand names are well known worldwide for premium quality and performance. We have built these brands by developing our engineering, manufacturing and marketing competencies, and have employed these resources to establish our Company as a leader in the markets we serve.

Segments

We report our business on the basis of four segments. Our Automotive, Consumer and Professional segments are based on the end-user markets we serve. Our fourth segment, Other, primarily includes compensation, benefit and occupancy costs for corporate employees, expenses associated with new technology innovation and our corporate brand identity campaign, as well as the results of operations of Aha Mobile (“Aha”), a company we acquired in September 2010. For additional information about our segments, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Item 7 of Part II of this report and Note 17 – Business Segment Data , in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements located in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

Automotive

Our Automotive segment designs, manufactures and markets audio, electronic and infotainment systems for vehicle applications to be installed primarily as original equipment by automotive manufacturers. Our infotainment systems are a combination of information and entertainment components that may include or control GPS navigation, traffic information, voice-activated telephone and climate control, rear seat entertainment, wireless Internet access, hard disk recording, MP3 playback and a high-end branded audio system. We expect future infotainment systems to also integrate driver safety capabilities such as lane guidance, traffic sign recognition, pre-crash emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and night vision. Our Automotive products are marketed worldwide under brand names including JBL, Infinity, Mark Levinson, Harman/Kardon, Logic 7 ^® , Lexicon and Becker. We also have an exclusive license with Bowers & Wilkins to develop, manufacture, sell and service premium audio systems under the Bowers & Wilkins brand name. Global automotive customers for our premium audio and infotainment systems include BMW, Audi/Volkswagen, Daimler AG, Chrysler, Toyota/Lexus, Hyundai, Porsche, Land Rover, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Jaguar. We also produce a Harman/Kardon branded infotainment system for Harley-Davidson touring motorcycles. Our premium branded audio systems are sold independently or in conjunction with our infotainment systems through engineering and supply arrangements

Consumer

Our Consumer segment designs, manufactures and markets a wide-range of mid- to high-end audio and consumer electronics for home, multimedia and mobile applications. Our Consumer products feature some of the world’s most recognized audio brands, including AKG, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Mark Levinson and Selenium. Home applications include dedicated home audio and theater systems, as well as distributed systems that provide multi-zone high-quality audio and video. Multimedia applications comprise a wide-range of innovative accessories such as designer fashion earbuds and noise cancelling headphones that enhance the sound of portable electronic devices. Our branded audio products for multimedia applications are primarily designed to

enhance sound for Apple’s iPad ^® , iPod ^® and iPhone ^® , and other MP3 players. We provide transducers and built-in speakers for leading notebook computers, such as Dell and Toshiba. Additionally, we provide an extensive line of audio systems for personal computers that are recognized for their award winning design and high fidelity. Aftermarket mobile products include speakers, amplifiers and digital signal processors (“DSPs”) that deliver high-quality in-car audio. Our Consumer products are sold in specialty audio stores, mass-market retail stores such as the Apple stores, Best Buy, Target, Media Markt and Fnac, and through online retailers, such as Amazon.com.

Professional

Our Professional segment designs, manufactures and markets an extensive range of loudspeakers, power amplifiers, digital signal processors, microphones, headphones and mixing consoles used by audio professionals in concert halls, stadiums, airports, houses of worship and other public spaces. For example, our Professional products can be found in prestigious venues and at important events such as the GRAMMY ^® Awards, Super Bowl XLV, the Oscars ^® , the Country Music Awards, the Indian National Games, New York’s Lincoln Center, the Norwegian Parliament, China’s National Day Celebration, the City Center Las Vegas Complex and the Minnesota Twin’s Target Field. We design products for recording, broadcast, cinema and music reproduction applications. We also provide high-quality products to the sound reinforcement, music instrument support and broadcast and recording segments of the professional audio market. Our Professional products are marketed globally under brand names including JBL Professional, AKG, Crown, Soundcraft, Lexicon, DigiTech ^® , dbx, BSS, Studer and Selenium.

Our Professional segment also offers complete systems solutions for professional installations and users around the world. Our products can be linked by our HiQnet ^® network protocol providing a central digital network for audio professionals to control different aspects of a complex system. We believe that we are well equipped to provide turnkey systems solutions for professional audio applications that offer the customer improved performance, reliability, ease of installation and reduced cost. Our Professional system products are marketed globally under a number of brand names, including JBL, AKG, Crown, Soundcraft, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel ^® , DigiTech, dbx and Studer.

Other

Our Other segment includes compensation, benefits and occupancy costs for corporate employees, net of reporting segment allocations, expenses associated with new technology innovation and our corporate brand identity campaign, as well as the results of operations of Aha.

Acquisitions

On February 10, 2011, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 3dB Research Limited (“3dB”), a leading developer of music and signal processing technology. On September 13, 2010, we acquired Aha, a provider of on-demand mobile and location-based internet content services. The operating results of all acquired companies are included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations starting from the date of the respective acquisition.

Results of Operations

Our results of operations depend on our sales of audio products and electronic systems in the Automotive, Consumer and Professional markets. Our products are sold worldwide, with the largest markets being the United States and Germany. Significant portions of our net sales are denominated in Euros.

Our Strengths

World-class brand portfolio

We believe that our brands and the innovative technologies they represent—many of which Harman pioneered—have helped establish our Company as a leader in the primary markets we serve. Our brand portfolio includes such renowned names as AKG, Becker, Crown, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson and Selenium. We have successfully leveraged these brands across our Automotive, Consumer and Professional segments. Not only does this provide brand reinforcement and recognition across markets, but it also enables us to share similar foundational technologies that differentiate us from our competitors.

Innovation and technological expertise

We believe that innovation is an important element to gaining market acceptance and strengthening our market position. We have a history of leveraging our continuous technological innovation across all of the markets we serve. We employ more than 3,000 engineers in strategically located technical centers around the globe. We have a well-deserved reputation for delivering premium audio and infotainment solutions across a full spectrum of applications. We believe that our technological innovation, the quality of our products and our reputation for on-time delivery have resulted in a substantial amount of awarded business. We have a cumulative estimated $14.5 billion of future awarded automotive business, which represents the estimated lifetime net sales for all customers. We calculate our awarded business using various assumptions including global vehicle production forecasts, customer take rates for our products, revisions to product life cycle estimates and estimated value of new business awards, among other factors. We update our estimates on an annual basis for total awarded business utilizing revised assumptions as circumstances change. We believe this will position us well for follow-on and new business with these existing customers.

Seasoned management team with extensive global experience

Our senior management team possesses substantial experience leading technology-oriented companies, promoting profitable growth through continuous value-added innovation and providing guidance, leadership and cost-discipline through challenging economic conditions.

Our Growth Strategy

Continued growth through innovation

We are focused on the next generation of audio and infotainment solutions that will blend advances in wireless networking, streaming audio, hands-free connectivity, driver assistance, safety systems and more. Our advanced software capabilities and acoustic expertise will work together to define emerging standards across all of our segments.

We believe we can grow our business with automotive manufacturers through an increase in the number of models offering our audio, navigation and infotainment systems; increases in per-vehicle content through the provision of integrated infotainment and premium branded audio systems; higher penetration levels of high-level audio and infotainment systems within existing models; and by providing systems that will continue to integrate advanced driver assist safety measures as they evolve.

We have developed a new mid-range infotainment system that we believe will deliver industry-leading performance at an affordable price that will allow us to penetrate the emerging mid-range automotive market. We also are developing, through our GreenEdge initiative, environmentally friendly technologies to reduce power consumption and product weight, a growing area of opportunity for environmentally conscious customers. We have partnered with Lotus Engineering (UK) to develop active noise management applications for both conventional and hybrid/electric cars. We believe that this technology will be an important component for conventional, hybrid and electric vehicles in the future.

We believe our innovative networking and control technologies will provide us with significant growth opportunities across all of our segments. Our HiQnet technology simplifies the interaction of our products and provides users with an incentive to purchase complete HiQnet compatible systems. We are also playing a leading role in developing the emerging Ethernet AV standard, which we believe will be the basis for the next-generation infotainment bus technology. This technology will allow higher audio and video bandwidth and transport capabilities, and we believe it will open up significant new market opportunities.

Expansion into emerging markets

We believe significant opportunities exist to grow our business in all three of our business segments in emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia. To execute this strategy, we have hired dedicated regional country managers in China, India and Russia. We also are repositioning our research and development and production capabilities, and are developing distribution channels to be able to meet the demand for our products in these markets. Selenium, which we acquired in June 2010, has an established market presence and distribution channel in Brazil and Latin America which is driving new business opportunities across all of our segments in this region.

STEP Change sustainable cost savings program

We announced our STEP Change restructuring program in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The goal of this program was to maximize operating flexibility and increase efficiency in our manufacturing, engineering, procurement and administrative functions. Our STEP Change methodology targeted $400 million in sustainable cost-savings on an annualized basis over the fiscal year 2008 baseline through the end of fiscal year 2011, and involved over 200 restructuring actions to improve our global footprint, cost structure, technology portfolio, human resources and internal processes. These actions have reduced the number of our manufacturing, engineering and operating locations in high-cost countries, have enabled us to expand our capabilities in low-cost countries, and have allowed us to take advantage of growth opportunities in emerging markets. We completed our STEP Change restructuring program in June 2011.

Products

Automotive

We believe that we are a leader in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high fidelity, digitally-integrated infotainment systems and premium branded audio systems for automobiles. In recent years, the automotive industry experienced increased demand for information and entertainment in automotive vehicles. We have developed leading technical competencies to address this demand. In fiscal year 2011, we supplied infotainment systems for vehicles manufactured by BMW, Audi/Volkswagen, Daimler AG, Toyota, Chrysler, Hyundai, Porsche and PSA Peugeot Citroën. Our business objective is to maintain our leadership position in the infotainment business.

We continue to leverage our expertise in the design and manufacture of premium branded audio systems, as well as the reputation for quality associated with our brand names. As a result of our well-established relationships with automobile manufacturers, our engineers are engaged early in the vehicle design process to develop systems that optimize acoustic performance and minimize weight and space requirements. Our Infinity branded car audio systems are offered by Chrysler, Hyundai and Kia in the U.S. BMW, Daimler AG, Land Rover, General Motors and Saab provide Harman/Kardon branded audio systems in their vehicles. Our premium Mark Levinson digital audio system is offered by Lexus. Lexicon branded audio systems are standard in Rolls Royce vehicles and offered as an option in Hyundai’s Genesis luxury coupe. Toyota and PSA Peugeot Citroën offer our JBL branded audio systems. Hyundai and Kia also offer our JBL branded audio systems in the Korean market. We also have an exclusive license with Bowers & Wilkins to develop, manufacture, sell and service premium audio systems under the Bowers & Wilkins brand name.

Consumer

We manufacture loudspeakers under the Harman/Kardon, Infinity and JBL brand names for the consumer home audio market. These loudspeaker lines include models designed for two-channel stereo and multi-channel surround sound applications for the home and home theater in a wide range of performance choices, including floor standing, bookshelf, powered, low frequency, in-wall, wireless and all-weather, as well as in styles and finishes ranging from high gloss lacquers to genuine wood veneers. The JBL, Infinity and Selenium product lines also include car loudspeakers, subwoofers, amplifiers and DSPs sold in the aftermarket. The JBL and Infinity products also include marine speakers intended for use on boats.

We also offer a broad range of consumer audio electronics under the Harman/Kardon and Mark Levinson brand names. Our Harman/Kardon home electronics line includes audio/video receivers featuring Logic 7, Dolby Digital ^® and DTS ^® surround sound processing capabilities and multi-channel amplifiers, DVD players, Blu-ray players and CD players.

In the multimedia market, we offer branded iPad, iPod and iPhone docking devices such as JBL On Stage ^™ , JBL On Beat ^™ , Harman/Kardon Go +Play ^™ , and PC-related devices such as JBL Creature ^™ II and Harman/Kardon Soundsticks ^® III. We also offer a variety of headphone devices under the JBL and AKG brand names. Our products add greater functionality for computers, cellular telephones and electronic devices.

Professional

Our Professional products include loudspeakers and electronic equipment that are marketed under what we believe are some of the most respected brand names in the industry.

The Professional market is increasingly moving to digital technology and we believe that we are a leader in this market. Our Professional segment derives value from our ability to share research and development, engineering talent, technical expertise and other digital resources among our business units. Loudspeaker, amplifiers, signal processing, mixing, microphones and headphones each have substantial digital engineering resources and work together to achieve common goals.

Our Professional loudspeakers are well known for high quality and superior sound. JBL Professional branded products include studio monitors, loudspeaker systems, powered loudspeakers, sound reinforcement systems, cinema systems, surround sound systems and industrial loudspeakers. Our Selenium branded products include line arrays, screen and portable systems and related technologies for public sound reinforcement.

Our Professional electronic products are recognized for high quality and reliability. We market these products on a worldwide basis under various trade names, including Crown, Soundcraft, Lexicon, BSS, DigiTech, AKG, dbx and Studer. These products are often sold in conjunction with our JBL Professional loudspeakers and certain other products, such as Crown amplifiers.

We produce sound mixing consoles ranging from digital consoles for broadcast studios to compact professional mixers for personal recording, home studios and sound reinforcement. Our consoles are sold to four main market areas: sound reinforcement, recording studios, broadcast studios and musical instrument dealers. Our mixing consoles are sold primarily under the Soundcraft and Studer brands. We produce many types of signal processing products, equalizers, and special effects devices that are used in live sound applications and in recording studios to produce sound effects and refine final mixes. These products are sold under the Lexicon, DigiTech and dbx brand names.

We produce microphones, stereo headphones, surround-sound headphones and other professional audio products, which are marketed under the AKG brand name.

We also produce professional amplifiers and powered loudspeakers under the Crown and JBL brand names. We believe the integration of loudspeakers and electronics enhances our ability to provide complete systems solutions to the professional audio market. Our other professional products include switching systems, digital audio workstations and turnkey broadcasting studio installations marketed primarily under the Studer brand name.

With our HiQnet network protocol we can configure, connect and control a complete professional sound system from microphone to speaker on one unified digital network. This system provides enhanced productivity and facilitates real-time problem diagnosis and correction from a central location.

We design high-end electronics, including amplifiers, digital signal processors, multi format digital media players and transports and surround sound processors that we market under the renowned Mark Levinson brand. We believe that we are a leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality home theater surround sound processors and amplifiers under the Lexicon name. Lexicon was a pioneer in the development of digital signal processors for the professional audio market. We believe that we have successfully leveraged Lexicon’s professional audio expertise to produce premier products.

Manufacturing

We believe that our manufacturing capabilities are essential to maintaining and improving product quality and performance. Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.

Our Automotive division manufacturing facilities in Europe are located in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Hungary. Our European facilities are primarily used to manufacture audio, infotainment systems and automotive navigation systems. In North America, we manufacture audio components in Kentucky and Mexico and manufacture electronics in Kentucky and Missouri. In addition, we are producing electronics and audio components at our facility in Suzhou, China.

Our Consumer division primarily uses original design manufacturers and outsources the manufacture of its products to generate cost efficiencies, deliver products faster, and better serve our customers. Our Consumer division electronics manufacturing is primarily in China and Brazil.

In North America, our principal Professional division manufacturing facility is located in Mexico for loudspeakers, and in Utah and Indiana for electronic products, including amplifiers and effects devices. Our Professional division electronics manufacturing in Europe includes mixing consoles in the United Kingdom and microphones and headphones in Austria. Our Professional division electronics manufacturing in Brazil includes electronic loudspeakers, amplifiers and other components.

Our facilities have been designed to emphasize worker safety and compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations.

Suppliers

We use externally sourced microchips in many of our products. A significant disruption in our microchip supply chain and an inability to obtain alternative sources would have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations.

Several independent suppliers manufacture loudspeakers and electronic products. The loss of any one of these suppliers could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial condition.

Distribution Channels

Automotive

We primarily sell our Automotive infotainment and audio systems directly to automobile manufacturers in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China and Korea, where they are installed as original equipment.

Consumer

We primarily sell our Consumer products to dealers who sell directly to the end user in both our domestic and foreign markets. We also sell to distributors who resell our products to retailers in both our domestic and foreign markets.

Professional

In the U.S. we primarily sell our Professional products to dealers via manufacturer’s representatives. Outside the U.S. we sell directly to distributors. Manufacturer’s representatives are paid sales agents and distributors buy and hold the inventory and sell directly to dealers in their markets. Both manufacturer’s representatives and distributors have a defined geographic region. In the broadcast and recording market, we primarily solicit business directly with the end users.

Trademarks and Patents

We market our products under numerous brand names that are protected by both pending and registered trademarks around the world. Our trademark registrations cover use of trademark rights in connection with various products, such as loudspeakers, speaker systems, speaker system components and other electrical and electronic devices. We have registered or taken other protective measures for many of these trademarks in substantially all major industrialized countries.

As of June 30, 2011, we had 1,874 trademark registrations and 414 pending trademark applications around the world. On that date, we also had 2,531 patents and 1,732 pending patent applications covering various audio, infotainment and software products.

Seasonality

We experience seasonal fluctuations in sales and earnings. Historically, our first fiscal quarter ending September 30 ^th is generally the weakest due to automotive model year changeovers and the summer holidays in Europe. Sales of our consumer products are generally significantly higher in the second quarter of our fiscal year, due to increased demand for these products during the holiday buying season. Our sales and earnings also vary due to the timing of the release of new products, customer acceptance of our products, product offerings by our competitors and general economic conditions.

Key Customers/Industry Concentration

We are subject to various risks related to our dependence on key customers. Net sales to BMW accounted for 21 percent and net sales to Audi/Volkswagen accounted for 15 percent of our total consolidated net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. Accounts receivable, net due from BMW accounted for 17 percent of total consolidated accounts receivable, net at June 30, 2011. We anticipate that BMW and Audi/Volkswagen will continue to account for a significant portion of our net sales and accounts receivable, net for the foreseeable future.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, approximately 73 percent of our net sales were to automobile manufacturers. Our automotive customers are not contractually obligated to any long-term purchase of our products. The loss of BMW or Audi/Volkswagen or any of our other significant automotive customers would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated net sales, results of operations and financial condition.

Backlog Orders

We manufacture automotive products and systems on a just-in-time basis and maintain sufficient inventories of finished goods to meet customer orders in our Consumer and Professional divisions promptly. As a result, we do not consider the level of backlog to be an important indication of our future performance. Our backlog was approximately $42 million and $40 million at June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We expect to deliver these products within the next 12 months.

Warranty Liabilities

We warrant our products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for periods ranging from six months to six years from the date of purchase, depending on the business segment and product. The warranty is a limited warranty, it may impose certain shipping costs on the customer and may exclude deficiencies in appearance except for those evident when the product is delivered. Dealers and warranty service providers normally perform warranty service for loudspeakers and electronics in the field, using parts we supply on an exchange basis. Our dealers and warranty service providers also install updates we provide to correct defects covered by our warranties. Estimated warranty liabilities are based upon past experience with similar types of products, the technological complexity of certain products, replacement cost and other factors. We take these factors into consideration when assessing the adequacy of our warranty provisions for periods still open to claim.

Competition

The audio industry is fragmented and competitive and includes numerous manufacturers offering audio products that vary widely in price, quality and distribution methods. Consumer home, multimedia and mobile aftermarket products are offered through audio specialty stores, discount stores, department stores, mail order firms and Internet merchants. Automotive and computer manufacturers also offer branded audio products as options. Music instrument retailers, national electronics retailers, audio dealers, contractors and installers offer professional products and customers can also purchase these products on a contract bid basis. We concentrate primarily on the higher quality, higher priced segments of the audio market and compete based upon the strength of our brand names, the quality of our products, our ability to provide integrated systems and our comprehensive marketing, engineering and manufacturing resources.

In the automotive audio market, we compete with Bose, Pioneer ASK, Foster Electric and Panasonic in the sale of audio systems, and Alpine, Bosch, Panasonic, Continental, Visteon, Mitsubishi Electronics, Aisin Seiki and Denso in the sale of electronics and infotainment systems to automotive manufacturers. We believe our competitive position is enhanced by our technical expertise in designing and integrating acoustics, navigation, speech recognition and human-machine interfaces into complete infotainment systems uniquely adapted to the specific requirements of each automobile model.

We believe JBL and Infinity are two of the most recognized loudspeaker brands in the world, and that our high-end loudspeaker brand, Revel, extends our market position. Principal competitors in the consumer loudspeaker market include Bose, Klipsch, Polk Audio, Bowers & Wilkins and Boston Acoustics. Competition in the consumer home electronics market remains intense and is dominated by large Asian manufacturers. This market is characterized by the short life cycle of products and a need for continuous design and development efforts. Our competitive strategy is to compete in the higher-quality segments of this market and to continue to emphasize our ability to provide system solutions to customers, including a combination of loudspeakers, electronics products, integrated surround sound and home theater systems. Our principal electronic competitors include Yamaha, Sony, Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer and Marantz. We also compete in the luxury consumer electronics market with our Mark Levinson and Lexicon brands. Our principal competitors in this high-end market include Krell, McIntosh, Audio Research, Meridian, Linn and Classe.

In the multimedia market, we supply Apple stores and other retailers with JBL and Harman/Kardon speaker systems that serve Apple’s iPad, iPod and iPhone as well as other MP3 players. Our principal competitors for

these products are Bose, Altec Lansing and Klipsch. We also offer Harman/Kardon and JBL speaker systems to personal computer retailers. In this market, our principal competitors are Creative Labs, Altec Lansing, Logitech, Klipsch and Cyber Acoustics. In the car after-market category we compete against speaker/amplifier brands such as Rockford Fosgate, Polk Audio and MTX and full range brands such as Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer and Sony.

The market for professional sound systems is highly competitive. We believe that we have historically held a leading market position in the professional loudspeaker market and have complemented our professional loudspeaker line by adding digital professional electronic products and broadcast and recording equipment. We compete by utilizing our ability to provide systems solutions to meet the complete audio requirements of our professional customers. With our HiQnet networking protocol software, our professional brand products can communicate and operate together. We offer products for most professional audio applications.

Our principal competitors in the sound reinforcement market include Telex, Electro Voice, Mackie, QSC, Meyer Sound Laboratories, Sennheiser, Peavey, Shure, Audio Technica, and Yamaha. Principal competitors in the recording and broadcast markets include Yamaha, Sennheiser, Loud Technologies, Inc., Lawo, Harris Corporation, DigiDesign/M-Audio, Genelec, KRK, TC Electronics, Stagetec and Sony. In the music instrument market, competitors for our products include Yamaha, Peavey, QSC, Shure, Sennheiser, Line 6, Dunlop, Zoom, Audio Technica and Roland. We also compete in the industrial and architectural sound market. Competitors within this market include Siemens, Peavey and Tannoy.

Environmental Regulation

We are subject to various Federal, state, local and international environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the use, discharge and disposal of hazardous materials and, increasingly, the recycling of our products and their packaging.

In Europe, we are subject to the European Union’s (“EU”) Directive on the Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronics Equipment (“EU RoHS”). This directive restricts the placement into the EU market of electrical and electronic equipment containing certain hazardous materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium. We are also subject to the EU’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which regulates the collection, recovery and recycling of waste from certain electronic products.

The EU has also enacted the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (“REACH”) regulation. REACH requires manufacturers and importers of articles to register the substances contained in the articles if the substances are intended to be released under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Because the substances contained in our products are not intended to be released under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, we do not believe we or the importers of our products have an obligation under REACH to register those substances.

Certain of our Consumer products will require submission of energy-use profiles in accordance with the EU Energy Using Products Directive. We are modifying the design and energy-use profiles of our products to comply with applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Energy has promulgated a regulation pertaining to external power supplies and compliance with the energy efficiency standards that were established under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. We will address these requirements as necessary. Our products may also become subject to further energy efficiency requirements if and when required under U.S. federal climate change legislation.

In China, we are subject to China’s law on Management Methods on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (“China RoHS”), which is substantially similar to the EU RoHS. The China RoHS requires the disclosure and marking of certain substances, including lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium in certain electronic products.

We believe that our facilities are in substantial compliance with current laws and regulations. We expect further laws similar to the EU RoHS and China RoHS, and those governing product and packaging recycling, to be introduced in other jurisdictions, many or most of which could impose additional costs, including fees to cover recycling costs. The need for and cost of our compliance with such legislation cannot yet be determined but it could be substantial.

Research and Development

We believe that continued investment in product research and development is critical to our success. Expenditures for research and development were $304.6 million, $322.7 million and $325.1 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We expect to continue to devote significant resources to research and development to sustain our competitive position.

Number of Employees

At June 30, 2011, we had 10,103 full-time employees, including 3,260 employees located in North America and 6,843 employees located outside of North America.

Foreign Operations

Information about our foreign operations is set forth in Note 17 – Business Segment Data , in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements located in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1980. Our principal executive offices are located at 400 Atlantic Street, Suite 1500, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. Our telephone number is (203) 328-3500.

Subsequent Events

Effective July 1, 2011, we reorganized our business segments. Our new business segments now consist of Infotainment, Lifestyle, Professional and Other. Our Infotainment segment consists of the infotainment business previously reported in our Automotive segment and the results of Aha, previously reported in our Other segment. Our Lifestyle segment consists of the audio business previously reported in our Automotive segment, our Consumer segment and Luxury Home Audio, which was previously reported in our Professional segment. This change is designed to unlock earnings growth and to better align with consumer lifestyle preferences.

On July 22, 2011 (the “MWM Acquisition Date”), we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Harman Holding Limited (“Harman Holding”), entered into an equity securities purchase agreement with a group of sellers (the “MWM Sellers”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the MWM Acoustics group of companies (“MWM Acoustics”), a leading provider of high performance, embedded acoustic solutions (the “MWM Acquisition”). The purchase price for the MWM Acquisition was $80.0 million (the “Fixed Purchase Price”), which is subject to a working capital adjustment. The working capital adjustment is to be determined within 60 days of the MWM Acquisition Date. On the MWM Acquisition Date, we and Harman Holding paid the MWM Sellers a total of $72.0 million. The remainder of the Fixed Purchase Price of $8.0 million will be payable on the later of December 31, 2012, or upon the resolution of any outstanding indemnification claims. The acquisition is also subject to a $57.0 million earn-out which is payable contingent on the achievement of certain financial targets in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The total cost of the MWM Acquisition, including the fair value of the earn-out, will be allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the MWM Acquisition Date. We are in the process of finalizing the valuation of the net assets acquired. The results of MWM Acoustics will be reported in our Lifestyle segment.

Website Information

Our corporate website is located at www.harman.com. We make available free of charge on our investor relations website under “SEC Filings” our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our website also provides access to reports filed by our directors, executive officers and certain significant stockholders pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In addition, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Codes of Ethics and Business Conduct, and the charters for the three committees of our Board of Directors are available on our website. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report. In addition, the SEC maintains a website, www.sec.gov, that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information that we file electronically with the SEC.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information included in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors described below.

Decreased demand from our customers in the automotive industry may adversely affect our results of operations.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, approximately 73 percent of our sales were to automobile manufacturers. As a result, our financial performance depends, in large part, on conditions in the automotive industry, which is highly dependent on general economic conditions and has experienced significant difficulty. As a result, we have and may continue to experience reductions in orders from our OEM customers. If one or more of our significant automotive customers experiences, or continues to experience, continued or increased financial difficulty, as a result of a prolonged economic downturn or otherwise, this would have a further adverse effect on our business due to further decreased demand, the potential inability of these companies to make full payment on amounts owed to us, or both. In addition, our customer supply agreements generally provide for reductions in pricing of our products over the period of production. Pricing pressures may intensify as a result of cost cutting initiatives of our customers. If we are unable to generate sufficient production cost savings in the future to offset future price reductions, our results of operations may be adversely affected.

A decrease in consumer discretionary spending would likely reduce our sales.

Our sales are dependent on discretionary spending by consumers, which could be materially adversely impacted by economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income and retail sales. In addition, our sales of audio, electronic and infotainment products to automotive customers are dependent on the overall success of the automobile industry, and of premium automobiles in particular, as well as the willingness of automobile purchasers to pay for the option of a premium branded automotive audio system or a multi-function digital infotainment system. Global demand for, and production of premium vehicles, including certain vehicle models that incorporate our products, could decline in a difficult economic environment. This decline could have a negative impact on our results of operations.

The current economic environment may adversely affect the availability and cost of credit and consumer spending patterns.

Our ability to make scheduled payments or to refinance our obligations with respect to indebtedness will depend on our operating and financial performance, which in turn is subject to prevailing economic conditions. The subprime mortgage crisis and disruptions in the financial markets, including the bankruptcy and restructuring of major financial institutions, may adversely impact the availability and cost of credit in the future. The disruptions in the financial markets have also had an adverse effect on the global economy, which has negatively impacted consumer spending patterns. This may result in reductions in sales of our products, longer sales cycles, slower adoption of new technologies and increased price competition. There can be no assurances that government responses to the disruptions in the financial markets will restore consumer confidence, stabilize the markets or increase liquidity and the availability of credit.

We may not realize sales represented by awarded business.

Our current estimate of $14.5 billion of awarded business at June 30, 2011 in our Automotive segment is calculated using certain assumptions from our customers, including projected future sales volumes with respect to the applicable platforms. Orders from our customers with respect to these platforms are not made pursuant to contractual obligations and our customers can terminate arrangements with us at any time without penalty. Therefore, our actual platform sales volumes, and thus the ultimate amount of revenue that we derive from such platforms, are not committed. If actual production orders from our customers are not consistent with the projections we use in calculating the amount of our awarded business we could realize substantially less revenue over the life of these projects than the currently projected estimate of $14.5 billion.

Failure to maintain relationships with our largest customers and failure by our customers to continue to purchase expected quantities of our products due to changes in market conditions would have an adverse effect on our operations.

We anticipate that our automotive customers, including BMW, Audi/Volkswagen, Daimler AG and Toyota/Lexus, will continue to account for a significant portion of our sales for the foreseeable future. However, none of BMW, Audi/Volkswagen, Daimler AG, Toyota/Lexus or our other automotive customers are obligated to any long-term purchases of our products. The loss of sales to BMW, Audi/Volkswagen, Daimler AG, Toyota/Lexus or to any of our other significant automotive customers would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated net sales, results of operations and financial condition.

Strategic decisions by our customers to move to dual sourcing arrangements could have an adverse effect on our operations.

Automakers customarily maintain dual sourcing arrangements and we cannot assure you that our customers will not further expand dual sourcing arrangements in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated net sales, results of operations and financial condition.

Failure to deliver products on time to our automotive customers could adversely affect our financial results.

We have products in various stages of development for our automotive customers. If we do not complete our development efforts in time to meet our customers’ vehicle production requirements, we could be subject to monetary penalties and damage our customer relationships, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated sales, results of operations and financial condition.

Natural disasters could impact our business.

Natural disasters, such as the recent earthquakes and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, have created uncertain economic and market conditions. Such events may disrupt local infrastructure, damaging electricity, oil and gas supply and manufacturing facilities. Any significant impact on consumer demand could negatively impact our net sales. Additionally, Automotive customers may continue to experience production facility shutdowns due to disruption in their supply chain, therefore reducing demand for our products. If any unexpected effects of the Japan earthquakes and tsunami continue, the demand for our products may be reduced or our production cycles could be disrupted, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Bankruptcy of a significant customer could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

A significant portion of our revenues are derived from sales to customers in the automotive industry, where companies have experienced financial difficulties. As part of the bankruptcy process, our pre-petition receivables may not be realized, customer manufacturing sites may be closed or contracts voided. The bankruptcy of a major customer could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

The financial distress of our suppliers could harm our results of operations.

Recent automotive industry conditions have adversely affected our supplier base. Lower production levels for some of our key customers and increases in certain raw material, commodity and energy costs have resulted in severe financial distress among many companies within the automotive supply base. Several large suppliers

have filed for bankruptcy protection or ceased operations. The continuation of financial distress within the supplier base may lead to increased commercial disputes and possible supply chain interruptions. The continuation or worsening of these industry conditions may have a negative effect on our business.

We depend on our suppliers for key production materials and any disruption in the supply of such materials could interrupt product manufacturing and increase product costs.

Many of our suppliers have significantly decreased their manufacturing capacity and inventory levels. These steps taken by our suppliers make us more vulnerable to disruptions in the supply chain. In the near term, an increase in our demand for parts may place an undue strain on our suppliers. Additionally, the supply of raw materials including, without limitation, petroleum, copper, steel, aluminum, synthetic resins, rare metals and rare earth minerals, such as neodymium used in the production of loudspeakers, has been and could continue to be significantly constrained, which is likely to result in continued elevated price levels. As a result, we may not be able to obtain the materials necessary to manufacture our products, which could force us to cease production or search for alternative supply sources, possibly at a higher cost. Such disruptions may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We may lose market share if we are unable to compete successfully against our current and future competitors.

The audio and video product markets that we serve are fragmented, highly competitive, rapidly changing and characterized by intense price competition. Many manufacturers, large and small, domestic and foreign, offer audio and video systems that vary widely in price and quality and are marketed through a variety of channels, including audio and video specialty stores, discount stores, department stores, mail order firms and the Internet. Some of our competitors have financial and other resources greater than ours. We cannot assure you that we will continue to compete effectively against existing or new competitors that may enter our markets. We also compete indirectly with automobile manufacturers that may improve the quality of original equipment audio and electronic systems, reducing demand for our aftermarket mobile audio products, or change the designs of their cars to make installation of our aftermarket products more difficult or expensive.

If we do not continue to develop, introduce and achieve market acceptance of new and enhanced products, our sales may decrease.

Our business is based on the demand for premium audio and video products. In order to increase sales in current markets and gain entry into new markets, we must innovate to maintain and improve existing products, while successfully developing and introducing distinctive new and enhanced products that anticipate changing consumer preferences and capitalize upon emerging technologies. We may experience difficulties that delay or prevent the development, introduction or market acceptance of new or enhanced products. Furthermore, we may be unable to detect and correct defects in some of our products before we ship them. Delays or defects in new product introduction may result in loss of sales or delays in market acceptance. Even after introduction, our new or enhanced products may not satisfy consumer preferences and product failures may cause consumers to reject our products. As a result, these products may not achieve market acceptance and our brand image could suffer. In addition, our competitors may introduce superior designs or business strategies, impairing our distinctive image and our products’ desirability, which may cause consumers to defer or forego purchases of our products.

Our success depends substantially on the value of our brands and our implementation of a sufficient brand protection program.

Our success is dependent in large part upon our ability to maintain and enhance the value of our brands, and our customers’ connection to our brands. Brand value can be severely damaged even by isolated incidents, particularly if the incidents receive considerable negative publicity or result in litigation. Some of these incidents may relate to our growth strategies, our development efforts in domestic and foreign markets, or the ordinary

course of our business. Other incidents may arise from events that are or may be beyond our ability to control and may damage our brands, such as counterfeit and knock-off products, litigation and claims, and illegal activity targeted at us or others. Consumer demand for our products and our brands’ value could diminish significantly if any such incidents or other matters erode consumer confidence in us or our products, and if we do not implement a brand protection program that sufficiently addresses the issue of counterfeit and knock-off products, among other things, this would likely result in lower net sales and, ultimately, lower income, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Covenants in our existing debt agreements restrict our operations.

Our revolving credit facility and the indenture for our Convertible Senior Notes, as amended, contain provisions that limit our operating and financing activities. Together, they limit our ability to, among other things:

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incur additional indebtedness;

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use a substantial portion of proceeds from sales of debt, equity or assets to fund working capital, capital expenditures, product development and other corporate requirements;

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create or assume liens;

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enter into sale-leaseback transactions;

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engage in mergers or consolidations;

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make capital expenditures or investments;

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sell assets; and

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modify or prepay certain material debt.

Because of the restrictions in these debt agreements, we may have difficulty securing additional financing in the form of additional indebtedness. In addition, our revolving credit facility contains other and more restrictive covenants, including financial covenants that require us to achieve specified financial and operating results and maintain compliance with specified financial ratios. We may have to curtail some of our operations to maintain compliance with these covenants. A violation of any of these covenants could result in a default under these debt agreements, which could permit the lenders to accelerate the repayment of any borrowings outstanding at that time, and the lenders under the revolving credit facility could act on the collateral package granted in connection with the revolving credit facility. A default or acceleration under our debt agreements would result in increased capital costs and could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations and financial condition.

Currency fluctuations may reduce profits on our foreign sales or increase our costs, either of which could adversely affect our financial results.

A significant amount of our assets and operations are located, and the majority of our revenue is derived from sales outside the United States. Consequently, we are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, especially the Euro. Translation losses resulting from currency fluctuations may adversely affect the profits from our foreign operations and have a negative impact on our financial results. In addition, we purchase certain foreign-made products. Although we hedge a portion of our foreign currency exposure and, due to the multiple currencies involved in our business, foreign currency positions partially offset and are netted against one another to reduce exposure, we cannot assure you that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates will not make these products more expensive to purchase. Increases in our cost of purchasing these products could negatively impact our financial results if we are not able to pass those increased costs on to our customers.

Our operations could be harmed by factors including political instability and changes in regulations that govern international transactions.

The risks inherent in international trade may reduce our international sales and harm our business and the businesses of our distributors and suppliers. These risks include:

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changes in tariff regulations;

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political instability, war, terrorism and other political risks;

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establishing and maintaining relationships with local distributors and dealers;

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lengthy shipping times and accounts receivable payment cycles;

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import and export licensing requirements;

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compliance with foreign laws and regulations, including unexpected changes in taxation and regulatory requirements;

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greater difficulty in safeguarding intellectual property rights than in the United States; and

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difficulty in staffing and managing geographically diverse operations.

These and other risks may, among other things, increase the relative price of our products compared to those manufactured in other countries, reducing the demand for our products.

Our business could be adversely affected by a strike or work stoppage at one of our manufacturing plants or at a facility of one of our significant customers or at a common carrier or major shipping location.

Workers at certain of our facilities and those of our automotive customers are unionized and may incur work stoppages or strikes. A work stoppage at our facilities or those of our automotive customers, or at a common carrier or major shipping location, could have a material adverse effect on our net sales, results of operations and financial condition. The risk of issues of this type at our facilities may be exacerbated by the implementation of our current or future cost reduction initiatives, which may involve significant staff reductions and facility relocations.

Obligations to correct product defects covered by our warranties could adversely affect our financial results.

We warrant our products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for periods ranging from six months to six years. Costs to correct product defects may exceed our estimates and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

If we are unable to enforce or defend our ownership and use of our intellectual property rights, our business may decline.

Our future success will depend, in substantial part, on our intellectual property. We seek to protect our intellectual property rights, but our actions may not adequately protect the rights covered by our patents, patent applications, trademarks and other proprietary rights, and prosecution of our claims could be time consuming and costly. In addition, the intellectual property laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights, as do the laws of the United States. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary information, third parties may obtain, disclose or use our proprietary information without our authorization, which could adversely affect our business. From time to time, third parties have alleged that we infringe their proprietary rights. These claims or similar future claims could subject us to significant liability for damages, result in the invalidation of our proprietary rights, limit our ability to use infringing intellectual property or force us to license third-party technology rather than dispute the merits of any infringement claim. Even if we prevail, any associated litigation could be time consuming and expensive and could result in the diversion of our time and resources.

We are engaged in ongoing litigation and may be the subject of additional litigation that may result in payments to third parties, which could harm our business and financial results.

We are currently involved in litigation arising out of or relating to the events leading up to the termination of the proposed acquisition of our Company in October 2007 and certain earnings guidance provided by us. In addition, similar litigation has been and may be initiated against us and others based on the alleged activities and disclosures at issue in the pending litigation. We cannot predict the outcome of any such proceeding or the

likelihood that further proceedings will be instituted against us. In the event that there is an adverse ruling in any legal proceeding, we may be required to make payments to third parties that could harm our business or cash flows or financial results. Furthermore, regardless of the merits of any claim, the continued maintenance of these legal proceedings may result in substantial legal expense and could also result in the diversion of our management’s time and attention away from our business.

We have deferred tax assets in our consolidated financial statements.

Our consolidated financial statements include net deferred tax assets of $281.9 million as of June 30, 2011, which relate to temporary differences (differences between the assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the assets and liabilities in the calculation of taxable income). The valuation of deferred tax assets is based on various projections for future taxable income reversing taxable temporary differences and tax planning strategies. Thus, when actual taxable income differs from projections, it may become necessary to adjust the valuation of our deferred tax assets, which would impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Harman International Industries, Incorporated is a holding company with virtually no operations of its own and therefore our cash flow and ability to service debt is dependent upon distributions from our subsidiaries.

Our ability to service our debt and pay dividends is dependent upon the operating earnings of our subsidiaries. The distribution of those earnings, or advances or other distributions of funds by those subsidiaries to Harman International Industries, Incorporated, all of which could be subject to statutory or contractual restrictions, are contingent upon the subsidiaries’ earnings and are subject to various business considerations.

Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain key employees and the succession of senior management.

Our success largely depends on the performance of our management team and other key employees. If we are unable to attract and retain talented, highly qualified senior management and other key people, our future operations could be adversely affected. In addition, if we are unable to effectively provide for the succession of senior management, including our chief executive officer, our business may be materially adversely affected. While we follow a disciplined, ongoing succession planning process and have succession plans in place for senior management and other key executives, these do not guarantee that the services of qualified senior executives will continue to be available to us at particular moments in time.

Any acquisitions we make could disrupt our business and materially harm our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We may, from time to time, consider acquisitions of complementary companies, products or technologies. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the integration of the acquired businesses, the diversion of our management’s attention from other business concerns, the assumption of unknown liabilities, undisclosed risks impacting the target and potential adverse effects on existing business relationships with our current customers and suppliers. In addition, any acquisitions could involve the incurrence of substantial additional indebtedness or dilution to our stockholders. We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate any acquisitions that we undertake or that such acquisitions will perform as planned or prove to be beneficial to our operations and cash flows. Any such failure could seriously harm our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2.

Properties

Our corporate headquarters are located at 400 Atlantic Street, 15 ^th floor, Stamford, Connecticut, 06901. Certain information regarding our principal facilities are described in the table below.


Location	Segments	Size (Sq. Ft.)		Owned or Leased		Percentage Utilization
Ittersbach, Germany	Automotive		565,000		Owned		100	%
Dandong, China	Automotive Professional		323,000		Leased		0	%
Atlanta, Georgia	Consumer		305,000		Leased		100	%
Moreno Valley, California	Consumer Professional		301,000		Leased		100	%
Northridge, California	Consumer Professional		238,000		Leased		68	%
Straubing, Germany	Automotive		235,000		Owned		100	%
Elkhart, Indiana	Professional		223,000		Owned		86	%
Szekesfehervar, Hungary	Automotive		222,000		Owned		100	%
Chateau du Loir, France	Automotive Consumer		221,000		Owned		75	%
Worth-Schaidt, Germany	Automotive		204,000		Owned		100	%
Tijuana, Mexico	Professional		198,000		Leased		100	%
Vienna, Austria	Professional		193,000		Leased		40	%
Queretaro, Mexico	Automotive		188,000		Leased		40	%
Tijuana, Mexico	Professional		170,000		Leased		100	%
Bridgend, United Kingdom	Automotive		168,000		Leased		100	%
Franklin, Kentucky	Automotive		152,000		Owned		100	%
Farmington Hills, Michigan	Automotive		151,000		Leased		100	%
Suzhou, China	Automotive		145,000		Owned		100	%
Sandy, Utah	Professional		127,000		Leased		100	%
Juarez, Mexico	Automotive		109,000		Leased		100	%
Washington, Missouri	Automotive		101,000		Owned		100	%

We also own or lease other facilities that are not considered principal properties. We believe that our facilities are suitable and adequate for our present needs and that suitable additional or substitute facilities will be available, if required.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

At June 30, 2011, we were subject to legal claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including the matters described below. The outcome of these legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty; however, management, based upon advice from legal counsel, believes such actions are either without merit or will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In re Harman International Industries, Inc. Securities Litigation

On October 1, 2007, a purported class action lawsuit was filed by Cheolan Kim (the “Kim Plaintiff”) against Harman and certain of our officers in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “Court”) seeking compensatory damages and costs on behalf of all persons who purchased our common stock between April 26, 2007 and September 24, 2007 (the “Class Period”). The original complaint alleged claims for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.

The complaint alleged that the defendants omitted to disclose material adverse facts about Harman’s financial condition and business prospects. The complaint contended that had these facts not been concealed at the time the merger agreement with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (“KKR”)and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners was entered into, there would not have been a merger agreement, or it would have been at a much lower price, and the price of our common stock therefore would not have been artificially inflated during the Class Period. The Kim Plaintiff alleged that, following the reports that the proposed merger was not going to be completed, the price of our common stock declined, causing the plaintiff class significant losses.

On November 30, 2007, the Boca Raton General Employees’ Pension Plan (the “Boca Raton Plaintiff”) filed a purported class action lawsuit against Harman and certain of our officers in the Court seeking compensatory damages and costs on behalf of all persons who purchased our common stock between April 26, 2007 and September 24, 2007. The allegations in the Boca Raton complaint are essentially identical to the allegations in the original Kim complaint, and like the original Kim complaint, the Boca Raton complaint alleges claims for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.

On January 16, 2008, the Kim Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint, which extended the Class Period through January 11, 2008, contended that, in addition to the violations alleged in the original complaint, Harman also violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by “knowingly failing to disclose “significant problems” relating to its Personal Navigation Device (“PND”) sales forecasts, production, pricing, and inventory” prior to January 14, 2008. The amended complaint claimed that when “Defendants revealed for the first time on January 14, 2008 that shifts in PND sales would adversely impact earnings per share by more than $1.00 per share in fiscal 2008,” that led to a further decline in our share value and additional losses to the plaintiff class.

On February 15, 2008, the Court ordered the consolidation of the Kim action with the Boca Raton action, the administrative closing of the Boca Raton action, and designated the short caption of the consolidated action as In re Harman International Industries, Inc. Securities Litigation, civil action no. 1:07-cv-01757 (RWR). That same day, the Court appointed Arkansas Public Retirement System as lead plaintiff (“Lead Plaintiff”) and approved the law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld and Toll, P.L.L.C. to serve as lead counsel.

On March 24, 2008, the Court ordered, for pretrial management purposes only, the consolidation of Patrick Russell v. Harman International Industries, Incorporated, et al. with In re Harman International Industries, Inc. Securities Litigation.

On May 2, 2008, Lead Plaintiff filed a consolidated class action complaint (the “Consolidated Complaint”). The Consolidated Complaint, which extends the Class Period through February 5, 2008, contends that Harman and certain of our officers and directors violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by issuing false and misleading disclosures regarding our financial condition in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2008. In particular, the Consolidated Complaint alleges that defendants knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose material adverse facts about MyGIG radios, PNDs and our capital expenditures. The Consolidated Complaint alleges that when Harman’s true financial condition became known to the market, the price of our common stock declined significantly, causing losses to the plaintiff class.

On July 3, 2008, defendants moved to dismiss the Consolidated Complaint in its entirety. Lead Plaintiff opposed the defendants’ motion to dismiss on September 2, 2008, and defendants filed a reply in further support of their motion to dismiss on October 2, 2008. The motion is now fully briefed. As of June 30, 2011, the case remained open with no new developments.

Patrick Russell v. Harman International Industries, Incorporated, et al.

Patrick Russell (the “Russell Plaintiff”) filed a complaint on December 7, 2007 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and an amended purported putative class action complaint on June 2, 2008 against Harman and certain of our officers and directors alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income

Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and seeking, on behalf of all participants in and beneficiaries of the Harman International Industries, Incorporated Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”), compensatory damages for losses to the Plan as well as injunctive relief, imposition of a constructive trust, restitution, and other monetary relief. The amended complaint alleges that from April 26, 2007 to the present, defendants failed to prudently and loyally manage the Plan’s assets, thereby breaching their fiduciary duties in violation of ERISA by causing the Plan to invest in our common stock notwithstanding that the stock allegedly was “no longer a prudent investment for the Participants’ retirement savings.” The amended complaint further claims that, during the Class Period, defendants failed to monitor the Plan fiduciaries, failed to provide the Plan fiduciaries with, and to disclose to Plan participants, adverse facts regarding Harman and our businesses and prospects. The Russell Plaintiff also contends that defendants breached their duties to avoid conflicts of interest and to serve the interests of participants in and beneficiaries of the Plan with undivided loyalty. As a result of these alleged fiduciary breaches, the amended complaint asserts that the Plan has “suffered substantial losses, resulting in the depletion of millions of dollars of the retirement savings and anticipated retirement income of the Plan’s Participants.”

On March 24, 2008, the Court ordered, for pretrial management purposes only, the consolidation of Patrick Russell v. Harman International Industries, Incorporated, et al . with In re Harman International Industries, Inc. Securities Litigation.

Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety on August 5, 2008. The Russell Plaintiff opposed the defendants’ motion to dismiss on September 19, 2008, and defendants filed a reply in further support of their motion to dismiss on October 20, 2008. The motion is now fully briefed. As of June 30, 2011, the case remained open with no new developments.

Other Legal Actions

At June 30, 2011, we were involved in several other legal actions. The outcome of these legal actions cannot be predicted with certainty; however, management, based upon advice from legal counsel, believes such actions are either without merit or will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Executive officers are elected annually by our Board of Directors and hold office at the pleasure of the Board until the next annual election of officers or until their successors are elected and qualified. Each of our current executive officers is identified below together with information about each officer’s age, position and employment history for the last five years.


Name	Position	Age
Dinesh C. Paliwal	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer		53
Herbert K. Parker	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		53
Blake Augsburger	Executive Vice President and President—Professional Division		48
David Karch	Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence		50
Sachin Lawande	Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Co-President—Automotive Division		44
Michael Mauser	Executive Vice President and Co-President—Automotive Division		48
David Slump	Executive Vice President and President—Consumer Audio Division		43
John Stacey	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer		46
Todd A. Suko	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		44

Dinesh C. Paliwal became Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harman on July 1, 2008. Mr. Paliwal joined our Company on July 1, 2007 as President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman and was elected a director on August 13, 2007. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Paliwal served as President of Global Markets and Technology of ABB Ltd from January 2006 until June 2007 and as President and CEO of

ABB North America from January 2004 until June 2007. From October 2002 to December 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ABB Automation, a power automation company.

Herbert K. Parker joined our Company in June 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From August 15, 2008 until October 1, 2008, Mr. Parker also served as our principal accounting officer. Prior to joining our Company, he served as Chief Financial Officer of ABB North America from January 2006 to May 2008.

Blake Augsburger joined our Company in 2001 as the President of Crown International. In 2006, Mr. Augsburger was promoted to Executive Vice President and President- Professional Division. Mr. Augsburger also serves as Country Manager for North America.

David Karch has served as Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence since May 2008. From 1998 to May 2008, Mr. Karch served in various positions with Harman Becker Automotive Systems, most recently as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Quality.

Sachin Lawande joined our Company in 2001, and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since January 2009. In April 2010, Mr. Lawande also assumed the role of Co-President—Automotive Division. From 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Lawande served as Harman’s Chief Innovation Officer, where he was responsible for guiding software strategy and key development partnerships and was instrumental in launching an offshore development center in India as part of Harman’s strategy for optimizing its global footprint. From 2001 through 2008, Mr. Lawande served in various positions with QNX Software Systems, most recently as Vice President, Engineering Services.

Michael Mauser joined our Company in 1997, and has served as Executive Vice President and Co-President—Automotive Division since April 2010. From May 2005 until April 2010, Mr. Mauser served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of our Automotive Division.

David Slump has served as our Executive Vice President and President Consumer Audio Division since January 2009. From January 2009 to May 2010, he also served as our Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining our Company, from 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Slump served as Senior Vice President for Landis + Gyr Holdings, a leader in the energy management industry, where he directed the company’s global brand strategy and evaluated portfolio and architecture investments. From 2007 until 2008, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cellnet + Hunt Group. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Slump held a variety of positions with General Electric, most recently as General Manager, Global Marketing.

John Stacey joined our Company in February 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to joining our Company, he was Vice President, People for InBev North America, InBev Central and Eastern Europe from 2005 through January 2008.

Todd A. Suko joined our Company in October 2008 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining our Company Mr. Suko served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for UAP Holding Corp. and United Agri Products from 2001 to September 2008. Mr. Suko is a member of the bar in Washington, DC and Virginia; and is a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve.

Part II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape under the symbol HAR. As of August 1, 2011, there were approximately 108 record holders of our common stock.

The table below sets forth the reported high and low sales prices for our common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, for each quarterly period for fiscal years ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.


	Years Ended June 30,
	2011				2010
Market Price	High		Low		High		Low
First quarter ended September 30	$	35.62	$	28.11	$	33.98	$	17.89
Second quarter ended December 31		48.88		32.54		39.10		31.60
Third quarter ended March 31		52.54		42.66		47.26		34.93
Fourth quarter ended June 30		50.99		42.51		52.51		28.82

Our Board of Directors reinstated the payment of a cash dividend in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, which we suspended in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. During fiscal year 2011, we paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share, with a dividend of $0.025 paid in the third and fourth quarters only. During fiscal year 2010, we did not pay any cash dividends.

The following table provides information about shares acquired from employees during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 in connection with the surrender of shares to pay option exercise prices.


Period	Total Number of Shares Acquired During Period		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1 – April 30		—		—		—		—
May 1 – May 31		—		—		—		—
June 1 – June 30		3,311	$	47.54		—		—

Total		3,311	$	47.54		—		—

For a description of limitations on repurchases of shares and on the payment of dividends, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition” located in Item 7 of Part II of this report.

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

The following table presents selected historical financial data derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements for each of the five fiscal years presented. The information should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


(In thousands except per share data)	2011 ⁽¹⁾		2010 ⁽¹⁾		2009			2008		2007
Net sales	$	3,772,345	$	3,364,428	$	2,854,895		$	4,072,359	$	3,519,089
Operating income (loss)	$	190,051	$	85,555	$	(503,812	)	$	132,167	$	385,756
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$	135,916	$	35,178	$	(422,345	)	$	95,966	$	312,723
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	0	$	123,591	$	(9,159	)	$	5,757	$	1,578
Net income (loss)	$	135,916	$	164,058	$	(430,752	)	$	101,302	$	312,358
Net income (loss) attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$	135,916	$	158,769	$	(431,504	)	$	101,723	$	314,301
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated:
Basic	$	1.91	$	0.50	$	(7.19	)	$	1.56	$	4.79
Diluted	$	1.90	$	0.50	$	(7.19	)	$	1.54	$	4.71
Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	0.00	$	1.76	$	(0.16	)	$	0.09	$	0.02
Diluted	$	0.00	$	1.75	$	(0.16	)	$	0.09	$	0.02
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.91	$	2.26	$	(7.34	)	$	1.65	$	4.81
Diluted	$	1.90	$	2.25	$	(7.34	)	$	1.64	$	4.73
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		70,992		70,350		58,766			61,472		65,310
Diluted		71,635		70,595		58,766			62,182		66,449
Total assets	$	3,058,495	$	2,556,215	$	2,473,497		$	2,802,971	$	2,508,868
Total debt	$	381,014	$	377,837	$	577,296		$	361,737	$	76,528
Total equity	$	1,423,658	$	1,134,892	$	1,007,918		$	1,382,108	$	1,494,919
Dividends per share	$	0.05	$	0.00	$	0.025		$	0.05	$	0.05

⁽¹⁾	Fiscal year 2011 and 2010 include the consolidated balance sheets of Eletrônica Selenium S.A. (“Selenium”), which we acquired on June 1, 2010. The results of operations for Selenium are included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as of June 1, 2010.

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information presented in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Item 1. Business,” “Item 6. Selected Financial Data,” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” This discussion contains forward-looking statements which are based on our current expectations and experience and our perception of historical trends, current market conditions, including customer acceptance of our new products, current economic data, expected future developments, including foreign currency exchange rates, and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements. See “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of Part I of this report. Unless otherwise indicated, “Harman,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” are used interchangeably to refer to Harman International Industries, Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries. All amounts are in thousands unless otherwise indicated.

Executive Overview

We believe we are a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of high-quality, high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems, as well as digitally integrated infotainment systems for the automotive industry. We have developed a broad range of product offerings which we sell in our principal markets under our renowned brand names.

Our future outlook could be impacted by a contraction in consumer discretionary spending and by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, both of which could potentially result in a reduction in net sales. Beginning in April of fiscal year 2011, we have experienced a temporary reduction in our audio business, within our Automotive segment, due to customer production facility shutdowns related to the earthquakes and tsunami. We believe that the material effect we experienced in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 was temporary and that production will return to normal levels in the near term.

During fiscal year 2011, we achieved our goal of a $400 million STEP Change cost savings program and have therefore effectively ended this program. Restructuring is further described under the caption Restructuring later in this discussion.

We will continue to focus our efforts on improving our global footprint, technology portfolio, human resources and internal processes to help us improve our cost structure, which we believe will enable us to remain competitive.

Critical Accounting Policies

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), have a significant impact on the results

we report in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates affect the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements located in Item 8 of Part II of this report. However, we believe the following policies merit discussion due to their higher degree of judgment, estimation, or complexity.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generally recognized at the time of product shipment or delivery, depending on when the passage of title to goods transfers to unaffiliated customers and when all of the following have occurred: a firm sales agreement is in place, pricing is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Sales are reported net of estimated returns, discounts, rebates and incentives. Substantially all of our revenue transactions involve the delivery of a physical product. Royalty income, which is not material, is recorded when earned based upon contract terms with licensees which provide for royalties.

We enter into incentive agreements with certain automotive customers which relate to a specific program award. These incentives are generally based on fixed payments paid by us to the automotive manufacturer, and are generally deferred, if certain criteria are met. The deferability criteria include the existence of legally enforceable rights, management’s ability and intent to enforce the recoverability clauses and the ability to generate future earnings from the agreement in excess of the deferred amounts. Capitalized amounts are amortized, generally as a reduction to revenue, over the related program award term based on our estimate of future volumes. Our estimates are reviewed regularly and the cumulative impact of a revision in estimates is recorded in the period such revisions become probable and estimable.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Our products are sold to customers in many different markets and geographic locations. Methodologies for estimating bad debt reserves include specific reserves for known collectability issues and percentages applied to aged receivables based on historical experience. We must make judgments and estimates regarding accounts receivable that may become uncollectible. These estimates affect our bad debt reserve and results of operations. We base these estimates on many factors including historical collection rates, the financial stability and size of our customers as well as the markets they serve and our analysis of aged accounts receivable. Our judgments and estimates regarding collectability of accounts receivable have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Inventories, net

Inventories, net are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the first-in, first-out method. We establish reserves for our inventory which require us to analyze the aging and forecasted demand for our inventories, to forecast future product sales prices, pricing trends and margins, and to make judgments and estimates regarding obsolete, damaged or excess inventory. Markdown percentages are determined based on our estimate of future demand and selling prices for our products. Future sales prices are determined based on current and forecasted market expectations, as well as terms that have been established for future orders under automotive platform arrangements. Our inventory reserves primarily relate to our raw materials as our finished goods are primarily produced to order. We calculate inventory reserves on raw materials by reviewing the levels of raw materials on-hand and comparing this to estimates of historical consumption and future demand in order to assess whether we have excess materials on-hand. If it is determined that excess materials are in inventory, an appropriate inventory reserve is established. Inventory reserves on finished goods are primarily determined through inventory turnover measures. Products showing low turnover rates are assigned a percentage reserve based on future estimates of sales volumes and margins. We make adjustments to our

inventory reserves based on the identification of specific situations and increase our inventory reserves accordingly. As changes in future economic or industry conditions occur, we revise the estimates that were used to calculate our inventory reserves.

If actual conditions are less favorable than those we have projected, we may need to increase our reserves for excess and obsolete inventories. Any increases in our reserves will adversely impact our results of operations. Such reserves are not reduced until the product is sold.

Although there was deterioration in economic conditions in the beginning of fiscal year 2010 and in fiscal year 2009, we did not experience significant increases in our inventory write-downs, primarily due to a significant portion of our inventories being produced as a result of specific customer orders within our Automotive segment. After discussions with several of our significant customers, we concluded that the majority of orders would be postponed and not cancelled. We were able to proactively adjust our supply chain demand to match these new customer requirements, thereby reducing our exposure to inventory write-downs. There was no significant movement in our inventory reserves in fiscal year 2011 compared with the end of the prior fiscal year. At June 30, 2011 and 2010 our inventory reserves were $73.3 million and $75.1 million, respectively. Refer to Note 4 – Inventories, net in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Goodwill

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually each April 30 ^th or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. We estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow methodology. This requires us to use significant judgment including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, determination of our weighted average cost of capital, and relevant market data. Refer to the heading “Goodwill” below and Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 8 – Goodwill in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Other Intangible Assets

Intangible assets primarily consist of patents, trademarks and distribution agreements and are amortized over periods ranging from 10 months to 17 years. We test for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our intangible assets may not be recoverable. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives. We believe that the straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the cost of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained annually by our Company. We will continue to monitor the need for additional interim impairment tests, which could result in additional non-cash impairment charges.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets, including buildings, equipment and other definite-lived intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on our ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. Our primary measure of fair value is based on undiscounted cash flows. We will continue to monitor the need for impairment tests, which could result in additional non-cash impairment charges. We did not record any impairment charges for long-lived assets in 2011 and 2009. We recognized $1.2 million in impairment charges related to facilities that were held-for-sale in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Pre-Production and Development Costs

We incur pre-production and development costs related to infotainment systems that we develop for automobile manufacturers pursuant to long-term supply arrangements. Portions of these costs are reimbursable under separate agreements and are recorded as unbilled costs in our Consolidated Balance Sheets in Other current assets and Other assets, once an agreement is signed. We believe that the terms of our supply contracts and our established relationships with these automobile manufacturers reasonably assure that we will collect the reimbursable portions of these contracts.

Accrued Warranties

We warrant our products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for periods ranging from six months to six years from the date of purchase, depending on the business segment and product. Our dealers and warranty service providers normally perform warranty service in field locations and regional service centers, using parts and replacement finished goods we supply on an exchange basis. Our dealers and warranty service providers also install updates we provide to correct defects covered by our warranties. Estimated warranty liabilities are based upon past experience with similar types of products, the technological complexity of certain products, replacement cost and other factors. If estimates of warranty provisions are no longer adequate based on our analysis of current activity, incremental provisions are recorded as warranty expense in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. We take these factors into consideration when assessing the adequacy of our warranty provision for periods still open to claim. Refer to Note 6 – Accrued Warranties in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Income Taxes and Tax Valuation Allowances

We record the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and amounts reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We evaluate all available positive and negative evidence in each tax jurisdiction regarding the recoverability of any asset recorded in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and provide valuation allowances to reduce our deferred tax assets to an amount we believe is more likely than not to be realized. We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability considering historical profitability, our ability to project future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. If we continue to operate at a loss in certain jurisdictions or are unable to generate sufficient future taxable income within the defined lives of such assets, we could be required to increase our valuation allowance against all or a significant portion of our deferred tax assets. This increase in valuation allowance could result in substantial increases in our effective tax rate and could have a material adverse impact on our operating results. Conversely, if and when our operations in some jurisdictions become sufficiently profitable before our current estimates, we would be required to reduce all or a portion of our current valuation allowance and such reversal would result in an increase in our earnings in such period. Adjustments to our valuation allowance from continuing operations, through charges to income tax expense were $0.2, $4.8 million and $9.7 million for the years ending June 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The calculation of our deferred tax liabilities involves evaluating uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We recognize liabilities for tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether and the extent to which additional taxes will be due. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the liabilities would result in additional tax benefits recognized in the period in which we determine the liabilities are no longer necessary. If our estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result. We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. Refer to Note 13 – Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Severance and Exit Costs

We recognize liabilities for severance and exit costs based upon the nature of the liability incurred. For involuntary separation programs that are conducted according to the guidelines of our written involuntary separation plan, we recognize the liability when it is probable and reasonably estimable. For involuntary separation programs that are conducted according to the provisions of collective bargaining agreements or statutes, we recognize the liability when it is probable and reasonably estimable. For one-time termination benefits, such as additional severance pay, and other exit costs, such as lease and other contract termination costs, the liability is measured and originally recognized at fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred, with subsequent changes recognized in earnings in the period of change. Refer to Note 15 – Restructuring in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense is recognized based on the estimated fair value of stock options and similar equity instruments awarded to employees. Refer to Note 14 – Shareholders’ Equity and Share-Based Compensation in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information .

Discontinued Operations

The results of operations of businesses that have been sold are presented separately as Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, in the current and prior periods, where applicable. Refer to Note 3 – Discontinued Operations in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Results of Operations

Net Sales

Fiscal year 2011 net sales were $3.772 billion, an increase of 12 percent compared to the prior fiscal year or 13 percent excluding foreign currency translation. Foreign currency translation had an unfavorable impact of $17 million when compared to the prior fiscal year. Each of our three business segments reported higher sales compared to the prior fiscal year although the increase in overall net sales was primarily attributable to our Automotive segment.

In January 2010, we reorganized our personal navigation device (“PND”) business and entered into a trademark license agreement under which we exited the PND distribution channel. Under the terms of the agreement, a third party was permitted to sell our PND inventory over a period of six months, which ended in June 2010. Thereafter, we are entitled to receive 50 percent of the profits from the sale of PNDs by the third party for the first five years. Subsequently, we will receive a royalty based on sales of PNDs for the remainder of the term of the agreement which may be extended for up to 20 years. Our exit of the PND distribution channel negatively impacted our results of operations for fiscal years 2011 and 2010.

Fiscal year 2010 net sales were $3.364 billion, an increase of 18 percent compared to the prior fiscal year, or 17 percent excluding foreign currency translation. Foreign currency translation had a favorable impact of $28 million when compared to the prior fiscal years. Each of our three business segments reported higher sales compared to the prior fiscal year although the increase in overall net sales was primarily attributable to our Automotive segment.

A summary of our net sales, by business segment, is as follows:


	Year Ended June 30,
($ in thousands)	2011		Percentage			2010		Percentage			2009		Percentage
Automotive	$	2,737,944		73	%	$	2,467,972		73	%	$	2,004,837		70	%
Consumer		420,317		11	%		373,047		11	%		356,489		13	%
Professional		613,282		16	%		522,736		16	%		492,876		17	%
Other		802		0	%		673		0	%		693		0	%

Total	$	3,772,345		100	%	$	3,364,428		100	%	$	2,854,895		100	%

Automotive— Automotive net sales increased 11 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year, or 12 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in net sales was primarily due to new infotainment business awards with European automobile manufacturers and overall production recovery, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation and the exit of the PND distribution channel, which contributed $68 million of net sales in fiscal year 2010. Since a significant percentage of our sales are to customers in Europe, the majority of our foreign currency exposure is in the Automotive segment.

Automotive net sales increased 23 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year, or 22 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in overall net sales was primarily due to favorable foreign currency translation of $18 million, increased mid-level infotainment business resulting from the launch of new platforms, the ramp-up of new infotainment business, overall production recovery and new acoustic model launches. These increases were partially offset by lower PND net sales of $24 million, due to our exit from this distribution channel in January 2010 resulting in lower year over year sales.

Consumer —Consumer net sales increased 13 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year, or 14 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in net sales was primarily due to increased market share in Latin America, aided by $41 million of Selenium net sales, and improvements in overall market conditions, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of $5 million.

Consumer net sales increased 5 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year, or 2 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in net sales was primarily due to favorable foreign currency translation of $8 million.

Professional —Professional net sales increased 17 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year, or 16 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in net sales was primarily due to increased market share in Latin America, aided by $39 million of Selenium net sales, favorable foreign currency translation of $5 million and improvements in overall market conditions, specifically within our loudspeaker, digital signal processing, mixing and microphone/headphone business units.

Professional net sales increased 6 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year or 6 percent excluding foreign currency translation. The increase in net sales was primarily due to favorable foreign currency translation of approximately $2 million, new product introductions and higher net sales as markets continued to rebound.

Gross Profit

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 0.1 percentage points to 26.2 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily in our Automotive segment and was primarily due to unfavorable product mix and reduced material cost savings due to tighter component and raw material supply constraints, partially offset by improved leverage of fixed overhead costs due to higher sales volumes, and savings achieved resulting from our STEP Change cost reduction program.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 3.7 percentage points to 26.3 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to lower restructuring charges relating to accelerated depreciation, improved leverage of fixed overhead costs due to higher sales volumes and savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program, partially offset by inventory write-downs associated with our exit from the PND distribution channel.

A summary of our gross profit by business segment is as follows:


	Year Ended June 30,
($ in thousands)	2011		Percentage of Net Sales			2010			Percentage of Net Sales			2009			Percentage of Net Sales
Automotive	$	621,153		22.7	%	$	587,248			23.8	%	$	385,406			19.2	%
Consumer		118,199		28.1	%		99,062			26.6	%		83,072			23.3	%
Professional		247,172		40.3	%		202,558			38.7	%		183,211			37.2	%
Other		826		*			(3,710	)		*			(6,339	)		*

Total	$	987,350		26.2	%	$	885,158			26.3	%	$	645,350			22.6	%

*	Percent not meaningful.

Automotive —Automotive gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 1.1 percentage points to 22.7 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to unfavorable product mix, specifically an increase in lower margin infotainment business and a temporary reduction in higher margin audio business due to customer production facility shutdowns as a result of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. We believe these earthquake related facility shutdowns are temporary in nature and that customer production levels will return to normal levels in the near term. We estimate the impact on our gross profit was a decline of approximately $15.0 million. Production related to these customers has already begun to improve and is expected to normalize in the near term. Our gross profit was also negatively impacted by a $3.7 million customer claim related to defective third-party software and a $2.3 million raw material price increase related to supply constraints of rare earth minerals used in the manufacture of speakers. These decreases were partially offset by improved leverage of fixed overhead costs due to higher sales volumes and savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program and lower warranty expense.

Automotive gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 4.6 percentage points to 23.8 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to improved leverage of fixed overhead costs due to higher sales volumes and savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program and lower warranty expense, partially offset by unfavorable product mix.

Consumer— Consumer gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 1.5 percentage points to 28.1 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales compared to the prior fiscal year was primarily due to favorable gross margin from Selenium, our recently acquired Brazilian operation, lower inventory write-offs and savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program.

Consumer gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 3.3 percentage points to 26.6 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to lower inventory write-offs and savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program.

Professional —Professional gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 1.6 percentage points to 40.3 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to our pricing power, a favorable product mix shift, lower restructuring charges, savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program and new product introductions.

Professional gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 1.5 percentage points to 38.7 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to improved leverage of fixed overhead costs due to higher sales volumes, savings achieved through our STEP Change cost reduction program and favorable product mix.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were $813.8 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to $774.2 million in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $39.6 million. The increase in SG&A was primarily due to higher overall selling and marketing expenses and SG&A attributable to Selenium, our recently acquired Brazilian operation, partially offset by favorable foreign currency translation of $7.6 million and a $5.9 million decrease in charges for claims related to automotive supply arrangements compared to the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 1.4 percentage points to 21.6 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. Research and development costs (“R&D”), including engineering, were $304.6 million, or 8.1 percent of net sales, in fiscal year 2011 compared to $322.7 million or 9.6 percent of net sales in the prior fiscal year. Employee compensation and benefit costs for indirect labor are also included in SG&A.

SG&A was $774.2 million in fiscal year 2010 compared to $831.4 million in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $57.2 million. The decrease in SG&A was primarily due to lower restructuring expenses of $77.4 million and lower R&D, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of $20.5 million and higher variable compensation and benefit expenses due to improved performance. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 6.1 percentage points to 23.0 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D was $322.7 million, or 9.6 percent of net sales, in fiscal year 2010 compared to $325.1 million or 11.4 percent of net sales in the prior fiscal year.

We continued to incur costs relating to our restructuring programs, which were designed to address our global footprint, cost structure, technology portfolio, human resources and internal processes. We recorded restructuring charges in SG&A of $16.5 million, $13.5 million and $90.9 million in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Restructuring is further described under the caption “Restructuring” later in this discussion.

A summary of our SG&A by business segment is as follows:


	Year Ended June 30,
($ in thousands)	2011		Percentage of Net Sales			2010		Percentage of Net Sales			2009		Percentage of Net Sales
Automotive	$	460,587		16.8	%	$	473,721		19.2	%	$	530,283		26.5	%
Consumer		115,742		27.5	%		104,088		27.9	%		110,348		31.0	%
Professional		153,210		25.0	%		127,379		24.4	%		138,848		28.2	%
Other		84,270		*			69,001		*			51,940		*

Total	$	813,809		21.6	%	$	774,189		23.0	%	$	831,419		29.1	%

*	Percent not meaningful.

Automotive —Automotive SG&A decreased $13.1 million to $460.6 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in SG&A was primarily due to a net decrease in R&D of $30.1 million, favorable foreign currency translation of $8.9 million and a $5.9 million decline in charges related to automotive supply arrangements, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 2.4 percentage points to 16.8 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D, net of reimbursements, including engineering, decreased $30.1 million to $235.9 million, or 8.6 percent of net sales in fiscal year 2011 compared to $265.9 million, or 10.8 percent of net sales in the prior fiscal year primarily due to higher net reimbursements of $40.6 million, partially offset by higher gross spending of $10.5 million in fiscal year 2011 as compared to the prior fiscal year.

Automotive SG&A decreased $56.6 million to $473.7 million in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in SG&A was primarily due to savings from our STEP Change cost reduction program, lower restructuring expenses and R&D, including engineering, partially offset by the impact of a settlement of a claim associated with an automotive supply arrangement and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $19.0 million. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 7.3 percentage points to 19.2 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D, net of reimbursements decreased $3.2 million to $265.9 million, or 10.8 percent of net sales, in fiscal year 2010 compared to $269.1 million, or 13.4 percent of net sales, in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to lower gross spending of $18.7 million and higher net reimbursements of $15.5 million in fiscal year 2010 as compared to the prior fiscal year.

Consumer —Consumer SG&A increased $11.7 million to $115.7 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in SG&A was primarily due to SG&A attributable to Selenium and increases in marketing activities. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 0.4 percentage points to 27.5 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D decreased $1.0 million to $15.8 million, or 3.8 percent of net sales, compared to $16.8 million, or 4.5 percent of net sales, in the prior fiscal year.

Consumer SG&A decreased $6.3 million to $104.1 million in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in SG&A was primarily due to lower compensation and benefit expenses resulting from our STEP Change cost reduction program, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency of $1.7 million. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 3.1 percentage points to 27.9 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D decreased $1.9 million to $16.8 million, or 4.5 percent of net sales, compared to $18.7 million, or 5.2 percent of net sales, in the prior fiscal year.

Professional —Professional SG&A increased $25.8 million to $153.2 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in SG&A was primarily due to SG&A attributable to Selenium, higher R&D and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $1.2 million. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A increased 0.6 percentage points to 25.0 percent in fiscal year 2011 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D increased $3.6 million to $38.9 million or 6.3 percent of net sales, compared to $35.4 million or 6.8 percent of net sales in the prior fiscal year.

Professional SG&A decreased $11.5 million to $127.4 million in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. The decrease in SG&A was primarily due to lower restructuring expenses and R&D, partially offset by higher variable compensation expenses associated with improved performance. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A decreased 3.8 percentage points to 24.4 percent in fiscal year 2010 compared to the prior fiscal year. R&D decreased $1.3 million to $35.4 million or 6.8 percent of net sales, compared to $36.7 million or 7.5 percent of net sales in the prior fiscal year.

Other —Other SG&A primarily includes compensation, benefit and occupancy costs for our corporate employees, expenses associated with new technology innovation and our corporate brand identity campaign, as well SG&A for Aha. Other SG&A increased $15.3 million to $84.3 million in fiscal year 2011 primarily due to higher R&D associated with new corporate technology, SG&A for Aha, higher advertising expenses and higher corporate development expenses.

Other SG&A increased $17.1 million to $69.0 million in fiscal year 2010 primarily due to higher compensation and benefit expenses due to improved performance of our Company, higher R&D and transaction costs related to the acquisition of Selenium. In the prior year compensation expense was lower due to a benefit from stock option forfeitures due to executive retirements and lower benefit expenses due to the suspension of 401(k) match and profit sharing contributions.

Sale of Intellectual Property

Effective February 15, 2011, we entered into an agreement with a third party pursuant to which we monetized certain intellectual property rights. Income of $16.5 million was recognized in connection with this transaction in our Automotive segment and is included in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 under the caption Sale of intellectual property.

Loss on Deconsolidation of Variable Interest Entity

In December 2009, we determined that we were no longer the primary beneficiary of a joint venture which was considered a variable interest entity and previously required consolidation. Since we were no longer the primary beneficiary, in December 2009 we deconsolidated the Harman Navis, Inc. joint venture which resulted in an overall loss of $13.1 million in our Automotive segment and is included in our Consolidated Statement of Operations as loss on deconsolidation of variable interest entity for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. The loss resulted primarily from the difference between the fair value of the consideration received for the disposal of our equity interest and the net asset value of the joint venture that was deconsolidated.

Restructuring

We announced a restructuring program in June 2006 designed to increase efficiency in our manufacturing, engineering and administrative organizations and expanded these activities from that time through June 2011 to improve our global footprint, cost structure, technology portfolio, human resources and internal processes.

In fiscal year 2009, programs initiated included the closure of the Woodbury, New York facility and numerous headcount reductions across our business units to reduce excess capacity due to decreased sales. The most significant of these programs was in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Sweden and various locations in the United States. We additionally completed the transition of our Corporate Headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Stamford, Connecticut. In fiscal year 2010, we announced the relocation of certain manufacturing activities from the United Kingdom to Hungary, a consolidation and optimization of our manufacturing capabilities in China and the exit of the PND distribution channel in Germany. In fiscal year 2011, we announced the relocation of certain manufacturing activities from Washington, Missouri to Mexico, the outsourcing of certain manufacturing activities to third party suppliers, and we continued to refine and expand on activities launched in prior years.

A summary and components of our restructuring initiatives are as follows and include accruals for new programs as noted above plus revisions to estimates, both increases and decreases, to programs accrued in prior periods:


	Severance Related Costs			Third Party Contractor Termination Costs			Facility Closure and Other Related Costs			Asset Impairments ⁽ ¹ ⁾			Total
Liability, July 1, 2008	$	33,639		$	52		$	1,640		$	0		$	35,331
Expense ⁽²⁾		75,157			326			13,887			10,305			99,675
Accumulated depreciation offset		0			0			0			(10,305	)		(10,305	)
Payments		(39,106	)		(65	)		(6,894	)		0			(46,065	)
Foreign currency translation		(1,760	)		(5	)		0			0			(1,765	)

Liability, June 30, 2009		67,930			308			8,633			0			76,871
Expense ⁽²⁾		10,049			410			2,535			4,880			17,874
Accumulated depreciation offset		0			0			0			(4,880	)		(4,880	)
Payments		(41,186	)		(33	)		(4,299	)		0			(45,518	)
Foreign currency translation		(3,757	)		3			5			0			(3,749	)

Liability, June 30, 2010		33,036			688			6,874			0			40,598

Expense ⁽²⁾		10,541			1,024			3,518			5,564			20,647
Accumulated depreciation offset		0			0			0			(5,564	)		(5,564	)
Payments		(15,231	)		(513	)		(3,833	)		0			(19,577	)
Foreign currency translation		3,416			103			(1	)		0			3,518

Liability, June 30, 2011	$	31,762		$	1,302		$	6,558		$	0		$	39,622

⁽¹⁾	Credits related to restructuring charges for accelerated depreciation and inventory provisions are recorded against the related assets in Property, plant & equipment, net or Inventory in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and do not impact the restructuring liability.

⁽²⁾	Restructuring expenses noted above are primarily in SG&A in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Asset impairments, which consist of accelerated depreciation and inventory provisions are primarily in Cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Restructuring liabilities are recorded in Accrued liabilities and Other non-current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Restructuring expenses by business segment are as follows:


	Year Ended June 30,
	2011		2010		2009
Automotive	$	8,138	$	2,785	$	51,488
Consumer		4,873		7,574		13,250
Professional		1,835		2,191		16,369
Other		237		444		8,263

Total expense		15,083		12,994		89,370
Asset impairments		5,564		4,880		10,305

Total	$	20,647	$	17,874	$	99,675

Goodwill

We test for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of April 30 ^th of every year and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. The impairment test for goodwill is a two-step process. The first step compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value, with fair value of each reporting unit determined using established valuation techniques, specifically the market and income approaches. Should the results of the first step indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the second step of this test is conducted wherein the amount of any impairment is determined by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill in a reporting unit to the recorded amount of goodwill for that reporting unit. The implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities. Should the fair value of the goodwill so calculated be less than the carrying value, an impairment is recognized. The annual goodwill impairment test conducted as of April 30, 2011 indicated that the fair value of each reporting unit was substantially in excess of its carrying value and, as such, no impairment was deemed to exist.

During the first half of fiscal year 2010, we determined that goodwill related to our Automotive segment was impaired and we recognized an impairment charge of $12.3 million in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. During the second half of fiscal year 2010, as a result of the sustained improvements in the operating results of our Automotive reporting unit due to improvements in economic conditions and realized savings resulting from our cost cutting initiatives, we performed a preliminary goodwill impairment test which demonstrated that the calculated fair value of our reporting units exceeded the respective carrying values and therefore no impairment existed in our Automotive reporting unit and our other reporting units. As a result, we ceased recognizing goodwill impairment charges associated with incremental goodwill that is recognized related to contingent purchase price arrangements.

Goodwill was $119.4 million at June 30, 2011 compared with $105.9 million at June 30, 2010. The increase in goodwill in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 versus the prior fiscal year is primarily related to foreign currency translation, contingent purchase price consideration associated with the acquisition of innovative Systems GmbH (“innovative”) of $5.7 million and goodwill related to the acquisition of 3dB of $0.6 million, offset by approximately $4.5 million of purchase price adjustments for prior year acquisitions, primarily related to the acquisition of Selenium. Refer to Note 2 – Acquisitions in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial

Statements for further information. The contingent purchase price consideration associated with the acquisition of innovative is calculated pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the parties. On March 31, 2011, the innovative sellers sent us a letter to exercise their option to have the value of the future contingent purchase consideration determined by a major international accounting firm. The parties are currently disputing certain terms under such agreement and until such time as the dispute is resolved we will not be able to calculate the final purchase price.

The goodwill impairment charge for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 consisted of $295.1 million in our Automotive segment and $22.7 million in our Consumer segment.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by business segment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 were as follows:


	Automotive		Consumer			Professional			Other		Total
Balance, June 30, 2010	$	6,127	$	30,686		$	69,109		$	0	$	105,922
Acquisition adjustments		0		(1,476	)		(2,426	)		0		(3,902	)
Contingent purchase price consideration associated with the acquisition of innovative		5,737		0			0			0		5,737
Other adjustments ⁽ ¹ ⁾		1,495		4,667			5,438			0		11,600

Balance, June 30, 2011	$	13,359	$	33,877		$	72,121		$	0	$	119,357

⁽¹⁾	The other adjustments to goodwill primarily consist of foreign currency translation adjustments.

Operating Income (Loss)

Fiscal year 2011 operating income was $190.1 million, or 5.0 percent of net sales. This represents an increase of 2.5 percentage points compared to the prior fiscal year. The increase in operating income was primarily due to higher net sales.

Fiscal year 2010 operating income was $85.6 million, or 2.5 percent of net sales. This represents an increase of 20.1 percentage points compared to the operating loss in the prior fiscal year. The increase in operating income was primarily due to lower goodwill impairment charges and higher net sales.

A summary of our operating income (loss) by business segment is as follows:


	Year Ended June 30,
($ in thousands)	2011			Percentage of Net Sales			2010			Percentage of Net Sales			2009			Percentage of Net Sales
Automotive	$	177,077			6.5	%	$	88,113			3.6	%	$	(439,957	)		(21.9	)%
Consumer		2,457			0.6	%		(5,026	)		(1.3	)%		(49,939	)		(14.0	)%
Professional		93,962			15.3	%		75,179			14.4	%		44,363			9.0	%
Other		(83,445	)		*			(72,711	)		*			(58,279	)		*

Total	$	190,051			5.0	%	$	85,555			2.5	%	$	(503,812	)		(17.6	)%

*	Percent not meaningful.

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net, was $22.6 million, $30.2 million and $20.6 million in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest income included within interest expense, net was $9.9 million, $3.6 million and $8.1 million and gross interest expense included within interest expense, net was $32.5 million, $33.8 million and $28.7 million in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Gross interest expense consisted of $19.3 million, $17.4 million and $14.8 million of non-cash interest expense and $13.2 million, $16.4 million and $13.9 million of cash interest expense, in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Cash interest expense primarily relates to interest for the 1.25 percent Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Senior Notes”), our short-term debt and our existing and prior revolving credit facilities. Refer to the heading “New Revolving Credit

Facility” below for further information on our existing revolving credit facility, including applicable interest rates. Interest income primarily relates to interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents, short-term investment balances and the variances from year to year are due to fluctuations in those balances and changes in interest rates. Non-cash interest expense is associated with the amortization of the debt discount on the Convertible Senior Notes and amortization of debt issuance costs on the Convertible Senior Notes and our existing and prior revolving credit facilities. The decrease in interest expense in fiscal year 2011 compared with the prior fiscal year is due to the fact that we had no borrowings under the existing revolving credit facility in fiscal year 2011 and lower overall interest rates. The increase in interest expense in fiscal year 2010 compared with the prior fiscal year is due to higher borrowings under our prior revolving credit facilities.

Miscellaneous Expenses, net

We recorded miscellaneous expenses, net, of $7.3 million, $6.3 million and $4.2 million, in fiscal year 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, primarily consisting of bank charges. Bank charges were $5.9 million, $5.3 million and $3.6 million in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Income Taxes

Our fiscal year 2011 and 2010 effective tax rate was an expense of 15.2 percent and 17.5 percent, respectively. The effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 35 percent due to the generation of U.S. federal income tax credits and the income mix and rate differential between the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rate in fiscal year 2009 was a benefit of 20.2 percent.

Subsequent Events

Change in Segment Reporting

Acquisition

Dividend Declaration

On August 10, 2011, we declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The quarterly dividend will be paid on September 6, 2011 to each stockholder of record as of the close of business on August 22, 2011.

Financial Condition

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We will continue to have cash requirements to support seasonal working capital needs, investments in our manufacturing facilities, including major investments related to manufacturing and research facilities in China, interest and principal payments for our debt service, dividend payments and restructuring payments. We primarily intend to use cash on hand and cash generated by operations to meet these requirements, and to the extent necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents of $603.9 million and our short-term investments of $317.3 million at June 30, 2011, together with our operating cash flows, and our availability of $542.7 million under our existing revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to cover our working capital needs, capital expenditures, investment requirements, acquisitions, commitments and quarterly dividends for at least the next 12 months.

Our ability to maintain positive liquidity going forward depends on our ability to continue to generate cash from operations and maintain access to the financial markets, both of which are subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other market factors beyond our control. We earn a significant amount of our operating income outside the U.S., which income is deemed to be permanently reinvested in foreign jurisdictions. For at least the next 12 months, we have sufficient cash in the U.S., availability under our existing revolving credit facility and forecasted domestic cash flow to sustain our operating activities and cash commitments for investing and financing activities, such as quarterly dividends and repayment of debt, such that we will not have to repatriate earnings. In addition, we expect existing foreign cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and cash flows from operations to continue to be sufficient to fund our foreign operating activities and cash commitments for investing activities, such as material capital expenditures, for at least the next 12 months. Below is a more detailed discussion of our cash flow activities during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities in fiscal year 2011 was $331.8 million compared to $240.4 million in fiscal year 2010. Operating cash flows increased primarily due to higher operating income, lower payments to vendors for accounts payable resulting from better management of our vendor payment terms, lower warranty and income tax payments. These increases were partially offset by increases in inventory purchases in anticipation of future sales and lower collections of accounts receivable. At June 30, 2011, working capital, excluding cash, short-term investments and short-term debt was $141.5 million compared with $178.9 million at June 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to higher accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accrued warranties, partially offset by higher accounts receivable and inventories.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $434.5 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to $66.7 million in fiscal year 2010. The increase in net cash used in investing activities compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to an increase of $317.3 million of short-term investments, consisting of commercial paper, short-term deposits and government bonds, time deposits, and treasury bills with original maturities of greater than three months and less than one year. Capital expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 were $108.4 million, in support of new automotive awards, compared to $60.0 million for the same period in the prior year. Capital spending was higher due to expansion of production capacity, increases in information technology related programs and product improvement programs. In June 2011, we paid an additional $11.2 million of the remaining purchase price for Selenium. In February 2011 we completed the acquisition of 3dB for a total purchase price of $3.0 million, plus a working capital adjustment of $0.5 million, of which $2.3 million was paid in fiscal year 2011. In September 2010, we completed the acquisition of Aha for $1.8 million. Refer to Note 2 – Acquisitions in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information. We expect that our run rate for capital expenditures will be similar to the current year.

Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $8.4 million in fiscal year 2011 compared to $222.3 million in fiscal year 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in repayments under the revolving credit facility of $228.9 million and an increase in share based compensation of $8.0 million, partially offset by a decrease of $12.5 million in short-term borrowings, debt issuance costs of $7.0 million and the payment of $3.5 million in dividends.

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, our Board of Directors reinstated the payment of a cash dividend, which had been suspended since the third quarter of fiscal year 2009. During fiscal year 2011, we paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share, with a dividend of $0.025 paid in each of the third and fourth quarters only. During fiscal year 2010, we did not pay any cash dividends. In June 2011, we announced an increase in our dividend for fiscal year 2012 to $0.30 per share, to be paid quarterly at the rate of $0.075 per share.

Our total debt, including short-term borrowings, at June 30, 2011 was $402.6 million, or $381.0 million, net of discount, and was primarily comprised of $400.0 million of the Convertible Senior Notes, which are shown net of a discount of $21.6 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2011. Also included in total debt at June 30, 2011 is short-term debt and capital lease obligations of $2.6 million.

Our total debt, including short-term borrowings, at June 30, 2010 was $415.2 million or $377.8 million, net of discount, and was primarily comprised of $400.0 million of the Convertible Senior Notes, which are shown net of a discount of $37.3 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2010. Also included in total debt at June 30, 2010 are short-term debt of $13.9 million and long-term capital leases and other long-term borrowings of $1.2 million.

New Revolving Credit Facility

On December 1, 2010, we and one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Harman Holding GmbH & Co. KG (“Harman KG”) , entered into a multi-currency credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks. The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year secured revolving credit facility which expires on December 1, 2015 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in the amount of $550 million (the “Aggregate Commitment”), of which up to $60 million will be available for letters of credit. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, the Aggregate Commitment may be increased up to a maximum aggregate amount of $700 million.

The Credit Agreement effectively replaced our previous revolving credit facility, the second amended and restated multi-currency, multi-option credit agreement dated March 31, 2009, as amended (the “2009 Credit Agreement”), which had a maximum borrowing capacity of $231.6 million (the “2009 Maximum Borrowing Capacity”), including outstanding letters of credit. As a result of such replacement, we voluntarily terminated the 2009 Credit Agreement. There were no outstanding borrowings under the 2009 Credit Agreement as of December 1, 2010, and we incurred no early termination penalties due to the termination of the 2009 Credit Agreement.

Interest rates for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility range from 0.875 percent to 1.375 percent above the applicable base rate for base rate loans and range from 1.875 percent to 2.375 percent above the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for Eurocurrency loans based on our Total Leverage Ratio (as defined below). In addition, we are obligated to pay an annual facility fee on the Aggregate Commitment, whether drawn or undrawn, ranging from 0.375 percent to 0.625 percent based on our Total Leverage Ratio. Any proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes.

Interest rates for borrowings under the 2009 Credit Agreement were 3.0 percent above the applicable base rate for base rate loans and 4.0 percent above LIBOR for Eurocurrency loans. In addition, the annual facility fee rate payable under the 2009 Credit Agreement was one percent based on the 2009 Maximum Borrowing Capacity, whether drawn or undrawn.

The Credit Agreement contains financial condition covenants that require us to maintain the following ratios, each calculated as of the end of the applicable fiscal quarter on a rolling four-quarter basis:

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The ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) less capital expenditures, to consolidated cash interest expense, must be more than 3.25 to 1.00 (the “Interest Coverage Ratio”);

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The ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA must be less than 4.00 to 1.00 (the “Total Leverage Ratio”); and

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The ratio of consolidated senior debt to consolidated EBITDA must be less than 3.00 to 1.00 (the “Senior Leverage Ratio”).

The Credit Agreement also contains covenants that, require us to maintain minimum levels of liquidity in certain specified circumstances and imposes limitations on our ability to do the following: incur debt, place liens on our assets, make fundamental changes, sell assets, make investments, undertake transactions with affiliates, undertake sale and leaseback transactions, incur guarantee obligations, modify or prepay certain material debt (including the Convertible Senior Notes), enter into hedging agreements, pay dividends, make capital expenditures and acquire certain types of collateral.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including failure to make timely payments, breaches of representations or covenants, or a change in control of our Company, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

At June 30, 2011, we had no borrowings under the Credit Agreement and had outstanding letters of credit of $7.3 million. Unused available credit under the Credit Agreement was $542.7 million at June 30, 2011. In connection with the Credit Agreement we incurred $7.0 million in fees and other expenses which have been capitalized within Other assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet. These costs will be amortized over the term of the Credit Agreement on a straight-line basis. In addition, we wrote off $0.7 million of debt issuance costs, associated with the 2009 Credit Agreement, which represented the portion of these costs that were attributed to the 2009 Credit Agreement.

If we do not meet the forecast in our budgets, we could violate our debt covenants and, absent a waiver from our lenders or an amendment to our Credit Agreement, we could be in default under the Credit Agreement. As a result, our debt under the Credit Agreement could become due, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. A default under the Credit Agreement, if the lenders were to accelerate the amounts due thereunder, could also lead to an event of default under the indenture governing the Convertible Senior Notes (the “Indenture”), as amended, and the acceleration of the Convertible Senior Notes. As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all the financial covenants of the Credit Agreement. We believe we will be in compliance with these covenants for at least the next 12 months.

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

In connection with the Credit Agreement, we and Harman KG entered into a guarantee and collateral agreement (the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) which provides, among other things, that the obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by us and each of the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and that the obligations generally are secured by liens on substantially all of our assets and certain of our subsidiary guarantors’ assets.

The term of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement corresponds with the term of the Credit Agreement, which matures on December 1, 2015. Under the terms of this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, we have effectively guaranteed the payment of the full amount of borrowings under the Credit Agreement, including outstanding letters of credit, upon maturity. The potential amount of future payments that we would be required

to pay under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is the amount that we have borrowed under the Credit Agreement, including outstanding letters of credit. At June 30, 2011, we had no borrowings under the Credit Agreement and had outstanding letters of credit of $7.3 million.

Convertible Senior Notes

We had $400 million of Convertible Senior Notes outstanding at June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 which are more fully described in Note 9 – Debt in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Indenture contains covenants, one of which required us to calculate the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Indenture, each time we incurred additional indebtedness, for the most recently ended four quarter period (the “Incurrence of Debt Covenant”). On January 12, 2010, we entered into a supplemental indenture to the Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) which amended the Incurrence of Debt Covenant. Under the Supplemental Indenture, we were permitted to, without complying with the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA of 3.25 to 1.00: (a) incur revolving extensions of credit under the 2009 Credit Agreement, up to a maximum amount of $231.6 million, and (b) incur additional indebtedness, subject to a requirement to make a pro rata offer to purchase a principal face amount of the Convertible Senior Notes equal to 50 percent of the aggregate amount of such indebtedness so incurred, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Incurrence of Debt Covenant lapsed on October 23, 2010, and was no longer applicable to us after this date. At June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Indenture, as amended, and we believe that we will be in compliance with these covenants for at least the next 12 months.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We enter into operating leases for land, buildings and equipment in the normal course of business which are not included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, we had outstanding letters of credit of $7.3 million and $6.6 million at June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively that were not included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Contractual Obligations

We have obligations and commitments to make future payments under debt agreements and operating leases. The following table details our financing obligations by due date:


	Year Ending June 30,
($ in thousands)	2012		2013		2014		2015		2016		Thereafter		Total
Short term borrowings ⁽ ¹ ⁾	$	1,785	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	1,785
Current portion of long-term debt ⁽¹⁾		386		0		0		0		0		0		386
Convertible senior notes ⁽¹⁾		0		400,000		0		0		0		0		400,000
Firm commitments for capital expenditures		20,112		0		0		0		0		0		20,112
Purchase obligations ⁽²⁾		183,633		0		0		0		0		0		183,633
Capital leases ^{(1), (3)}		442		0		0		0		0		0		442
Non-cancelable operating leases ⁽³⁾		43,155		41,144		37,671		31,718		28,377		74,943		257,008
Uncertain tax positions ⁽⁴⁾		32,265		0		0		0		0		0		32,265

Total contractual cash obligations	$	281,778	$	441,144	$	37,671	$	31,718	$	28,377	$	74,943	$	895,631

⁽¹⁾	Refer to Note 9 – Debt in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information and for interest payments associated with our short-term borrowings and long-term debt.

⁽²⁾	Includes amounts committed under enforceable agreements for purchase of goods and services with defined terms as to quantity, price and timing of delivery.

⁽³⁾	Refer to Note 12 – Leases in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

⁽⁴⁾	Refer to Note 13 – Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. All uncertain tax positions are included in fiscal year 2012 as timing of such payments cannot be estimated.

Equity

Total shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2011 was $1,424 billion compared with $1.135 billion at June 30, 2010. The increase is primarily due to current year operating income and favorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by losses from hedging instruments. There were no shares of our common stock repurchased during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.

Business Outlook

Our future outlook may continue to be impacted by a contraction of consumer discretionary spending and by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The recent constraints in the supply of rare earth minerals, specifically neodymium, used in our products, will increase our costs by approximately $85 million in fiscal year 2012 and may continue to have a negative impact on our profitability. We are currently investigating alternative design solutions utilizing other materials and also have initiated discussions about potential price increases with our customers. To date, we believe our actions will be successful in mitigating approximately $30 million of the impact from this cost increase. By the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we will have better information about this situation and will provide updated information at that time. In spite of this, we expect our overall year-over-year profitability to improve.

In June 2011, we achieved our goal of $400 million in our STEP change cost savings program, previously announced in February 2008. We believe this developed a culture of efficiency, which will enable us to remain competitive.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are required to include information about potential effects of changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates in our periodic reports filed with the SEC.

Interest Rate Sensitivity/Risk

At June 30, 2011, interest on approximately 99 percent of our borrowings was determined on a fixed rate basis. The interest rates on the balance of our debt are subject to changes in U.S. and European short-term interest rates. To assess exposure to interest rate changes, we have performed a sensitivity analysis assuming a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates across all outstanding debt and investments. Our analysis indicates that the effect on fiscal year 2011 income from continuing operations before income taxes of such an increase and decrease in interest rates would be approximately $9.4 million.

Foreign Currency Risk

We maintain significant operations in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Hungary, Mexico, China and Brazil. As a result, we are subject to market risks arising from changes in these foreign currency exchange rates, principally the change in the value of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. Refer to Note 10 – Derivatives in the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on our financial risk management.

Our subsidiaries purchase products and raw materials and sell our products in various currencies. As a result, we may be exposed to cost changes relative to local currencies in these markets. To mitigate these transactional risks, we enter into foreign exchange contracts. Also, foreign currency positions are partially offsetting and are netted against one another to reduce exposure. We presently estimate the effect on projected 2012 income before income taxes, based upon a recent estimate of foreign exchange transactional exposure, of a uniform strengthening or uniform weakening of the transaction currency rates of 10 percent, would be to increase or decrease income from continuing operations before income taxes by approximately $16.4 million. As of June 30, 2011, we had hedged a portion of our estimated foreign currency transactions using foreign exchange contracts, including forwards and options.

We presently estimate the effect on projected 2012 income before income taxes, based upon a recent estimate of foreign exchange translation exposure (translating the operating performance of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. Dollars), of a uniform strengthening or weakening of the U.S. Dollar by 10 percent, would be to increase or decrease income from continuing operations before income taxes by approximately $20.9 million.

Changes in currency exchange rates, principally the change in the value of the Euro compared to the U.S. dollar have an impact on our reported results when the financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars. Over half our sales are denominated in Euros. The average exchange rate for the Euro versus the U.S. dollar for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 increased 1.9 percent from the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Competitive conditions in the markets in which we operate may limit our ability to increase prices in the event of adverse changes in currency exchange rates. For example, certain products made in Europe are sold in the U.S. Sales of these products are affected by the value of the U.S. Dollar relative to the Euro. Any weakening of the U.S. Dollar could depress the demand for these European manufactured products in the U.S. and reduce sales. However, due to the multiple currencies involved in our business and the netting effect of various simultaneous transactions, our foreign currency positions are partially offsetting. In addition, our foreign currency hedging program is designed to limit our exposure.

Actual gains and losses in the future may differ materially from the hypothetical gains and losses discussed above based on changes in the timing and amount of interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate movements and our actual exposure and hedging transactions.

Item 8.

Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of Harman International Industries, Incorporated is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and the fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011. In making this assessment, we used the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework.” Our assessment included an evaluation of such elements as the design and operating effectiveness of key financial reporting controls, process documentation, accounting policies, overall control environment and information systems control environment. Based on our assessment, we have concluded that, as of June 30, 2011, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as of June 30, 2011, has been audited by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), an independent registered public accounting firm. KPMG’s report on our internal controls over financial reporting is included herein.

/s/ D INESH C. P ALIWAL

Dinesh C. Paliwal

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ H ERBERT K. P ARKER

Herbert K. Parker

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Harman International Industries, Incorporated:

We have audited Harman International Industries, Incorporated and subsidiaries’ (“the Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Harman International Industries, Incorporated’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2011, and our report dated August 11, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

August 11, 2011

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Harman International Industries, Incorporated:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2011. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2011. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Harman International Industries, Incorporated’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated August 11, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut

August 11, 2011

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	June 30,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	603,892		$	645,570
Short-term investments		317,322			0
Receivables, net		579,272			517,092
Inventories, net		423,137			353,123
Other current assets		184,532			158,194

Total current assets		2,108,155			1,673,979
Property, plant and equipment, net		470,300			421,949
Goodwill		119,357			105,922
Deferred tax assets, long-term		229,941			247,602
Other assets		130,742			106,763

Total assets	$	3,058,495		$	2,556,215

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	386		$	463
Short-term debt		1,785			13,472
Accounts payable		473,486			382,985
Accrued liabilities		436,537			363,261
Accrued warranties		122,396			99,329
Income taxes payable		12,991			3,941

Total current liabilities		1,047,581			863,451
Convertible senior notes		378,401			362,693
Other senior debt		0			1,209
Other non-current liabilities		208,855			193,970

Total liabilities		1,634,837			1,421,323

Preferred stock		0			0
Common stock		956			952
Additional paid-in capital		915,433			892,129
Accumulated other comprehensive income		136,733			3,666
Retained earnings		1,418,106			1,285,715
Less: Common stock held in treasury		(1,047,570	)		(1,047,570	)

Total shareholders’ equity		1,423,658			1,134,892

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,058,495		$	2,556,215

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Year Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2011			2010		2009
Net sales	$	3,772,345		$	3,364,428	$	2,854,895
Cost of sales		2,784,995			2,479,270		2,209,545

Gross profit		987,350			885,158		645,350
Selling, general and administrative expenses		813,809			774,189		831,419
Sale of intellectual property		(16,510	)		0		0
Loss on deconsolidation of variable interest entity		0			13,122		0
Goodwill impairment		0			12,292		317,743

Operating income (loss)		190,051			85,555		(503,812	)
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net		22,576			30,215		20,574
Miscellaneous, net		7,255			6,263		4,224

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		160,220			49,077		(528,610	)
Income tax expense (benefit), net		24,304			8,610		(107,017	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income taxes		135,916			40,467		(421,593	)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0			114,197		0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0			9,394		(9,159	)

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		0			123,591		(9,159	)

Net income (loss)		135,916			164,058		(430,752	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		0			5,289		752

Net income (loss) attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$	135,916		$	158,769	$	(431,504	)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$	135,916		$	40,467	$	(421,593	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		0			5,289		752

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$	135,916		$	35,178	$	(422,345	)

Earnings (Loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated:
Basic	$	1.91		$	0.50	$	(7.19	)

Diluted	$	1.90		$	0.50	$	(7.19	)

Earnings (Loss) per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	0.00		$	1.76	$	(0.16	)

Diluted	$	0.00		$	1.75	$	(0.16	)

Earnings (Loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.91		$	2.26	$	(7.34	)

Diluted	$	1.90		$	2.25	$	(7.34	)

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic		70,992			70,350		58,766

Diluted		71,635			70,595		58,766

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Year Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated	$	135,916		$	158,769		$	(431,504	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated to net cash provided by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0			(9,394	)		9,159
Gain on sale of QNX Entities		0			(114,197	)		0
Goodwill impairment		0			12,292			317,743
Loss on deconsolidation of variable interest entity		0			13,122			0
Depreciation and amortization		123,264			127,654			145,786
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(8,926	)		3,954			(107,789	)
Noncontrolling interest		0			5,289			752
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets		1,272			593			(13,753	)
Share-based compensation		17,973			21,320			9,770
Non-cash interest expense		19,258			12,250			13,871
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in:
Receivables		(4,222	)		(144,100	)		117,587
Inventories		(25,534	)		(40,055	)		27,775
Other current assets		9,733			(10,194	)		83,327
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable		49,707			180,064			(81,531	)
Accrued warranties		23,067			20,586			(18,324	)
Accrued other liabilities		(12,535	)		(17,344	)		13,056
Income taxes payable		5,378			(5,410	)		(2,781	)
Other operating activities		(2,601	)		(23,773	)		(21,346	)

Net cash from continuing operations provided by operating activities		331,750			191,426			61,798
Net cash from discontinued operations provided by operating activities		0			49,013			12,653

Net cash provided by operating activities		331,750			240,439			74,451

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments		(599,495	)		0			0
Maturities of short-term investments		282,173			0			0
Acquisitions, net of cash received		(14,800	)		(63,843	)		0
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity		0			(11,347	)		0
Contingent purchase price consideration		0			0			(7,443	)
Proceeds from sale of QNX Entities, net of cash paid		0			199,560			0
Proceeds from asset dispositions		3,005			2,531			22,882
Capital expenditures		(108,357	)		(60,033	)		(79,122	)
Other items, net		2,974			0			(2,601	)

Net cash from continuing operations (used in) provided by investing activities		(434,500	)		66,868			(66,284	)
Net cash from discontinued operations (used in) provided by investing activities		0			(167	)		(728	)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(434,500	)		66,701			(67,012	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in short-term borrowings		(12,461	)		0			0
Net increase in long-term borrowings		5,066			5,073			936
Net (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit facility		0			(228,890	)		197,000
Issuance of common stock		0			0			189,723
Dividends paid to shareholders		(3,525	)		0			(2,207	)
Share-based payment arrangements		9,544			1,557			142
Debt issuance costs		(7,002	)		0			(9,733	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		0			0			126

Net cash from continuing operations (used in) provided by financing activities		(8,378	)		(222,260	)		375,987
Net cash from discontinued operations used in financing activities		0			0			(1	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(8,378	)		(222,260	)		375,986

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		69,450			(25,669	)		(20,175	)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(41,678	)		59,211			363,250
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		645,570			586,359			223,109

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	603,892		$	645,570		$	586,359

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)


Years Ended June 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Harman Shareholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
($ in thousands)	Number of Shares		$.01 Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Harman Shareholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
Balance, June 30, 2008		58,518,066	$	841	$	676,648	$	191,531		$	1,560,657		$	(1,047,570	)	$	1,382,107			34		$	1,382,141

Comprehensive loss:
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0		0		0		0			(431,504	)		0			(431,504	)		0			(431,504	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0		0		0		(120,251	)		0			0			(120,251	)		0			(120,251	)
Unrealized loss on hedging derivatives		0		0		0		(7,713	)		0			0			(7,713	)		0			(7,713	)
Pension liability adjustment		0		0		0		(1,874	)		0			0			(1,874	)		0			(1,874	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		0		0		0		(4,495	)		0			0			(4,495	)		0			(4,495	)

Total comprehensive loss		0		0		0		(134,333	)		(431,504	)		0			(565,837	)		0			(565,837	)

Issuance of common stock		10,667,000		107		189,723		0			0			0			189,830			0			189,830
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		144,712		1		142		0			0			0			143			0			143
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercise		0		0		126		0			0			0			126			0			126
Share-based compensation, net		0		0		2,970		0			0			0			2,970			0			2,970
Dividends ($0.05 per share) ⁽¹⁾		0		0		0		0			(2,207	)		0			(2,207	)		0			(2,207	)
Noncontrolling interest		0		0		0		0			0			0			—			752			752

Balance, June 30, 2009		69,329,778	$	949	$	869,609	$	57,198		$	1,126,946		$	(1,047,570	)	$	1,007,132			786		$	1,007,918

Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0		0		0		0			158,769			0			158,769			0			158,769
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0		0		0		(66,500	)		0			0			(66,500	)		0			(66,500	)
Unrealized gain on hedging derivatives		0		0		0		27,749			0			0			27,749			0			27,749
Pension liability adjustment		0		0		0		(13,599	)		0			0			(13,599	)		0			(13,599	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		0		0		0		(1,182	)		0			0			(1,182	)		0			(1,182	)

Total comprehensive (loss) income		0		0		0		(53,532	)		158,769			0			105,237			0			105,237

Restricted stock unit vesting		68,699		0		0		0			0			0			0			0			0
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		131,542		3		2,584		0			0			0			2,587			0			2,587
Share-based compensation, net		0		0		19,936		0			0			0			19,936			0			19,936
Noncontrolling interest		0		0		0		0			0			0			0			(786	)		(786	)

Balance, June 30, 2010		69,530,019	$	952	$	892,129	$	3,666		$	1,285,715		$	(1,047,570	)	$	1,134,892			0		$	1,134,892

Comprehensive income:
Net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated		0		0		0		0			135,916			0			135,916			0			135,916
Foreign currency translation adjustment		0		0		0		164,079			0			0			164,079			0			164,079
Unrealized loss on hedging derivatives		0		0		0		(41,892	)		0			0			(41,892	)		0			(41,892	)
Pension liability adjustment		0		0		0		9,117			0			0			9,117			0			9,117
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities		0		0		0		1,763			0			0			1,763			0			1,763

Total comprehensive income		0		0		0		133,067			135,916			0			268,983			0			268,983

Restricted stock unit vesting		44,948		0		0		0			0			0			0			0			0
Exercise of stock options, net of shares received		345,284		4		9,544		0			0			0			9,548			0			9,548
Share-based compensation, net		0		0		13,760		0			0			0			13,760			0			13,760
Dividends ($0.10 per share) ⁽¹⁾		0		0		0		0			(3,525	)		0			(3,525	)		0			(3,525	)

Balance, June 30, 2011		69,920,251	$	956	$	915,433	$	136,733		$	1,418,106		$	(1,047,570	)	$	1,423,658			0		$	1,423,658

⁽¹⁾	Cash dividends declared on common stock were $0.0125 in each of the first and second quarter of fiscal year 2009 and were $0.025 in each of the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2011.

See accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Harman International Industries, Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data and unless otherwise indicated)

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

References to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Harman” refer to Harman International Industries, Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context specifically indicates otherwise.

Description of Business: We believe we are a worldwide leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of high-quality, high-fidelity audio products and electronic systems. We have developed, both internally and through a series of strategic acquisitions, a broad range of product offerings sold under renowned brand names in our principal markets. We also believe we are a leader in digitally integrated infotainment systems for the automotive industry. Our AKG ^® , Crown ^® , JBL ^® , Infinity ^® , Harman/Kardon ^® , Lexicon ^® , dbx ^® , Studer ^® , Soundcraft ^® , Mark Levinson ^® , Selenium ^® and Becker ^® brand names are well-known worldwide for premium quality and performance. We have built these brands by developing our engineering, manufacturing and marketing competencies, and have employed these resources to establish our Company as a leader in the markets we serve.

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and our controlled subsidiary companies. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Operating results of acquired businesses are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date of acquisition.

We consolidate variable interest entities if we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the entity. Operating results for variable interest entities in which we are determined to be the primary beneficiary are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations from the date such determination is made.

Reclassifications: Where necessary, information for prior fiscal years has been reclassified to conform to the fiscal year 2011 financial statement presentation.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are used for, but not limited to: (i) inventory valuation; (ii) depreciable lives of fixed assets; (iii) goodwill and other asset impairments; (vi) restructuring and related charges; (v) the evaluation of the recoverability of pre-production and development contract costs; (vi) warranty liabilities; (vii) allowance for doubtful accounts; (viii) contingency and litigation reserves; (ix) income tax reserves and valuation allowances; (x) accounting for business combinations; (xi) sales discounts and sales allowances, (xii) pension, postretirement and other employee benefits and (xiii) losses on Automotive supply arrangements. Various assumptions go into the determination of these estimates. The process of determining significant estimates requires consideration of factors such as historical experience, current and expected economic conditions, and actuarial methods. We reevaluate these significant factors and make changes and adjustments where facts and circumstances indicate that changes are necessary. The accounting estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Changes in Estimates: In the ordinary course of accounting for items discussed above, we make changes in estimates as appropriate, and as we become aware of circumstances affecting those estimates. Such changes and refinements in estimation methodologies are reflected in reported results of operations in the period in which the changes are made and, if material, their effects are disclosed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition: Revenue is generally recognized at the time of product shipment or delivery, depending on when the passage of title to goods transfers to unaffiliated customers and when all of the following have occurred: a firm sales agreement is in place, pricing is fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Sales are reported net of estimated returns, discounts, rebates and incentives. Substantially all of our revenue transactions involve the delivery of a physical product. Royalty income, which is not material, is recorded when earned based upon contract terms with licensees which provide for royalties.

Sales Discounts: We offer product discounts and sales incentives including prompt payment discounts, volume incentive programs, rebates and dealer order incentives. We report revenues net of discounts and other sales incentives.

Cost of Sales: Cost of sales includes material, labor and overhead for products manufactured by us and cost of goods produced for us on a contract basis. Expenses incurred for manufacturing depreciation and engineering, warehousing, shipping and handling, sales commissions, warranty and customer service are also included in cost of sales.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: We reserve an estimated amount for accounts receivable that may not be collected. Methodologies for estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts are primarily based on specific identification of uncollectible accounts. Historical collection rates and customer credit worthiness are considered in determining specific reserves. At June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, we had $7.0 million and $8.1 million, respectively, reserved for possible uncollectible accounts receivable. As with many estimates, management must make judgments about potential actions by third parties in establishing and evaluating our allowance for doubtful accounts.

Automotive Supply Arrangements: We have arrangements with our Automotive customers to provide products that meet predetermined technical specifications and delivery dates. In the event we do not satisfy the performance obligations under these arrangements, we may be required to indemnify the customer. We accrue for any loss that we expect to incur under these arrangements when the loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated.

Accrued Warranties: We warrant our products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for periods ranging from six months to six years from the date of purchase, depending on the business segment and product. Our dealers and warranty service providers normally perform warranty service in field locations and regional service centers, using parts and replacement finished goods we supply on an exchange basis. Our dealers and warranty service providers also install updates we provide to correct defects covered by our warranties. Estimated warranty liabilities are based upon past experience with similar types of products, the technological complexity of certain products, replacement cost and other factors. If estimates of warranty provisions are no longer adequate based on our analysis of current activity, incremental provisions are recorded as warranty expense in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. We take these factors into consideration when assessing the adequacy of our warranty provision for periods still open to claim. Refer to Note 6 – Accrued Warranties for further information.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include non-manufacturing salaries and benefits, share-based compensation expense, occupancy costs, professional fees, research and development costs (“R&D”), amortization of intangibles, advertising and marketing costs and other operating expenses.

Advertising Expenses: We expense advertising costs as incurred. When production costs are incurred for future advertising, these costs are recorded as an asset and subsequently expensed when the advertisement is first put into service.

R&D: Research and development is expensed as incurred. R&D, net of customer reimbursements, were $304.6 million, $322.7 million and $325.1 million for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Interest Expense, net: Interest expense, net, includes interest expense and amortization of original issue discount on debt securities and debt issuance costs, net of interest income.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, money-market funds and investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Restricted Cash and Investments: We have a deferred compensation arrangement with certain foreign employees which requires us to maintain cash on hand. At June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, such restricted cash amounts were $8.0 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and were included in Other assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Short-Term Investments: Short-term investments consist of investments in commercial paper, government bonds and short-term deposits with original maturities of greater than three months and less than one year.

Inventories, net: Inventories, net are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the first-in, first-out method. We establish reserves for our inventory which requires us to analyze the aging and forecasted demand for our inventories, to forecast future product sales prices, pricing trends and margins, and to make judgments and estimates regarding obsolete, damaged or excess inventory. Markdown percentages are determined based on our estimate of future demand and selling prices for our products. Future sales prices are determined based on current and forecasted market expectations, as well as terms that have been established for future orders under automotive platform arrangements. Our inventory reserves primarily relate to our raw materials as our finished goods are primarily produced to order. We calculate inventory reserves on raw materials by reviewing the levels of raw materials on-hand and comparing this to estimates of historical consumption and future demand in order to assess whether we have excess materials on-hand. If it is determined that excess materials are in inventory, an appropriate inventory reserve is established. Inventory reserves on finished goods are primarily determined through inventory turnover measures. Products showing low turnover rates are assigned a percentage reserve based on future estimates of sales volumes and margins. We make adjustments to our inventory reserves based on the identification of specific situations and increase our inventory reserves accordingly. As changes in future economic or industry conditions occur, we revise the estimates that were used to calculate our inventory reserves.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net: Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost or, in the case of capitalized leases, at the present value of the future minimum lease payments. Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the asset’s useful life. Refer to Note 5 – Property, Plant and Equipment, net for more information.

Goodwill: Goodwill is tested for impairment annually each April 30 ^th or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. We estimate the fair value of each reporting unit using a discounted cash flow methodology. This requires us to use significant judgment, including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, determination of our weighted average cost of capital, and relevant market data. Refer to Note 8 – Goodwill for more information.

Other Intangible Assets: Other intangible assets primarily consist of patents, trademarks, distribution agreements and non-compete agreements and are amortized over periods ranging from 10 months to 17 years. We test for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our intangible assets may not be recoverable. Other intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic lives. We believe that the straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the cost of the intangible assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits obtained annually by our Company. We will continue to monitor the need for additional interim impairment tests, which could result in additional non-cash impairment charges.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets, including buildings, equipment and other definite-lived intangible assets, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on our ability to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. Our primary measure of fair value is based on undiscounted cash flows. We will continue to monitor the need for impairment tests, which could result in additional impairment charges. We did not record any impairment charges for long-lived assets in 2011 and 2009. We recognized $1.2 million in impairment charges related to facilities that were held-for-sale in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Pre-Production and Development Costs: We incur pre-production and development costs related to infotainment systems that we develop for automobile manufacturers pursuant to long-term supply arrangements. Portions of these costs are reimbursable under separate agreements and are recorded as unbilled costs in our Consolidated Balance Sheets in Other current assets and Other assets, once an agreement is signed.

At June 30, 2011 and 2010, unbilled costs were $40.5 million and $17.5 million, respectively, related to pre-production costs. At June 30, 2011 and 2010 unbilled costs reimbursable in the next 12 months totaled $13.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively, and were recorded in other current assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unbilled costs reimbursable in subsequent years at June 30, 2011 and 2010 totaled $27.0 million and $11.7 million, respectively, and were recorded in Other assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. At June 30, 2011 and 2010, we had fixed assets of $18.0 million and $11.7 million, respectively, for molds, dies and other tools included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, which our customers will eventually purchase and own pursuant to long-term supply arrangements.

Income Taxes: Deferred income tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the statutory marginal income tax rate in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax expenses or credits are based on the changes in the deferred income tax assets or liabilities from period to period. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized. In determining the need for, and the amount of a valuation allowance, we consider our ability to forecast earnings, future taxable income, carryback losses, if any, and we consider feasible tax planning strategies. We

believe the estimate of our income tax assets, liabilities and expenses are “critical accounting estimates” because if the actual income tax assets, liabilities and expenses differ from our estimates the outcome could have a material impact on our results of operations.

Retirement Benefits: We provide postretirement benefits to certain employees. Employees in the United States are covered by a defined contribution plan. Our contributions to this plan are based on a percentage of employee contributions and, with the approval of our Board of Directors, profit sharing contributions may be made as a percentage of employee compensation. Effective January 1, 2010, we reinstated all the matching contributions to the defined contribution plan, which were previously suspended effective January 1, 2009. These plans are funded on a current basis. We also have a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) in the United States that provides retirement, death and termination benefits, as defined, to certain key executives designated by our Board of Directors.

Certain employees outside the United States are covered by non-contributory defined benefit plans. The defined benefit plans are funded in conformity with applicable government regulations. Generally, benefits are based on age, years of service, and the level of compensation during the final years of service. Refer to Note 16 – Retirement Benefits for more information.

Foreign Currency Translation: The financial statements of subsidiaries located outside of the United States generally are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Assets, including goodwill, and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at the rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. The resulting translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income, expense and cash flow items are translated at average monthly exchange rates. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions of these subsidiaries are included in net income attributable to Harman International Industries, Incorporated in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Derivative Financial Instruments: We are exposed to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates which could affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. We manage our exposure to these risks through our regular operating and financial activities and when appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. These derivatives are utilized to hedge economic exposures, as well as to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility resulting from shifts in market rates. We enter into limited types of derivative contracts, including foreign currency spot and forward and option contracts and an interest rate swap, to manage foreign currency and interest rate exposures. Our primary foreign currency exposure is the Euro. The fair market value of all our derivative contracts change with fluctuations in interest rates and currency rates, and are designed so that changes in their values are offset by changes in the values of the underlying exposures. Derivative financial instruments are held solely as risk management tools and not for trading or speculative purposes. We do not utilize derivatives that contain leverage features. On the date that we enter into a derivative that qualifies for hedge accounting, the derivative is designated as a hedge of the identified exposure. We document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items for which we apply hedge accounting treatment and assess the effectiveness of our hedges at inception and on an ongoing basis.

We record all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Certain of these derivative contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges, whereby gains and losses are reported within AOCI in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, until the underlying transaction occurs, at which

point they are reported in earnings as gains or losses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Certain of our derivatives, for which hedge accounting is not applied, are effective as economic hedges. These derivative contracts are required to be recognized each period at fair value, with gains and losses reported in earnings in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and therefore do result in some level of earnings volatility. The level of volatility will vary with the type and amount of derivative hedges outstanding, as well as fluctuations in the currency and interest rate markets during the period. The related cash flow impacts of all our derivative activities are reflected as cash flows from operating activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Refer to Note 10 – Derivatives for more information.

Interest Rate Management: We have an interest rate swap agreement to effectively convert the interest on an operating lease from a variable to a fixed rate. At the end of each reporting period, the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement is calculated. The fair value is recorded as an asset or liability. The effective gain or loss is recorded as a debit or credit to AOCI in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and any ineffectiveness is recorded immediately to rent expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Upon maturity, any gain or loss within AOCI is reclassified into earnings in the then-current period. Refer to Note 10 – Derivatives for more information.

Foreign Currency Management: The fair value of foreign currency related derivatives is included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets in other current assets and accrued liabilities. The earnings impact of cash flow hedges relating to forecasted purchases of inventory in foreign currency is reported in cost of sales to match the underlying transaction being hedged. Unrealized gains and losses on these instruments are deferred in AOCI in our Consolidated Balance Sheets until the underlying transaction is recognized in earnings. The earnings impact of cash flow hedges relating to the variability in cash flows associated with foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities is reported in cost of sales, SG&A or other expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, depending on the nature of the assets or liabilities being hedged. The amounts deferred in AOCI in our Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with these instruments relate to spot-to-spot foreign currency differentials from the date of designation until the hedged transaction takes place.

Severance and Exit Costs: We recognize liabilities for severance and exit costs based upon the nature of the liability incurred. For involuntary separation programs that are conducted according to the guidelines of our written involuntary separation plan and for involuntary separation programs that are conducted according to the provisions of collective bargaining agreements or statutes, we recognize the liability when it is probable and reasonably estimable. For one-time termination benefits, such as additional severance pay, and other exit costs, such as lease and other contract termination costs, the liability is measured and originally recognized at fair value in the period in which the liability is incurred, with subsequent changes recognized in the period of change. Refer to Note 15 – Restructuring for more information.

Share-Based Compensation: Share-based compensation expense is recognized based on the estimated fair value of stock options and similar equity instruments awarded to employees. Refer to Note 14 – Shareholders’ Equity and Share-Based Compensation for more information.

AOCI: At June 30, 2011 and 2010 AOCI consisted of the following:


	June 30,
Income/(Loss):	2011			2010
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	182,134		$	18,055
Pension liability adjustment		(18,303	)		(27,420	)
Unrealized (loss) gain on hedging derivatives		(23,184	)		18,708
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		(3,914	)		(5,677	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income	$	136,733		$	3,666

Treasury Stock: We account for repurchased common stock under the cost method and include such treasury stock as a component of our shareholder’s equity in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Retirement of treasury stock is recorded as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in-capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheets at the time such retirement is approved by our Board of Directors.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Variable Interest Entities: On July 1, 2010, we adopted the new accounting guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) within Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-17, “Consolidations (Topic 810): Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities”, which amended certain provisions relating to the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIE”). The amended provisions primarily include (i) amending the guidance for determining whether an entity is a VIE and (ii) amending the criteria for identification of the primary beneficiary of a VIE. The new provisions also require us to continually reassess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE and require that we enhance our disclosures in the financial statements about our VIE relationships. The adoption of the new guidance did not have any impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Transfers of Financial Assets: On July 1, 2010, we adopted the new accounting guidance issued by the FASB within ASU 2009-16, “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Accounting for the Transfers of Financial Assets” relating to the accounting for transfers of financial assets. The new guidance requires additional disclosures relating to the transparency of transfers of financial assets. The adoption of the new guidance did not have any impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Multiple Element Revenue Arrangements: On July 1, 2010, we adopted the new accounting guidance issued by the FASB within ASU 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition: (Topic 605): Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” and ASU 2009-14, “Software (Topic 985): Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.” The new guidance requires a vendor to allocate revenue to each standalone deliverable in arrangements involving multiple deliverables based on the relative selling price of each deliverable. It also changes the level of evidence of the standalone selling price required to separate deliverables by allowing a vendor to make its best estimate of the standalone selling price of deliverables when more objective evidence of selling price is not available. The new guidance also excludes sales of tangible products that contain essential software elements from the scope of revenue recognition for software arrangements. Because of these changes, revenue is recognized earlier for many revenue transactions involving multiple deliverables and sales of software enabled devices. The new guidance also requires additional disclosures relating to qualitative and quantitative information about a vendor’s revenue arrangements and about the significant judgments made about the application of the new guidance and any changes in those judgments or the application that may significantly affect the timing or amount of revenue recognition. The new guidance can be adopted on a prospective basis or in certain circumstances on a retrospective basis. We adopted the new guidance on a prospective basis and applied the new guidance to all arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after July 1, 2010. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Intangibles, Goodwill and Other: In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts.” The new guidance requires that reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The new guidance is effective for us for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We will adopt the provisions of this new guidance on July 1, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of the new provisions to have any impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Business Combinations: In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations.” The new guidance specifies that when comparative financial statements are presented, the revenue and earnings of the combined entity should be disclosed as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The new guidance applies prospectively to us for business combinations which occur on or after July 1, 2011. The impact of these new provisions on our consolidated financial statements will depend upon the nature, terms and size of the acquisitions we consummate in the future.

Fair Value: In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” The new guidance does not extend the use of fair value accounting, but provides guidance on how it should be applied where its use is already required or permitted by other standards within GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). The new guidance also changes the wording used to describe many requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements and it clarifies the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurements. The new guidance applies prospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt the provisions of this new guidance on January 1, 2012. We do not expect the adoption of the new provisions to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Comprehensive Income: In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” The new guidance requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both cases, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. If presented in a single continuous statement, the entity is required to present the components of net income and total net income, the components of other comprehensive income and a total for other comprehensive income, along with the total of comprehensive income in that statement. If presented in the two-statement approach, the first statement which is the statement of net income, should present components of net income and total net income followed consecutively by a second statement which is the statement of other comprehensive income, that should present the components of other comprehensive income, total other comprehensive income and a total amount for comprehensive income. Regardless of the method used, the entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The new guidance is effective retrospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt the provisions of this new guidance on July 1, 2012. We do not expect the adoption of the new provisions to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Note 2 – Acquisitions

On February 10, 2011 (the “3dB Acquisition Date”), we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of 3dB Research Limited (“3dB”), a leading developer of music and signal processing technology, for a total purchase price of $3.0 million, which was subject to a working capital adjustment as of the 3dB Acquisition Date of $0.5 million. On the 3dB Acquisition Date, we paid $2.3 million in cash to the sellers, which consisted of 60 percent of the purchase price of $1.8 million plus a working capital adjustment of $0.5 million. The remainder of the purchase price of $1.2 million will be paid in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversary dates of the 3dB Acquisition Date. The total cost of the acquisition was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired was allocated to intangible assets. We incurred less than $0.1 million of transaction costs in connection with this acquisition, which are included in SG&A in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. The operating results of 3dB are immaterial to our consolidated financial statements.

On September 13, 2010 (the “Aha Acquisition Date”), we acquired Aha Mobile, Inc. (“Aha”), a provider of on-demand mobile and location-based internet content services, for $1.8 million, which we paid in cash on the Aha Acquisition Date. The total cost of the acquisition was allocated to intangible assets, based on their estimated fair values. We incurred less than $0.1 million of transaction costs in connection with this acquisition, which are included in SG&A in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. The operating results of Aha are not material to our consolidated financial statements.

On June 1, 2010, Harman do Brasil Industria Eletrônica e Participacoes Ltda., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Harman purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of Eletrônica Selenium S.A. (“Selenium”) for an aggregate purchase price of $76.7 million, of which $65.1 million was paid at closing, and approximately $10 million of the remaining portion of the purchase price was due in June 2011. The remaining portion of the purchase price was $11.2 million after adjusting for foreign currency translation and was paid in June 2011. The remaining $1.6 million of the purchase price is payable subject to the resolution of certain contingencies. The results of operations for Selenium are included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as of June 1, 2010. Selenium is a Brazilian manufacturer of loudspeaker products, using engineered technology based on international standards, and sells a full line of products including loudspeakers, high quality line arrays, multi-systems, amplifiers, drivers and other components related to the sound systems market. As a result of the acquisition, we expect to expand our distribution in Brazil and Latin America and drive more business opportunities in this region across our Automotive, Consumer and Professional segments.

The total cost of the acquisition was allocated to the acquired net assets as follows:


	June 1, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,259
Accounts receivable, net		14,788
Inventories, net		8,139
Other current assets		2,236

Current assets		26,422
Property, plant and equipment, net		8,903
Goodwill		56,661
Intangibles		14,168

Total assets		106,154